"I am extraordinarily impressed by the improvements we have witnessed," says Randy Jacobs, a Southern California-based lawyer who has had to evacuate both his home and business to escape wildfires.

南加州的律师兰迪·雅各布斯不得不从野火中疏散自己的家庭和企业，他说：“我们看到的改善情况让我印象非常深刻。”

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The indictment says the home improvements provided by Veco and its chief executive officer, Bill Allen, a "personal friend of Stevens, " included a new first floor, a new garage, a new first- and second-story wraparound deck, new plumbing and new wiring.

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He said most of the additional U.S. troops Bush ordered into Iraq last year will be coming home by late summer, but future withdrawals will depend on whether improvements in security in and around Baghdad continue to hold.

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