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1. The sit-down between President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders will have to wait nearly two weeks. Obama was supposed to meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and presumptive House Speaker John Boehner today. But a scheduling conflict has pushed that meeting back to November 30th. McConnell’s office says the focus of the meeting will be cooperation.

2. Accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout¹ is now in the US to face terrorism charges. Bout arrived in Manhattan early this morning. He's expected to appear in federal court today. Bout is accused of providing arms during conflicts in South America, the Middle East and Africa.

3. The attorney for a reality TV producer arrested in his wife’s killing² in Mexico says his client is innocent and should not be extradited to Mexico. Bruce Beresford-Redman was arrested Tuesday without incident at his home in California. He's expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday in federal court in LA.

4. Prince William and Kate Middleton say they will sit down with advisers³ to plan their long-anticipated wedding. The couple announced their engagement Tuesday. No date or venue⁴ has been set although it is expected that they will get married next spring or summer.

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1 bout
n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛
参考例句：
I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。 That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 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。

3 advisers
顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授
参考例句：
a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员 She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

4 venue
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
参考例句：
The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。 The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。