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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家From NPR NEws in Washington, Im Korva Coleman.The across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as the sequester are to take effect next Friday. 85 billion dollars will be sliced from defence and domestic programs. Republicans and democrats are trading blame for the impending cuts, alt

2、hough both the party supported them in the last congress. They were trigerred force lawmakers to negotiate different spending cuts. Education secretary Arne Duncan told CBSs Face the nation, the sequester does not give his agency any choices.We dont any ability with dump cuts like this to feel out w

3、hat the right thing to do is. It just means a lot more children, or not give the kinds of services and opportunities they need, and as many as 40,000 tearchers could loose their jobs.Education secretary Arne Duncan.Senior federal reserve officials got dire warnings on Friday about what the expanding

4、 national debt could mean for the US central bank. Steve Beckner of Market News International, reports.Failure to curb deficits spending could present the federal reserve very tough choices. Former FED governor Frederic Mishkin warns, as debt grows as a percent of GDP, and interest on the debt becom

5、es in every larger part of the budget. Political pressure on the FED will amount to hold down interest rates at the cost of rising inflation. The FED might be pressure into delaying assets, from its zero rate stands, fulfill that its huge annual payments to the US treasury would fall or even vanish.

6、 In the worst case, the FED might be forced to monetize the debts and abandon its 2% inflation target. Boston FED president Eric Rosengren, said such risks must be weighed against the economic benefits of continued FED bond buying. FOR NPR News, Im Steve Beckner in New York.Thousands of Palestinian

7、prisoners are on a hunger strike today, after an inmate died in Israeli custody. As Linda Gradstein reports, Palestinian officials are demanding an inquiry into his death.An Israeli prison spokeswoman said some 3,000 Palestinian prisoners launched a one-day fast after the 30-year-old Arafat Jaradat,

8、 died in Israeli custody over the weekend. Both Palestinian officials and Israeli human rights groups are demanding an inquiry into Jaradats death. Israeli Shin Bet intelligence agency said that Jaradat was arrested last week for allegedly throwing rocks. The statement said he was examined several t

9、ime by an Israeli doctor, who did not find any health problems and allowed his interrogation to continue. Security official said he was not be enduring his interrogation and Israeli prison service spokeswoman said he died over an apparent heart attack. For NPR News, Im Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem.U

10、S special forces in Afghanistan are being ordered out of the province of Wardak. They have two weeks to leave. A spokesman for Afghan president Hamid Karzai says thats because of allegations that US special forces are working with certain Afghan troops linked to human rights abuses.You are listening

11、 to NPR News from Washington.A Canadian film, rather a Canadian movie filmed in Africa is among the five nominees in tonights Oscars in the best foreign language film category. NPRs Ofeibeya Quist Arcton reports that War Witch has received much praise and several prizes in the buildup to the academy

12、 awards.In French, the film is called Rebelle, which means rebel. The movie by Canadian director Kim Nguyen, tells the preeminent and powerful tale, a 14-year-old girl soldier, Komona, played by novelist Rachel Mwanza whos 15. Shes the first time actress from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the

13、 movie, Komona is captured by the rebels and forced to kill her own mother and father. War Witch, in French, English and the local language Lingala is certain to DLC known as that its real life conflicts in the east of the country. Ofeibeya Quist Arcton NPR News, Dakar.Voters in Italy are going to t

14、he post today and tomorrow. They are selecting a new parliament. A new government could change how Italy is dealing with its growing debt crisis. Italians may choose protest candidates who want to undo recent austerity measures.Results are end from todays elections in Cyprus. The tally shows Conserv

15、ative candidate Nicos Anastasiades took more than 57% of the vote, who will need to quickly deal with Cypruss financial crisis. Last year Cyprus soared nearly 23 billion dollars in financial aid after loosing huge amounts of money through Greek debt.Im Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington. 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！