美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-30

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1. President Bush's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was postponed¹ Wednesday after a White House memo² was made public, voicing some doubts about al-Maliki's capacity to control sectarian violence. The White House insists the postponement³ wasn't related to the leak of the memo and that the 2 leaders plan to have a robust⁴ meeting Thursday.

2. Authorities found traces of radiation on 2 British Airways⁵ 767 jetliners Wednesday as investigators⁶ widen their search into the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The airline plans to contact passengers who flew on the 2 jets.

3. The Pope began his pilgrimage to Turkey's tiny Christian⁷ communities Wednesday by paying homage⁸ to an Italian priest slain⁹ during Islamic protests. Pope Benedict is expressing sympathy for religious minorities in the Muslim world.

4. It's not officially winter yet, but a massive snowstorm headed into Washington state Wednesday. Two are reported dead and traffic has been snarl¹⁰ed. Power is also out for much of the region.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. jetliner : N-COUNT
A jetliner is a large aircraft, especially one which carries passengers. (AM)

2. pilgrimage : N-COUNT
If you make a pilgrimage to a holy place, you go there for a religious reason.

3. homage : N-UNCOUNT
Homage is respect shown towards someone or something you admire, or to a person in authority.

4. snarl : VERB
To put into total disorder¹².