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1. Nevada Republicans have decided¹ not to move their state presidential caucuses² after all. They had considered moving them from February 4th to January 14th to gain more influence on the race. However, they relented after the party threatened to penalize³ them.

2. Iraq's prime minister is providing some insight into what led the US to decide to withdraw all troops there this year. He says that decision was made only after Baghdad refused to grant US troops immunity⁴ from any prosecution⁵.

3. Libya's new leaders will declare liberation on Sunday. Such a move following the death of Muammar Gadhafi will start the clock for elections and a transition to a democracy.

4. Saudi Arabia is in mourning following the death of the heir to the throne. Crown Prince Sultan bin⁶ Abdul-Aziz Al Saud died in New York at the age of 80. Saudi rulers are expected to move quickly to name the new king-in-waiting.

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1 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 caucuses
n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议
参考例句：
Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。来自互联网

3 penalize
vt.对…处以刑罚，宣告…有罪；处罚
参考例句：
It would be unfair to penalize those without a job.失业人员待遇低下是不公平的。 The association decided not to penalize you for the race.赛马协会决定对你不予处罚。

4 immunity
n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权
参考例句：
The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。 He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

5 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。 He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

6 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。