AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-09(在线收听

1. A raging wildfire has blazed through 3,500 acres in Santa Barbara County and is now threatening to charge into the coastal city itself. More than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.

2. The man accused of killing a Wesleyan University student was arraigned Friday. Police said Stephen Morgan shot and killed Johanna Justin-Jinich Wednesday at a bookstore near the Connecticut campus. And at the scene, officials reportedly found a journal believed to be Morgan's, which had an entry saying "kill Johanna. She must die".

3. Pakistan's army is vowing to eliminate militants from a northwestern valley, but warns that its under-equipped troops face thousands of Taliban extremists in the region. The offensive has drawn praise from the US.

4. The Obama administration had promised a sharp break with its predecessors on climate policy. But to the dismay of environmentalists, the Interior Department decided to stick with a Bush-era stand against expanding protection for polar bears.

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