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1. The House just defeated a 700-billion-dollar financial industry bailout package. Both Republicans and Democrats¹ voted against the unpopular bill. President Bush said he is very disappointed with the vote.

2.On Wall Street, stocks plummeted² before and during the vote. The Dow finished with a loss of more than 700 points.

3. A Maryland woman is behind bars after police found human remains³ in a basement freezer. Renee Bowman said the bodies were her two adopted daughters and they'd been there for at least seven months. The disturbing discovery was made when police were investigating a child who had run away from the home.

4. Finally, Pope Benedict is quickly earning the reputation as "a green pope". Solar panels are being installed on the top of the papal audience hall. It's one of several enviromentally friendly projects that the Vatican is involved in.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.defeat v.prevent the achievement of (an aim)

this defeats the object of the exercise.

2.freezer n.a refrigerated cabinet or room for preserving food at very low temperatures