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1.President Barack Obama's launched a TV blitz to build public support for his health care overhaul¹ plan. Obama became the first president to appear on five Sunday network talk and public affairs shows in the same morning.

2.The FBI has arrested a 24-year-old Colorado man on charges of making false statements to federal agents in an ongoing² terror investigation³. Authorities arrested Najibullah Zazi late Saturday after three days of questioning, also were arrested were Zazi's father and an associate.

3.Police have arrested a California man who rapped about murder in songs he posted on the web. Investigators⁴ suspect Richard McCroskey III of killing⁵ four people in a central Virginia college town. He was taken into custody⁶ at Richmond International Airport where officials believe he was trying to catch a flight back to California.

4.And space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in California. It's been ferried atop a modified 747 aircraft known as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

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1 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 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。

4 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。