Many of the Texans wanted to shoot the Mexican general. But Houston said he was worth more alive than dead.

许多德克萨斯人要求枪毙这位墨西哥的将军，但休斯顿说，让他活着比让他死更有价值。

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"I think you would look pretty foolish right now to be quite honest to suggest that the Congress knows more than General Petraeus," he said.

他说：“我认为，坦白地说，如果有人现在说国会比彼得雷乌斯将军了解得还多，那就太愚蠢了。”

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In an unusual announcement, the attorney general said he will give more details about the timing of the executions, this Friday.

总检察长在一个不同寻常的声明中说，他将在星期五提供有关处决时间的具体情况。

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But U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the targets are too far in the future and that more needs to be done sooner.

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The U.S.and NATO commander there, General Stanley McChrystal, has said that without more troops the allied effort could fail.

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(Speaking) The general said even more people turned out to vote than before.

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When asked by Sky News whether the BBC needed more funding, the director general said: "I don't know the answer to that".

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"The involvement in the debate of prisoners and prison staff will offer Question Time viewers a unique insight into their views on the issue of the right to vote as well as more general questions, " the spokesman said.

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The former U.N. secretary-general said the situation in Syria is "much more complex" than that in Libya or other nations.

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