l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 尽管支持加税的公立教师工会有20：1的经费优势
Colorado voters make a stand (mostly)
In the only state-wide tax increase on any state’s ballot this year,
Colorado voters yesterday offered a resounding “No!".
Proposition 103 would have raised the state income tax rate from 4.63
percent to 5 percent, and the state sales tax from 2.9 percent to 3 percent,
expecting to extract about $3 billion from Coloradoans over five years with
the money earmarked for public education. The measure’s supporters –
primarily teachers’ uni... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 141625 | 2 是下面这个吗，像卦辞似的，有趣。杨烈是不是故世的复旦老师啊？曾经开饺子社，每
周让大家读一段高卢战记（学拉丁语）、一段史记还是资治通鉴、再一段莎士比亚，然
后一起包饺子吃。很有耐心很勤奋很爱学生。他也翻过莎剧。钱稻孙听起来像武侠人物
……
发信人: kzeng (寱语·无味赛百味), 信区: Comic
标 题: 《言葉之庭》问答歌的原文、英译 和汉译
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Jun 6 22:09:58 2013, 美东)
雷神 小動 刺雲 雨零耶 君将留
雷神 小動 雖不零 吾将留 妹留者
The thunder for a short time resounding, being cloudy, should the rain too
fall, and cause my lord to stop?
The thunder for a short time resounding, even if it does not rain I will
remain, when you my love must stay!
汉译比较糟糕，钱稻孙的文笔好，可惜跳过了这首没... 阅读全帖 |
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k***g
发帖数: 7244 | 3 雷神 小動 刺雲 雨零耶 君将留
雷神 小動 雖不零 吾将留 妹留者
The thunder for a short time resounding, being cloudy, should the rain too
fall, and cause my lord to stop?
The thunder for a short time resounding, even if it does not rain I will
remain, when you my love must stay!
汉译比较糟糕，钱稻孙的文笔好，可惜跳过了这首没有翻译，杨烈的翻译有些打油：
雷神鸣不休，光闪黑云浮，大雨将零落，请君在此留。
雷神鸣不休，光闪雨绸缪，吾妹既留吾，吾将在此留。
新海诚还是不错啊！：） |
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发帖数: 1642 | 4 Tomas Transtromer, Swedish Poet Who Won Nobel, Dies at 83
By BRUCE WEBER, MARCH 27, 2015, New York Times
Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in
2011 for a body of work known for shrewd metaphors couched in deceptively
spare language, crystalline descriptions of natural beauty and explorations
of the mysteries of identity and creativity, died on Thursday in Stockholm.
He was 83.
The Swedish publisher Albert Bonniers announced the death without giving a
cause. I... 阅读全帖 |
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j****e
发帖数: 12067 | 5 【 以下文字转载自 Dreamer 讨论区 】
发信人: joycee (买买提头号女魔头), 信区: Dreamer
标 题: 不自由，毋宁死
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jan 19 14:30:52 2011, 美东)
如果失去自由，那么不如去死。源于苏格兰裔美国人巴德里克·亨利一七七五年三
月二十三日于殖民地维吉尼亚议会演讲中的最后一句：Give me liberty or give
me death.
在弗吉尼亚州议会上的演讲
（美国）亨利1775年3月23日
主席先生：
没有人比我更钦佩刚刚在会议上发言的先生们的爱国精神与见识才能。但是，
人们常常从不同的角度来观察同一事物。因此，尽管我的观点与他们截然不同，我
还是要毫无顾忌、毫无保留地讲出自己的观点，并希望不要因此而被认为是对先生
们的不敬。此时不是讲客气话的时候，摆在各位代表面前的是国家存亡的大问题，
我认为，这是关系到享受自由还是蒙受奴役的大问题。鉴于它事关重大，我们的辩
论应该允许各抒己见。只有这样，我们才有可能搞清事物的真相，才有可能不辱于
上帝和祖国所赋予我们的伟大使命。在这种时刻，如果怕冒犯各位... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 12955 | 6
British force at 三元里 was 30 Indian soldiers under British officer.
Chinese force was several thousand.
