Senator Joseph Lieberman, who calls himself an Independent but caucuses with Democrats, says the legislation is part of a process in which the United States and its allies "turn the page" toward finding more common ground on Iran and setting specific benchmarks with global enforcement.

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So that when he says that citizens are held together by ties of common affection he means something very specific.

所以当他们说到公民是由,共同感情的关系所团结在一起,他所指的是非常明确的东西。

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And this isn't, you know, to point out the flaws in someone specific, but to point out some of the common mistakes.

你们懂得，这个不会指出,哪一个人的缺陷，但是指出一些,共同的错误。

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