CNN 2009-06-19

I'm Nicole Lapin at the CNN center in Atlanta, here is look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Iran's top legislative¹ body has invited opposition² leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi and two other candidates to a meeting. The Guardian³ Council now says it's carefully examining hundreds of complaints submitted after the June 12th vote. Meanwhile, Mousavi says that he is greeting his supporters at a city square today as the defiance⁴ though against the state grow so do the restrictions⁵. Iran is limiting CNN to just one report a day.

Same-sex partners of federal employees now have new benefits today. President Obama signed it order yesterday that allows federal employees to use sick leave to care for partners or non-biological children. Also partners of federal employees can be added to long-term care programs, President Obama says it's a historic step but he also promises more actions.

Embattled Senator John Ensign has resigned his position with the GOP leadership. The position was fourth in the Republican leadership ranks. The announcement comes after Ensign admitted having an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer.

Well you won't get to see video of Casey Anthony's reaction after all when she was told that her daughter's remains⁶ were found. She is of course the Florida mom accused of killing⁷ her daughter Caylee. A judge decided⁸ to seal the jail video. He says if the tape got out, it could influence potential jurors.

In Florida animal control officers were able to save three kittens that were crying out for help. Two days after they were trapped inside that metal piping in nearly 100 degree heat. Rescuers were trying to flush them out with water first but eventually they had to dismantle⁹ the piping, and they came out shivering these low munchkins but otherwise ok.

I had to constantly cool off the pipe they were in with some water because it was so hot in there. You could here them crying, and it's always a good feeling to get something out of danger, especially when they're in that much need of help.

And good news, somebody has already agreed to adopt them.

Those are the headlines at this hour, for more on those stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source online on TV or your cell phone

1 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

4 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。