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1. With a new poll showing him trailing by 15 points ahead of Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, Newt Gingrich is slamming Mitt¹ Romney for "carpet-bombing" his record. While Romney spent several days sharply attacking Gingrich, this weekend he's refocused his criticism on President Barack Obama.

2. Drivers involved in a series of deadly crashes on Interstate 75 in Florida say they were blinded by heavy smoke and fog. The Florida highway patrol says at least nine people were killed in pileups on both sides of the highway south of Gainesville.

3. Officials say it could take seven to ten months to remove a stricken cruise ship from the Italian coast. Rough seas also forced a delay in the start of operations to remove half-a-million gallons of fuel.

4. And an evangelical church in Colombia really rocks out with its heavy metal service. The 31-year-old pastor² says his piercings and tattoos³ are not an obstacle to communication with a higher power.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 pastor
n.牧师，牧人
参考例句：
He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。 We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

3 tattoos
n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击
参考例句：
His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。 His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。来自《简明英汉词典》