The US presidential election of 2008 unfolded in the context of the economic crisis.

年的美国大选是在金融危机的背景下进行的。

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The us Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the actions of the FBI during last year's presidential election.

美国司法部对去年美国大选期间联邦调查局的行动开展调查。

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But the US, reluctant to embrace anything smacking of a legal treaty ahead of a presidential-election year, said it was still unclear precisely what Mr Xie meant by a new agreement.

但美国方面表示，解振华所说的新协定究竟意味着什么，仍不十分清楚。明年面临大选的美国，不愿支持任何带有法律条约意味的协定。

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India is under pressure from Washington to sign the accord before the US presidential election in November.

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Meanwhile, campaigning for Tuesday's US presidential election - suspended earlier in the week - has fully resumed.

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Some EU officials privately blamed the looming US presidential election for the host nation's failure to give ground.

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