If Congress cannot agree on new legislation early in 2008, the possibility of at least a short-term extension of current legislation becomes increasing likely.

如果国会在2008年初仍未就新法案达成一致，届时将很有可能对当前法案进行至少是短时间的延期。

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There is a good reason why the 1998 U.S. Copyright Term Extension Act, which lengthened copyrights by 20 years, is widely known as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act.

这就是为什么1998年美国版权期限延长发案（将版权期限延长20年）通常被叫做米奇保护法案的原因。

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The intelligence community needs a long-term bill to fix gaps in our intelligence law, not a 21 day extension.

情报机构需要一个长期法案以弥补我们在情报发上的缺陷，而不仅是21天的延期。

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One of the ideas that had been discussed earlier today was a possible short-term extension.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

When you say a short-term extension absent something more significant, are you talking about the McConnell fallback?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Kerry, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee, views a long-term extension as a priority, his office says.

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