Despite objections by the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid.

尽管白宫反对，参议院今天投票中断援助。

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A face-off between Congress and the White House appears to be in the making.

一场国会和白宫之间的争吵看来正在酝酿中。

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Mrs Des Forges told her to pass the telephone to the killers. She would pretend to be from the White House, she said, and warn them off.

德·弗基斯夫人让她把电话递给那些杀人魔，并说自己可以装作是从白宫打来电话，从而警告他们离开。

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When asked about the fact that the White House took a hands-off approach, you said that the White House did not take a hands-off approach throughout the summer.

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Again a media storm ensued and the White House backed off.

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The White House brushed off the GOP move as partisan maneuvering.

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