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1. President Bush has apologized to war vets1 about the shoddy conditions at Walter Reed. He visited the flagship military hospital on Friday, six weeks after news broke about the poor medical treatment and conditions some patients had to endure.
2. Federal Health officials say tests on recalled pet foods revealed the items were contaminated with a chemical used to make plastics. Menu Foods recalled millions of containers of pet food earlier this month after reports of kidney failure in cats and dogs.
3. Iran is televising another apology from one of the fifteen captured British service members. However, British Prime Minster Tony Blair says the video of the sailor's apology is not fooling anyone.
4. Pope John PaulI II's bid to become a saint is getting some help from this nun2. She says the late Pontiff cured her Parkinson's disease. He can't become a saint without a proven miracle. And Vatican has been examining her claim.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. shoddy: adj.
Shoddy work or a shoddy product has been done or made carelessly or badly.
2. flagship: n-count
The flagship of a group of things that are owned or produced by a particular organization is the most important one.
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abbr.veterans (复数)老手,退伍军人;veterinaries (复数)兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 );老兵;退伍军人;兽医诊所v.审查(某人过去的记录、资格等)( vet的第三人称单数 );调查;检查;诊疗 | |
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n.修女,尼姑 | |
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