美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-31

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1. President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agree fighting terrorism is a top priority. The two leaders met at Camp David for the first time since Brown took office, replacing Bush's longtime ally Tony Blair. In addition to policy talks, the White House says the meeting was designed for the two men to get to know each other.

2. Christy Freeman is being held without bond in Ocean City, Maryland. Police found the bodies of 4 infants at her home. None of the babies had developed to full term.

3. Atlanta Falcon's quarterback Michael Vick's co-defendant¹ pleaded guilty today in Virginia to dogfighting charges. Meanwhile, Vick is speaking out for the first time today after being charged. He told the local radio station he knows he has put the city and his team through a lot.

4. Chief Justice John Roberts is in a hospital in Maine after a fall at his summer home. The Supreme² Court spokeswoman says the 52-year-old chief was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. full term: noun
the end of gestation³ or point at which birth is imminent

2. co-defendant: adj [only before noun]
A defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants⁴ in a single action

3. put...through:
to make someone do or experience something difficult or unpleasant

4. precaution: countable usually plural
something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening: