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1.The Senate cleared the way Tuesday for Chuck Hagel to be the country's next Defense¹ Secretary. Hagel's fellow republicans at previous argue that his record on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons disqualified him with the join.

2.President Barack Obama says there is no to make automatic budget cuts less damaging by giving him the authority to decide what to cut. Senate Republicans have suggested giving Obama that flexibility² instead of letting the across the board cuts kick in Friday.

3.New York City police say they have a suspect in custody³ in the killing⁴ and dismembering of a 45-year-old woman. The woman's remains⁵ were found in several heavy duty plastic garbage bags by a man walking his dog Tuesday morning.

4.Former basketball star, Dennis Rodman, is showing off his basketball skills and flamboyant⁶ style to North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the country's young leader is said to have been a fan of Chicago Bulls in the 1990s when Rodham won the 3 championships with the team.

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1 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。

2 flexibility
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
参考例句：
Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。 The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

3 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 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。

5 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 flamboyant
adj.火焰般的，华丽的，炫耀的
参考例句：
His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。 The King's flamboyant lifestyle is well known.国王的奢华生活方式是人尽皆知的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-02