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1. President Barack Obama has outlined his ideas on ways to cut national spending. The president wants to cut four trillion dollars over a dozen years, through cuts in the growth of Medicare spending, cuts in defense¹ and an end to some tax loopholes, along with an end to tax cuts for wealthier Americans.

2. Police say a ten-year-old boy escaped through the window of a minivan as his mother drove herself and three children into New York's Hudson River. A mother and three children died. Police say Lashanda Armstrong drove the minivan into the river after she was involved in a domestic² dispute³.

3. A Kentucky couple wants the TSA to change how it screens children after their six-year-old daughter was frisked at the New Orleans airport. The family was returning home from a vacation this month when their daughter Anna was selected for a pat-down. The couple posted a video of the search on YouTube.

4. The president to the Czech Republic is getting a lot of attention on the Internet after a video went viral showing him apparently⁴ pocketing a ceremonial pen. Czech television broadcast the video of the incident that happened during a ceremony last week in Chile.

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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 domestic
adj.家里的，国内的，本国的；n.家仆，佣人
参考例句：
This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。 She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。

3 dispute
n.争端，分歧；v.争论，争吵，辩论，辩驳
参考例句：
They are trying to find a way of settling the dispute.他们正设法寻找解决争端的办法。 The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.争执双方应相互礼貌些。

4 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。