AP 2011-12-27
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(十二月)
英语课
1. It looks like Newt Gingrich won't be able to mount a write-in campaign for the Republican primary in Virginia after all. The Gingrich campaign had said that would be the path it would take, after state party officials said he failed to submit the required signatures, but a write-in wouldn't be allowed.
2. Conditions in Bethlehem are quite raw, but tens of thousands of tourists and Christmas pilgrims are still helping 1 to bring warm holidays cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Turnout is that's highest more than a decade.
3. North Korea is calling Kim Jong il's son supreme 2 leader of its military as it speeds up the campaign to install the young man as the communist nation's next leader. North Korea earlier called Kim Jong Un supreme commander.
4. Santa's trackers at NORAD say he's breaking records on social media and by old-fashioned telephone this Christmas Eve. Santa's NORAD Facebook page exceeded 840,000 likes by midmorning.