Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2017年1月11日(水)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I do not mind not washing for a week or more, but I do hate getting fleas in my hair."
CLARE HOLLINGWORTH, the war correspondent who broke the news of the outbreak of World War II, in her memoir. Ms. Hollingworth died on Tuesday at 105.

JANUARY 11, 2017

（０）EDITORIAL：Some Republicans Try to Head Off a Health Care Calamity（不幸）
A few more sensible members of the party are now trying to slow down this runaway train.

（１）Jeff Sessions Says He Would Be Independent and Stand Up to Trump
During a Senate hearing, the senator who is in line to become attorney general promised to aggressively enforce even laws with which he disagreed.

（２）Trump Received Unsubstantiated（形ばかりの） Report That Russia Had Damaging Information About Him
The material was considered so potentially explosive that the intelligence agencies decided that the president and the president-elect needed to be told and that the agencies were actively investigating it.

（３）Obama’s Farewell Address: ‘Yes, We Did’
The president’s final speech to the nation was marked by nostalgia and hope, though he warned that racial, political and economic challenges still lie ahead.

（４）Republicans, Facing Pressure, Delay Hearings for 4 Trump Cabinet Nominees
A group supporting members of the party accused the nonpartisan agency charged with unraveling potential conflicts of interest of politicizing the process.

（５）Trump Tells Congress to Repeal and Replace Health Care Law ‘Very Quickly’
President-elect Donald J. Trump said he wanted to replace the Affordable Care Act as soon as it was repealed, but some Republicans want more time to consider an alternative.

（６）Fox News Settled Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O’Reilly, Documents Show
When Juliet Huddy rebuffed（拒絶する） advances by Mr. O’Reilly, he tried to derail（脱線させる） her career, according to a draft of a letter from her lawyers obtained by The New York Times.

（７）Dylann Roof Is Sentenced to Death in Charleston Church Massacre
Dylann S. Roof was found guilty of 33 counts in connection with the June 17, 2015, massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal（監督教会派） Church. Nine people died.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2762, Ordinary Legislation vs. a Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 is important for understanding the evolution of bills of rights in the United States.
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 established what as the foundation of legitimate government?
a. Civic virtue
b. The rule of law
c. Federalism
d. Direct democracy
Nicely done! Choice b is correct.