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1. The top Republican in the Senate has a new idea on how to solve the nation’s debt limit problem. Senator Mitch McConnell says President Barack Obama should have the power to unilaterally increase the debt limit, so it's not to default on U.S. obligations.

2. It’s the last spacewalk of NASA's space shuttle era. Tuesday astronauts retrieved¹ a broken pump from the International Space Station, and installed a fuel filling experiment for a robot.

3. President Barak Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to an Afghanistan War veteran. Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry is the second living active duty service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

4. Michelle Obama and three former first ladies are paying their respects to Betty Ford² at her funeral today. The former fist lady died on Friday.

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1 retrieved
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）
参考例句：
Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。来自《简明英汉词典》 He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。来自辞典例句

2 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。