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　　1. President Barack Obama is defending the government’s collection of massive amounts of information from phone and internet records as a necessary defense1 against terrorism. Speaking in California, the president said "nobody is listening to your telephone calls".
 
　　2. A Texas woman has been arrested for allegedly sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Authorities say the suspect, Shannon Richardson, originally claimed that her husband was behind the crime.
 
　　3. Tropical storm Andrea has been bringing wind and rain in the Carolinas, causing thousands of residents to lose power. Forecasters issued flood watches across much of the Carolinas, as well as some tornado2 watches.
 
　　4. The US economy added 175,000 jobs in May, a pace that shows the steady progress with the economic recovery. But the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6% because more people were trying to find work.

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1 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 tornado inowl     
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
  • A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

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