In the end, British force suffered around 10 casualties.
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发帖数: 12955 | 7
They don't feel affinity to China because they think China and Chinese are
weaker than western counter parts. This is the same type of mentality
people had before Korean war. After Korean war, oversea Chinese felt a
strong sense of pride been Chinese because China had stood toe to toe
against US, the most powerful nation in the world, and fought to a stand
still. Our government throw away all of that in the drive for economic
growth, so that kind of mentality returned. Only a resounding vic... 阅读全帖 |
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x****u
发帖数: 12955 | 8
本军队里应外合，全变成日本人的战利品了。
美国人死磕，抗日就那么窝囊呢？
KMT at that time was afraid to fight Japan because they felt China didn't
have the industrial power to sustain a war with Japan. If China could
produce such tanks, that could only mean China's industrial capability was
at least 20 years more advanced than the rest of the world. Nobody would be
afraid to fight Japan with that kind of capability.
Zhang was afraid to fight Japan precisely because he fought the Soviet Union
during the ZhongDongLu crisis. His ... 阅读全帖 |
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x****u
发帖数: 12955 | 9
本军队里应外合，全变成日本人的战利品了。
美国人死磕，抗日就那么窝囊呢？
KMT at that time was afraid to fight Japan because they felt China didn't
have the industrial power to sustain a war with Japan. If China could
produce such tanks, that could only mean China's industrial capability was
at least 20 years more advanced than the rest of the world. Nobody would be
afraid to fight Japan with that kind of capability.
Zhang was afraid to fight Japan precisely because he fought the Soviet Union
during the ZhongDongLu crisis. His ... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n
发帖数: 38600 | 10 News:
UN general assembly makes resounding vote in favour of Palestinian statehood
and Netanyahu called the vote meaningless.
Comment:
The vote was 138-9.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the latest definition of hubris. |
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g**8
发帖数: 4951 | 11 LOL, 今晚看到一篇网上最新报道，开始说中国是故意暴露了，意在告诉美国其网战实
力以达到威慑作用，我靠，这逻辑，到了极致了，呵呵。还是那句话，中国人里面多些
石原莞尔型的人才，好好反驳一下对方吧。而我对网上有些人就知道极端意识形态窝里
斗互相整人那套非常反感。
那个报道里有这几段:
While accusations continue to fly and denials resound, there are now some
who believe China may actually have meant to be caught.
“They're very careful not to cover their tracks very well,” Yael Shahar,
an Israeli cybersecurity expert at the International Institute for Counter-
Terrorism, told the National Journal. “It's a projection of power; it's not
th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9527 | 12 http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/04/us/connecticut-gun-law-overhaul/i
(CNN) -- Saying he hopes it sets an example for the nation, Connecticut Gov.
Dannel Malloy on Thursday signed what advocacy groups call the strongest
and most comprehensive gun legislation in the nation.
The new law bans some weapons as well as the sale or purchase of high-
capacity magazines like those used in the Newtown shooting in December that
left 20 children and six adults dead.
It also requires background checks for all gun ... 阅读全帖 |
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m***y
发帖数: 227 | 13 在 youtube 上无意看到了 The Pacific 里我最喜欢的两个片段，贴出来分享一下
1. Robert Leckie 战后回到家把 Vera 从西点毕业生手里抢回来的片段
2. 也是战后，Eugene Sledge 去 Alabama Polytechnic 注册入学时和 attendant 的
对话，对话有两个精彩部分，一个是 attendant 软软的 alabama 口音 ，很有吴侬细
语的感觉 (演 attendant 的这个小妞是澳洲来的，临时学的 alabama accent).
第二个出彩的就是 Eugene Sledge 离开前的 resounding whisper: "They (the
marine) taught me how to kill Japs. I got pretty damn good at it." |
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d**e
发帖数: 2420 | 14 这是主帖提到的第一份官方声明英文版
http://eng.suda.edu.cn/article/20130612114559585.shtml
Official Statement on the Deceptive Behavior of Ping Fu, a Former Student of
Soochow University
Recently, many of our alumni at home and abroad have contacted us regarding
the validity of the book, Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds. They claim
that some stories in the book are outright falsehoods. These falsehoods have
given both our school and country a poor reputation and caused our alumni
and friends to feel deeply i... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 15 Big hands to everyone for wonderful solidarity this past week. I want to
express my deep gratitude to the local volunteer organizers and local
elected officials who supported us.
