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1.A key test vote on health care reform is set over the Senate tomorrow night, democrats1 need all 60 votes in their contents to prevent a filibuster2. Majority leader Harry3 Reid says he had no promises about the check.

2.AOL says it plans to lay off about a third of its workforce4, that’s about 2,500 jobs. The online company is asking for volunteers for buyouts. After these cuts, AOL will have a workforce less than 1/4 of its size at the peak in 2004.

3.Oprah Winfrey will announce today that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air. Winfrey started her broadcasting career in Nashville before relocating to Chicago in 1984. She's got to focus on her new cable network and it’s likely expected to host a new show there.

4.Severe flood warning just dealt in place in parts of northern England after torrential rains led to rising flood waters. Briton’s Air Force had rescued hundreds of people because of the floods. Hundreds of properties have been


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1 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 filibuster YkXxK     
n.妨碍议事，阻挠；v.阻挠
参考例句：
  • A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
  • The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
3 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
4 workforce workforce     
n.劳动大军，劳动力
参考例句：
  • A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
  • A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

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