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1. President Bush is again calling for a ceasefire to be honored in the former Soviet1 Republic. But there are reports that 100 Russian tanks are moving even deeper into Georgia. Meantime, the Pentagon says there isn't any need for US fighting forces in the region.

2. The man who fatally shot the Arkansas Democratic Party chairman had two sets of keys from Bill Gwatney's car lots. Gwatney, a car dealer2 and former state senator was gunned down yesterday in his office. Police later shot and killed the suspect.

3. Hillary Rodham Clinton's name will be part of the roll call of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The former candidate has reached a deal with Barack Obama for her name to be placed in nomination3.

4. She cooked up some secrets. It turns out Julia Child and White Sox catcher Moe Berg were among those who served in an international spy ring that later became the CIA. The previously4 classified information was released by the US National Archives.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1. roll call：  n.
the act of reading out an official list of names to check who is there.

 


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1 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
2 dealer GyNxT     
n.商人，贩子
参考例句：
  • The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
  • The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
3 nomination BHMxw     
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
  • John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
  • Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
4 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

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