AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-15(在线收听

1. President Bush is again calling for a ceasefire to be honored in the former Soviet Republic. But there are reports that 100 Russian tanks are moving even deeper into Georgia. Meantime, the Pentagon says there isn't any need for US fighting forces in the region.

2. The man who fatally shot the Arkansas Democratic Party chairman had two sets of keys from Bill Gwatney's car lots. Gwatney, a car dealer and former state senator was gunned down yesterday in his office. Police later shot and killed the suspect.

3. Hillary Rodham Clinton's name will be part of the roll call of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The former candidate has reached a deal with Barack Obama for her name to be placed in nomination.

4. She cooked up some secrets. It turns out Julia Child and White Sox catcher Moe Berg were among those who served in an international spy ring that later became the CIA. The previously classified information was released by the US National Archives.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1. roll call:  n.
the act of reading out an official list of names to check who is there.

 

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