To much patriotic fanfare, china launched its first ever moon-shot today, the Chang'e 1 orbiter named after Chinese goddess credited with flying to the moon will spend more than a year surveying the lunar surface. It's all part of the China's long t

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By Jim Malone Washington 29 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's relationship with his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, has put the spotlight on race as an issue in this year's U.S. presidential campai

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Taking her first step towards running for the White House next year, Hilary Clinton was confident to victory. I am in to win. she wrote on her website. The former First Lady and New York senator today set up an exploratory committee, allowing her to

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Institution Meets Institution. It's destined to be the ultimate get-together. Following her Oscar for her portrayal of Elizabeth Windsor, Helen Mirren is like to receive an invite from Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen herself. She is the first Bri

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今天我们要学的词是long-standing。Long-standin, 形容词,意思是长期存在的。 Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been released from the hospital after a surgical procedure for a long-standing abdominal condition, 南非

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By Jim Fry Washington 04 March 2008 Free trade has become a key issue in the U.S. presidential campaign in the past several weeks, especially in the heated contest to become the Democratic party's nominee. Amid the loss of manufacturing jobs in [the

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