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1. Congress is moving forward with passing this year's budget. The House has approved a 38-billion-dollar package of spending cuts. House Speaker John Boehner says this deal is a move in the right direction.

2. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says the top official overseeing the nation's air traffic system has resigned. This comes after recent reports of several controllers falling asleep on the job, including a controller at Reno's airport earlier this week.

3. Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford¹ is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup² truck. The recall will now include nearly 1.2 million vehicles that may have defective³ air bags.

4. An era in daytime television is coming to an end. ABC announced Thursday that it is canceling the soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live". Both programs have been part of the network's lineup for more than 40 years.

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1 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 pickup
n.拾起，获得
参考例句：
I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。\|\|The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

3 defective
adj.有毛病的，有问题的，有瑕疵的
参考例句：
The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为一件次品而受到媒体攻击。 If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷，顾客有权索赔。