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What Is the US Capitol Building? In 1863, the American poet Walt Whitman wrote approvingly about the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. 1863年，美国诗人惠特曼赞美了华盛顿特区的国会大厦。 Whitman described the bui

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AS IT IS 2015-09-03 Kerry Urges US Congress to Support Iran Nuclear Deal 克里敦促美国国会支持伊朗核交易 Secretary of State John Kerry appealed to U.S. lawmakers Wednesday to support the international agreement with Iran. He spoke a sho

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美国国会共和党人驳回移民改革法案 House Republicans are rejecting the push by President Barack Obama and the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform that would provide legal status and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11

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Federal officials Tuesday sought to assure Americans they are taking aggressive action to respond to the swine flu outbreak in the United States. Their testimony before a Senate panel came as senators confirmed President Barack Obama's choice to head

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AS IT IS 2015-01-05 Obama, Congress Expected to Clash over Foreign Policy Some of President Barack Obamas loudest critics will have more power in 2015. They will take leadership positions in the United States Senate when the Republican Party takes co

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The 112th session of the U.S. Congress convenes Wednesday in Washington, D.C., with a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a strengthened Republican minority in the Senate. Many of the new Republican lawmakers are promising to

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Congress has passed sweeping legislation aimed at making the U.S. food supply safer. The bill gives the government broad new powers to inspect processing plants, order recalls and impose stricter standards for imported foods. And, rather than having