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1. Barack Obama says he is outraged¹ over the latest comments from his former pastor². Rev³. Jeremiah Wright has been accusing his critics of attacking the black church. Obama had earlier defended Wright, but now says the reverend's comments do not accurately⁴ portray⁵ the perspective of the Black Church.

2. He's calling it " a tough time" for the economy, but President Bush still would not call it " a recession" . Instead, the president is putting much of the blame on Democrats⁶ in Congress. He says they are blocking his proposals for dealing⁷ with rising gas prices.

3. Weary residents and business owners in southern Virginia are getting a first glimpse at what's left at their homes and livelihoods⁸. That after three tornados⁹ ripped through the state yesterday, destroying buildings and cars and injuring more than two hundred people.

4. A University of Michigan professor says he had no idea he had given his seven-year-old son alcoholic¹⁰ lemonade at a ball game. Now he's filed a complaint against Child Protective Services, saying it's a case of massive overreaction. That's after officials removed his son from his home for two days.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. black church: n.

The term Black church or African American church refers to predominantly Black Christian¹¹ churches that minister to Black communities in the United States. While some groups of Black churches, such as African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches, belong to predominantly Black denominations¹², many Black churches are part of predominantly White denominations.

2. Child Protective Services: n.

Child Protective Services (CPS) is the name of a governmental agency in many states in the United States that responds to child abuse and neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as "Department of Children & Family Services" (DCFS). CPS is also known by the name of "Department of Social Services" (DSS) or simply "Social Services.