2013届高考英语听力特训3（word文本）：26VirginiaStateauthoritiesandagentsfromfivefederallawenforcementorganizationsraidedtheLeesburg,Virginiaheadquartersofindependentpresidentialcandidate,LyndonLaRouche,thismorning.NPR'sFrankBrowningreports."ThreekeymembersoftheLaRoucheorganizationwerearrestedthismorningasscoresoflawenforcementagentssweptinfora6:45amraid.JeffreyandMichelleSteinbergwerearrestedonfederalchargesofcreditcardfraudandtaxevasion.AndanothermemberofLaRouche'sinnercirclewasalsochargedwithobstructionofjustice.AfederalgrandjuryinBostonhasbeeninvestigatingtheLaRoucheorganizationforseveralmonthsinrelationtochargesthatithasbeeninvolvedinavarietyoffinancialfraudsofunsuspectingsupporters.TenofLaRouche'sfollowershavebeenchargedwithfraudsofar.Thecriminalscheme,allegedlyinvolvedsome200,000unauthorizedcreditcardchargestotalingmorethan$1,000,000.TheInternalRevenueServiceandVirginiaauthoritiesarealsoinvestigatingavarietyofothercriminalcharges.I'mFrankBrowningreporting."TheSupremeCourtbeganits1986-87termtodayundernewChiefJusticeWilliamRehnquist.Thecourtagreedtodecidewhethergovernment-runairportsmayprohibitthedistributionofliteratureinsideterminals.TheJusticeswillalsoconsidertherightofethnicandreligiousminoritiestofileracialdiscriminationsuits.JapanhaslowereditsprimelendingrateinamovedesignedtostimulateitseconomyandimprovedemandforUSimports.Thecutfrom3.5%to3%ispartofasweepingagreementreachedtodaybetweentheUnitedStatesandJapan.Inadditiontocuttingitsprimerate,JapanhasagreedtocoordinateitsforeignexchangepolicywiththeUSTodayisthefirstMondayinOctober,andthatmeanstheopeningdayofthenewSupremeCourtterm.NPR'slegalaffairscorrespondent,NinaTotenbergwasatthecourtthismorningwhenthegavelwentdown.Nina:"Well,asyouknow,bynow,Terry,thiswasaratherspecialbeginningwithanewChiefJustice,WilliamRehnquistatthehelm,andanewJustice,AntoninScalia,inthejuniorJustice'schair.""Sowhatwasitlike?""Well,Igottatellyou.Tosomeonewhohadneverbeenatthecourtbefore,itmayhavelookedquitenormal.Buttome,itwasreallyquitestrange.Veryweird,infact.Forfifteenyears,wewatchedthisCourtwithChiefJusticeBurgerinthecenterofthebench.AndnowthewholeCourthasplayedakindofmusicalchairs,withjusticeRehnquist,whousedtositatthefarright,movingtothecentertoruntheCourt.ChiefJusticeBurgerisgone.JusticeSandraDayO'Connor,whoIusedtolookacrosstheroomatandusedtolook1ratherplacidtomeacrosstheroom,isnowsittingjustovermyshoulderaboveme.ChiefJusticeRehnquistseemedatadnervousasheopenedthetermthismorning.AsfarasthenewJustice,AntoninScalia,hewaitedonlyabouttenminutesduringthefirstcasearguedthismorningbeforehejoinedinpepperingthelawyerswithquestions.Actuallyhestartedtoaskaquestionevenearlier,butwascutoffbyJusticeO'Connor,andsortofhungbackwhileacoupleofotherJusticesaskedquestions.Andthen,JusticeSeebans,whositsnexttoJusticeScalia,lookedatScaliaasiftosay'OkayKid,yourturnnow.'"Well,Icanreporttoyou,ingeneral,thattheJusticeslookedwellrestedandratherpleasedatthelookofthenewCourt.Thismorning'ssessionwasspiritedwithalloftheJusticesaskingquestionsandacoupleofthemsmilingratherbroadlyatthesightofJusticeScaliatearingintotheattorneysarguingtheircases.""Okay.Whatabouttheupcomingterm?Whatcasescanwelookforwardto?""Well,youknow,AlexisdeTocquevilleoncewrotethat,intheUnitedStates,almosteverypressingsocialquestioneventuallyreachestheSupremeCourt.Andwhilelasttermwasanunusualblockbuster...
