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1. Authorities have searched the home of the man they say is responsible for killing¹ 13 people and then killing himself at a Binghamton, New York immigration center. One law enforcement officer, speaking anonymously², says the man's name Jiverly Voong is thought to be an alias³. And the area's congressman⁴ says he was recently laid off by IBM.

2. An 89-year-old Ohio man who has been branded a Nazi⁵ guard won't be deported⁶ from the US at least for now. An immigration judge has ordered the deportation⁷ of John Demjanjuk to be put on hold until the court decides whether to reopen the US case ordering his removal.

3. Gay rights activists⁸ are celebrating the Iowa Supreme⁹ Court's decision to strike down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The justices ruled that the ban violated the state's constitution.

4. A federal judge has rejected Michael Vick's plan to emerge from bankruptcy¹⁰, telling the suspended NFL star to rethink how he'll pay back his creditors¹¹. Vick told the judge he's optimistic about playing pro¹² football, but the judge said there is no guarantee the league will reinstate him.

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1 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。

2 anonymously
ad.用匿名的方式
参考例句：
The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。 Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。

3 alias
n.化名；别名；adv.又名
参考例句：
His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。 You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

4 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

5 Nazi
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
参考例句：
They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。 Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

6 deported
v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止
参考例句：
They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。来自《简明英汉词典》 The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 deportation
n.驱逐，放逐
参考例句：
The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。 Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

8 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

11 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。来自《简明英汉词典》 Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 pro
n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者
参考例句：
The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。 Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-05