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1. Dirty bomb suspect Jose Padilla held by the US as an enemy combatant for more than 3 years is indicted on federal charges.
2. A top US commander in Iraq says there is no reason to believe the leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died in a weekend raid.
3. An insurgent mortar scatters a US ceremony to hand over a presidential palace in Saddam Hussein’s hometown to Iraqi authorities.
4. Congressman Tom DeLay appears in court before a new judge as his legal team tries to get conspiracy charges against him dropped without a trial.
5. And gaming fanatics turn out overnight across the country to buy up Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as it goes on sale Tuesday.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. combatant: n.战士, 战斗员 someone who fights in a war.
2. conspiracy: a secret plan made by 2 or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal. e.g. a conspiracy against the government. # conspiracy of silence: an agreement not to talk about something, even though it should not be a secret. There's often conspiracy of silence surrounding bullying in schools.
3. fanatic: = enthusiast , someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much |