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1. President Bush appoints embattled nominee John Bolton as ambassador to the UN, sidestepping the Senate which is on its August break.
2. Saudi Arabia's King Fahd has died. Fahd who moved the kingdom closer to the United States, ruled in name only since his stroke in 1995.
3. Iran agrees to delay reopening a nuclear processing plant after announcing it would resume work on its controversial nuclear program.
4. As NASA mulls what to do about the latest problem with Discovery, astronauts remove a failed spinning wheel that helps steer the international space station.
5. And Pairs Hilton and Nicole Richie stuck together, FOX says it's re-signed the feuding friends for a new season of "The Simple Life".
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. embattled :ADJ-GRADED:usu ADJ n,=beleaguered; embattled
If you describe a person, group, or organization as embattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties.
eg. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.
2. sidestep :VB,also side-step,=evade;sidestep,sidesteps,sidestepping,sidestepped
If you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it.
eg. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question.
eg. He was trying to sidestep responsibility.
3. mull :VB;mull,mulls,mulling,mulled
If you mull something, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. (AM)
eg. Last month, a federal grand jury began mulling evidence in the case.
eg. Do you know why he was mulling and hesitating?
4. feud :V-RECIP;feud,feuds,feuding,feuded
If one person or group feuds with another, they have a quarrel that lasts a long time. You can also say that two people or groups feud.
eg. He feuded with his ex-wife.
eg. Their families had feuded since their teenage daughters quarrelled two years ago.
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