AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-22（在线收听）

1.Democrats in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linger while they take a break for Thanksgiving.

2.Attorney General Michael Mukasey says he feels fine. Mukasey left the D.C. hospital earlier today, one day after he collapsed at a dinner speech reportedly from a “fainting spell”.

3.Nebraska’s Governor has signed a safe-haven bill that has an age limit. The state previously didn't have a limit--that let in nearly three dozen children including some teenagers being abandoned. The law was designed to prevent newborns from being dumped in trash bins or worse.

4.Madonna and Guy Ritchie are a step closer to ending their eight-year marriage. The couple granted a divorce decree today in a London courtroom. The Queen of Pop and the Director reportedly reached their owner agreements over the assets and children.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.fainting spell: n.

a loss of consciousness caused by a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. To see more please click here

2. safe haven: n.

safe haven is a name for the non-profit organizations wanting to serve the homeless families more efficiently

3. decree: n.

an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country