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 1. Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus is insisting that the GOP can have a great week despite tropic storm Isaac bearing down on the Golf Coast. The Republican national convention is getting under way in Tampa but most of day's activities have been canceled because of the storm.

 
 
 
2. Tropic storm Isaac has blown past the Florida Keys and is headed for the Golf Coast with New Orleans in its crosshairs. Isaac has prompted evacuations along a wide area of the Gulf1 Coast. Wednesday is the seven year anniversary of hurricane Katrina.
 
 
 
3. The bodies of 11 people have been found dumped along a highway in Mexico. And authorities say it appears to be a series of drug-related killings2. The bodies had all been shot in the head and bore signs of torture. Authorities are working to identify the victims.
 
 
 
4. Extreme pogo is hopping3 its way toward becoming an extreme sport. Pogo athletes in Southern California say they are trying to make it more popular using events like the Orange County state fair to do it.

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1 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
3 hopping hopping     
n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
  • I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

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