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1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil¹ "erratic²". The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has been attacking Obama during appearances around the country. She's accusing him of "palling⁴ around with terrorists", for his past relationship with former 1960s radical⁵ William Ayers.

2. A judge has stepped into the battle for Wachovia Corporation. He's temporarily blocked the nearly 15-billion-dollar sale of the bank to Wells Fargo. Citigroup, which is also interested in Wachovia, is accusing Wells Fargo of trying to cut off its earlier offer which the FDIC helped engineer.

3. Authorities in Wisconsin are waiting for autopsy⁶ results to determine whether a missing college student was murdered. Thirty-one-year-old Haroon Kahn hasn't been seen since last week. A body was found just yards away from where Kahn's car was discovered in a storage shelter.

4. Hollywood.TV has released new video of O.J.Simpson last Thursday. The video shows the former football star signing autographs. It's the last video of O.J. outside the courthouse before his conviction.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. airing: n.

an occasion when a programme is broadcast on television or radio.

2. pal³ around: phr v.

AmE if you pal around with someone, you do things together as friends.

3. autopsy: n.

an examination of a dead body to discover the cause of death.