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1. Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is taking some direct hits from those who used to work for him over a book he wrote that's critical of the president. McClellan writes that Bush favored propaganda over honesty and candor¹ in selling the Iraq war to the American public.

2. At least 14 people were taken to hospitals after the Chicago commuter² train derailed this morning. Two of the four cars went off the tracks just above the city's streets. It took crews about an hour to get everyone off.

3. The estranged³ wife of New Jersey's gay ex-governor is telling all as she took the stand today in their divorce trial. Their marriage unraveled four years ago when he came out as a gay American and resigned as governor.

4. Anyone who dreams of lifting one of hockey's oldest trophies⁴ will want to handle it better than these guys. This junior Canadian team won the Memorial Cup but let the actual trophy⁵ slip through their fingers and break in two. Not to fear, though, this trophy is just a replica⁶ of the real thing.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. candor: n.

the quality of being honest and telling the truth, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrassing

2. estranged: adj.

someone's husband or wife whom they are no longer living with, used especially in newspaper reports