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By Lisa McAdams Moscow 31 August 2006 Uzbek women sit in a tent at a bleak refugee camp 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Uzbek border in Kyrgyzstan (File photo) Human Rights Watch says Kyrgyzstan is not protecting asylum seekers and refugees and is

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for when you shut the bellows, the valve cannot close the air-hole because of your finger, 因为, 当你关闭风箱把手时, 你的手指使得阀门无法关闭空气进出的圆孔, and most of the air then escapes through this hole instead of g

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It's a little too late, I'm a little too gone; A little too tired of this hangin' on: So I'm lettin' go while I'm still strong enough to. It's got a little too sad, I'm a little too blue; It's a little too bad you were too good to be true. I'm big-t

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Irene was angry at her boyfriend Rory. She was trying to make a business deal. Rory was not a business man. But she needed Rorys help because she was a woman and business men, she knew, routinely lied to women. All you have to do is tell Mr. Lo that

2007年VOA标准英语-Concern Growing in US West Over Agroterrorism

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Atletico, Levante qualify for last 32 of Europa League

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Here, Grab a broken branch With a sunburnt hand In a washed up land Soon, We should rest a while We're like a tired child It's been a lot of miles. I might fall down And my back is bad We might fall down On a sleeping back. So you should hold my hand

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He was riding the LIRR to Oyster Bay. He saw beautiful scenery everywhere. But he also saw graffiti everywhere. There must be a way to stop graffiti, he thought. He did some research. He developed a design for a graffiti-buster. He presented it to a

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Its been a long time since Ive seen my friends Steve and Liz, and I thought this would be a good weekend to drive up to Santa Barbara to see them. Gas prices have been through the roof, but I decided to take the short road trip anyway. Before getting