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1. President Barack Obama paid a quick visit to Afghanistan this Memorial Day Weekend. Air Force One 1 touched down a Bagram Air Force Base under cover of darkness. He told commanders that he'll announce the post 2014 troop level soon.

2. Police in Santa Barbara, California say Elliot Rodger left a long manifest¹ of anger and several YouTube videos of contempt². He lashed³ out in writing against women and men before he went on a stabbing and shooting rampage Friday night.

3. Pope⁴ Francis kicks off the final leg of his holy land Pilgrimage arriving at Israel's international airport. The Pope was greeted by Israel's President Shimom Peres. Francis arrived from the west bank town of Bethlehem, where earlier Sunday he voiced strong sympathy for the Palestinians.

4. And the annual Rolling Thunder review roared into Washington on Sunday. Thousands of bikers from around the country join forces focusing on the memory of MIA(Missing in action) and POW service members from the Vietnam era.

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1 manifest
n.载货单，运货单，旅客名单；adj.显然的，明白的；vt.显示，证实，出示
参考例句：
It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。 That is manifest to all of us.那对我们大家来说是显而易见的。

2 contempt
n.轻视，藐视，受辱，丢脸
参考例句：
She looked at him with immediate and undisguised contempt.她用毫不掩饰的轻蔑眼光看着他。 He refused to answer in contempt of the rules of the court.他藐视法院规章，拒绝回答。

3 lashed
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。 The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pope
n.（罗马天主教的）教皇
参考例句：
The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。 The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-28