Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

It's an excellent resource that talks a lot about the history of food.

这是一本出色的关于饮食史的书籍

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Like I said, with the most valuable resource being the president's time, a lot of efficiently running White House time is spent on how to allocate that precious resource.

正如我所说，在白宫里,最宝贵的资源是总统的时间，很多高效运作的时间,都用于决定如何使用,这个宝贵的资源。

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