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1. The White House says sanctions may be coming against Syria with the US condemning¹ violent crackdown on anti-government protesters there. More than 300 people have been killed.

2. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says he is not running for president in 2012. Barbour said it was a difficult personal decision. But he said it would have been an all-consuming effort to the exclusion² of all else.

3. In Libya, a compound used by leader Moammar Gadhafi is targeted by NATO airstrikes. The damaged structures include a library and a reception hall for dignitaries. Gadhafi was not there.

4. At the White House, Easter comes a day late with the annual Easter Egg Roll. Thousands of kids and parents swarm³ the South Lawn, pushing pastel hard-boiled eggs across the grass.

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1 condemning
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 exclusion
n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行
参考例句：
Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。 He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。

3 swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入
参考例句：
There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。 A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。