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1. President Barack is back in Iowa as he begins what he calls his road to the convention. He says Mitt¹ Romney and the Republican Party are offering outdated² ideas that are ill-suited for the country today.

2. Romney, the GOP presidential nominee³ was in Ohio, promoting an agenda he says will bring a winning season back to the country. He says he wants to develop natural resources that will help make the US energy independent.

3. Syria activists⁴ say government warplanes and ground forces are pounding the country's largest city Aleppo. There are also reports of shelling and overnight battles in neighborhoods of Damascus.

4. This isn't how Penn State wanted to begin its new chapter following a child sex abuse scandal at the school. The Nittany Lions has the lost the season opener to Ohio 24 to 14.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 outdated
adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时
参考例句：
That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。 Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

3 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 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》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-04