Britney and Paris top Santa』s naughty list: poll/ Y; k% B9 s6 O% D
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WhenBritney Spears and Paris Hilton open their stockings on Christmas Day,they shouldn』t be surprised to find a lump of coal.
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A poll of American children released on Wednesday found that the two high-profile celebrities should top Santa』s naughty list.
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By contrast Disney star Hannah Montana was overwhelming deemed the"nicest" celebrity among children aged 2 to 12 while actress AngelinaJulie was the choice for teenagers 13 to 17.
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The onlinesurvey of 1,107 children was conducted by E-Poll Market Research, whichspecializes in celebrity and brand research, to gauge children』sattitudes about nice, naughty, and the seasonal question of who makesSanta』s list.
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Spears, whose stint in rehabilitation,panty-less pictures, and custody battle for her children has wonheadlines globally, was awarded top "naughty" honors with younger andolder children.3 u `* i# Y/ Q2 a. p% \
, Q$ ~" z/ H; `$ J5 T; M She was followed on the list by heiress Paris Hilton who spent three weeks in jail this year on a probation violation.- Z0 N6 ~- f, j) l$ e. x) {
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The two women beat out Swiper the Fox from the television show Dorathe Explorer, the Grinch from the book "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"and Darth Vader from Star Wars among children 2-12.7 I8 @" O3 L( S* d' d2 L6 @- G1 [
" d* `& W6 {( x' E- a5 ? Forteens, Spears and Hilton topped Lindsay Lohan, who spent 84 minutesbehind bars this year for a drunken driving and caffeine possesionconviction, and Beyonce.
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* a1 N2 u: t$ L0 n; U1 V q When asked what makes someone nice,children mentioned "cleaning up and doing chores," "sharing" and "beinghonest and polite" as ways to impress Santa.
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On the flipside, they mentioned "not listening to parents," "being mean andbullying" and "being snobby" as behaviors exhibited by those headed forthe naughty list.: ?* c$ X4 |' T7 m$ }
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如果「小甜甜」布蘭妮和帕麗斯‧希爾頓今年聖誕節打開長筒襪時發現一塊煤渣,她們應該不會感到驚訝。
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本週三公佈的一項針對美國兒童的民意調查發現,今年「聖誕老人淘氣榜」的冠亞軍應該非這兩位「名媛」莫屬。
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8 Q2 ~ F" P6 S3 n 相比之下,迪斯尼明星「漢娜‧蒙塔納」 倍受青睞,她被兩歲至12歲的兒童評為「最乖巧的」名人;而13歲至17歲的孩子則最青睞影星安吉利娜‧茱麗。; p" @; y2 ~9 }: H/ @
1 s( Y( B) F7 v9 P 該項在線調查由專門調查名人及品牌的E-Poll市場調查公司開展,共有1107名兒童參加。調查主要為了瞭解兒童對於乖巧和淘氣的理解,以及他們認為誰該入選聖誕老人今年的「兩榜」。* h7 ^8 D4 O' D4 e
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「小甜甜」布蘭妮今年因幾次進出戒療所、被拍到未穿內褲的「露底照」以及(與老公)爭奪孩子監護權風波而頻登世界各地媒體的頭條,因此被孩子們評為「淘氣王」。
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其次便是帕麗斯‧希爾頓,今年,這位豪門女星因在緩刑期違規駕駛而入獄三周。
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兩人擊敗電視劇《愛探險的朵拉》中的搗蛋狐狸「斯維伯」,《聖誕怪傑》小說中的格林奇,以及《星球大戰》中的達斯‧瓦德,成為2歲至12歲孩子眼中「最淘氣」的名人。
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* Q% B4 K5 m L, b. l0 P 在十幾歲的孩子們看來,「小甜甜」和希爾頓比林賽‧洛翰和碧昂絲更淘氣,今年,林賽因酒後駕車及攜帶咖啡因入獄84分鐘。
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在被問及如何評價一個人是否乖巧時,孩子們認為「打掃衛生和做家務」、「懂得與人分享」以及「誠實懂禮貌」都能給聖誕老人留下好印象。
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至於「淘氣」,孩子們認為「不聽父母話」、「小氣、愛欺負人」以及「勢利傲慢」都是淘氣鬼們的「招牌行為」。2 r6 Y& @' _" ]" [( L4 |3 e
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6 `) e1 K* v6 G- A Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden urged European countries to end theirmilitary cooperation with US forces in Afghanistan, in an audio tapeaired by Al Jazeera television on Thursday.
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He said Americanpower was waning and it would be wise for the Europeans to quickly endtheir role in Afghanistan, where many European countries contribute tothe 50,000-strong NATO and US-led coalition forces.
