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Hello, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta, with a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Rising floodwaters have caused several more levees in Missouri to fail. Local officials in towns north of St. Louis believe even more will likely be swamped before the day is over. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt is expected to speak this afternoon to give an update on the flooding situation in his state.

A vote on the Foreign (Intelligence) Electronic Surveillance in the House has passed. The bill permits government eavesdropping2 on suspected terrorists, the vote: 293 to 129. The bill would likely protect telecommunications companies that help the government eavesdrop1 on some people without a court order after the 9/11 attacks. Dozens who believe their conversations were illegally monitored have sued the telecom companies. The bill now moves on to the Senate.

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says President Bush and Vice3 President Dick Cheney should come clean about their alleged4 roles in the leak of the CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. Testifying today before House Judiciary Committee, McClellan said the president, vice president wanted him to say Cheney's then chief of staff, Lewis Scooter Libby was not involved. Libby was convicted of obstructing5 a probe into that leak. McClellan says he isn't sure whether any White House officials broke the law. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitters says he was the official who leaked Plame's identity.

The economy is a major topic for both major presidential candidates today. Senator Barack Obama's in Chicago this hour meeting with Democratic governors. The Democratic presidential hopeful will talk to state leaders about President Bush's economic polices. The meeting is also a show of unity6 with former Hillary Clinton's backers attending.

Senator John McCain is talking about free trade. He is north of the border in Canada. A campaign spokesperson says the Republican presidential hopeful wants to highlight his view on importance of the US-Canadian relationship. Canada's government has been careful, not to take sides in the presidential race.

A second robber, police say, shot a pregnant bank teller7, causing her to later lose her twins. And that person is now in police custody8. Twenty-nine-year-old Brian Kendrick is charged with attempted murder and two counts of feticide in the April shooting of 30-year-old Catherine Shuffield. Shuffield was five-month pregnant when she was shot in the abdomen9 during a robbery at a Huntington National Bank branch. Two days after, Shuffield lost her twin girls.

Those are the headlines making news at this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories or other news of the day.


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1 eavesdrop lrPxS     
v.偷听,倾听
参考例句:
  • He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.他藏在壁橱里,以便偷听。
  • It is not polite to eavesdrop on the conversation of other people.偷听他人说话是很不礼貌的。
2 eavesdropping 4a826293c077353641ee3f86da957082     
n. 偷听
参考例句:
  • We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
  • Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间,一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。
3 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
参考例句:
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
5 obstructing 34d98df4530e378b11391bdaa73cf7b5     
阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止
参考例句:
  • You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车,你挡住了我家的车道。
  • He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。
6 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
参考例句:
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
7 teller yggzeP     
n.银行出纳员;(选举)计票员
参考例句:
  • The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
  • The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。
8 custody Qntzd     
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
参考例句:
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
9 abdomen MfXym     
n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)
参考例句:
  • How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫?
  • He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

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