But we are far from done. Disney still need to publicly and resoundingly
reject the racist bias and subtle manipulation that precipitated a little
kid's shocking genocidal suggestion. Disney also need to publicly and
openly take responsibility for creating an environment in which this clip
was allowed to be distr... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 16 1. (Time Sensitive) 很多选区现在正在忙选举。 请帮为我们说话的Candidates,
Asian american politicians get out the votes:
California and New York friends please look up your local politicans.
http://www.mitbbs.com/article0/SanFrancisco/34054675_0.html
People anywhere should look up the local Asian American politicians and
start to reach out and help out.
Put campaign stickers on cars and send out vote reminders to local school
and business groups in their behalf.
2. Please help organize mainstream media reports o... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 17 Anybody could do 1 or 2 items. And some are time sensitive. Please help
out
1. (Time Sensitive) 很多选区现在正在忙选举。 请帮为我们说话的Candidates,
Asian american politicians get out the votes:
California and New York friends please look up your local politicans.
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/SanFrancisco/34054675.html
People anywhere should look up the local Asian American politicians and
start to reach out and help out.
Put campaign bumper stickers on cars and send out vote reminders to local
school and ... 阅读全帖 |
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a***g
发帖数: 3377 | 18 看看路透社的新闻
(Reuters) - Pro-Moscow rebels declared a resounding victory in a referendum
on self-rule for eastern Ukraine, with some saying that meant independence
and others eventual union with Russia as fighting flared in a conflict
increasingly out of control.
Organizers in the main region holding the makeshift vote on Sunday said
nearly 90 percent had voted in favor.
用这个词“self-rule”。可笑 |
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W*******n
发帖数: 4140 | 19 Latin America celebrates Greek austerity 'No' vote
AFP
1 hour 11 minutes ago
Buenos Aires (AFP) - A handful of countries across Latin America
congratulated Greece on its Sunday referendum in which voters rejected
creditors' austerity demands.
More than 60 percent of Greek voters said a resounding "No" to further
austerity measures in return for bailout funds in a Sunday referendum
that could see the country crash out of the eurozone.
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, whose country defaulted... 阅读全帖 |
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B**W
发帖数: 2273 | 20 http://www.glamour.com/inspired/blogs/the-conversation/2015/10/
Whether you've recently tied the knot or you're simply creeping toward 30,
you've been asked—perhaps on repeat—whether you want children. And if you'
ve responded with a resounding no, new research shows you're in good company
. In fact, according to the Cassandra Report: Ages and Stages, one-third of
millennials don't want to be mothers.
Of the 75 million millennials, about 25 million don't have a desire to have
children—compared, ... 阅读全帖 |
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S*********g
发帖数: 24893 | 21 法国人民热切拥抱种族主义，发誓make France white again
With more than 90% of votes counted in the run-off round of France’s
regional elections, seven of the country’s 13 regions have been won by the
centre-right Les Républicains of former president Nicolas Sarkozy and their
allies, five by the Socialists of president François Hollande and
their allies, and – despite a record high score in the first round of
voting last Sunday – none at all by the far-right Front National.
With the Socialist candidate stand... 阅读全帖 |
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f**********n
发帖数: 29853 | 22 Ben Shapiro, a noted conservative columnist and author, discussed freedom of
speech Thursday evening in the Rackham Graduate School Amphitheatre,
drawing a crowd of approximately 300.
The event — hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom with funding from
Central Student Government — highlighted issues Shapiro described as
attacks on freedom of speech and a free society, such as microaggressions
and the concept of privilege.
The event follows a week in which freedom of speech has been a prominen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 23 Ashley Townshend, research fellow at the U.S. Studies Centre at the
University of Sydney, said that if the ruling had been a less emphatic
victory for the U.S.-allied Philippines, then it may have proved a "bit of a
firebreak" for regional tensions, opening up space for negotiation over the
issue.
