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President Obama meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister at the White House Wednesday a day after an Amnesty International report called some U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and other countries unlawful or indiscriminate.

Detroit's battle for bankruptcy¹ goes to court Wednesday. City labor² unions are challenging whether Detroit is qualified³ to proceed with the bankruptcy, claiming officials failed to engage in good faith talks with creditors⁴.

Australian investigators⁵ say a military training exercise started one of the major wildfires burning there. A hundred plus wildfires have destroyed more than 200 homes since last week.And royal watchers were gathered overnight outside Saint James Palace in London, waiting for Wednesday's Christening of Prince William and Kate's baby son Prince George.

Matt Small, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

2 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 qualified
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
参考例句：
He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。 We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。来自《简明英汉词典》 Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-27