AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-15)（在线收听）

1.A key Senate committee has approved a sweeping remake of the country's health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama's goal of expanding coverage. Maine Senator Olympia Snow was the only Republican to vote in favor.

2.President Obama says he'll decide on the US strategy in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. The White House is in the midst of an intensely debated review over how to overhaul its approach to the Afghan conflict.

3.Californians whose homes have survived forest fires are now bracing for heavy rain and possible landslides. A Pacific storm is expected to drop three to six inches of rain in Saint Barbara and other areas where fires burned.

4.The CDC says nearly ten million doses of the swine flu vaccine including the injectable form are now available to be ordered.