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1. Republican John Boehner has assumed the gavel as speaker of the House, drawing the curtain on the history-making Nancy Pelosi era. Pelosi, a Democrat¹, was the first woman to rise to the speaker's post.

2. The man who served as White House press secretary since President Barack Obama took office says he's leaving by early next month. Robert Gibbs will become an outside political adviser². The move comes as Obama ushers³ in a broad shakeup of his senior leadership.

3. Idaho Lottery⁴ officials say one of the two Mega Millions tickets was sold in Post Falls. The other was sold about 125 miles away in Ephrata, Washington. The winners will share a $380 million jackpot.

4. And a homeless man with a golden voice has a lot more to talk about. The Cleveland Cavaliers offered Ted⁵ Williams a job after a video of him went viral. NFL Films and others are also interested in picking up Williams.

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1 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。

2 adviser
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。 Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

3 ushers
n.引座员( usher的名词复数 )；招待员；门房；助理教员v.引，领，陪同( usher的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Seats clicked, ushers bowed while he looked blandly on. 座位发出啪啦啪啦的声响，领座员朝客人们鞠躬，而他在一边温和殷勤地看着。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹 The minister then offers a brief prayer of dedication, and the ushers return to their seats. 于是牧师又做了一个简短的奉献的祈祷，各招待员也各自回座位。来自辞典例句

4 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。 They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-10