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1.The Illinois House impeaches² Governor Rod Blagojevich. Now it's up to the Senate to decide if he should be removed from office. He's accused of trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich says the decision to impeach¹ was not a surprise.

2.President-elect Barack Obama says his choices for his intelligence team are strong managers with integrity and experience. He is appointing retired³ Admiral Dennis Blair as National Intelligence director and former Congressman⁴ Leon Panetta to head the CIA.

3.Despite U.N. calls for a ceasefire, there has been no halt in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza. Hamas militants⁵ continue to fire rockets into Israel. Officials put the death toll⁶ pass 777 in the two-week-old conflict.

4.Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from the broadcast booth. The announcement by Turner Sports comes after police say the NBA star was legally drunk when they arrested him in December in Arizona.

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1 impeach
v.弹劾；检举
参考例句：
We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。 The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 impeaches
v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的第三人称单数 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议
参考例句：
The Illinois House impeaches Governor Rod Blagojevich. 伊利诺斯州议院弹劾州长罗德。布拉戈耶维奇。来自互联网

3 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

4 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

5 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

6 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-10