In an interview with NBC television on Friday, Mr.Obama tried to deflect the criticism of his nominee.

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I think that we should be very careful not to let that deflect us from the recognition that this is important technology and that it's not the technology that's at fault; we have to get it right and then it will be powerful.

但我认为,我们应该警惕,不要因此对金融产生误解,事实上金融是门重要的应用技术,而且这一切并不是科技本身的错,我们应该完善这项技术,使其发挥正面作用

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But O'Neil says the Obama administration must not allow Mr.Calderon's criticism to deflect attention from joint U.S.-Mexican successes, especially in the war on drugs.

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Even as the Iranian government is trying to deflect international pressure, it is still dealing with the fall-out of its disputed presidential election in June.

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After meeting with Arab foreign ministers in Morocco, Clinton sought to deflect that criticism, saying none of her counterparts characterized what she said in Jerusalem as representing a change in U.S.position.

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