美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-03（在线收听）

1. The Democratic-controlled House fails to override a veto by President Bush on timetables for Iraq troop withdrawals. Then leaders went to the White House to start negotiating. House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats are committed to ending the war.

2. The FDA wants makers of antidepressants to warn young adults about the increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior associated with taking the drugs. Language on box labels would change, incorporating the new warning.

3. After shootings at Virginia Tech, schools nationwide are evaluating warning systems. The University of Maryland is spending more than 60,000 dollars to install a new text message alert system.

4. In Florida, a robbery in broad daylight with robbers hitting an armored vehicle and making off with more than one million dollars in cash. The FBI is questioning guards and looking at surveillance tape.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. override: verb
If someone in authority overrides a person or their decisions, they cancel their decisions.

2. FDA
The abbreviation of the Food and Drug Administration.

3. antidepressant: n-count
An antidepressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.

4. incorporate: verb
If one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing. (FORMAL)

5. evaluate: verb
If you evaluate something or someone, you consider them in order to make a judgement about them.

6. armored vehicle: n-count
Armored vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.