美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-12

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1. President Bush took his plan to increase troops in Iraq on the road today. He spoke¹ to servicemen and women at Fort Benning, Georgia. Meantime on Capitol Hill, leaders in Congress questioned top administration officials about the plan.

2. International peace activists³ marched to the US naval⁴ base at Guantanamo Bay today. They demanded the prison there be closed. The facility opened five years ago. The dozen protestors included peace activist² Cindy Sheehan.

3. The defense⁵ says the accuser in the Duke lacrosse sex assault case told an investigator⁶ that one of the three players charged didn't commit any sex act on her during the attack. Court papers filed by the defense say the player was Reade Seligmann.

4. One of soccer's top stars is coming to America. David Beckham is leaving Real Madrid at the end of the season to join the Los Angeles Galaxy⁷. He's got a five-year deal with the Major League Soccer club.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. serviceman: n-count
A serviceman is a man who is in the army, navy, or air force.

2. defense: n-count
The defense is the case that is presented by a lawyer in a trial for the person who has been accused of a crime. You can also refer to this person's lawyer as the defense.