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Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Just days now to the next presidential debate and the candidates are both stumping¹ and prepping ahead of Tuesday night. Barack Obama took the Democratic campaign trail to Virginia today. Obama touched on health care and hit hard on Republican rival John McCain's tax credit plan for health care. McCain meanwhile is off the campaign trail today. He is at home in Arizona prepping for Tuesday's debate. McCain's advisors² say he'll ramp³ up his attacks on Obama in the coming days.

The VP candidates are also hitting the campaign trail. Republican nominee⁴ Governor Sarah Palin has a busy day this afternoon, first a stop in Englewood Colorado to speak on finance, then an evening rally in Carlson California. Democratic nominee Joe Biden took the morning off. Yesterday he spoke⁵ in Delaware as his son's National Guard Unit was deployed⁶ to Iraq. Later tonight Biden speaks at the human rights campaign's national dinner in Washington.

President Bush cautioned today the new bailout law will not be a quick fix. He signed a 700-billion-dollar rescue plan soon after it passed the House yesterday. Now the Treasury⁷ Department must hire financial firms to buy and manage bad mortgage assets.

December 5th, that's the date, that’s sentencing day for O.J. Simpson. A Las Vegas jury has convicted him and a codefendant of kidnapping and robbery. Simpson could go to prison for the rest of his life. The case stemmed from a confrontation⁸ in a Las Vegas hotel room over a sports memorabilia. Simpson claimed it was his. Simpson's lawyer says he is already working on an appeal.

Kim Jong il reportedly made his first public appearance in more than a month. North Korea's official news agency says the country's leader attended a soccer game in Pyongyang. Unconfirmed reports previously⁹ said the 66-year-old leader was seriously ill.

Those are the headlines this hour, for more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, even when you're on the go.

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1 stumping
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )；把（某人）难住；使为难；（选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。 But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

2 advisors
n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授
参考例句：
The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。来自互联网

3 ramp
n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速
参考例句：
That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。 The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

4 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

5 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 deployed
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )；施展；部署；有效地利用
参考例句：
Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。 The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

8 confrontation
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。 After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

9 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。