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"Withthe grace of God ... the American tide is receding and they wouldeventually return to their home across the Atlantic ... It is in yourinterest to force the hand of your politicians (away from) the WhiteHouse," said Bin Laden.( l0 |( L1 N, {
) k( I, ]0 x% B: T8 y In Washington, a US counterterrorismofficial said the voice on the audio tape appeared to be Bin Laden』s.It was not immediately clear when the new message was recorded.. P6 }% l4 T! K- Q/ c
$ ]. V3 `4 ?9 S3 _3 E ?; s' }0 R The United States led the invasion of Afghanistan to depose itsTaliban rulers in late 2001, after they refused to hand over Bin Ladenand other al Qaeda leaders following the September 11 attacks on theUnited States.
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' I% t: M! v7 k% l- N! A Bin Laden did not make any threat in theportions of the recording aired by Jazeera. The full tape is yet to bereleased by an Islamist Web site.1 @+ \7 P9 @; z) P' U; G. w
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"I am the one responsible... The Afghan people and government knewnothing whatsoever about these events," he said, adding that the UnitedStates had not provided any evidence of Taliban involvement to justifyits invasion.
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0 Q: D. ?9 G4 h3 T8 x "Europe marched behind it with no choice but to be a lackey," Bin Laden said.
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"I』m addressing you (Europeans) and not your politicians ... (who)like to be in the shadow of the White House as many world leaders," hesaid, naming current and former leaders of Britain, France, Spain andItaly, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British PrimeMinister Gordon Brown.
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The United States has been urging itsNATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, but European nationsremain reluctant to commit further reinforcements.
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6 g" ~! ?1 U& C* ] 卡塔爾半島電視台於本週四公佈了基地組織頭目奧薩馬‧本‧拉登的一盤最新錄音帶,本‧拉登在其中敦促歐洲國家停止與美國在阿富汗的軍事「合作」。2 x5 M+ U% I% }$ s7 z8 f
7 y( {. ~/ f( n0 i, r, p1 g- n. P 本‧拉登說,美國在阿富汗的影響力正逐漸減弱,歐洲國家應認清現實,盡快從阿富汗撤軍。目前,由北約及美國領導的駐阿富汗「國際安全援助部隊」已達到5萬人,很多歐洲國家向該地區投入了兵力。' s$ `: Z; S0 ]- w
9 v, }, e3 R' @) u# m( ~1 K' Y& ] 本‧拉登說:「感謝上帝……美國的影響力已在逐漸減弱,他們最終會撤回大西洋彼岸的老家去……你們最好勸你們的領導人別再當美國的』跟班』了。」+ T% {8 X u& G0 ]6 L2 |8 I3 d
0 \2 D) }1 K0 U0 W( ?! D 白宮的一位「反恐」官員稱,錄音帶中的聲音酷似本‧拉登,但目前還不清楚這盤錄音帶是何時錄製的。( k- `0 e# {$ V& t; b' X }* D8 ?
/ Z% `8 x1 h3 o, x- O2 r+ [9 W 「9‧11」恐怖襲擊後,由於阿富汗「塔利班」拒絕向美國交出本‧拉登及其他基地組織領導人,2001年底,美國發動阿富汗戰爭,推翻了塔利班政權。
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本‧拉登在整盤錄音中沒有發表任何威脅性言論。錄音帶將會在一個穆斯林網站上公佈。
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6 g" e& s A1 ]0 `; _ 本‧拉登稱,塔利班對2001年的恐怖襲擊計劃毫不知情。
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$ Y! Q) ~) o6 r$ C- `: J 他說:「一切都是我策劃的……與阿富汗政府和人民無關。」本‧拉登還說美國至今沒能提供任何證據證明塔利班參與「9‧11」事件,為其入侵阿富汗提出正當理由。4 Y+ d% }% z" _8 o7 h
$ f# N; q- S& _9 m2 z$ b 本‧拉登嘲諷說:「歐洲跟在美國後面,乖乖地做了個』跟班』。」
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" r4 k6 H/ u2 e( A0 U4 P | 「我說這些是給你們(歐洲人民)聽的,而不是你們的領導人,他們與很多領導人一樣,甘受美國擺佈。」本‧拉登在錄音中提到了英國前任首相(布萊爾)和現任首相戈登‧布朗、法國總統薩科奇、以及西班牙和意大利總理。
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& f/ A5 S1 \, }& r; B( N a8 w 美國一直要求北約向阿富汗增派部隊,但歐洲一些國家一直按兵不動。 |
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