Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2016年11月2日(水)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I’m just a headline — the bad president, the bad guy, who is killing the good guys. You know this narrative. The real reason is toppling the government."
PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD OF SYRIA, welcoming a group of Western visitors to his palace in Damascus.

NOVEMBER 02, 2016

（１）F.B.I.’s Email Disclosure Broke a Pattern Followed Even This Summer
At the Justice Department’s urging, the F.B.I. did not actively pursue cases on the Clinton Foundation and a former Trump campaign chairman so close to the election.
・This summer, the F.B.I. kept quiet about investigations involving Hillary Clinton and the chairman of Donald J. Trump’s campaign because the election was near.
・In breaking that precedent last week, the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, plunged（突っ込む） the bureau and the Justice Department directly into the election.

（２）Black Turnout Falls in Early Voting, Boding Ill for Hillary Clinton
The numbers in several states have begun pointing to a slump many Democrats feared might materialize without the nation’s first black president on the ticket（党公認候補者名簿）.

（３）Donald Trump’s Math（刈り草） Takes His Towers to Greater Heights
When Mr. Trump wants his buildings to seem bigger than they actually are, he enlarges them the same way he has thwarted（阻止する、横切る） long odds and defied reality throughout the election season: with sheer（全くの） bluster（大騒ぎ）.

（４）Safer to Puff（一服）, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation as a Menace
A growing number of experts say that the portrayal（解釈） of e-cigarettes as a public health threat is a profound（深みのある） disservice to smokers who could benefit from them.

（５）As China Battles Corruption, Glaxo Lands in the Cross Hairs
China sought to make an example of the GlaxoSmithKline case, which involved bribery of doctors and investigators and ended with guilty pleas and record penalties.

（６）Assad in Person: Confident, No Regrets and Expecting to Stay in Power
Meeting reporters, Mr. Assad radiated（発散する） confidence that he was firmly in control of his country, declaring that he planned to remain president until his term ends in 2021.

（７）Iraqi Forces Breach Mosul City Limits, Heralding（予告する） Complex Phase in Campaign
The advance is a breakthrough in efforts to reclaim the country’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, but a great deal of fighting lies ahead.

（８）2 Officers Are Killed in ‘Ambush（待ち伏せ）-Style’ Attacks in Iowa
The officers were shot early Wednesday in and around Des Moines, officials said. A 46-year-old man is being sought.