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1. President Bush's first Secretary of State Colin Powell says he doesn't agree with Bush's anti-terror fight. Powell was opposed to the president's plans for harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists.
2. Ford is offering buyouts to more than 75,000 of its unionized workers in the US. The plan is aimed at cutting costs in light of slumping sales.
3. A woman who identified herself as the mother of the Montreal gunman says he was a good man. She told a reporter to ask the neighbors, but neighbors say the gunman was a loner who wore dark clothing.
4. Anna Nicole Smith's attorney says she supports a formal inquest into the death of her 20-year-old son. The attorney says Smith wants people to ''not jump to conclusions'' in the investigation into how her son died.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. interrogate: verb
If a police officer interrogates someone, they question the thoroughly for a long time in order to get some information from them.
2. buyout: n-count
A buyout is the buying of a company, especially by its managers or employees.
3. unionized: adj.
Unionized workers belong to trade unions. If a company or place is unionized, most of the workers there belong to the trade unions.
4. slump: verb
If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount
5. loner : n-count
If you describe someone as a loner, you mean they prefer to be alone rather than with a group of people.
6. inquest: u-count
When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause.
7. jump to a conclusion: phrase
If someone jumps to a conclusion, they form an opinion or judgment hastily.
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