美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-19_在线英语听力室

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1. House republican leaders are floating a new plan to counter an emerging bipartisan Senate deal on reopening the government and avoiding a default. But democrats¹ are blasting it. The proposal comes 3 weeks into the partial government shutdown and less than two days before the US will unable to borrow money to pay its bills.

2. A Libyan charged in the deadly 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in New York. Abu Anas Al-Libi kept his hands folded in his laps as the federal judge read the charges. The 49-year-old was captured during a militant² raid Libya on October 5th.

3. Also in courts, former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner who pleaded guilty to felony false imprisonment³ and two misdemeanor counts of battery. The plea came 6 weeks after Filner was forced to resign over claims of sexual harassment⁴ by numerous women. Sentence is set for December 9th.

4. And it is not your imagination. There really is a tighter squeeze on many planes these days. Major carriers are using thinner seats to pack in more passengers.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 imprisonment
n.关押，监禁，坐牢
参考例句：
His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。 He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

4 harassment
n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
参考例句：
She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。 The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-19