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1. Herman Cain is suspending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination¹. His campaign is suffered since allegations of sexual harassment² and a long-term affair surfaced. Cain calls those claims hurtful but still false.

2. Iraq's prime minister says Monday's bombing in Baghdad was in fact an assassination³ attempt against him. However, Nouri al-Maliki says the attack in the Green Zone does not mean security forces aren't ready to protect the nation.

3. Vice⁴ President Joe Biden is in Turkey touting⁵ political freedoms. He told a crowd of entrepreneurs that democracy spurs economic innovation and that nothing good comes from censoring⁶ the internet.

4. Two giant pandas are making a 5,000-mile journey from China to Scotland. The pandas will arrive at their new home at the Edinburgh zoo Sunday, and then spend time adjusting to their new surroundings and handlers.

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1 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 harassment
n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
参考例句：
She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。 The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

3 assassination
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
参考例句：
The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。 Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

4 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 touting
v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
参考例句：
He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。来自《简明英汉词典》 Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。来自互联网

6 censoring
删剪（书籍、电影等中被认为犯忌、违反道德或政治上危险的内容）( censor的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Therefore, exhibitors shall not make use of these materials before censoring. 展商在审查前不可使用这些资料。 The company then said it would end self-censoring search results, putting it at odds with Beijing. 随后该公司表示，将停止自我审查搜索结果，从而与中国政府发生对抗。