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1. President Barack Obama says he is pleased the Senate has passed a two-month extension of the social security payroll¹ tax cut. The Senate voted 89 to 10 in favor of the measure today. It also extends jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed².

2. A military court continues to hear evidence against army private first-class Bradley Manning. The 24-year-old is accused of leaking US military and diplomatic secrets to the WikiLeaks website.

3. More than 400 people have been killed by flash floods in the Philippines. Many were swept away while they slept. The floods came after hours of heavy rain from a tropic storm.

4. Defense³ secretary Leon Panetta is the first Pentagon chief to ever set foot on Libyan solid. Panetta's visit comes just after an eight-month civil war ousted⁴ Muammar Gadhafi.

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1 payroll
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
参考例句：
His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。 I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

2 unemployed
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。 The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

3 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。