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AP NEWS 2008-01-311. The Fed continues to drop interest rates, cutting short-term rates by a half point, moving to combat an economic slowdown and weakness in financial markets. This follows last week's dramatic rate drop. And more cuts may be coming.

2. John Edwards is giving up his pursuit of the Oval Office. He dropped out of the race in New Orleans. And he's confident a Democrat¹ can take back the White House. He stopped short of endorsing² Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.

3. A blast of winter is hitting the Northeast after leaving the Midwest, sending temperatures diving, blinding drivers with snow and icing roads. So far, five deaths are blamed on the storm.

4. In suburban³ Chicago, a man moves off this busy commuter⁴ rail line just in time before a train collides with his minivan. Then a second train finishes off the vehicle, sending it on fire. The man was cited for drunk driving.

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 endorsing
v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。来自互联网 Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。来自互联网

3 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

4 commuter
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-31