It also poses serious questions about the world's biggest economy. Is Europe evolving inexorably into a federation of states?

同时，该条约也对欧盟这个全球最大的经济联合体提出了许多重大问题，如：欧洲成为“国家联盟”是否已是不可避免？

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"A lot of states are still trying to define telemedicine," says Lisa Robbin, chief advocacy officer for the Federation of State Medical Boards.

“许多州仍试图定义远程医疗。”州医疗委员会联合会的首席倡导官丽莎·罗宾表示。

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Despite the serious disagreements we have with the Russian Federation over the origins of the conflict and the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the United States will work with Russia.

尽管对有关冲突的起因以及承认南奥赛梯和阿布·哈兹问题上，我们和俄罗斯联邦存在严重分歧，但美国将继续和俄罗斯解决这个问题。

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President Barroso is calling for "a federation of nation states".

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Rather, the so-called Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 through an accord between London and colonies composed of mainly European settlers that formed the basis of today's federation of six states and two territories.

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The issue had been given fresh impetus by EU President Jose Manuel Barroso who this week called for the EU to evolve into a "federation of nation-states".

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