Instead, the international tribunal delivered a resounding verdict against
Beijing, and in response, China might be less concerned with managing its
reputation in the eyes of the world, and less troubl... 阅读全帖 |
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m**c
发帖数: 7349 | 24 a court case in which Irving sues Lipstadt and her publisher, Penguin Books,
two years later, contending that her book, “Denying the Holocaust,”
accused him of being a Hitler admirer and Nazi apologist, thus ruining his
livelihood and reputation as a historian.
Beginning on Jan. 11, 2000, the trial lasted 32 days in court and resulted
in a resounding judgment in favor of the defendants. The ruling set a
historic precedent because it established for the first time in court that
the Holocaust actu... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n
发帖数: 38600 | 25 http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-windows-10-needs-to-improve-2016-10
Microsoft is set to unveil a bunch of new hardware on Wednesday, with the
star attraction likely to be a new Surface PC to compete with Apple's all-in
-one iMac.
Microsoft is billing this event as the future of Windows 10. That's not
surprising: The reason Microsoft got into the Surface business in the first
place was to push Windows forward into a touchscreen future, whether PC
manufacturers wanted it or not.
But we're... 阅读全帖 |
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W*****B
发帖数: 4796 | 26 下面这篇文章挺有意思的。床铺根本就没想要当总统。他只是想利用选举给自己增加知
名度。他竞选团队里头的人也没指望他当总统。结果他意外当选了，现在竞选团队里的
人反而麻烦了。另外床铺一开始组阁时候的混乱也说明他根本也没有预料或者期待当选。
Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President
On the afternoon of November 8, 2016, Kellyanne Conway settled into her
glass office at Trump Tower. Right up until the last weeks of the race, the
campaign headquarters had remained a listless place. All that seemed to
distinguish it from a corporate back office were a few posters with right-
wing slogans.
Conway, the campaign’s manager, ... 阅读全帖 |
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f*****n
发帖数: 12752 | 27 编，继续编。连消息来源都说不出来，典型左派fake news。人家外长都没confirm这所
谓发生在自己身上的事
ABC的报道：
The incident has been detailed to the ABC by multiple, independent sources,
however a Chinese official has denied it happened.
。。。
Since the story has been publicised Mr Pato has provided additional comment,
saying in a statement the "incident" was "not an issue for PNG at all and
the APEC conference thus far has been a resounding success."
Mr Pato's office added he had very cordial relations with his counterpart
Wang Yi and had m... 阅读全帖 |
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m***y
发帖数: 227 | 30 在 youtube 上无意看到了 The Pacific 里我最喜欢的两个片段，贴出来分享一下
1. Robert Leckie 战后回到家把 Vera 从西点毕业生手里抢回来的片段
2. 也是战后，Eugene Sledge 去 Alabama Polytechnic 注册入学时和 attendant 的
对话，对话有两个精彩部分，一个是 attendant 软软的 alabama 口音 ，很有吴侬细
语的感觉 (演 attendant 的这个小妞是澳洲来的，临时学的 alabama accent).
第二个出彩的就是 Eugene Sledge 离开前的 resounding whisper: "They (the
marine) taught me how to kill Japs. I got pretty damn good at it." |
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S*********y
发帖数: 481 | 31 呵呵呵，本届奥运会跳水正好有一个后背落水的
Stephan Feck and the most embarrassing dive of the London Games
By Greg Wyshynski | Fourth-Place Medal
LONDON — Stephan Feck finished dead last (No. 29 overall) in the
preliminary round of men's 3m springboard diving at the London Olympics and
was eliminated from the competition on Monday.
But he did earn a consolation prize: Internet infamy.
Feck's second attempt at the Aquatics Centre saw the German land flat on his
back in the water, after losing his grip on his left leg... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 32 赢了！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Posted on Advocate.com November 24, 2010
Harris Wins Calif. A.G. Race
By Neal Broverman
KAMALA HARRIS 1 X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
California's excruciating-close race for attorney general is over as
Republican Steve Cooley, a defender of Prop. 8, has conceded to Democrat
Kamala Harris.
