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 Three people have been shot and injured at a wedding reception at Canley Vale in Sydney's southwest. A 23-year-old man is in a critical condition. Police have sealed off the Serbian function centre and are appealing for witnesses.

 
 
 
The race for the White House has entered its final day with both candidates focusing on last-minute campaign stops in marginal states. The race is close, with the popular vote evenly poised1. But the latest opinion polls show President Obama is ahead of the Republican challenger Mitt2 Romney in the swing states.
 
 
 
Politics have been overshadowed by a desperate need to restore the basics of life for many victims of hurricane Sandy. New York's governor says tens of thousands of people need re-housing as temperatures drop to near freezing levels. Up to 2 million people in New York state and neighbouring New Jersey3 are still without power.
 
 
 
The Federal Government is being warned that its promised billion dollar budget surplus is more likely to be a four-billion-dollar deficit4. An independent report by the Deloitte Access Economics blames its slowdown in China and falling commodity prices and it says that's hurting the government's mining tax revenue.
 
 
 
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard will hold talks with Asian and European leaders at a major summit in Laos, starting today. The two-day talks will be dominated by the Asian economic slowdown and Eurozone crisis.

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1 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
2 mitt Znszwo     
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
  • I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
  • Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
3 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
4 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

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