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From CNN.com headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A "corruption¹ crime spree", those are the words from a U. S attorney in the Illinois governor corruption case. Last hour, the federal prosecutor² went through a laundry list of evidence against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The Fed said he and his chief of staff conspired³ to sell or trade Barack Obama's vacant U. S. Senate seat. They have a court appearance scheduled for later this afternoon.

Idaho Senator Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with that airport sex sting. A Minnesota court panel rejected that bid today. Craig was arrested in June of 2007 in a Minneapolis airport bathroom stall after an undercover officer said that Craig solicited⁴ sex. He originally pleaded guilty and paid a fine, but he changed his mind after his arrest became public.

A fourth day of riots between protestors and Greek police outside the capital city's parliament. The demonstrations⁵ followed Saturday's fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer. That 15-year-old boy was laid to rest today in Athens. Our i-Reporters captured some of the events as they unfolded. This one was sent in from Athens. The Government is vowing⁶ to hold those involved in the violence accountable.

More political pressure on Zimbabwe today as President Bush calls for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to step down. The country, once known as Africa's "Bread Basket" is in the middle of a humanitarian⁷ and political crisis. Mugabe has led the country since its independence in 1980. And a chorus of international leaders are calling on him to step down. A cholera⁸ outbreak there has taken 600 lives and infected thousands. The World Heath Organization says it could get worse from here.

By 2010, cancer will be the world's number one killer⁹ beating out heart disease. That's according to the World Health Organization. It says rising tobacco-using countries like China and India and better diagnosing of disease are probably the reasons why. Cancer deaths could reach 7 million this year alone and by 2030 new cancer deaths could rise to 17 million.

Those are your headlines right now. Please stick with us here at the CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

3 conspired
密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )；搞阴谋；（事件等）巧合；共同导致
参考例句：
They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。 Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

4 solicited
v.恳求( solicit的过去式和过去分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求
参考例句：
He's already solicited their support on health care reform. 他已就医疗改革问题请求他们的支持。来自辞典例句 We solicited ideas from Princeton University graduates and under graduates. 我们从普林斯顿大学的毕业生与大学生中征求意见。来自辞典例句

5 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )；表明；表达；游行示威
参考例句：
Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

6 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

7 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

8 cholera
n.霍乱
参考例句：
The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。 Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

9 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。