Cooley, currently Los Angeles's district attorney, initially declared
victory on November 2 but by the next morning, Harris was ahead. Harris, San
Francisco's district attorney, increased her lead in th... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 33 Posted on Advocate.com January 19, 2011
Iowa Antimarriage Bill Introduced
By Advocate.com Editors
Legislation that would allow voters to strip Iowa same-sex couples of
marriage rights was introduced in the state house of representatives
Wednesday.
Iowa has had marriage equality since 2009, when the state supreme court
ruled unanimously that denying gay couples access to marriage violated the
state constitution. The new measure, which has been under discussion for
some time, would allow voters to... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 34 Bright Spots on Gay Immigration Rights Front
By Andrew Harmon
IMMIGRATION RALLY MAIN X390 (FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
Following news last week that immigration officials agreed to cancel
deportation proceedings in one high-profile case, two more gay binational
couples have seen positive developments in their attempts to stay together
in the country despite the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, which the
Obama administration issued a resounding court argument against on Friday.
Both cases inv... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 35 The recurring question of whether "Sesame Street" characters Bert and Ernie
are gay has raised its head anew. And the answer from "Sesame Street" is, as
always, a resounding no.
"Sesame Street" today posted the following statement on its Facebook page:
Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers
that people can be good friends with those who are very different from
themselves.
Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human
traits and chara... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 36 By Julie Bolcer
NEW JERSEY MARRIAGE EQUALITY PROTEST X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage passed the New Jersey senate
judiciary committee as expected Tuesday afternoon. The 8 to 4 vote cleared
the way for the bill to come to the senate floor next month, although
Governor Chris Christie renewed his vow to veto the legislation and urged
lawmakers to “let the people of New Jersey decide” the issue in a
referendum.
Democratic lawmakers introduced the bill two wee... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 37 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/ken-mehlman-i-am-sorry
Ken Mehlman, the former Republican National Committee chairman and President
George W. Bush re-election campaign manager who came out as gay in August
2010, said that he regrets his role in the campaign's anti-gay marriage push
2004.
"At a personal level, I wish I had spoken out against the effort," he told
Salon in an interview published Friday, referring to the campaign's attempt
to draw out the conservative base by attacking same... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 38 REPEAL REJECTED: New Hampshire Sticks With Marriage Equality
By Lucas Grindley and Andrew Harmon
JOHN LYNCH DAVID BATES X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
John Lynch, David Bates
A Republican-led effort to repeal marriage equality in New Hampshire
decisively failed today. Lawmakers voted against the repeal, against
replacing marriage with civil unions, and against putting it up to a voter
referendum.
Just to ensure the message was clear, Republican Rep. Seth Cohn, who
supports marriage equality, propose... 阅读全帖 |
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L*******e
发帖数: 2202 | 39 http://dailytexanonline.com/university/2012/06/12/controversial
A new UT study stating children with gay parents turn out resoundingly
different than children with heterosexual, married parents has spurred LGBT
advocates across the nation into the offensive.
Led by associate professor Mark Regnerus, the New Family Structures Study
appeared in the June issue of Social Science Research and sought to answer
the question, “How different are the adult children of parents who have
same-sex relationshi... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 40 “So I’ve met my future husband, I’ve found the place for our dream
wedding. Financially speaking, should we run off to one of the states where
it is legal to get married and tie the knot?” This was the beginning of a
conversation I recently had with a gay couple who are both friends and
clients of mine.
First, I gave a big resounding yes to the wedding. But there was quite a bit
more to think about and discuss when it comes to the pros and cons of
making the nuptials official with any state go... 阅读全帖 |
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h*******s
发帖数: 327 | 41 http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/sep/18/reid-blocks-online-predator-bill-to-help-obam/
This Congress hasn't accomplished all that much, so you'd think they'd be
eager to pass a no-brainer such as bipartisan legislation to protect kids
from online predators. You'd be wrong.
