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1、【BBCNews】1月10日-美国防部宣布削减支出计划(2011-01-10)BBC新闻:美国防部宣布削减支出计划(2011-01-10)查看原文第一部分:听力文本BBCNewswithMarionMarshallTheinternationallyrecognisedwinnerofthepresidentialelectioninIvoryCoast,AlassaneOuattara,hascalledontheWestAfricanregionalgroupingEcowastosendinspecialforcestore
2、movehisrivalLaurentGbagbofrompower.MrOuattarasaidEcowasmusttakethenecessarymeasureswhichincludedlegitimateforce."DuringthemonthofJanuary,LaurentGbagbowillnolongerbeinpower.Beforetheendofthemonth,hewillleave.Hewillleaveonewayortheother."MrOuattarawasspeakingfromahotelw
3、herehe'sunderUNprotection,butsurroundedbyIvorianmilitarycheckpoints.TheAmericanTreasuryhas,meanwhile,saidit'sbannedallUScitizensfromfinancialdealingswithMrGbagboandhisinnercircle.TheAmericanDefenceSecretaryRobertGatessayshewantstomakecutsofnearly$80bninthemilitarybudg
4、etoverthenextfiveyears.Hesaidtheactionwasrequiredtohelpbringthecountry'sballooningfiscaldeficitundercontrol."Amajorobjectivebeyondcreatingmonetarysavingsistomakethisdepartmentlesscumbersome,lesstopheavyandmoreagileandeffectiveintheexecutionofitsresponsibilities.Myhope
5、andexpectationisthatasaresultofthesechangesovertime,whathadbeenacultureofendlessmoney,wherecostwasrarelyaconsideration,willbecomeacultureofsavingsandrestraint."Aspartoftheplan,militarymanpowerwillbecutto47,000from2015,with200,000-strongMarineCorpslosing15,000to20,000a
6、ndthearmyaccountingfortherest.PresidentBarackObamahaschosenanewchiefofstaffattheWhiteHouse.He'sBillDaley,whocomesfromapowerfulpoliticalfamilyinChicago,MrObama'spoliticalbase.BillDaleyservedascommercesecretaryunderPresidentClintonandiscurrentlyatopbankexecutivewithJPMo
7、rganChase.HisfatherRichardDaleyranChicagointhe1960sand70s.TheBBCWashingtoncorrespondentsayshisappointmentwillpleasefinanciersandbigbusiness,withwhomMrObamaneedstomendfences.OurcorrespondentsaysthechoicesuggeststhatPresidentObamaismovingtothecentrepolitically.Themedica
8、lcharityMSFsaysit'sextremelyconcernedaboutthetownofFiziineasternCongo,wheremostpeoplehavefledintothesurroundingareafollowing