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2008-01-14来源:和谐英语
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Hi, everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the cnn. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening Now In The News.

A second child's body has been found in the water near Mobile, Alabama. It’s believed to be another one of the four children thrown off an 80-foot bridge last week. The children’s father is charged with their murders. A sheriff spokesman says Sunday’s discovery was very close to where an infant’s body who was found Saturday.

President Bush is urging Arab nations to confront what he calls a danger of Iran before it’s too late. Mr. Bush lashed out at Iran during a visit today at the United Arab Emirates.

The woman held for six years by the Colombian rebel group FARC has finally arrived in Bogota. Greeted by family and friends, Clara Rojas thanked those who helped her gain freedom and claimed she’s now reborn. She was also reunited with 3-year-old son who rebels took from her when he was eight-month-old.

In eastern Canada, a town in shock and a high school in mourning. Seven members of its basketball team are dead along with their coach’s wife. They were killed Saturday night when their van smashed into a tractor-trailer. Police say the road might have been icy. A winter storm had hit the area with snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney are going head-to-head on the economy just before the Michigan primary. Romney promised voters that reviving the auto industry would be one of his top priorities if (he) elected. He also criticized McCain’s support of an increase in fuel efficiency standards. McCain pointed out that Romney tried to raise a tax on SUVs as governor of Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Senator Barack Obama has won the endorsement of two fellow Democratic senators. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Ben Nelson of Nebraska both announced their support this weekend.

And it was a tight race at the box office this weekend, but "Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman" came out on top. "The Bucket List" made 19.5 million dollars over the weekend according to studio estimates. The comedy about terminal patients trying to live life to the fullest did better than many analysts expected, also beating expectations of another comedy "First Sunday" (starring Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan). It was a close second with 19 million dollars.

And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, cnn is your source online, on TV, or when you're on the go.

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