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1. Presidential Barack Obama says his plan to stop deporting¹ younger born by the illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will make the system more fair, more efficient and more just.

2. The Pentagon says it will mark gay pride month on June 26. It's the first step for the military. The event will feature remarks by a top Pentagon lawyer and a panel discussion featuring gay and lesbian service members, discussing the value of gay service and diversity.

3. Republican president candidate Mitt² Romney says small-town dreams are being smothered³ under President Barack Obama. Speaking in New Hampshire Friday, Romney said Obama has failed to give the middle-class of American a fair shot.

4. Police in Buffalo⁴, New York say they found a body of a man who apparently⁵ died from a self-inflict gunshot wound. It's believed to be the body of a special force soldier-turned-trauma surgeon, Timothy Jorden, suspected in the shooting death of his ex-girl at the hospital where they both worked.

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1 deporting
v.将…驱逐出境( deport的现在分词 )；举止
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2 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。

3 smothered
（使）窒息，（使）透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖；忍住；抑制
参考例句：
He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。 The fire is smothered by ashes. 火被灰闷熄了。

4 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
参考例句：
Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。 The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

5 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。