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A grand jury has indicted three New Orleans police officers for beating a man. The attack happened last October. Video tape of the beating was captured exclusively by an Associated Press television crew covering the ___1___ of Hurricane Katrina.
The ___2___ now has the case of Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. He’s the only man in the US charged with the 9/11 attacks. It’s now up to the jury to decide if Moussaoui gets the death penalty or life in prison.
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff received the relatively light sentence of five years ten months in prison for ___3___. He’ll be freed for at least 90 days while he helps prosecutors investigate bribery charges involving members of Congress.
The first vaccine developed against bird flu is not that effective according to a new study. The vaccine only worked on about half the people who received it. The government has signaled that the vaccine has serious ___4___ even as it ordered 162 million dollars worth of shots last summer, the stockpile in case the bird flu mutated to humans.
1. aftermath ( the period which follows an unpleasant event or accident ) 2. jury 3. fraud 4. flaws ( an imperfection )
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