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1. It looks like Newt Gingrich won't be able to mount a write-in campaign for the Republican primary in Virginia after all. The Gingrich campaign had said that would be the path it would take, after state party officials said he failed to submit the required signatures, but a write-in wouldn't be allowed.

2. Conditions in Bethlehem are quite raw, but tens of thousands of tourists and Christmas pilgrims are still helping¹ to bring warm holidays cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Turnout is that's highest more than a decade.

3. North Korea is calling Kim Jong il's son supreme² leader of its military as it speeds up the campaign to install the young man as the communist nation's next leader. North Korea earlier called Kim Jong Un supreme commander.

4. Santa's trackers at NORAD say he's breaking records on social media and by old-fashioned telephone this Christmas Eve. Santa's NORAD Facebook page exceeded 840,000 likes by midmorning.

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1 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。