美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-04

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1. In New Orleans, evacuations of the flood ruined city finally seem to pick up steam as planes, trains and buses deliver refugees to safety.

2. President Bush orders thousands of active duty troops to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf¹ Coast, stepping up efforts there amid criticism.

3. Palestinian leader Mahumoud Abbas says Mideast peace talks should resume immediately after Israel completes its Gaza Strip pullout.

4. In Lebanon, 4 pro-Syrian generals are arrested on suspicion of planning the bomb attack killing² former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

5. And in Russia, residents of Beslan mark a year to the day since the school hostage crisis there made its horrific end with hundreds dead.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. steam
6 steam
If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.
PHR: V inflects
= get going

2. active duty
active duty
Active duty means the same as active service. (mainly AM)
N-UNCOUNT: oft on N