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Hello from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I’m Naamua Delaney and here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

"A deeply unsettling period", that is what President Bush's saying about the current state of the economy. Despite the ongoing¹ financial crisis, he's urging Americans to have confidence the economy will recover. He spoke² at the US Chamber³ of Commerce this morning. The President says the government is responding with unprecedented⁴ action, but adds it will take time for the bailout plan to work. Mr. Bush also says the next President and Congress will have to reform the system, so this kind of financial meltdown doesn’t happen again.

The US Supreme⁶ Court says Ohio doesn’t have to give the Republican Party a list of newly registered voters who have problems with their paperwork. On Tuesday, a lower court ordered the secretary of state to set up a system that would allow Republican's ammunition⁷ to challenge new voters on Election Day. The secretary of state, a Democrat⁸, asked the high court to intervene.

To North Georgia now where an explosion at a small law firm in Dalton has left several people injured and one person in custody⁹. Witnesses say the blast happened about ten this morning blowing out the building’s windows and injuring those several people inside. Dalton Police say the blast was caused by some sort of explosive device. Police, fire and medical personnel and AGF agents are on the scene.

Three big wildfires in Southern California are almost fully¹⁰ contained. The Santa Ana winds have died down but low humidity is still a concern. The largest fire in the San Fernando valley was 90% contained last night. The fires destroyed more than fifty homes.

Alaska Senator Ted⁵ Stevens returned to the stand today as the final witness in his corruption¹¹ trial. The Justice Department says the 6-term Republican concealed¹² more than 250,000 dollars in gifts, most of which went to renovations on his Alaska home. Stevens is the first sitting senator to testify in his own defense¹³ at a criminal trial since 1981. Closing arguments may happen next week. Stevens is currently running for re-election.

Well, those are the headlines of this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 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。

3 chamber
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。 The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 unprecedented
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。 A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

5 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

6 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
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。

7 ammunition
n.军火，弹药
参考例句：
A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。 They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

8 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

9 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

10 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

11 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

12 concealed
a.隐藏的，隐蔽的
参考例句：
The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。 I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

13 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。