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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening Now In The News.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been ordered to jail. He was found guilty of violating terms of his bond. He apologized but the judge said he'd have to give the same treatment to the mayor as any other criminal defendant¹. Kilpatrick's lawyers plan to appeal. The Democratic mayor also faces perjury² and other criminal charges, all of which he denies.

Nine people are missing and feared dead, after a helicopter sent to pick up firefighters crashed Tuesday night. The firefighters were battling a fire near Mount Shasta in Northern California. The area is very remote and steep and rescuers had a hard time reaching the crash site. Four survivors³ were airlifted to hospitals with severe burns.

Osama bin⁴ Laden's former driver told a military jury today that he only worked for the terrorist leader because he needed a job. Yesterday six Pentagon-appointed jurors found Salim Hamdan guilty of aiding terrorism while acquitting⁵ him of conspiracy⁶ at the first US war crimes trial since World War II. Prosecutors⁷ asked for a sentence of no less than 30 years. Under tribunal rules, the jury imposes the sentence, not the judge. A Pentagon legal official reviews the sentence and is only allowed to reduce it.

Pakistan's ruling coalition⁸ has agreed to pursue the impeachment⁹ of President Pervez Musharraf. Lawmakers will first demand Mr. Musharraf submit to a vote of confidence in the newly elected Parliament. A Pakistan People's Party spokesman tells CNN that the National Assembly will meet on Monday to consider the vote of confidence and impending¹⁰ impeachment proceedings¹¹.

And the month-long cat-and-mouse game between Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers is finally over. The Packers made a deal last night to trade the legendary¹² quarterback to the New York Jets. Favre had announced his retirement¹³ in March, and then decided¹⁴ last month he still wanted to play. The Packers for whom Favre has played for 16 years weren't so receptive. The team decided this week to part ways with Favre, clearing the way for a trade.

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

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1 defendant
n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句：
The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。 The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

2 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。

3 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 acquitting
宣判…无罪( acquit的现在分词 )；使（自己）作出某种表现
参考例句：
Meanwhile Ms Sotomayor is acquitting herself well enough. 另一方面，Sotomayor女士正在完成自己的任务。 It has the following characteristics: high speed of data acquitting and data processing. 固件程序具有较高的采集响应速度和数据处理速度。

6 conspiracy
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。 He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

7 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。

8 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

9 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

10 impending
a.imminent, about to come or happen
参考例句：
Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。 The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

11 proceedings
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。 to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

12 legendary
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。 Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

13 retirement
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。 I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

14 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。