美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-19(在线收听

1. There is damage in Pensacola, Florida from a tornado but no reports of injuries. The twister hit the roofs of homes and buildings. A forecaster says the funnel was on the ground for a matter of minutes. In Missouri, a possible tornado may have hit a trailer, causing two deaths.

2. Dozens were killed as two explosions in Pakistan hit near the convoy carrying former Premier Benazir Bhutto in her return from exile. Bhutto was not hurt. She is to share power with the country's military leader who is backed by the US.

3. An effort in the House to override a presidential veto fell short. Democrats were hoping to expand a health insurance program to cover ten million children. But opponents said the program would push families to rely on government-subsidized insurance.

4. There is a change in the Bronx. Joe Torre has rejected a five-million-dollar one-year contract to return as manager of the New York Yankees.
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