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Both universities are located near rivers , and rowing is a popular and prestigious sport . The very first race took place in 1829,when a Cambridge student challenged a school-friend studying at Oxford . Ever since , the defeated team from the previous year challenges the opposition to a rematch . The only times when no Boat Races took place were during the First and Second World Wars.
17美国民主党得到参议院60个席位
President Obama's Democratic Party has secured the critical 60 seat majority in the US Senate that can help it override any Repubican obstructions on Capitol Hill . This happened when the Democrats won the last undecided senate seat from November's election after the supreme court in the state of Minnesota declared the Democratic candidate Al franken the winner . Richard Lister reports from Washington.
For almost eight months the two candidates had been locked in a bitter fight in the Minnesota COURTs over the result of November's Senate election. Just a few hundred votes separated them after the 2.9 million cast . The initial count favoured the Republican Norm Coleman but the recount gave the majority to his Democratic Party rival al franken . And the state supreme court is now upheld that verdict . His victory gives the democrats 60 votes in the senate and the potential to overturn republican efforts to block legislation .
18美国和以色列关系面临考验
Reports in Israeli media say Israel's ambassador to the United States Michael Oren told Israeli diplomats that American --Israeli relations were facing a crisis of historic proportions . Washington is furious at last week's announcement by Israel during a visit by the us vice president that more new jewish homes were to be built in occupied east jerusalem . But on Monday , the prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the Israeli parliament the building project would continue . Paul wood reports from jerusalem.
Mr. Netanyahu has been presented with a choice , a breach with the right -wing members of his coalition , or with the Americans. With his speech to the knesset , he seems to have chosen to put the needs of domestic politics first. It seems the American are so angry because they believe Mr. Netanyahu went back on an understanding . Tis was apparently that Israel would not push forward of any big new settlement building projects in East jerusalem. This was necessary of the palestinians were to be persuaded to join the long delayed negotiations so painstakingly put together by us mediators.
19美国将继续驻军阿富汗
Leading united states officials have said the Amercian military will continue its presence in Afghanistan for a number of years despite beginning to withdraw in 2011. In a series of media reappearances, officials stressed that the date should be seen as the beginning of handing o
ver resposibility to Afghan forces . Imtiaz tyab report from Washington .
Speaking on a Sunday morning political chat show , the Defense Secre