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 This is AP News Minute

 
A day of pomp, circumstance and politics on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as Republicans assumed full control of Congress for the first time in 8 years. John Boehner was re-elected as speaker of the House for a third two-year term, despite some opposition1 by some Tea Party lawmakers.
 
Former Virginia Governor Bob MacDonnell was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison. He was convicted last September of 11 counts of public corruption2. His wife, convicted of bribery3 will be sentenced next month.
 
A winter weather system has begun its trek4 from the Midwest to the Northeast with more than a foot of snow expected insome places, to be following by a separate blast of arctic air and unusually cold temperatures.
 
A host of prominent figures were on hand for the funeral of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo. His son Andrew, the current Governor, eulogized his father as a liberal leader, powerful speaker and fierce competitor on the basketball court.
 
Hannah Buchdahl, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
2 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
3 bribery Lxdz7Z     
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
  • FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
  • He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
4 trek 9m8wi     
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
参考例句：
  • We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
  • It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

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