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1. President-elect Obama and President Bush have held their first face-to-face meeting since election. Obama and his wife arrived at the White House about ten minutes early. The president and president-elect later waited for cameras as they strode along the Colonnade¹ to the Oval Office.

2. The man is being questioned in the killings² of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew is staying in jail. William Balfour is being held for violating parole from a prior conviction. A parole board official says a witness reported seeing him with a gun matching the description of the weapon used in the killings.

3. Those finding a travel by air this holiday season ought to be ready for delays and other hassles. A new study on airline performance says there has been a steady decline in on-time arrivals, baggage handling and other aspects of air travel over the last few years, and things are at their worst in December.

4. New pictures are showing how active a volcano near Ecuador's capital of Quito is gotten. Lava³ was seen spewing down the mountainside but officials say it doesn't threaten any cities.

ORDS IN THE NEWS

1. parole board: n.

the people who decide if a prisoner should get permission to leave prison

2. hassle: n.

something that is annoying, because it causes problems or is difficult to do

3. spew: v.

When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities.