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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Lots to tell you about this afternoon in our NOW IN THE NEWS update.

And escalating¹ crisis in the former Soviet² Republic of Georgia, a Georgian official says Russia bombed one of its provinces, then Georgian troop shot down two Russian aircraft. This follows clashes between Georgian troops and separatist forces in Georgia's break-away region of South Ossetia. Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says the country is under continuous bombardment and the Russian tanks are moving in.

Athletes from 204 nations are enjoying the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing. Usually, the parade of nations goes in alphabetical³ order based on the host country's alphabet. But China decided⁴ to have them enter based on the number of strokes it takes to write the first character of the country's name in Chinese.

Detroit's mayor was released from jail today. But he's now facing new felony charges. Michigan's attorney general has charged Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick with assaulting or obstructing⁵ a police officer who was trying to serve a subpoena⁶. He's already charged with perjury⁷, obstruction⁸ of justice and misconduct. If convicted of any felony, Mayor Kilpatrick will be removed from office. The democratic mayor has refused calls for his resignation.

A Florida man is being held without bail⁹ after an alleged¹⁰ assassination¹¹ threat against democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to police and court documents, Raymond Geisel was charged after he told classmates at a bail bondsman training seminar that he would kill Obama if he is elected. Another witness says he also threatened President Bush according to Anass David. Authorities say a search of his vehicle and hotel room turned up a weapon, ammunition¹² and other related items. Obama made several campaign stops in Florida last Friday, the day before federal agents arrested Geisel.

Republican senator John McCain is heading on down the campaign trail after taking in the sights and sounds of Iowa. Today his visit included a stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The Arizona senator also took part in a political forum¹³ at the Fairgrounds where he addressed several hot-button issues.

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

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1 escalating
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。来自《简明英汉词典》 The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。来自辞典例句

2 Soviet
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。 Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

3 alphabetical
adj.字母（表）的，依字母顺序的
参考例句：
Please arrange these books in alphabetical order.请把这些书按字母顺序整理一下。 There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.不必保持严格的字顺。

4 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 obstructing
阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )；堵塞；阻碍；阻止
参考例句：
You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。 He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。

6 subpoena
n.（法律）传票；v.传讯
参考例句：
He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。 Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。

7 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

8 obstruction
n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物
参考例句：
She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。 The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

9 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

10 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

11 assassination
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
参考例句：
The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。 Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

12 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。

13 forum
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。 The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。