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正确答案：C
【听前预测】根据题干和选项关键词infavorof,thetreaty，vote可知，本新闻可能涉及到投票选举及某个条约。其中28题为主旨题，可留在最后完成；29题为数字题．需边听边做笔记．[28C]PoliticalleadersacrosstheEuropeanUnionhavewelcomedstrongIrishreferendumvoteinfavoroftheLisbonTreatywhichisdesignedtostrengthenthe27-nationbloc.TheIrishYesvotewasemphatic.[29A]Morethantwotooneinfavor，justover67%tounder33%.Thatcomparest053%whovotedNolastJuneagainstjust46%infavorofthetreaty.Thescaleofthewinexceededallexpectationsandthepre-voteopinionpolls.Publicopinioninevitablyremainsdividedhere.[30D]CriticsofthetreatyinsistIrishvoterswerebombardwithpropagandabytheirbetter-fundedhighlyorganizedopponents.【解析】选[C].新文首句便提到Politicalleaders...havewelcomedthestrongIrishreferendumvoteinfavorof；接着，介绍了公投的选票情况。故本新闻主要介绍了爱尔兰的一次公投,[C]正确。