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1. Protesters are marking two months since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement. On Thursday, dozens were arrested for blocking streets near the New York Stock Exchange and for sitting in the middle of major bridges and roadways on the West Coast.

2. Speaker John Boehner is warning that he won't let the savings¹ from the end of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan be used to pay for the president's jobs plan. Last week, Democrats² on a deficit³ cutting panel suggested using the war funds to pay for a 300-billion-dollar jobs program.

3. At least six people are dead in the southeast after a violent storm system passed through the region. Forecasters are confirming that tornadoes⁴ touched down Wednesday in Louisiana and Alabama. Damage from suspected twisters is also being surveyed in three other states.

4. Welcome news for the travel industry. According to AAA, more than 42 million people are expected to travel to visit family and friends this Thanksgiving. That's the highest number of holiday travelers since the start of the recession.

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1 savings
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。 By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 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》

3 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。 We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网