美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-31

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2. President Obama and members of Congress are coming back to Washington but the fiscal¹ cliff still looms². And a deal may be far off. No negotiations³ are set. So tax rates could spike⁴ come next week.

 

 

 

3. The State Department is criticizing an effort by Russian lawmakers to halt adoptions⁵ of Russian children by American parents. President Vladimir Putin indicates he will sign the measure. 

 

 

 

4. And the world's longest high speed train went into service Wednesday. It travels the distance from Beijing to Guangzhou in eight hours. That's about the distance between New York City and Key West, Florida.

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