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The first wave of goverment rebate1 checks would direct deposited Monday, the IRS says seven and a half million tax payers could receive their stimulus2 payment by the end of the week, it's all part of a 168 billion dollar plan to boost spending and the second US economy. 

The money can't come fast enough for the nation's truckers, big rig drivers circle the US capital to protest sky high diesel3 prices, saying higher fuel prices mean higher cost for many things we buy.

Hillary Clinton would beat John McCain by 9 points, according to the latest AP-Ipsos poll, her rival Barack Obama runs nearly even in the radical4 matchup for president.

Miley Cyrus says she is embarrassed and photographer Annie Liebovitz says she's sorry her work was misinterpreted after racy photos of the 15-year-old star surfaced. Disney criticized Vanity Fair which just published the photos of the Hannah Montana star.


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1 rebate GTIxY     
v./n.折扣，回扣，退款；vt.给...回扣，给...打折扣
参考例句：
  • You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
  • Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
2 stimulus 3huyO     
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
  • Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
  • Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
3 diesel ql6zo     
n.柴油发动机，内燃机
参考例句：
  • We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
  • My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。
4 radical hA8zu     
n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的
参考例句：
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
  • She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

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