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I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
India's home minister has resigned because of, what he says, his moral responsibility for the attacks in Mumbai. Nearly 200 people were killed. Sources say he will be replaced by the current finance minister. Meantime, officials at the Taj Hotel say they were warned in advance of those attacks. The chairman of the company that owns the famous landmark1 tells CNN they heightened security as a result. But he also says those measures didn't stand up because the attackers had planned everything out.
In Afghanistan, a suicide bomber2 on a bicycle targeted a German embassy car, killing3 two people. No one in the car was hurt. It's not known if the German ambassador was in the car. The attack came shortly after an announcement by U. S. forces that 17 militants4 were killed earlier in the weekend.
President-elect Obama looks set to reveal several members of his foreign policy in national security team tomorrow. Among the expected announcements, Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, CNN has also learnt Defense5 Secretary Robert Gates is expected to remain at the Pentagon and retired6 Marine7 General Jim Jones is expected to be asked to serve as National Security Advisor8.
Alaska Governor and former Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee9 Sarah Palin is being called in to campaign in a hotly contested Georgia's Senator runoff. She teams up with Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss today to keep his seat from challenger Jim Martin. The seat is a crucial win for Republicans and Democrats10. It's one of two undecided Senate seats. The other is a Minnesota seat, that's in the election recount. If both seats go to the Democrats, that would give them filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
And space shuttle Endeavor, astronauts will have to wait a little longer to get back on earth, for their first official landing attempt at Florida's Kennedy Space Center has been shelved because of bad weather. The second window of opportunity opens at 2: 54 this afternoon. If that doesn't pan out, the shuttle could also land at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source on line, on TV or when you're on the go.
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n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标 | |
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2 bomber | |
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者 | |
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3 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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4 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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5 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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6 retired | |
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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7 marine | |
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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8 advisor | |
n.顾问,指导老师,劝告者 | |
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9 nominee | |
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者 | |
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10 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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