AP NEWS 20061208

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　　1. With war ally and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his side, President Bush admitted "it's bad in Iraq." But the president says he doesn't believe the Iraq Study Group expects him to act on every one of its recommendations released yesterday.

　　2. According to health officials, the scallion suspected in the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell came from a southern California grower. With the source of the outbreak now apparently identified, one confirmed lawsuit is pending.

　　3. The former Russian spy who died from radiation poisoning was laid to rest this afternoon in London. Alexander Litvinenko's death is being investigated by Russian and British authorities.

　　4. Remembering the day that we'll live in infamy. In Hawaii where aging survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack laid wreaths in the water, the memorial honored the lives lost in the surprise attack that thrust the United States into World War II.

　　WORDS IN THE NEWS

　　1. scallion: n-count
　　A scallion is a small onion with long green leaves. （AM; in BRIT use spring onion）

　　2. pending: adj.
　　If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. （FORMAL）

　　3. infamy: n-uncount
　　Infamy is the state of being infamous. （FORMAL）
　　=notoriety