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"Looming" "Catastrophe"? Ten Words in the News You Need to Know

As a second team of weapons inspectors enters Syria, two theoretical physicists win the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the "God" particle. Meanwhile, Americans continue to sign up for government-subsidized healthcare via state and federal exchanges, President Obama nominates Jane Yellen to be the first woman Fed chief, and Republicans in Congress rebuff his latest overtures to end a government shutdown.

To fully understand these unfolding news stories, learn ten key words taken from Washington Post, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and New York Times coverage.
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