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1. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, is endorsing¹ Democrat² Barack Obama for president. Powell says both Barack Obama and John McCain are qualified³, but thinks Obama can be a transformational figure. Powell also says he questions McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate and the direction the Republican Party is taking.

2. Both McCain and Obama campaigning Sunday in battleground states. McCain has several events in Ohio where several polls have the two nearly tied. Obama meanwhile in North Carolina, a state that has not voted a Democrat for president since 1976.

3. Police in Las Vegas are focusing on two persons of interest in the abduction of six-year-old Cole Puffinburger. The boy was found okay late Saturday wandering alone in Las Vegas. His grandfather has been arrested in the case.

4. And this is the mangled⁴ aftermath of a massive accident in France. One person died, 39 other people were hurt in the multi-car chain-reaction pileup.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. aftermath: n.

The aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it.

2. person of interest:

a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a criminal investigation⁵ who has not yet been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It is often used as a euphemism⁶ for suspect.

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1 endorsing
v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。来自互联网 Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。来自互联网

2 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 qualified
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
参考例句：
He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。 We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 mangled
vt.乱砍（mangle的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
His hand was mangled in the machine. 他的手卷到机器里轧烂了。 He was off work because he'd mangled his hand in a machine. 他没上班，因为他的手给机器严重压伤了。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 euphemism
n.婉言，委婉的说法
参考例句：
Language reflects culture and euphemism is a mirror of culture.语言反映文化,而婉语则是各种文化的一面镜子。 Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-20