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2008.05.27
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1. At least seven people have been killed in 1 . Some of the worst damage was in Parkersburg, Iowa where homes and a high school were destroyed. Forecasters are keeping an eye out for more severe weather today.
2. Americans are paying tribute to fallen troops in Memorial Day observances. President Bush today laid 2 and spoke of the sacrifices of service members and their families.
3. Republican presidential candidate John McCain spent Memorial Day defending his opposition to legislation that would give 3 . McCain said his position is the right one rather than the politically expedient one. Barack Obama supports the measure which passed the Senate.
4. After a historic, near perfect landing NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is getting ready to begin 4 . The lander has already sent back some photos of the area, giving scientists the first-ever glimpse of the Red Planet's high northern latitudes.
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WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. keep an eye out:
To be watchful.
2. observance: n.
Something you do as part of a ceremony, especially a religious ceremony.
3. Tomb of the Unknowns:
A national monument in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, US, where soldiers whose names were not known are buried from World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It represents all the US people who died in those wars.
4. expedient: adj.
Helping you to deal with a problem quickly and effectively although sometimes in a way that is not morally right
5. lander: n.
A space vehicle designed to land on a celestial body, such as the moon or a planet.
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