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2008.05.30
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1. Scott McClellan, former press secretary for President Bush, says he got caught up in what he calls "the Washington game" instead of changing things like the president promised. McClellan has written 1 that's critical of Bush.
2. A medical helicopter crashes on the roof of a hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, catching fire. Two people on board escaped with minor injuries. No patients were on board. An eyewitness says 2 in the air after the crash.
3. A letter from Barack Obama's senate doctor says the presidential candidate is 3 , writing that the 46-year-old Obama is a regular jogger with no excess body fat.
4. Help is on the way for the crew aboard the International Space Station where the only toilet is having some trouble. 4 are coming, on board the space shuttle Discovery, set to blast off Saturday.
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WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. tell-all: adj.
Revealing intimate or scandalous details
2. memoir: n.
a book by someone important and famous in which they write about their life and experiences
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