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1. Residents of a luxury building in New York City say they wouldn't know former IMF President Dominique Strauss-Kanh is under house arrest there, if it weren't for the media frenzy¹ outside. He's expected to be here for a few days until another location can be found for him.

2. Evacuations are on hold in one Louisiana town, after officials said the river that's threatening Butte LaRose might not get as higher as feared. Meanwhile, residents of Vicksburg, Mississippi, are watching floodwaters slowly recede².

3. Businessman Herman Cain has joined the growing field of Republicans who want to be president. He made the announcement at a rally in Atlanta and was greeted by cheers of "Herman."

4. Pope Benedict has made the first papal call to outer space. He blessed the 12 astronauts now orbiting the globe. He offered special thoughts to astronaut Mark Kelly and his wife Gabrielle Giffords.

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1 frenzy
n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动
参考例句：
He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。 They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

2 recede
vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进
参考例句：
The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。 He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。