美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-28（在线收听）

1. Saudi officials say they've broken up a terror plot on the verge of being carried out. One hundred seventy two Islamic militants have been arrested. Police also confiscated weapons and cash.

2. A new book by former CIA Director George Tenet says the Bush administration rushed to war without serious debate. A senior White House counselor dismisses the charges.

3. Evidence of dog fighting at a Virginia home owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. Police found more than 60 dogs, some appearing malnourished and showing signs of being in fight.

4. New York police are questioning this wanted man, 44-year-old Jack Roads, in the mugging of a 101-year-old woman who uses a walker. The March attack was caught on surveillance tape and caused an outrage.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. dismiss: verb
If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider.

2. mug: verb
If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.