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1、Lesson5TheHousebegandebatetodayonathree-yearbilltocombattraffickinganduseofillegaldrugs・ThemeasurehasthesupportofmostrepresentativesandHouseSpeakerThomasOfNeillsaysheexpectsittopassbytomorrow.Amongotherthings,thebillwouldincreasepenaltiesforviolators,providemoneytoinc
2、reasedrugenforcementandcoastguardpersonnel,andrequiredrugproducingcountriestoestablisheradicationprogramsasaconditionofUSsupportfordevelopmentloans.AculturalexchangebetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionmayfaceanAmericanboycottunlessUSNewsandWorldReportcorrespondent,NicholasDa
3、niloff,isfreedfromaMoscowjail.AnAmericanstyletownmeetingisscheduledtotakeplaceinLatvianextweek,butthetwohundredseventyAmericansduetotakepartsaytheywon'tgoifDaniloffremainsinjail.TheyaddthedecisionisapersonaloneandisnotbeingmadebytheReaganAdministrationinretaliationfor
4、theDaniloffdetention.EgyptianandIsraelinegotiatorshavereachedagreementonresolvingtheTababorderdispute,clearingthewayforasummitbetweenthetwocountriestobegintomorrow・EgyptianPresidentHosniMubarakandIsraeliPrimeMinisterShimonPereswillmeetinAlexandria・DetailsoftheTabaagre
5、ementhavenotbeenmadeavailable.TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesisdebatinganomnibusdrugbillandexpectstopassthemeasuretomorrow.Thoughthebillhasattractedstrongbipartisansupport,NPR'sCokeyRobertsreportsthedebateontheissuepointsupthedifferencesbetweenpoliticalparties・W
6、henCongressreturnedfromtheFourthofJulyrecess,HouseSpeakerTipO'Neillsaidtherewasonlyonethingmembersweretalkingaboutinthecloak-room:drugs.TheDemocratsquicklypulledtogetherchairmenfromtwelvedifferentcommitteestodraftadrugpackage・Then,stungbycriticismthattheywereactingina
7、partisanfashion,theDemocraticleadersinvitedtheRepublicanstojointheminthenewlydeclaredwarondrugs・So,whenthebillcametotheHousefloortoday,thepartyleadersledoffdebate・TexasDemocratJimWright"It'stimetodeclareanall-outwar,tomobilizeourforces,publicandprivate,nationalandloca
8、l,inatotalcoordinatedassaultuponthismenace,whichisdrainingoureconomyofsometwohundredandthirtybilliondollarsthisyear,slowlyro
