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1. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host a meeting of allies to urge opponents of the Syrian regime to unite under a set of common principles. The friends of Syria group meets on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

2. There is no bail¹ for the man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that has inflamed² parts of the Middle East. A federal judge has deemed him a flight risk after he was arrested for allegedly violating his probation³ on a check fraud conviction.

3. Police are still trying to piece together why a man opened fire in a Minneapolis office, killing⁴ four people and himself. Four others were wounded, including three critically.

4. And the US Postal⁵ Service will miss a $ 5.6 billion payment due to the Treasury⁶ on Sunday its second default in as many months. The agency has been requesting congressional assistance that's on hold at least until Congress comes back after the November elections.

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1 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

2 inflamed
adj.发炎的，红肿的v.（使）变红，发怒，过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. 他的评论激怒了全国教师。 Her joints are severely inflamed. 她的关节严重发炎。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

4 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 postal
adj.邮政的，邮局的
参考例句：
A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。 Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

6 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-07