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1. President Barack Obama is congratulating the Iraqi people on their election turnout. Millions went to the polls Sunday despite several deadly attacks by insurgents¹. The results of that vote expected in the coming days.

2. Just hours after he was featured in a video praising the Fort Hood² shooting suspect, sources say an American-born al-Qaeda spokesman has been arrested in Pakistan. Adam Gadahn has been wanted by the FBI since 2004. There was a one-million-dollar reward for information leading to his arrest.

3. German police say they are searching for a group of armed robbers who stormed a poker³ tournament and made off with the jackpot. According to local news outlets⁴, the robbers got away with about 272,000 dollars. No one was seriously injured in the heist.

4. Sandra Bullock warmed up for the Academy Awards with a stop at the Razzies to collect her trophy⁵ for her work in the romantic comedy, All About Steve. The Razzies are dedicated⁶ to the year's worst performances in film.

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1 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。来自互联网

2 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

3 poker
n.扑克；vt.烙制
参考例句：
He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。 I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

4 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。来自《简明英汉词典》 They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 trophy
n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品
参考例句：
The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。 He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

6 dedicated
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
参考例句：
He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。 His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。