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1、ObamaUrgesHisPartyNotto'RunfortheHills'ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.PresidentObamagavehisfirstStateoftheUnionspeechWednesdaynight.Hetalkedmostlyabouttheeconomy,andherepeatedsomeofhismessagethenextdayinFlorida.BARACKOBAMA:"Theworstofthestormhaspassed.ButIthinka

2、llofyouunderstandthedevastationremains.OneintenAmericansstillcan'tfindwork.That'swhycreatingjobshastobeournumberonepriorityintwothousandandten."PresidentObamajustbeforedeliveringhisStateoftheUnionspeechtoCongressHisspeechtobothhousesofCongressfollowedadefeatlastweek

3、forhisDemocraticParty.TheRepublicanswonaspecialSenateelectioninMassachusetts.TheynowhaveenoughseatstoblocklegislationintheSenate.IndependentvotershelpedelectPresidentObamabuthavesinceturnedawayfromtheDemocrats.CongressionalelectionsarethisNovember.BARACKOBAMA:"Iknow

4、it'sanelectionyear.Andafterlastweek,it'sclearthatcampaignfeverhascomeevenearlierthanusual.Butwestillneedtogovern.ToDemocrats,Iwouldremindyouthatwestillhavethelargestmajorityindecades,andthepeopleexpectustosolveproblems,notrunforthehills."Tohelpcreatejobs,heurgedtheS

5、enatetojointheHouseofRepresentativesinpassingasecondeconomicstimulusbill.BARACKOBAMA:"Peopleareoutofwork.Theyarehurting.TheyneedourhelpandIwantajobsbillonmydeskwithoutdelay."Healsocalledforathree-yearfreezeonsomefederalspending.AndhesetagoaltodoubleAmericanexportsov

6、erthenextfiveyears.SpeakingtoDemocraticlawmakersafterhisspeechInaddition,hesaidhetakeshisshareoftheblamefornotexplaininghealthcareproposalsmoreclearlytothepublic.Butheadded:BARACKOBAMA:"Donotwalkawayfromreform.Notnow.Notwhenwearesoclose.Letusfindawaytocometogetheran

7、dfinishthejobfortheAmericanpeople."PresidentObamaagainpromisedtoremoveallAmericancombattroopsfromIraqbytheendofAugust.HepredictedsuccessinAfghanistan.Andhehadawarningfornationsthatviolateinternationalagreements"inpursuitofnuclearweapons."HesaidthatiswhyNorthKoreanow

8、facesstrongersanctions.BARACKOBAMA:"AndasIran'sleaderscontinuetoignoretheirobligations,thereshouldbenodoubt:they,too,willfacegrowingconseq