107 A 9-Year-Old American Politician 美国政坛的9岁神童
The battle over Social Security has been joined by an unusual lobbyist, a 9-year-old boy from Texas , who has agreed to travel around supporting President Bushs proposal.
布什竭力推行的社会保障制度改革多了一个不寻常的说客,一名来自布什老家得克萨斯州的九岁小男孩,应总统的邀请为社保改革进行全国巡回演讲。
The boy, Noah McCullough, made a splash with his encyclopedic command of presidential history, earning five appearances on the Tonight show and some unusual experiences in the presidential campaign last year. He beat Howard Dean in a trivia contest at the Democratic National Convention and wrote for his local newspaper about his trip to see the inauguration.
这个名叫诺亚-马克库拉夫的小男孩在美国知名度颇高,被称为美国总统历史的百科全书,美国著名的脱口秀节目今夜曾经五次邀请诺亚上节目,去年诺亚因为帮助布什竞选总统而为自己更增添了不平凡的经历。他曾在民主党大会上的一次小辩论中击败霍华德迪安,还为当地报纸写过关于他所看到的就职典礼的文章。
Progress for America, which spent almost $45 million backing Mr. Bush last year, plans to lay out $20 million on Social Security this year. It has spent $1 million on television commercials and is working to send experts around the country. Among them are Thomas Saving, a trustee of the Social Security Trust Fund; Rosario Marin, a former United States treasurer; and one really, really young Republican. Noah will not be eligible to collect Social Security for nearly 60 years.
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