The European Union, Britain and Italy have all said Mr. Gadhafi's rule is coming to an end, and urged the Libyan leader to step down in order to avoid more bloodshed.

欧盟、英国和意大利都表示，利比亚领导人卡扎菲的统治正在走向尽头，它们呼吁为避免更多的流血牺牲，卡扎菲应该下台。

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Lebanese opposition leader Walid Jumblatt calls the announcement a positive step, but he wants a timeline for withdrawal.

黎巴嫩反对派领导人琼布拉特称这是个积极的举动，但是他想要知道撤离时间表。

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BOWMAN: it was this small step, this simple act - driving down a once dangerous highway with a local leader - that Carter called one of most exciting moments of his time in Afghanistan.

Bowman：正是这个小插曲，这个看似简单的行动——在一名当地人的引导下驾驶在曾一度无比危险的高速路上——被Carter称作他呆在阿富汗这期间经历的最为惊险的时刻。

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As new U.S.and U.N.economic sanctions are a response step up the pressure on Iran's economy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is urging his countrymen to change their habits.

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Mr Lavrov told the conference Mr Biden's insistence that the Syrian leader step down was counterproductive.

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Similar questions last week caused former Fannie Mae chief Jim Johnson to step down as leader of the vice presidential search team for presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

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