AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-11（在线收听）

1.Oklahoma rescue crews are searching for survivors after a series of deadly tornados. At least eight people have been killed, dozens were injured. The severe weather also caused power outages from Oklahoma City to western Texas.

2.Wall Street's leading bank CEOs are on Capitol Hill today. They are thanking Congress for the 160 billion dollars of bailout money they’ve received. But top members of a key House panel told the bankers they must win over a disgusted public and work with Congress.

3.Israel is in political limbo today. Both Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line leader Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in what is still a very tight race. Hard-line parties won a majority of the votes meaning that Netanyahu has more natural allies and a better chance of forming a coalition government.

4.An agent for super star quarterback Brett Farve says his client is retiring. The 39-year-old won't return for a 19th season which would have been a second with the Jets. In an email to ESPN, Farve says he has no regret about ending his career in New York

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.limbo: n.

[singular, uncountable] a situation in which nothing happens or changes for a long period of time, and it is difficult to make decisions or know what to do, often because you are waiting for something else to happen first

2.hard-line: n.

having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them