A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, to ensure "gender parity" on boards and commissions, provide a case in point.

马萨诸塞州参议员贾森·刘易斯和众议院临时议长帕特丽夏·哈达德为确保董事会和委员会中的 “性别平等” 而提出的两项议案就是一个很好的例子。

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But those rules have just been proposed for the scrapheap by a state-sponsored committee.

而这些规定简直就是国家赞助委员会为废品销售提出来的。

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The public sector is now so transparent that we have a right to read the private emails of climate scientists working for a state-sponsored university.

如今，公共部门是透明的，我们可以读到为国家出资的大学工作的气候学家的私人电子邮件；

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We did it when we were kids,". They are decorating a float sponsored by the two campuses of California Polytechnic State University, known as Cal Poly.

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The Palestinian divisions pose a major obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, which is the stated goal of the peace process sponsored by the United States.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday after a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that the parties to the Chinese-sponsored negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program are united in their opposition to the missile launch.

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It also requires individuals to have health insurance, either through their employers or a state-sponsored exchange, or face a fine beginning in 2014.

CNN: Emotions high after Supreme Court upholds health care law

It also required individuals to have health insurance, either through their employers or a state-sponsored exchange, or face a fine beginning in 2014.

CNN: Supreme Court decision on polarizing health care law looms

What it means for you: Even if your company seems to be too small to be targeted by a state-sponsored hacker attack, now is a good time to beef up your digital security, in case the situation gets worse.

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