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1. The ATF says it has broken up a plot to assassinate¹ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree. In court records, agents say they disrupt plans by two neo-Nazi skinheads to rob a gun store and target an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school.

2. A federal jury has found Alaska Senator Ted² Stevens guilty of all seven charges in his corruption³ trial. He was charged with lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received. The verdict throws more uncertainty⁴ into the Republican rocky re-election bid.

3. The FBI says a body found in an SUV in Chicago was believed to be that of actress Jennifer Hudson’s missing nephew. The body has not been positively⁵ identified. But it was found this morning in the back seat of an SUV that matched the description of a vehicle authorities have been seeking.

4. An eight-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision⁶ at a gun fair in Massachusetts. The boy lost control of the weapon while firing it at a firearms expo. Police say the boy was with a certified⁷ instructor⁸ and call the incident a "self-inflicted accidental shooting".

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. ATF: n. 美国烟酒枪械与爆炸物管理局

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF) is a specialized⁹ federal law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice.[1] Its responsibilities include the investigation¹⁰ and prevention of federal offenses¹¹ involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives, acts of arson¹² and bombings, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products. The ATF also regulates via licensing¹³ the sale, possession, and transportation of firearms, ammunition¹⁴, and explosives in interstate commerce. Many of ATF's activities are carried out in conjunction with task forces made up of state and local law enforcement officers, such as Project Safe Neighborhoods. ATF operates a one-of-a-kind fire research laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, where full-scale mock-ups of criminal arsons can be reconstructed..

2. neo-Nazi: n.

someone who believes that white people are better than people of other races, and who often behaves violently.

3. skinhead: n.

a young white person who has hair that is cut very short, especially one who behaves violently towards people of other races.

4. rocky: adj.

A rocky situation or relationship is unstable¹⁵ and full of difficulties.

5. positively: adv.

in a way that leaves no doubt.

6. Uzi submachine gun: n. 乌兹冲锋枪

7. self-inflicted: adj.

self-inflicted pain, problems, illnesses etc are those you have caused yourself.