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1.Senate majority leader Harry Reid is not giving up. He wants to pass defense authorization bill that includes a deadline for dealing with Iraq. The Senate blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass a bill that would have ordered troops withdrawal in Iraq.
2.Meanwhile, the highest ranking Iraqi in the al-Qaeda leadership is in custody. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow says the arrest is another step forward in getting al-Qaeda members off the street.
3.Two officers in Kansas are recovering after being shot while responding to a deadly domestic disturbance investigators believe was a murder-suicide. When police burst into this Wichita top apartment complex early Wednesday, they found the bodies of a suspected gunman, an 18-year-old woman and a third victim. Another man is in critical condition.
4.This is Gareth Groves's brand new Hummer. When he bought it five days ago, he knew his eco-friendly DC neighbors disapproved, but he didn't expect this. On Monday, two masked men were seen taking a bat to every window, a knife to each tire and scratching the paint. Investigators say they don't have many leads.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.Wichita
the largest city in the US state of Kansas. Wichita was on the Chisholm Trail, the main route used by cowboys moving cattle from Texas to the north of the US. Today the city is one of the main aircraft manufacturing centres in the US.
2.complex
an assemblage of related buildings, units, etc.
3.eco-friendly
(colloq.) avoiding harm to the natural environment
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