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1. The Iowa caucus¹ on Monday, the first official contacts of the 2016 presidential race. Democrat² Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in the very tight race. Meanwhile, Donald Trump³ and Ted⁴ Cruz are expected to lead the republicans.

2. Super junior Texas students are under arrest in the death of a 13-year old girl. 18-year old David Eisenhauer is charged with first-degree murder and abduction. 19-year old Natalie Keepers faces charges, including improper⁵ disposal of the body.

3. Myanmar's new parliament was seated Monday. The national lead for democracy holds about 80% of the seats. Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is a part of that party.

4. And final two inmates⁶ that escaped from a jail in Orange county, California were back behind bars. They were caught in San Francisco Saturday.

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1 caucus
n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议
参考例句：
This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。 It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

2 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

5 improper
adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的
参考例句：
Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。 Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

6 inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-2-11