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1. Thousands of Katrina survivors¹ are set to be moved again. FEMA says some of the trailers may have dangerously high levels of formaldehyde which could cause respiratory problems for those living in them.

2. Republican members of the House walked out en masse today. They are trying to force Democrats² to vote on a Senate bill that would extend the government's ability to eavesdrop³ on suspected terrorists. The current law is set to expire this weekend.

3. John McCain is getting a boost from a former rival. Mitt⁴ Romney who recently dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination⁵ is now backing McCain's bid. He's also asking his 280 convention delegates to support the Arizona Senator.

4. Parents may wanna get in line now. Fisher-Price has introduced a new Elmo doll. It's described as groundbreaking. Toy insiders say this one is more than your regular plush toy, but it's also interactive⁶ and certain to get a laugh out of whoever plays with it.

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1 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 eavesdrop
v.偷听，倾听
参考例句：
He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.他藏在壁橱里，以便偷听。 It is not polite to eavesdrop on the conversation of other people.偷听他人说话是很不礼貌的。

4 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

5 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 interactive
adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的
参考例句：
The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。 This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-02-15