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Hello and good Wednesday to you, I'm Stacey Elgin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening in NOW IN THE NEWS.

Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each won a primary yesterday, but Obama managed to increase his lead. He's now less than 200 delegates from clinching¹ the presidential nomination². Another big challenge facing Clinton is cash. Aides say she's loaned her campaign over 6 million dollars in the last month.

Former Democratic presidential nominee³ George McGovern is calling on Clinton to drop out of the race. He was an early Clinton's supporter, but now he's backing Obama. The former South Dakota Senator says Clinton will remain an influential⁴ voice in the American future, but it's time to throw in the towel. Both Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill worked on McGovern's failed 1972 presidential campaign.

Well, aid is starting to trickle⁵ in for people who survived the cyclone⁶ that may have killed more than 22000 people. International aid agencies began distributing supplies in Myanmar today. They say it's going slowly because the military government is delaying international workers' visas. The UN is concerned about possible outbreaks of diseases like malaria⁷.

For only the third time since the fall of Communism, Russia has inaugurated a new president. Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in at a ceremony in Moscow today. There are questions though whether he'll have any power. Some believe his predecessor⁸ Vladimir Putin will keep pulling strings⁹ behind the scenes. Within two hours of his swearing in, Medvedev nominated Putin to be prime minister.

Well, a New Jersey¹⁰ cab driver who found a 285-year-old violin in his back seat was treated to a big thank-you concert. Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint played for free at a Newark Airport taxi stand yesterday. He accidentally left the violin in the taxi on the ride from the airport last month. The instrument is worth about 4 million dollars.

Well, that's a look at the latest headlines for you this hour. Do be sure to stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day. Thanks for watching.

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1 clinching
v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）
参考例句：
Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。来自辞典例句 Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。来自互联网

2 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

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 influential
adj.有影响的，有权势的
参考例句：
He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。 He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

5 trickle
vi.淌，滴，流出，慢慢移动，逐渐消散
参考例句：
The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。 The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。

6 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。 The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

7 malaria
n.疟疾
参考例句：
He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。 Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

8 predecessor
n.前辈，前任
参考例句：
It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。 The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

9 strings
n.弦
参考例句：
He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。 She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

10 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。