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1. Florida residents head to the polls to vote in the Republican presidential primary today. Many residents have already voted early. The latest polls have Mitt¹ Romney with a strong lead over Newt Gingrich.

2. President Obama used an online chat to explain his administration's use of unmanned drone aircraft overseas. The president says drone attacks have been very effective against al-Qaeda, while keeping civilian² casualties low.

3. Members of Congress are working on legislation to make it clear that insider stock trading laws apply to them as well. The bill is said to have bipartisan support. The Senate could pass its version this week.

4. And a big lake-effect snowstorm slammed upstate New York. Snowfall reached as high as 32 inches in the town of Fulton, near the Lake Ontario shoreline.

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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 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。