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1. President Barack Obama says he's ready to work with the GOP, and he wants to start with taxes and spending. The president called Tuesday's election a "shellacking" for Democrats¹. The president says he hopes to learn from the setback² just as other presidents have.

2. Qantas says it's suspending all flights of its Airbus 380 jetliners after a midair engine problem forced an emergency landing. Witnesses say they heard a blast and saw debris³ fall to the ground. Qantas denies there was any explosion.

3. A tropical storm warning has been issued in Jamaica as Tomas approaches. The storm is also threatening to hit earthquake-ravaged Haiti as a hurricane. The storm is located about 350 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince with winds near 50 miles per hour.

4. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says worries that the Fed's plan to aid the economy could unleash⁴ inflation are overblown. Bernanke announced Wednesday that the Fed would buy 600 billion dollars worth of government bonds. The move is aimed to make loans cheaper, spur spending and invigorate the economy.

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1 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》

2 setback
n.退步，挫折，挫败
参考例句：
Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。 She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

4 unleash
vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开
参考例句：
They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。 Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。