美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-03（在线收听）

1. Former President Ford is now resting in Michigan. His body arrived Tuesday afternoon after a mourning memorial service in the nation's capital. His body was greeted by the University of Michigan marching band, Ford's alma mater.

2. Enraged supporters of Saddam Hussein took to the streets to protest his execution. Now the Iraqi prime minister has ordered an investigation into the way the hanging was conducted. He also wants to know who leaked cell phone video of Saddam's death to the media.

3. The big dig-out has started in the Plains states. Thousands are still without power in Kansas and Nebraska from the weekend storm. About 3 feet of snow and ice fell on the states, closing highways and stranding motorists.

4. Talk about your unwanted houseguests. A landlord in Florida got quite a shock when she opened a closet of her rental property, a gigantic albino python. Seems the former tenants left the pet behind. Luckily the Animal Control was able to round up the snake before it did any damage.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. alma mater : N-SING
Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to.

2. enraged : ADJ
If you are enraged by something, it makes you extremely angry.

3. houseguest : N-COUNT
A person who stays in a home as a guest.

4. albino : N-COUNT
An albino is a person or animal with very white skin, white hair, and pink eyes.

5. python : N=COUNT
Any of various nonvenomous snakes of the family Pythonidae, found chiefly in Asia, Africa, and Australia, that coil around and suffocate their prey.