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1.President Barack Obama heads to Texas today to attend a memorial service at Fort Hood1 where a gunman's rampage left thirteen dead and twenty-nine wounded. The president plans to meet with the families of those killed. The army says at least 3,000 people are expected to attend the event.

2.Tropical storm Ida has made landfall at Dolphin Island in Southern Alabama. The storm is packing winds near forty-five miles per hour and moving about nine miles per hour. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain along the Southeast.

3.The only person who can now save John Allen Muhammad's life is Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Muhammad, one of the two DC area snipers is set to die by injection tonight. His attorneys have asked Kaine to intervene, saying their client is mentally ill.

4.The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion2 provider last May has confessed to the killing3 to the Associated Press. In a telephone call from jail Monday, Scott Roeder says he chose the action because pre-born children's lives were in imminent4 danger. Roeder added he has no regrets.


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1 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
  • She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
  • The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
2 abortion ZzjzxH     
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
  • She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
  • A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 imminent zc9z2     
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

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