WHEN Denmark’s prime minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, called a general election for September 15th, he was staring defeat in the face.

当丹麦首相拉尔斯·勒克·拉斯穆森宣布在9月15日进行全民大选，他就面临着被击败的命运。

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Mr. Obama expressed support on Sunday for a proposal from Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark to pursue a two-step process at the Copenhagen conference.

奥巴马上周末对丹麦首相拉斯穆森将哥本哈根峰会的目标一分为二的的提议表示了支持。

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After more than three hours of back and forth, the British energy and climate-change minister, Ed Miliband, called for an adjournment just as Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister, who was chairing the session, seemed to be accepting that the accord would founder.

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