美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-11（在线收听）

1. Illinois Senator Barack Obama is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, holding a town hall meeting just hours after officially announcing his candidacy for president. Obama made the announcement in Springfield, Illinois while there he talked about his life over the past two decades.

2. There's a new top American general in Iraq. This morning General David Petraeus officially took over from General George Casey. Petraeus says the mission there is winnable, but U.S. and Iraqi forces need to work together to end violence.

3. Residents in New York still get in new snow. More than 100 inches of snow has fallen in parts of Oswego County. Some residents are concerned about their roofs caving in. More snow is expected over the next two days.

4. Eighteen young pandas in China are leaving their mothers for the first time, heading today into a new outdoor environment. The move is expected to help the young pandas adapt to temperature, humidity and group living. They'll stay in the nursery until they are a year old.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. candidacy: noun
Someone's candidacy is their position of being a candidate in an election.

2. cave in: phrase
If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.

3. move: n-count
A move is an action that you take in order to achieve something.