美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-02

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1. Donald Rumsfeld says he'd never take part in a cover-up. The former Defense¹ Secretary testified on Capitol Hill today, telling a House committee he had nothing to do with the military's response to the friendly fire death of one-time NFL player Pat Tillman.

2. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama says if elected he'd remove troops from Iraq, and dispatch them to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Earlier, rival candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton called his foreign policy ideas "naive²".

3. Two Missouri teens have been charged with kidnapping and assault after allegedly snatching an eighteen-year-old woman who is due to give birth next week. Prosecutors³ say the pair wanted to kidnap her baby boy.

4. And it's Whoopi. Barbara Walters announced Ms Goldberg will serve as Rosie O'Donnell's replacement⁴ on "The View". The actress comedienne is set to debut⁵ September 4th.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. cover-up: noun
an attempt to prevent the public from discovering the truth about something

2. House: noun
House of Representatives

3. one-time: adj [only before noun]
former

4. hopeful: noun
someone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting⁶, sports, politics etc

5. naive: adj
showing lack of experience, wisdom or judgement

6. snatch: verb
to take someone away from a person or place, especially by force

7. comedienne: noun
a female comedian⁷

8. debut: verb
to appear in public or become available for the first time