美联社新闻一分钟 2006-02-15

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1. 78-year-old Harry¹ Whittington, the Austin lawyer, who was shot by Vice² President Dick Cheney while quail³ hunting over the weekend, suffered a minor⁴ heart attack Tuesday morning. Whittington is back in intensive care at a Corpus Christi hospital.

2. The man convicted of raping⁵ and murdering 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in Florida two years ago cried and apologized in court Tuesday. Joseph Smith says he has a drug problem. A judge will decide next month if he'll receive the death penalty.

3. Jury selection continues in the case of Zacarias Moussaoui. A judge decided⁶ that Moussaoui will no longer be allowed in the courtroom because of his outbursts. He'll watch the proceedings⁷ from a close circuit monitor in jail. His trial is set to begin March 6th.

4. Dozens of couples pledged their love on Valentine's Day by getting married on the eightieth floor of the Empire State Building. To get married in the building, couples have to write essays explaining why they want to get married there. Once married, the couples become members of the prestigious⁸ Empire State Building Wedding Club

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prestigious : adjective
greatly respected and admired, usually because of being important:
e.g. a prestigious literary award