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1. Eight people are dead and at least five others are injured, after police say a car plowed¹ into a crowd of people watching illegal street racing² in Maryland. Police say the crime scene spread across 200 yards as bodies lay in and near the road.

2. The Associated Press was given access to the hotel room occupied by the man who went on a shooting spree at Northern Illinois University. The owner says police seized Steven Kazmertcheck's laptop computer but left behind his empty wallet, clothes and more.

3. President Bush has arrived in Tanzania, the second leg of his five-nation tour of Africa. He's urging Congress³ to continue what he calls important foreign financial aid.

4. Kosovo is expected to declare its independence from Serbia Sunday. The European Union will send 1,800 police and other officials to help keep the peace and secure⁴ the future for the newly⁵ independent country.

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1 plowed
v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
参考例句：
They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。来自辞典例句 He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。来自辞典例句

2 racing
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。 The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 Congress
n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会
参考例句：
There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。 After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

4 secure
adj.无虑的，安心的，安全的；adj.牢靠的，稳妥的；vt.固定，获得，使...安全；vi.(海上工作人员)停止工；vi.(船)抛锚，停泊
参考例句：
He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up.他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。 Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.需要增加兵力以保护军营免受攻击。

5 newly
adv.新近，最近；重新，再度；以新的方式
参考例句：
Have you reviewed for this newly published novel?你给这本新出版的小说写书评了吗？ It is a newly planted tree and it has not established yet.这是一颗新栽的树，还没有扎下根来。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-17