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1. Suicide bombers attack three hotels frequented by Westerners in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing at least 18 people and wounding a hundred and twenty.
2. The heads of five major oil companies defend the industry's huge profits at a Senate hearing, where they are asked about high prices.
3. British Prime Minister Tony Blair suffers a major setback, losing a crucial parliamentary vote on a sweeping new anti-terror bill.
4. Democrats score big in off-year elections from New Jersey to California, sinking a candidate who embraced President Bush in the campaign.
5. And people came to the ceremony, but Thailand's only two giant pandas were the bride and groom, at a panda wedding party in Chiang Mai Wednesday
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. frequent
2 frequent frequents frequenting frequented
If someone frequents a particular place, they regularly go there. (FORMAL)
I hear he frequents Kenny's, the Cajun restaurant in Hampstead.
VB
2. setback
setback setbacks
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process.
He has suffered a serious setback in his political career.
N-COUNT: oft N for/in/to n also set-back.
3. sweeping
2 sweeping
If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully.
It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy.
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n disapproval
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