美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-09（在线收听）

1. Anna Nicole Smith has died after collapsing at a Florida hotel. The former Playboy playmate grabbed recent headlines when her 20-year-old son died suddenly in the Bahamas.

2. The White House is defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This's after Republicans have accused her of requesting a bigger government-issued plane. The Speaker is said with cited refueling and safety concerns.

3. Car bombs struck Shiite targets around Baghdad today, killing dozens. In the deadliest of the attacks, a parked car bomb exploded mid-morning at a meat market about 35 miles from the capital.

4. And imagine facing snowdrifts higher than an NBA player. That's the scenario in parts of upstate New York, which has been hit by more than 7 feet of snow in recent days.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. refuel: verb
When an aircraft or other vehicle refuels, it is filled with more fuel so that it can continues it journey.

2. snowdrift: n-count
A snowdrift is a deep pile of snow formed by the wind.