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1、From NPR News in Washington, Im Windsor Johnston.Heavy gunfire from opposition fighters in the Syrian city of Aleppo? was collected by the Turkish agency Anadolu as fighting enters its fifth day. Opposition activists say fighting raged through the night in many neighborhoods. Syrias commercial hub i

2、s about 40 miles from the neighboring Turkey, which announced today it was closing its border with the country due to the unrest. That move cuts off an important import route for supplies for the Syrian state.Mitt Romneys campaign is denying a controversial and anonymous quote that appeared in a Lon

3、don newspaper this morning. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports the controversy popped up just as the candidate arrived in London for the Olympics.Londons Daily Telegraph Newspaper quoted an anonymous Romney advisor saying we are part of Anglo Saxon heritage and he feels the special relationship is special. Th

4、at prompted accusations of racism. In a statement, Vice President Biden said the line is beneath a presidential campaign. Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod called it stunningly offensive. Romney press secretary Andrea Saul denied the quote. She said it does not reflect the view of Governor Romney

5、 or anyone in his campaign. Romney has promised not to attack President Obama while traveling abroad this week. His campaign has announced 6 photo ops in London but no speeches or news conferences. Ari Shapiro, NPR News, Washington.Senate leaders have been on debating rival Democratic and Republican

6、 plans for extending broad tax cuts next year that are set to expire in January. Democrats want to limit the tax extension to households making less than a quarter million dollars a year. Republicans want to extend the tax cut for everyone. The first vote is expected to come at 4:00 pm EST.A governm

7、ent safety panel says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago was due in part to a lack of focus on big safety issues. Christopher Joyce reports the panel names both the British Petroleum and federal regulators for poor oversight.The investigation found that BP and its business partners as

8、 well as government regulators focused mostly on avoiding personal injuries and lost work time on the oil rake(收集). The US Chemical Safety Board says the operator should pay more attention to what they call process safety by checking the safety equipment and automatic shut off systems, such as the o

9、ne at the well head that failed to prevent the BP oil spill. The lack of a big picture view they report meant BP wasnt prepared for a large scale catastrophic event. The safety board says the safety blind spot is similar to the situation at BPs Texas City refinery, which blew up in 2005 and killed 1

10、5 people. Christopher Joyce, NPR News.At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 100 points at 12717. This is NPR News.Same sex marriage may soon be legalized in Scotland. Lawmakers say legislation has backing from the major Scottish political parties. When it enacts, Scot

11、land could become the first country in the UK to allow same sex marriages. The UK government has conducted a public consultation on legalizing marriages and has the support from Prime Minister David Cameron.Myanmars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on her country which is also known as

12、Burma to enact legislation protecting the rights of minorities. NPRs Anthony Kuhn reports from Jakarta that was Suu Kyis first speech in parliament since winning her seat in April bi-elections.Speaking from the back of parliaments main hall Suu Kyi said that to become a democratic union Myanmar must

13、 have equal rights legislation. She said this is about more than just preserving ethnic language and customs, but also addressing poverty in ongoing armed conflict. Suu Kyi and her fellow opposition lawmakers are fast outnumbered by representatives of the ruling party and military. As a dissent, she

14、 spoke boldly to Burmas authorities. As a parliamentarian, she has spoken cautiously on the ethnic issue to avoid antagonizing(对立) both the government and her constituents. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Jakarta.Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is making her first trip abroad since being sho

15、t in the head last year. She is touring particle physics laboratory in Switzerland. Her husband astronaut Mark Kelly is being honored for his installation of a 2 billion dollar cosmic ray detector for the Geneva based European Center for Nuclear Research on the International Space Station.Im Windsor, NPR News in Washington.