Last December, the House passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation
Online Act by a resounding margin of 409-2. The bipartisan bill expands
reporting requirements for child sex exploitation and child pornog |
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y****t
发帖数: 10233 | 42 Esquire has clear evidence showing that the government has flat-out ignored
or refused to consider the super-tanker method, in spite of its track-record
of resounding success. Both Obama and the Coast Guard have been dragging
their feet on this solution, although they have been made aware of it
repeatedly.
Why?
It is also clear that BP and the Obama Administration could have not only
used government equipment in the effort but recruited the help of all of the
various oil companies. BP, obvious |
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l******a
发帖数: 3803 | 43
these libero craps are dragging this nation down.
if they don't work, should they get paid?
Last night on Bill Cunningham's show, this African racist lady "JP" that
resounding nicely with the Chinese short prophetisized: in 30 years, when
you whities are no longer majority, it will be a much leveled playground for
"her" imcompetent blacks ( she conveniently grabbed in also Latinos of
illegal immigrants and Asians! the fxxk who let you speak for me? ). Bill
remarked: now with black dumb prez in ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 44 奥巴马力挺的无线网络公司LightSquared试验失败，干扰75%全球定位系统，该公司主
要出资人是奥巴马的重要捐款人，奥巴马曾给军方施压掩盖？
LightSquared disrupts 75% of GPS receivers in gov’t testing
posted at 8:59 am on December 10, 2011 by Ed Morrissey
The saga of LightSquared added a new chapter last night, as Bloomberg
reported on the preliminary result of tests of the satellite Internet
provider’s service in relation to GPS devices. The Obama administration
has pushed LightSquared as a provider for its ambitious broadband expansion
over the objections of... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 45 A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by minority students to
overturn California’s ban on affirmative action in admissions to state
colleges and universities, saying the 1996 initiative approved by California
voters already had passed the court’s legal muster.
Ralph Kasarda, an attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation, said that “
today’s ruling is good news for everyone who values fairness and equal
opportunity.”
“If the people who brought this lawsuit are genuinely opposed to
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发帖数: 3803 | 46 Same-sex marriage debate: Many of Obama’s top fundraisers are gay
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By Dan Eggen,
The controversy that has erupted this week over President Obama's stance on
same-sex marriage has cast a spotlight on the importance of the gay
community to his re-election fundraising efforts.
Many of Obama’s key financial supporters are gay, including finance
director Rufus Gifford and Democratic National Committe treasurer Andrew
Tobias, and the campaign has held a steady series of... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 47 RALEIGH -- North Carolina has become the 31st state to add an amendment on
marriage to its constitution, with voters banning same-sex marriage and
barring legal recognition of unmarried couples by state and local
governments.
North Carolina is the last state in the South to add such an amendment, and
supporters hoped for a resounding victory.
Incomplete returns show the amendment up 61.05 percent to 38.95 percent.
Primary turnout was heavy. Though there were many other races on the ballot,
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发帖数: 29846 | 48 Posted 05/10/2012 07:07 PM ET
Election '12: The one thing that can be concluded from President Obama's
sudden "evolving" support for gay marriage ahead of a big Hollywood
fundraiser is that money talks. It's how he governs. Just don't call it
democratic.
Politicians are often rightly criticized for twisting with the winds of
polls. Obama is different, and not in a good way. Instead of making
decisions based on principle — which might occasionally go against polls —
Obama's decisions are based pu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 49 June 9, 2012 by TWB
To say that liberals, and more specifically democrats, are in a state of
disorder over the upcoming Presidential election would be a major
understatement. Liberal pundits and politicians are throwing every possible
excuse up against the proverbial wall hoping that something will stick;
hoping that something, anything, will turn the tide for their guy, who by
all previous estimations, should be running away with this election without
the slightest worry that he’ll not gain t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 50 By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | February 5th, 2013 at 04:24 PM |
We’ve all been waiting to see the updated CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
for 2013 and the next ten years. Most of the news articles are focusing
their headlines on the deficit and debt numbers projected in the CBO report.
But remember that the reason why CBO deficit projections always understate
the reality is because they overstate the amount of revenue they expect to
come into the Treasury.
CBO projects the gross federal d... 阅读全帖 |
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