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1. In order to avoid the fiscal¹ cliff, President Barack Obama says Republicans will have to let tax rates go up on wealthy Americans. In an interview at Bloomberg Television, Obama also said he consider lowering rates for top 2% of earners next year.

2. Meanwhile, the president met with a bipartisan group of governors who say they sought assurances that any cuts in spending to address the fiscal cliff would not shift the burden onto states.

3. The fighting goes on in Syria between rebel forces and the government, with both sides trying to make gains in territory, especially around the suburbs of Damascus, strongholds for the opposition².

4. Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls it "the future of New York city". A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a new neighborhood called Hudson Yards. The 26-acre site on Manhattan's west side is the planned home for a new business district.

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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 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-07