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1. Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six are safely back on Earth, following a successful construction mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle touched down at Kennedy Space Center late Sunday night. Only one more mission for Endeavour among the four that are left on the shuttle's schedule.

2. President Barack Obama is trying to revive his stalled health care overhaul¹ by taking the fight to insurance companies. Obama will unveil the new White House plan today. It proposes giving federal authorities the power to limit rate hikes by private insurance. The proposal comes just days before a health care summit with congressional leaders from both parties.

3. A sweeping² credit card law goes into effect today. Under the new law, credit card companies have to tell consumers how long it will take to pay off their balances. It does, though, allow banks to create new fees and raise old ones.

4. The US Olympic hockey team notched³ a huge victory last night, beating the favored Canadians 5-3 for the first time in 50 years. Brian Rafalski scored two goals for the

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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 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。 Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 notched
a.有凹口的，有缺口的
参考例句：
Torino notched up a 2-1 win at Lazio. 都灵队以2 比1 赢了拉齐奧队。 He notched up ten points in the first five minutes of the game. 他在比赛开始后的五分钟里得了十分。