美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-02(在线收听

1. 9/11 attack ringleader Mohamed Atta is all smiles with another hijacker on a new video reportedly Atta's last will. The Associated Press secured exclusive rights to the video from the London Sunday Times. The other man Ziad Jarrah piloted United flight 93 which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, and Atta flew one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center.

2. Congressman Thomas Reno says he told House Speaker Dennis Hastert months ago about concerns that Congressman Mark Foley sent inappropriate messages to a teenage boy. But Hastert had claimed he only learned about the messages last week. Foley quit Congress Friday after the disclosures of the sexually suggestive e-mails and instant messages.

3. Here are the first photos of the Gol Airlines plane that crashed into the Amazon jungle. Search crews are still hunting through the wreckage of the jetliner which was carrying 155 people. Aviation officials say they are holding onto hope of finding survivors.

4. Thousands of panda lovers turned out to greet the newest residents at a panda breeding facility in southwest China. Nine newborn panda cubs ranging in age from two weeks to two months were introduced.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. all smiles: phrase
If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they are previously been worried or upset about something.

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