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 1. Republicans in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal1 cliff are calling on President Barack Obama to respond to Monday's GOP offer. But the White House is dismissing the plan saying it fails to raise the top two tax brackets for upper-income earners.

 
 
 
2. Pioneering Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck has died. The musician's manager says Brubeck died Wednesday of heart failure. He would have turned 92 on Thursday.
 
 
 
3. A suspect has been arrested in the death of a man who was pushed onto subway tracks and photographed just moments before he was struck by a train. Naeem Davis was taken into custody2 after a security video showed the suspect and victim arguing just before the incident.
 
 
 
4. And in New Zealand, instead of taking your dog for a walk, he may soon be able to take you for a drive. After weeks of indoor training, these pups are being allowed behind the wheel of a real car.

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1 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
2 custody Qntzd     
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

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