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1. A Misrata military council official says Moammar Gadhafi, his son and a top aide have been buried in a secret location. The three bodies have been held in cold storage in Misrata since Gadhafi was captured near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. Libya's new leaders have promised an investigation¹ into Gadhafi's death.

2. At least 366 people are dead after Sunday's powerful earthquake in Turkey. Officials say more than 2000 buildings collapsed² during the 7.2 magnitude quake. Hundreds of aftershocks have followed.

3. A nurse who treated Michael Jackson will be back on the stand in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Jackson's doctor. The nurse said she repeatedly warned Jackson that using propofol could kill him.

4. Today, we find out if Joe the Plumber³ will try to become Joe the Congressman⁴ in Ohio. Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher has already filed the paperwork and has a campaign website to help raise money.

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1 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。

2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 plumber
n.(装修水管的)管子工
参考例句：
Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？ The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

4 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。