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1.It's been hailed as a major announcement regarding US policy in Iraq. But President Bush isn't giving any hints about the plan he is working on. He welcomed Iraq's vice president to the White House today as part of an ongoing fact-finding study about the war.
2. A pair of blasts killed at least 63 and wounded more than 200 people today in Baghdad. Government officials believe Sunni extremists are to blame. Many day laborers were killed while waiting for work in today's explosions.
3. With 2 more storms expected this week including one tomorrow, rescuers are racing against the clock to find 3 climbers missing on Oregon's Mount Hood. More searchers are heading up the mountain today and the National Guard will send a helicopter.
4. And how about this for a thrill? These 2 astronauts, part of Discovery's crew, have started a spacewalk to help install a new component on the International Space Station.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. hail : VERB
If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly.
2. fact-finding : ADJ
A fact-finding mission or visit is one whose purpose is to get information about a particular situation, especially for an official group.
3. laborer : N-COUNT
A laborer is a person who does a job which involves a lot of hard physical work.
4. race against time : PHR
You descrbe a situation as a race against time when you have to work very fast in order to do something before a particular time, or before another thing happens.
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