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希腊因财务问题或许无缘伦敦奥运会

2012-07-07 19:32     作者 :    

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  From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

  US stocks are retreating partly on news of Spain's weakbond auction which is stocking new fears of European debt crisis. Last week Spain announced tax hikes and deep spending cuts. The price of gold has fallen to its lowest level since January. At last glance on Wall Street, the Dow was down 120 points, nearly one percent of 13,079.

  The stock act its formally law. President Obama signedlegislation today. The bars members of Congress, the President and thousands of federal workers from profiting of non-public information learned on the job.

  We should limit any elected official from owning stocks industry they have the power to impact . We should make sure people who bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versa.Provisions of law will be enforced beginning this summer.

  About 2,000 people are losing their jobs at Yahoo. The internet company says it has to make cuts in order toeffectively position the company in better financial standing. But the broader job market in the US appears brighter. A payroll processing group says companies have been hiring more people in recent month. The monthly job report comes out on Friday.

  Dallas-Fort Worth is cleaned up today after getting hit by as many as dozens of tornados yesterday afternoon. We have the details from NPR's Wade Goodwin.

  Dallas mayor Michael called it a miracle that no one was killed.

  The Dallas-Fort Worth area really dodged a bullet. Imean we've got hundreds and hundreds of homes destroyed but amazingly no fatalities.

  There was wide spread damage. The suburbs of and got worse with roofs swept off and the leafless trees that signal a dangerous twister comes through. More than 400 flights have been cancelled at the DFW today as planes inspector for hail damage. The mostinconvenience group, school children arrived home tocomplain they've spent 4 hours cooped-up in the bathrooms and hallways bored stiff after the initialexcitement. Wade Goodwin NPR news Dallas.

  There is war that Syrian troops are starting to pull out at some of the calmer areas of military year old conflictwith rebels. NPR's Clark reports the President is publicly reaffirming his commitment to a UN-backed deadline for Syrian forces to withdraw from towns and cities in less than a week.

  The official who asked not to be named told the Associated Press soldiers were returning to their bases in calmer areas and pulling back to the outskirts of tense cities. But opposition activists deny any sign ofmilitary withdraw or retreat. Shelling is reportedly continuing in the cities of Homs. One activist says they had noticed its some skilling down of check points as in the ports. That's NPR's Clark reporting.

  Dow is down 120 points. This is NPR news.

  Now that Mitt Romney is closer to clutching the GOP presidential nomination after his latest primaryvictories, his campaign is launching a joint fund-raising effort with through national committee in preparation for the big November vote. Details from NPR's Peter.

  The GOP effort donor for a single check for the Romney campaign committee and the national committee and several party committees in battle ground states. The total is as much as 75,800 dollars or 15 times its legal limit for Romney's committee alone. The money chase this year is so relentless The RNC couldn't wait till the primaries were over. A Romney spokeswoman says donors are ready to mobilize for November and understand they need to get started now. This joint fund-raising is completely unrelated to the independent super PACs supporting Romney. The biggest contribution it's gotten so far is three million dollars. Peter Overby NPR news Washington.

  The suspect in the shooting rampage at religiousschool in Oakland California this week is expected to make his first court appearance within hours. Thesuspect is accused in the deaths of 7 people. The 43 year old South Korean native is being held without bail.

  The Associated Press is being reporting Greece's Trackand Field fill federation has suspended all supports operations after Greece made deep cuts in state funding as part its broad austerity measures. The suspensioncomes just one month before Greece holds the Olympicflame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia for the 2012 London Games.

  US stocks seeing losses today with Dow off 12 points, Nasdaq down 51 and S&P500 down 14 points.

  I'm Lakshmi Singh. NPR news in Washington.

  这里是华盛顿的NPR新闻,我是拉·辛格。

  美国股票走势不平稳部分原因是因为西班牙的债券软弱拍卖对欧洲债务危机造成了新的恐慌。西班牙上周宣布提高税收和深大幅度削减开支。黄金的价格已跌至1月以来的水平。我们来看下今日的华尔街,道琼斯指数下跌120点,跌至13079点。

  股票法案通过正式律法。奥巴马总统今天签署法案。国会成员,总统和成千上万的从非公共信息中获利的联邦工作者都必须遵守。

  我们应该限制任何选举产生的官员持有的股票对这个行业的影响力。我们要确定贡献的人不能为国会游说,反之亦然。法律规定将被强制从今年夏天开始执行。

  大约有2000人在雅虎失去工作。这家互联网公司表示要有效的裁员以更好的应对其财务状况。但美国的就业市场则呈现一派道路宽广的局势。一个薪金处理组织称公司已经在最近几个月内雇用更多的人。月度工作报告会在星期五公布。

  今天达拉斯-沃斯堡区在昨天下午遭遇龙卷风侵袭后已经开始恢复当中。NPR新闻的维德·古德温会给我们带来更详细的报道。

  达拉斯市长迈克尔·称没有人死亡是一个奇迹。

  达拉斯-沃斯堡区真正的躲过了危险。我的意思是,我们有成百上千处房屋被毁,但令人惊讶的是没有人死亡。

  损失十分惨重。郊区的房屋被毁坏,屋顶掉落,光秃秃的树仍然向人们表明龙卷风侵袭过的危险信号。超过400次航班都被取消,而今天飞机检查人员仍然报告损害。而最不便的组织,学校的孩子们到家时抱怨他们在最初的兴奋过后在浴室和走廊花了近4个小时。NPR新闻,维德·古德温,达拉斯报道。

  叙利亚部队把一些平静的地区卷入到与叛军的军事冲突战争中。NPR新闻的克拉克对总统报告公开报告重申他对联合国支持的承诺,那就是在不到一个星期内叙利亚部队撤出城镇。

  一位不愿透露姓名的官员告诉美联社士兵正在返回平静的郊区的基地区域并从紧张的城市中撤退。但是反对人士否认任何军队撤退的标志。据报道,炮轰仍然在霍尔姆斯等城市中继续。一位激进分子称,他们发现在港口检查站的一些杀戮事件。NPR新闻,克拉克报道。

  道琼斯指数下跌120点。这里是NPR新闻。

  在他最近的初选胜利后, 现在米特·罗姆尼紧紧把握共和党总统候选人提名,他的竞选活动正在与国家委员会一起发起一项联合筹款努力,旨在未来准备11月的投票。NPR新闻的彼得有相关细节报道。

  共和党为罗姆尼的竞选委员会和国家委员会和在一些州的委员会进行了捐助者的逐一检查。总共高达75800美元或是罗姆尼独自委员会法定期限的15倍。今年的追逐如此无情,以致于相关机构等不到初选结束。一位罗姆尼的女发言人称捐赠者准备为11月动员,而且他们需要了解的是现在已经开始。这种联合筹款和支持罗姆尼的独立组织完全无关。到目前为止额的捐助款项是三百万美元。NPR新闻,彼得,华盛顿报道。

  本周涉嫌加州奥克兰宗教学校枪击事件的嫌犯预计将在数小时内次出庭。他被指控谋杀7人。这位43岁的韩国人被关押且不得保释。

  据美联社报道,希腊田径联合会理事会紧急召开会议后表示,由于缺乏资金,他们将暂时停办所有体育活动。报道称,如果希腊真的因为财务窘困而无法参与2012年伦敦奥运会,对希腊这个奥运发源地来说,无疑是相当尴尬的事情。

  道琼斯指数下跌了12点,纳斯达克指数下跌51点,标准普尔指数下跌14点。

  我是拉·辛格。这里是华盛顿的NPR新闻。

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