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1.Senate majority leader
Harry1 Reid is not giving up. He wants to pass
defense2 authorization3 bill that includes a deadline for
dealing4 with Iraq. The Senate blocked an attempt by
Democrats5 to pass a bill that would have ordered troops
withdrawal6 in Iraq.
2.Meanwhile, the highest ranking Iraqi in the al-Qaeda leadership is in
custody7. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow says the arrest is another step forward in getting al-Qaeda members off the street.
3.Two officers in Kansas are recovering after being shot while responding to a deadly domestic
disturbance8 investigators9 believe was a murder-suicide. When police burst into this
Wichita top apartment
complex early Wednesday, they found the bodies of a suspected gunman, an 18-year-old woman and a third victim. Another man is in critical condition.
4.This is Gareth Groves's brand new Hummer. When he bought it five days ago, he knew his
eco-friendly DC neighbors
disapproved10, but he didn't expect this. On Monday, two masked men were seen taking a bat to every window, a knife to each tire and scratching the paint. Investigators say they don't have many leads.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.Wichita
the largest city in the US state of Kansas. Wichita was on the Chisholm Trail, the main route used by cowboys moving cattle from Texas to the north of the US. Today the city is one of the main aircraft manufacturing centres in the US.
2.complex
an assemblage of related buildings, units, etc.
3.eco-friendly
(colloq.) avoiding harm to the natural environment
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