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CNN 新闻100篇 News Item 65

CNN The Supreme Court has upheld lethal injection as a method of execution. Justices rule 7 to 2 this morning rejecting a constitutional challenge brought by a case in Kentucky. At issue was whether the most common method of capital punishment used by 35 states can cause excruciating pain for death

2011-03-10

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CNN 新闻100篇 News Item 57

CNN As Apple kicks off its much-anticipated developers' conference, much of the buzz is about the possibility of a new iPhone release. The tech company says it will discuss a new version of software for the revolutionary smartphone, which will let users copy and paste messages, search their iPhones

2011-03-10

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CNN新闻100篇 News Item 49

CNN Police in California confirm that search teams have found the wreckage of the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared. The development comes a day after a hiker found ID belonging to Fossett near Mammoth Lakes, California. National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived

2011-03-09

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CNN新闻100篇 News Item 40

CNN Congress considers a new bill that would make some soldiers eligible for the [w]Purple[/w] Heart. Representative John Carter introduced the new legislation yesterday. The Fort Hood army post is located in his home district in Texas. This bill is focused on the victims of the recent shooting

2011-03-09

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CNN新闻100篇 News Item 25

CNN The Treasury says the country's largest banks will start receiving 125-billion dollars this week. Beginning the biggest government bailout in history, the money is being sent to 9 major financial institutions including Bank of America, Citigroup and JP Morgan chase. The government is also

2011-03-09

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CNN 新闻100篇 News Item 100

CNN Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and her long-time boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, an investment banker, are engaged. The couple sent Friday - sent out an e-mail on Friday announcing their news. And they wrote, "We're sorry for the mass e-mail, but we wanted to wish everyone a belated Happy

2011-03-10

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CNN 新闻100篇 News Item 77

CNN In France it seems free time is spent mostly sleeping and eating. That's according to a survey from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Since they are based in Paris they ought to know. It seems the French sleep an average of 9 hours a day, lucky them and eat and drink

2011-03-10

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CNN新闻100篇 News Item 47

CNN Officials there are trying to figure out what caused the worst U.S. mining disaster in 25 years. It happened Monday afternoon at the Upper Big Branch South Mine: a massive blast inside the coal mine that killed at least 25 people, left 4 others trapped. Rescue workers are trying to drill

2011-03-09

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CNN新闻100篇 News Item 47

CNN Officials there are trying to [w]figure[/w] out what caused the worst U.S. mining disaster in 25 years. It happened Monday afternoon at the Upper Big Branch South Mine: a massive blast inside the coal mine that killed at least 25 people, left 4 others trapped. Rescue workers are trying to drill

2011-03-09

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CNN新闻100篇 News Item 45

CNN There is no letup of Israel's assault on Gaza and Hamas's rocket attacks into Israel. The fighting has entered a third week with mounting casualties on both sides. Israel says Hamas commander in charge of launching rockets into Israel from Gaza City was killed by ground fire. Also during a

2011-03-09

CNN 沪江听写酷文章美国有线电视新闻