国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Barr confirmed as U.S. attorney general largely along party lines
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> 54-45, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span>. <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> 53-47 <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>.</p><p><span word="Rand">Rand</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oval">Oval</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span>, <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Counsel">Counsel</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="meddling">meddling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p><span word="Lindsey">Lindsey</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Judiciary">Judiciary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="outstanding">outstanding</span>" <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Grassley">Grassley</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Schumer">Schumer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="servant">servant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truest">truest</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> - <span word="through">through</span> <span word="treacherous">treacherous</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Barr">Barr</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>: <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>," <span word="Schumer">Schumer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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