美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-09-19

A California judge has given Fred Goldman a week to come up with a list of sports memorabilia. O.J. Simpson is accused of stealing from a Las Vegas hotel room. It's all part of that family's quest to claim a 33-million-dollar wrongful death civil judgment¹ against the ex-NFL star.

The Federal Reserve has cut a key interest rate for the first time in four years, reducing the rate that banks charge each other from 5.25% to 4.75%. It's a move aimed at in part preventing a further housing slump².

For the first time since disclosing his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, Senator Larry Craig is back on Capitol Hill. He announced plans to resign at the end of the month, but a spokesman says Craig will keep his seat if he can withdraw the plea.

And a Florida college student who was Tasered at a John Kerry event is out of jail. Police record showed he was arrested on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace.

1 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

2 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。