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Hello, everyone. I am Creshon Saunders at the cnn.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Law enforcement agents have searched a temple on the grounds of a polygamist ranch1 in Texas. Nearly 200 women and children have been removed from the ranch since Thursday. Authorities say they were tipped off by a 16-year-old who reported that she was being abused. That girl still has not been found. Its leader, convicted felon2 Warren Jeffs is serving a 10-year sentence for being an accomplice3 to rape4.

It’s the end of an era in Russia today as George Bush and Vladimir Putin concluded their last presidential meeting. Putin is scheduled to step down as Russian President in a month, and as you know, Bush leaves office next January. President Bush also met with the man who will replace Putin, Dmitry Medvedev.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki tells CNN in an exclusive interview today, he is demanding that radical5 Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr disband his Medhi army. He also says Iraqi political leaders will bar al-Sadr, follow words from the political process, if the Medhi army is not dismantled6. Hundreds have been killed or wounded since fighting broke out between the military and what Iraqi officials describe as militias7 and gangs. The clashes ended last Sunday after Iraqi Shiite officials held talks with al-Sadr in Iran.

US troops and Shiite militants8 clashing today in Baghdad’s Sadr city. An Iraqi government official says the fighting has left at least 20 dead, more than 50 injured. The official says fighting between US forces and the Medhi army broke out early Sunday and continued throughout the day. The US military says it has no information on those clashes.

And a horrifying9 day for a group of college students in northern Iraq. Gunmen stopped two busloads of students on a road south of Mosul. Four of the students were wounded by gunfire, and 42 male students were abducted10. But an Iraqi security spokesman says all of the students have since been released.

Those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source on line, on TV, even when you are on the go.


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1 ranch dAUzk     
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
2 felon rk2xg     
n.重罪犯；adj.残忍的
参考例句：
  • He's a convicted felon.他是个已定罪的重犯。
  • Hitler's early "successes" were only the startling depredations of a resolute felon.希特勒的早期“胜利 ”，只不过是一个死心塌地的恶棍出人意料地抢掠得手而已。
3 accomplice XJsyq     
n.从犯，帮凶，同谋
参考例句：
  • She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
  • He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。
4 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
5 radical hA8zu     
n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的
参考例句：
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
  • She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
6 dismantled 73a4c4fbed1e8a5ab30949425a267145     
拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消
参考例句：
  • The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
  • The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。
7 militias ab5f9b4a8cb720a6519aabca747f36e6     
n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
  • The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
8 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
9 horrifying 6rezZ3     
a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的
参考例句：
  • He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
  • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
10 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

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