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1. Senate Democrats¹ are expected to clear a procedural hurdle² today in their latest bid to pass an extension of jobless benefits. Democrats are expected to be able to break a GOP filibuster³ right after West Virginia senator Carte Goodwin is sworn into office. The benefits for about 2.5 million people expired at the end of May.

2. The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote today on the nomination⁴ of Elena Kagan to the Supreme⁵ Court. She's expected to win the support of the committee. The full Senate is expected to vote on Kagan's nomination later this summer. If confirmed, she will become the nation's 112th justice.

3. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich may finally take the stand today at his corruption⁶ trial. It will all depend on how quickly prosecutors⁷ finish cross-examining his brother who is also charged. Both Blagojevich brothers have denied any wrongdoing.

4. Lindsay Lohan is due back in court today to surrender for a 90-day jail sentence. But her sentence is likely to be whittled⁸ down by overcrowding and other credits. It is expected that Lohan will spend no more than 90 minutes in jail. She got the 90-day sentence for violating probation by missing alcohol education classes

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1 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》

2 hurdle
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句：
The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。 She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

3 filibuster
n.妨碍议事，阻挠；v.阻挠
参考例句：
A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。 The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。

4 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

7 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。

8 whittled
v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。 The government's majority has been whittled down to eight. 政府多数票减少到了八票。