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1. The latest jobs report has come in better than expected. Figures show the nation added 103,000 jobs in September. However, the unemployed¹ rate remains² unchanged.

2. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt³ Romney says he'll boost the military if he is in office. In his first foreign policy speech as a candidate, he called this a century for American dominance.

3. The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to block Alabama's top new immigration law. The motion says the law invites discrimination and it merely forces illegal immigrants into neighboring states.

4. President Barack Obama is giving out some long-overdue praise. He's invited the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to the White House. The team never got to make its traditional presidential visit back then as it was cancelled following the space shuttle Challenger disaster.

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1 unemployed
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。 The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。