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1.Barack Obama has officially named former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his new choice for secretary of state. Obama also announced that Robert Gates will stay on as defense¹ secretary. In a statement, Bill Clinton says his wife is the right person to restore the nation’s image abroad.

2.The United State is calling on Pakistan to cooperate in the investigation² into the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan needs to follow the evidence wherever it leads. India has blamed the attacks on a Pakistani militant³ group.

3.A woman who served as former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s chief of staff has pleaded guilty to a pair of felony obstruction⁴ of justice counts in a Detroit courtroom. Under a deal with prosecutors⁵, Christine Beatty will be sentenced to four months in jail and five years of probation⁶.

4.The investigation into the accidental shooting of NFL star Plaxico Burress apparently⁷ won’t end with Burress himself. Authorities also want to know the hospital that treated Burress failed to report the shooting. And they are trying to speak to New York Giants teammate Antonio Pierce about his own role in the incident. Burress turned himself in to face weapons charges.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. obstruction of justice: n.

Modern obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions⁸, refers to the crime of offering interference of any sort to the work of police, investigators⁹, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 obstruction
n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物
参考例句：
She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。 The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

5 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

7 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

8 jurisdictions
司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 )；裁判权；管辖区域；管辖范围
参考例句：
Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。 James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。

9 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-02