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1. No deal was signed as the fiscal¹ cliff looms² just days before automatic tax hikes and spending cuts kick in. In the Senate, partisan³ back-and-forth between the Leader Harry⁴ Reid and Speaker of the House John Boehner.

2. That powerful winter storm continues marching east and dumping rains on southern New England, snow farther north. The weather is blamed for at least 15 deaths in other parts of the country.

3. Water levels on Mississippi river are dropping again and trade groups are warning river traffic could come to a halt south of Saint Louis as early as next week.

4. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is stepping down, Lisa Jackson getting praising from the Environmental Groups. Critics say she presided over the rules costly⁵ to commerce.

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1 fiscal
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 looms
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
参考例句：
All were busily engaged,men at their ploughs,women at their looms. 大家都很忙，男的耕田，女的织布。来自《简明英汉词典》 The factory has twenty-five looms. 那家工厂有25台织布机。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 partisan
adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒
参考例句：
In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。 The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

4 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 costly
adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的
参考例句：
It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。 This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-01