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1. Sunni Arab and secular groups refuse to open discussions with the Shiite religious bloc leading in Iraq's parliamentary elections until contested results are reviewed. 2. Residents go through the w
1. In Iraq, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld announces the first of what's likely to be a series of reductions in US troop levels there in the coming year. 2. Protesters gather across Iraq to denounce the r
1. A transit strike in New York City forces millions of subway and bus riders to find new ways to get around at the height of the holiday shopping and tourist season. 2. In a huge courtroom fight over
1. In a surprise visit to Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney suggests Iraq's elections are a major step toward withdrawing US troops as a string of attacks kills 19. 2. President Bush unapologetically d
US,Senate,suicide,1.The US Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, taking the place of the late William Rehnquist. 2.Three suicide car bombings kill at least 60 people in a mostly Shiite
1. Iraqi authorities say they've uncovered a plan by a Sunni Arab insurgent group to rocket Saddam Hussein’s trial when it resumes on Monday. 2. The mother of one of 4 Christian peace activists held
1. Iraqi insurgents claim online they've killed a kidnapped US security consultant. The White House says it can't confirm the death. 2. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says US troop levels in Iraq could be
美联社,新闻一分钟,coast,hurricane,Texas,1. As many as a million people along the Gulf Coast are ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Rita plows across the Gulf of Mexico. 2. Rita could pummel Texas and bring more misery to New Orleans as so far
traffic,gasoline,hurricane,1.Traffic is bumper-to-bumper and gasoline is in short supply around Houston, as hundreds of thousands leave the Texas city to escape the approaching category 5 Hurricane Rita. 2.Rain from Hurricane R
hurricane,Rita,Texas,1.Hurricane Rita pummels Coastal Texas and Louisiana with fierce winds and torrential rains but raise far less damage than Katrina, largely sparing flood from Huston and Galveston. 2.Defense in the Ga
hurricane,Rita,New Orleans,1. Rattled by Hurricane Rita, residents on the Texas and Louisiana Coasts begin cleaning up, thank for that the storm wasn't as bad as Hurricane Katrina. 2. Officials say areas of New Orleans refloode
hurricane,coast,mayor,1.As residents begin returning to areas hit by Hurricane Rita on the Texas-Louisiana Coast, the death toll from the storm rises to 7. 2.The mayor of New Orleans reopens the Algiers section of the city
1. Hezbollah rockets pounded the Israeli port city of Haifa overnight. Officials say at least three people have died and dozens are hurt. They say one residential neighborhood took five or six hits. H
1. Entertainment mogul Merv Griffin has died. The man behind Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune passed away Sunday from prostate cancer . He was 82 years old. 2. A bizarre shooting on a Dallas freeway leaves a police officer seriously wounded. The officer
1. Efforts to reach six Utah coal miners trapped more than 1500 feet underground will take at least three days. That's according to one of the mine's owners who says rescuers aren't sure the men survived the cave-in. There has been no word from them
1. A wildfire is raging out of control near Lake Tahoe forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate their homes. At least 165 structures in the popular resort area have been destroyed. Officials believe the fire was started by a human activity. 2. A forme
1. Emergency crews in Minnesota say they themselves are surprised more people weren't killed or seriously injured in Wednesday's bridge collapse. While crews continue to search through the muddy waters, officials now say only as many as eight people
1. President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agree fighting terrorism is a top priority. The two leaders met at Camp David for the first time since Brown took office, replacing Bush's longtime ally Tony Blair. In addition to policy talks
1. At least three people are recovering after a series of explosions at a Dallas facility selling gas canisters . The blast sent flaming debris into the air. Authorities evacuated a half mile area surrounding the facility and shut down parts of two b
1. Much of the country, west of the Mississippi is coping with a paralyzing ice and snow storm. Inches of ice is expected in several Midwest states including Kansas and Oklahoma. Four deaths are blamed on the storm so far. Thousands are expected to