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Authorities now estimate the number of dead in Haiti could top 200,000 , double the previous best guess. The 7.0 earthquake also left 1.5 million people homeless. The UN World Food Program says it needs 100 million prepared meals over the next 30 days, and it's asking for more government donations.

Republicans and Democrats² are predicting a high turnout today in the Massachusetts special election to fill senate Ted³ Kennedy’s seat. Polls have a neck-and-neck race between republican Scout⁴ Brown and Democrat¹ Martha Coakley. The democrat’s 60 votes senate super majority is at stake.

New Jersey⁵ is now the fourteenth state to allow patients with diseases like cancer, aids and multiple sclerosis to use marijuana to alleviate⁶ their pain and other symptoms. Governor John Corizine signed the legislation yesterday, his final full day in office. Republican Chris Christy will be sworn in today.

A television producer accused of blackmailing⁷ David Letterman could find out today if a New York City court will toss out the criminal case against him. Prosecutors⁸ say Robot Halderman demanded two million dollars from the late-show host over the comics’ affair with staffers. If convicted Halderman

could face fifteen years in prison.

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 scout
n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索
参考例句：
He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。 The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

5 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

6 alleviate
v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)
参考例句：
The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。 Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。

7 blackmailing
胁迫，尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth. on him. 那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。 Democratic paper "nailed" an aggravated case of blackmailing to me. 民主党最主要的报纸把一桩极为严重的讹诈案件“栽”在我的头上。

8 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-24)