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Good afternoon. I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

We're following the high drama on Capitol Hill, where a baseball superstar is trying to defend his reputation. Seven-time Cy Young Award winning, Roger Clemens again flatly denies he ever used steroids, human growth hormone¹ or any other performance-enhancing substance. His former personal trainer Brian McNamee is just as forceful in renewing his allegation, repeating that he injected the drugs into Clemens at the pitcher's request.

One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists is dead. Imad Mougniyeh was killed in an explosion in Syria this morning. Mougniyeh was a top Hezbollah commander. He was blamed for several high-profile terrorist acts that left hundreds of Americans and Israelis dead, including the 17-day hijacking² of a TWA Flight in 1985. He was also suspected of masterminding the attacks on the US embassy and Marine³ barracks in Lebanon that killed more than 260 Americans in 1983.

Defense⁴ Secretary Robert Gates is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after breaking his right shoulder. This is video of Gates earlier this week in Baghdad. Gates fell on an icy step at his Washington home last night. The Pentagon says it wasn't until this morning that he realized he needed medical attention. It doesn't look like he will need surgery.

Barack Obama now leads Hillary Clinton in the delegate count for the Democratic presidential nomination⁵. He won all three of Tuesday's primary contests. Republican John McCain also scored a clean sweep adding to his delegate count. On February 19th, voters in Hawaii, Washington state and Wisconsin will have their turn.

Expect to see new episodes of your favorite shows in the coming weeks. The writers' strike is officially over. Writers are back to work today, clearing the way for more movie and TV production to ramp⁶ back up. They voted on a deal with studios Tuesday. Union leaders said they were pleased with the agreement. The strike's end also means writers will not picket⁷ or boycott⁸ the Academy Awards which is on February 24th.

Well, those are the headlines this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 hormone
n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌
参考例句：
Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。 This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

2 hijacking
n. 劫持, 抢劫动词hijack的现在分词形式
参考例句：
I have been told about the hijacking . 我已听说了那次劫机事件。来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语 They are taking measures to guarantee against the occurrence of hijacking. 他们正采取措施防止劫机事件的发生。

3 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。

4 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。

5 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 ramp
n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速
参考例句：
That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。 The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

7 picket
n.纠察队；警戒哨；v.设置纠察线；布置警卫
参考例句：
They marched to the factory and formed a picket.他们向工厂前进,并组成了纠察队。 Some of the union members did not want to picket.工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。

8 boycott
n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与
参考例句：
We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。 The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。