AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-14(在线收听

1.In a reversal, the White House says President Barack Obama is fighting the release of photos showing the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says the release poses a national security threat possibly endangering troops.

2.Astronauts on Space shuttle Atlantis captured the Hubble Space Telescope, grabbing it with a robotic arm. Astronauts now face five tough days of telescope repair, orbiting where there is space junk, putting the shuttle at risk.

3.Pope Benedict says he regrets Israel's construction of a barrier, walling off Palestinian areas in the West Bank. He said in a world where borders are being opened, it is tragic to see walls still being erected.

4.Some light moments at today's White House briefing. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs getting tough on a reporter using a cellphone, confiscating the device then throwing it in his office.

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