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This is AP News Minute. 

　　Authorities are continuing to search the polygamist compound in Texas for evidence that a teenage girl was married to a 50-year-old member of the sect1. Buses filled with women and children were removed from the retreat of the weekend. Autorities haven’t found the girl who’s initially2 reported abuse led to the raid.
　　Hillary Clinton’s chief campaign strategist has stepped down. Mark Penn came onto fire after he was reviewed he met with Columbia officials to talk about the free trade agreement that Clinton opposes. Columbia was a client of his public relations firm.
　　A new survey shows air travellers are finding more and more things to be upset about. The rate of complaints jumps 60% last year with passengers filing grievances3 about late flights and lost bags. More than a quarter of all flights last year were late.
　　French police on motorcycles and scates try to protect the Olympic torch from anti-China protesters today in Paris. But the official ended up extinguishing the flame and putting the torch on the bus. The torch relay moves to San Francisco on Wednesday.

　　the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.


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1 sect 1ZkxK     
n.派别，宗教，学派，派系
参考例句：
  • When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
  • Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。
2 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
3 grievances 3c61e53d74bee3976a6674a59acef792     
n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚
参考例句：
  • The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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