Halfway through his speech, Nixon is informed that the signs read "What about the huge loan"—a reference to a controversial loan Howard Hughes had made to Nixon's brother.

在尼克松演讲进行到到一半的时候，有人告诉他标牌上写着：“那笔巨额贷款怎么样了？” ---它指的是Howard Hughes（20世纪美国电影节风云人物）借给尼克松哥哥的一笔有争议的巨款。

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"Howard thought. He read on:" That's right! A gecko!

霍华德一边想着一边继续往下看，“没错，就是壁虎！”

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"In light of recent events and allegations that Mr. Hsu engaged in an illegal investment scheme, we have decided out of an abundance of caution to return the money he raised for our campaign, " read a statement by spokesman Howard Wolfson.

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Howard said he doesn't share those concerns and wasn't aware of them until he read his colleagues' quotes in the newspaper.

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He has reached across Mr Howard's focus on foreign and security issues by proposing a domestic agenda that includes encouraging parents to read more to their children and ending the generous pension scheme for federal parliamentarians.

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