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1. In the Hague, President Obama met with the President of Kazakhstan, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The President suggested there is a unified¹ front for additional sanctions if Russia moves further into Ukraine.

2. As the Supreme² Court, justices are weighing whether corporations have religious rights. The case involves family-owned companies that provide health insurance to their employees. But object to covering some birth control methods that work after contraception. The companies say the law violates their religious belief.

3. In Tokyo, the cherry blossom festival was underway. People lined downtown parks to enjoy the trees. And many snapped pictures of the pink blossom on their phones.

4. And in Washington, five days into spring, the Tidal Basin cherry trees are covered in snow as a late season storm moves up the coast. Peak cherry blossom viewing time is still ten days away. By then the snow is expected to be long gone.

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1 unified
(unify 的过去式和过去分词)；统一的；统一标准的；一元化的
参考例句：
The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。 The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

2 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
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It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-29