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1. Police seized dozens of documents from a West Texas polygamous ranch¹ including marriage and birth certificates. That’s according to copies of search warrants released today. The records also refer to a "cyanide poisoning document" but offers no other explanation.

2. A Marine² suspected in the killing³ of a pregnant colleague is in police custody⁴ in western Mexico. And Corporal Cesar Laurean could remain there for a year if he fights extradition⁵ .He is charged with killing pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.

3. President Bush and his wife paid over 220,000 dollars in federal taxes last year. The first family made nearly 925,000 dollars. That includes a-150,000-dollar advance the first lady received for the children's book she coauthored with her daughter, Jenna.

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1 ranch
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。 The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

2 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 extradition
n.引渡（逃犯）
参考例句：
The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。 He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-12