Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2016年11月19日(土)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"American Muslims follow the U.S. Constitution. We call upon this incoming administration to also follow it."
RIZWAN JAKA, chairman of the board of the ADAMS Center, one of the nation’s largest mosques, in Northern Virginia, on Muslims’ heightened fears of discrimination, violence, deportation（強制送還） and even detention.

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

（１）With National Security Choices, Trump Builds Team to Bulldoze（強引に前進する） Status Quo
By selecting Jeff Sessions, Mike Pompeo and Michael T. Flynn, Mr. Trump moved to realize his campaign’s vision of relentlessly（容赦なく） enforcing immigration laws and viewing Muslims with suspicion.　Donald J. Trump’s selections, from left（写真、左から）: Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn（フリン氏）, national security adviser（国家安全アドバイザー → 国家安全担当大統領補佐官）; Senator Jeff Sessions（セッションズ氏）, attorney general（司法長官）; and Representative Mike Pompeo（ポンぺオ氏）, C.I.A. director（ＣＩＡ長官）.　All three are regarded as outliers（外れた人） from conventional Republican thinking, shunned（避ける） in various ways for viewpoints that were seen as unacceptable.

（２）Trump Turns to His Right Flank（側面） to Fill National Security Posts
The president-elect on Friday tapped loyalists who reflect the hard-line（強硬路線の） views of his campaign, though he is also expected to meet with critics such as Mitt Romney.

（３）Donald Trump Agrees to Pay $25 Million in Trump University Settlement
Former students said they were cheated out of thousands of dollars in tuition, and one of the cases was set to go before a jury in 10 days.　トランプ氏の会社経営のテクニックなどが学べることをうたい文句にした「トランプ大学」が詐欺だと訴えられていた訴訟で、トランプ氏は原告らに2,500万ドルを支払うことで和解。

（４）Diplomats Confront New Threat to Paris Climate Pact: Donald Trump
Amid（真ん中） Mr. Trump’s calls to withdraw from the accord, some negotiators began planning how to punish the United States if he follows through. Diplomats are discussing penalties if Mr. Trump withdraws from the Paris accord, such as a carbon-pollution tax on imports of American goods.

（５）Mike Pompeo, Sharp Critic of Hillary Clinton, Is Trump’s Pick to Lead C.I.A.
Mr. Pompeo, a congressman from Kansas, gained prominence for his role in the House investigation into the 2012 attacks on the American diplomatic compound（複合体） in Benghazi, Libya.

（６）‘There’s No Law on the Amazon’: River Pirates Terrorize Ships by Night
As the population surges and drug gangs expand, hijacking opportunities along the Amazon have flourished, and police forces are struggling to keep up.

（７）Zika Is No Longer a Global Emergency, W.H.O. Says　ジカ熱はグローバルな緊急事態ではなくなった、とWHOは言うが、関係者は納得しない。Some public health experts still wrestling with the epidemic were dismayed（うろたえる） after the announcement.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2709, Bureaucracy
More on the bureaucracy.
Which part of the federal government confirms presidential appointments of cabinet officers?
　a. The House of Representatives
　b. The Supreme Court
　c. The Senate
　d. The Department of Justice
Terrific! Choice c is correct.