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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us. Here's a look at what's happening Now In The News.

The Labor¹ Department says a lot more Americans are looking for work. The numbers just out this morning say 80,000 jobs were cut last month. That's the third straight month of job losses. Unemployment is now at 5.1%. Earlier this week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress of a possible recession in the first half of this year.

Some Democrats² say the latest classified assessment³ of the war in Iraq is too rosy⁴. They say the National Intelligence Estimate downplays recent violence in Iraq. Key lawmakers received the classified document earlier this week. It reported significant security gain since the last assessment was delivered in August. Some Democrats suggest the report is an attempt to make President Bush look good before Congress opens hearings next week on the Iraq war. Many Republicans accused Democrats of using the report for political posturing⁵ in an election year.

The chairman of electronics giant Samsung Group has appeared before special prosecutors⁶ in South Korea. He yet attended court for questioning over allegations of bribery⁷ and corruption⁸ at the firm. He‘s denied any involvement. Samsung also denies the allegations and says the probe could damage its business at a tough time.

A man is dead after a four-alarm fire tore through a warehouse⁹ in San Jose, California. Officials say firefighters found the man's body inside the burning building. The blaze was so intense. Firefighters were forced to pull back for fear the building would collapse¹⁰. There is no word yet on what caused the fire.

Americans are remembering Martin Luther King Jr. . The civil rights leader was assassinated¹¹ 40 years ago today. Observances are being held around the US to honor King who advocated non-violence as blacks fought segregation¹² laws in the 50s and 60s.

Well, that's a quick look at what's making news this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 assessment
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。 What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

4 rosy
adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的
参考例句：
She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。 She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

5 posturing
做出某种姿势( posture的现在分词 )
参考例句：
She was posturing a model. 她正在摆模特儿的姿势。 She says the President may just be posturing. 她说总统也许只是在做样子而已。

6 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

7 bribery
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。 He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

8 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。

9 warehouse
n.仓库；vt.存入仓库
参考例句：
We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。 The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

10 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

11 assassinated
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏
参考例句：
The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。 Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。来自辞典例句

12 segregation
n.隔离，种族隔离
参考例句：
Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。 They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。