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[1] Eight American missionaries¹ charged in Haiti with child-kidnapping are now back in the US. The group arrived in Miami early this morning. They left Haiti just hours after a judge decided² to set them free. A Haitian judge kept two missionaries in Haiti, saying he had more questions to ask them.

[2] Police say a man using false accreditation³ was able to get within yards of Vice⁴ President Joe Biden during the Olympics opening ceremony. The man was stopped once he got within 12 rows of Biden and then was arrested. The Olympics security task force says the vice president was never in any danger.

[3] Former New York City police commissioner⁵ Bernard Kerik is likely heading back behind bars. The 54-year-old pleaded guilty in November to eight felonies, including lying to the White House when he was nominated to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Kerik will be sentenced today and faces between 27 and 33 months in prison.

[4] Tiger will tell his tale on Friday. The first time, the world's No.1 golfer will speak publicly since his middle-of-the-night car accident in November. However, Woods will not answer any questions. Instead, he will make a statement in front of friends, colleagues and a small group of media.

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1 missionaries
n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。来自《简明英汉词典》 The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 accreditation
n.委派，信赖，鉴定合格
参考例句：
a letter of accreditation 一份合格证明书 This paper gives an overview of the Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) in High Level Architecture(HLA). 对基于高层体系结构(High Level Architecture,简称HLA)的仿真系统的校核、验证与确认(Verification, Validation and Accreditation,简称VV&A)问题进行了详细的介绍及分析。来自互联网

4 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 commissioner
n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员
参考例句：
The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。 He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。