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Bradley Manning, the soldier sentenced to 35 years for sending classified documents to WikiLeaks, now says he wants to live as a woman. Manning issued a statement saying he wants to be known as Chelsea and begin hormone¹ treatment as soon as possible.

In Syria, government forces ? with military offensive a day after activists² claimed more than 100 people were killed in a chemical weapons attack. One human rights group counted three air raids within five minutes in the suburb surround Damascus.

President Obama is pushing for a new rating system for colleges. ? will be judged based on their affordability³ in addition to their academic programs. If approved, the new ranking system would be used in distributing financial aids.

In Kentucky, the state ? ham has sold for a whooping⁴ 350,000 dollars at auction⁵. Charity event is a part of the annual state fair.

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1 hormone
n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌
参考例句：
Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。 This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

2 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 affordability
可购性
参考例句：
Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性：能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变？ There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样，因为供给没有危机。

4 whooping
发嗬嗬声的，发咳声的
参考例句：
Whooping cough is very prevalent just now. 百日咳正在广泛流行。 Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough? 你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？

5 auction
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-26