Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2017年1月12日(木)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"If Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset, not a liability, because we have a horrible relationship with Russia."
PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD J. TRUMP, on President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

JANUARY 12, 2017

（０）Made-for-TV Promises By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Asked to address serious ethical questions, Donald Trump instead offers a spectacle.

（１）Donald Trump Concedes Russia’s Interference in Election
“As far as hacking, I think it was Russia,” the president-elect said in a news conference, though he avoided questions about whether his team had contact with Russia during the campaign.

（２）How a Sensational, Unverified Dossier Became a Crisis for Donald Trump
The consequences of the dossier, put together by a former British spy named Christopher Steele, are incalculable（無数の） and will play out long past Inauguration Day.　The building in London housing Orbis Business Intelligence, a commercial intelligence firm started by a former British intelligence officer who collected an opposition research dossier on President-elect Donald J. Trump.

（３）Trump, a New Style of Fighter, Takes the Ring
Donald J. Trump’s buoyantly（活気づかせる） belligerent news conference showed he had no plans to betray his roots to appear more presidential.

（４）Juliet and Jackie Evancho, Bonding as Targets in a Trump Media Frenzy
Jackie, 16, who will sing the national anthem at the presidential inauguration, and her transgender sister, Juliet, 18, lend each other support.

（５）Trump’s Plans on Businesses May Fall Short
Mr. Trump will hand his business empire to a trust controlled by his oldest sons, a move the director of the Office of Government Ethics said was not enough.

（６）In Rocky Hearing, Rex Tillerson Tries to Separate From Trump
The former chief executive of Exxon Mobil found himself on the defensive over his reluctance to declare that some dictators were violators of human rights.Rex W. Tillerson, the longtime chief of Exxon Mobil and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination to be secretary of state, testified during his confirmation hearing in Washington on Wednesday.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2763, The Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia was the first state to include a bill of rights in its constitution.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights says that government officials are the people's
a. lords and masters.
b. superiors.
c. rightful rulers.
d. trustees and servants.
Terrific! Choice d is correct.