Economists are predicting a brighter second half of the year as the cash-for-clunkers program boosts spending and U. S. manufacturers ramp up their production.

由于美国推出的“旧车换现金”计划提振了消费支出，而美国制造商也在增加生产，经济学家们对美国今年下半年的经济增长情况做出了更为乐观的预期。

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On Monday, the BBC announced that an internal investigation concluded the program's production was marked by a series of "unacceptable" failures.

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During the Cold War, Hanford was a buzzing hive of activity, eventually becoming the main source of plutonium production for the nation's nuclear weapons program.

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He said that the concerns about the nuclear research that Iran is carrying out are misplaced because Iran is only trying to make sure there will be fuel available for electricity production, which is the main goal, he said, of Iran's nuclear research program.

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