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Hello to you, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com news room in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The Atlanta courthouse shooter will spend the rest of his life behind bars with no chance for parole. That sentence was handed down this morning. Last month, jurors found Brain Nichols guilty of killing¹ four people and leaving another person with brain damage in a 2005 rampage. He was up for the death penalty, but spared yesterday when the jury deadlocked². In Georgia, a death sentence requires a unanimous jury decision.

Either jump ship or be thrown overboard. Those are essentially³ the options Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is being given. The state Attorney General was asking the State Supreme⁴ Court to remove him that is if the legislature doesn't impeach⁵ him first. Now right now, he is not saying much. Federal officials say Blagojevich was trying to sell or trade the US Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Defense⁶ Secretary Robert Gates is paying a surprise visit to Iraq today. He is talking to U. S. commanders there as the military prepares to cut troop levels. Many expect President-elect Barack Obama to start withdrawing troops at a faster pace. During his campaign, Obama said he wants combat troops out of Iraq in 16 months, but he also said he will listen to commanders on the ground.

Police in Florida believe remains⁷ found in a wooded area are those of Caylee Anthony. Her mum's defense attorneys say they have been told the hair and the body measurements match Caylee's. The FBI will do DNA⁸ test. A utility worker found the remains Thursday near Caylee's grandparents' home. Caylee disappeared back in June may you remember. Her mom Casey Anthony is charged with the girl's murder, prosecutors⁹ say they will not seek the death penalty.

Florida Governor Charlie Christ has taken the plunge¹⁰. We are not talking about swimming folks. Christ is the first sitting governor in Florida to wed¹¹ in nearly 42 years. Florida media report he married New Yorker Carron Rome last night in St. Petersburg. About 200 people attended their wedding. Christ is 52 years old. His bride is 39. Christ and Rome met at a dinner in New York in September of last year. He proposed 10 months later.

Those are the headlines at this hour, for more on these stories and other news of the day. CNN is your source online, on TV, even when you're on the go.

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1 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。

2 deadlocked
陷入僵局的；僵持不下的
参考例句：
The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。 The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。

3 essentially
adv.本质上，实质上，基本上
参考例句：
Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。 She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

4 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。

5 impeach
v.弹劾；检举
参考例句：
We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。 The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

6 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。

7 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。 Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

9 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

10 plunge
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。 That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

11 wed
v.娶，嫁，与…结婚
参考例句：
The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。 The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。