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In the Rose Garden, President Obama told the nation there's no excuse for the bumpy¹ rollout of the key element of the health care law. He declared confidence that the

administration can fix the problem. "I want the checkout² lines to be smooth. So I want people to be able to get this great product."

Gridlock greeted commuters attempting travel in San Francisco this morning as a major transit³ strike enteres its fourth day.

French authorities want to know why the NSA snapped up over 70 million French phone records in a 30-day period. The French government called the practice totally unacceptable.

U.S. ambassador was summoned to the French Foreign Office to explain.

Weather conditions are predicted to turn against firefighters battling 60 active fires in New South Wales, Australia. Efforts to separate fires appeared to be working. But some

towns are being evacuated⁴.

Tom Ritchie, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 bumpy
adj.颠簸不平的，崎岖的
参考例句：
I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。 The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。

2 checkout
n.（超市等）收银台，付款处
参考例句：
Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。 A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。

3 transit
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
参考例句：
His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。 The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

4 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-25