AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-14（在线收听）

1.Democrats are praising her while Republicans are questioning her impartiality. But in her opening statement, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the law, not her personal and professional experiences, has driven her ruling as a judge.

2.President Barack Obama has nominated a rural Alabama family physician for Surgeon General. Obama says Dr. Regina Benjamin understands the needs of the poor and uninsured, making her uniquely qualified to be America's top doctor.

3.Authorities have closed Chicago's Burr Oak Cemetery as officials tried to identify the people in about 100,000 graves. Four workers at the historic black cemetery were charged Thursday after police say hundreds of corpses were dug up so the plots could be resold.

4.And there are some of Oklahoma's best-known landmarks built entirely out of Legos. The official Lego master builder said he's been working 12 hours a day to put together this miniature city and has used more than a million Lego bricks for the project.