AP 2011-08-09（在线收听） |
1. Top officials of Standand & Poor's are defending their decision to degrade the US government's credit rating. White House claims that it was a hasty decision based on faulty math, but the S&P says it was reasoned conclusion. 2. More than 20 elite Navy Seals are said to be among the 31 US forces killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Taliban is claiming it shot it down and NATO says there was enemy activity in the area.
3. Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has been boycotting his own sentencing. He was convicted this week and faces up to 119 years in prison, but he walked out of his sentencing Friday.
4. Many Italians hit hard by austerity measures are spending the holiday season at home. Research shows that more than half of the country's households are taking "staycation" instead of the usual trips abroad. |
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