The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. "Ding" Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, Iowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey.

最早的联邦鸭票是由J.N.“丁”·达林设计的，他是爱荷华州得梅因市的一位政治漫画家，当时被富兰克林·罗斯福总统任命为生物调查局局长。

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Zaidi achieved instant fame when he called the US president a "dog" at a press conference in Baghdad and hurled both his shoes at Bush, forcing him to duck.

在巴格达的一次新闻发布会上，Zaidi骂布什是“狗”，并把两只鞋子扔向他。

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Mr.Calderon's term in office ends in two years. Some analysts see him as a "lame duck" president with a keen interest in support from Washington.

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So why did this lame-duck president send lawmakers a trade agreement with Colombia Monday?

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This would require a lame-duck Congress and, if Mr Obama loses, a lame-duck president to haggle over extending policies they detest.

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Mr Pastrana's popularity soon plummeted to less that 20% as it became clear that peace process was going nowhere fast, and he became a lame duck president.

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