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1. Rick Santorum continues to reap the benefits of his three victories yesterday. He says since then he's collected a quarter million dollars in donations as he tries to win the GOP presidential nomination¹.

2. A Missouri teenager has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in killing² nine-year-old girl. Alyssa Bustamante had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the stabbing and strangling of her neighbor.

3. The White House says it wants to search for ways to address concerns over a new birth control coverage³ mandate⁴. Some religious groups are bogging⁵ over the notion. And Republicans in Congress say Congress will reverse the order if the President doesn't do it himself.

4. Brazil has found another reason to party. The country is celebrating 80 years of samba parades with what else, a massive samba parade in Rio.

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1 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。

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

4 mandate
n.托管地；命令，指示
参考例句：
The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。 The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

5 bogging
n.陷入，沉入v.（使）陷入泥沼，（使）陷入困境( bog的现在分词 )；妨碍，阻碍
参考例句：
Every day danger mounted, he said, but the deal was bogging down. 他说，危险与日俱增，但是谈判却迟迟没有进展。来自辞典例句 It's bogging down on me. 现在这样快憋死我了。来自辞典例句