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1. Arizona Democrats¹ are hoping former Representative Gabrielle Giffords's hand-picked successor Ron Barber will win a special congressional election today. Barber's Republican opponent is Jesse Kelly, a former Marine².

2. Trial testimony³ against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky continues today after so-called Victim No.4 describes Sandusky's alleged⁴ abuse in locker⁵ room showers and hotels. The 28-year-old man says he regrets keeping the abuse a secret, and that others were victimized after him.

3. The White House says Commerce Secretary John Bryson will take medical leave while he undergoes tests and evaluations⁶ following a pair of traffic accidents in Los Angeles area Saturday night. Government officials say Bryson had a seizure⁷.

4. And after eight weeks, jurors in the trial against former star baseball pitcher⁸ Roger Clemens will hear closing arguments in his perjury⁹ trial. Clemens stands accused of lying to Congress about using steroids. The jury is exspected to begin deliberations later Tuesday.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

4 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 locker
n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人
参考例句：
At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。 He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

6 evaluations
估价( evaluation的名词复数 )；赋值；估计价值； [医学]诊断
参考例句：
In fact, our moral evaluations are merely expressions of our desires. 事实上，我们的道德评价只是我们欲望的表达形式。来自哲学部分 Properly speaking, however, these evaluations and insights are not within the concept of official notice. 但准确地讲，这些评估和深远见识并未包括在官方通知概念里。

7 seizure
n.没收；占有；抵押
参考例句：
The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。 The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

8 pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手
参考例句：
He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。 Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

9 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。