LessonSix
SectionOne:NewsinBrief
1.TheSenatehasvotedtooverridePresidentReagan'svetoofsanctionsagainstSouthAfricabyadecisiveseventy-eighttotwenty-one.AstheHousehasalreadyvotedtooverride,thesanctionsnowbecomelaw.NPR'sLindaWertheimerreports.
'Americancivilrightsleaders,includingMrs.CarettaScottKing,watchedtheSenatedebatefromtheSenatefamilygalleryasmembersarguednotsomuchaboutsanctio...[
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LessonFive
SectionOne:NewsinBrief
1.TheHousebegandebatetodayonathree-yearbilltocombattraffickinganduseofillegaldrugs.ThemeasurehasthesupportofmostrepresentativesandHouseSpeakerThomasO'Neillsaysheexpectsittopassbytomorrow.Amongotherthings,thebillwouldincreasepenaltiesforviolators,providemoneytoincreasedrugenforcementandcoastguardpersonnel,andrequiredrugproducingcountriestoestablisher...[
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LessonFour
SectionOne:NewsinBrief
1.AnotherAmericanhasbeenkidnappedinWestBeirut.Fifty-three-year-oldFrankReedwasabductedbyfourgunmenthismorning.IslamicJihadclaimedresponsibility,accusingReedofbeingaspy.Thepro-IraniangroupalreadyholdsatleastthreeotherAmericansandthreeFrenchmen.ReedistheDirectoroftheLebaneseInternationalSchool.HeisanativeofMalden,MassachusettsandhaslivedinLebanonforei...[
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LessonThree
SectionOne:NewsinBrief
1.IBM,followingtheleadofGeneralMotors,announcedtodayit'spullingoutofSouthAfrica.LikeGeneralMotors,IBMsaysit'ssellingitsSouthAfricanholdingsbecauseofthepoliticalandeconomicsituationthere.Anti-apartheidgroupshavepraisedthedecision,buttheStateDepartmentsaysbusinesspulloutsareregrettable.SpokesmanCharlesRedmondsaidtodaytheReaganAdministrationbelievesUS...[
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LessonTwo
SectionOne:NewsinBrief
1.Iran'sofficialnewsagencysaidtodayformerUSNationalSecurityAdvisorRobertMcFarlaneandfourotherAmericanswerejailedinTehranforfivedaysrecentlyaftertheyarrivedonasecretdiplomaticmission.ThereportquotedthespeakerofIran'sparliamentassayingPresidentReagansentthegrouptoTehranposingasaircraftcrewmen.HesaidtheycarriedwiththemaBiblesignedbythePresidentandacake....[
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LessonOne
SectionOne:NewsinBrief
1.FreedAmericanhostage,DavidJacobsen,appealedtodayforthereleaseoftheremainingcaptivesinLebanon,saying,"Thoseguysareinhellandwe'vegottogetthemhome."JacobsenmadehisremarksashearrivedatWiesbaden,WestGermany,accompaniedbyAnglicanChurchenvoy,TerryWaite,whoworkedtogainhisrelease.AndWaitesayshiseffortswillcontinue.
Jacobsenhadacheckupattheairf...[
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TheDeclarationofIndependenceofTheUnitedStatesofAmerica
INCONGRESS,
July4,1776
TheunanimousDeclarationofthethirteenunitedStatesofAmerica
WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbandswhichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,andtoassume,amongthePowersoftheearth,theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature\'sGodentitlethem,adecentre...[
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FirstInauguralAddressofGeorgeWashingtony
THURSDAY,APRIL30,1789
Fellow-CitizensoftheSenateandoftheHouseofRepresentatives:
Amongthevicissitudesincidenttolifenoeventcouldhavefilledmewithgreateranxietiesthanthatofwhichthenotificationwastransmittedbyyourorder,andreceivedonthe14thdayofthepresentmonth.Ontheonehand,IwassummonedbymyCountry,whosevoiceIcannever...[
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SecondInauguralAddressofGeorgeWashington
MONDAY,MARCH4,1793
FellowCitizens:
IamagaincalleduponbythevoiceofmycountrytoexecutethefunctionsofitsChiefMagistrate.Whentheoccasionproperforitshallarrive,IshallendeavortoexpressthehighsenseIentertainofthisdistinguishedhonor,andoftheconfidencewhichhasbeenreposedinmebythepeopleofunitedAmerica.
PrevioustotheexecutionofanyofficialactofthePresi...[
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JohnAdams'sInauguralAddress
March4,1797.
Whenitwasfirstperceived,inearlytimes,thatnomiddlecourseforAmericaremainedbetweenunlimitedsubmissiontoaforeignlegislatureandatotalindependenceofitsclaims,menofreflectionwerelessapprehensiveofdangerfromtheformidablepoweroffleetsandarmiestheymustdeterminetoresistthanfromthosecontestsanddissensionswhichwouldcertainlyarise...[
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