In POLITICS as in most of life, it is better to be lucky than smart. This has not been a lucky week for Barack Obama.

如同生活中的大多数时候一样，从政有时需要运气比需要智慧更多，而奥巴马刚刚度过了倒霉的一周。

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And it was clear that the legislature is eager to move on from what, even by Albany's standards, has been a rough week, not to mention a vitriolic year.

显而易见，立法机构现在急切希望从过去一周所发生的一切摆脱出去，继续前行。即使按奥尔巴尼的标准，那也是相当难熬的一周啊，更别提刚刚过去这尖酸刻薄的一年了。

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What is more striking than the story itself is the debate it has set off, which has been raging now for more than a week.

然而比故事更引人注目的是其引发的辩论，至今已持续一周之久。

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The market place is a bit more stable this week, which has been bullish for the gold market as it is behaving like a risk asset and following other commodity markets at present.

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But what many analysts here are saying is that because it's only been a week since those arrests, the judge will most likely extend this detention period.

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Unless there is a surprise thaw, it will be the third week in a row that Scottish football has been almost wiped out by the wintry weather.

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