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1. President Barack Obama says US thinking on military involvement in Syria would change if chemical or biological weapons came into play in the civil war there. The US has been reluctant to intervene militarily so far.

2. Missouri Representative Todd Akin¹ has apologized for saying women's bodies are able to prevent pregnancies² if they are victims of "a legitimate³ rape⁴", but he refused to heed⁵ calls to abandon his bid for the Senate.

3. For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the masters invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women in green jackets when the club opens for a new season in October.

4. And Phyllis Diller who made a career in nightclubs on TV at a time when female comedians⁶ were rare has died. Her longtime manager says she died peacefully in her sleep and with a smile on her face. Phyllis Diller was 95.

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1 akin
adj.同族的，类似的
参考例句：
She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。 Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。

2 pregnancies
怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。 She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。

3 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

4 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

5 heed
v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心
参考例句：
You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。 For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

6 comedians
n.喜剧演员，丑角( comedian的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。来自辞典例句 He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-23