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1. Former presidential candidate John Edwards is found not guilty on one of six campaign fraud charges. The jury not reaching a verdict on the others, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on them.

2. A federal appeals court rejects part of the Defense¹ of Marriage Act. But the ruling will not be enforced until the US Supreme² Court decides the case. A panel of judges says defining marriage discriminates³ against gay couples.

3. Mitt⁴ Romney goes after Solyndra, the green energy company that went broke after getting government loans. The Republican presidential candidate made an unannounced visit to the California plant.

4. An old-fashioned splashdown off Mexico's Baja California for the unmanned SpaceX Dragon supply ship. This marks a new era in space travel, the first commercial space cargo⁵ carrier.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 discriminates
分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的第三人称单数 )；歧视，有差别地对待
参考例句：
The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers. 这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。 One test governs state legislation that discriminates against interstate commerce. 一个检验约束歧视州际商业的州立法。来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

5 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。