AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-19(在线收听

1. With his health care legislation in jeopardy of stalling, President Obama has addressed the nation in an effort to stay in front of the debate. He says now is not the time to slow down or lose heart in push for revamping health care.

2. Security video footage has captured the moment an explosion rocked the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. Authorities say suicide bombers also attacked the Ritz-Carlton next door. Eight people were killed and more than fifty wounded.

3. Space Shuttle Endeavor has arrived at the International Space Station. Endeavor will be there for a week-and-a-half-long stay. The linkup created the biggest crowd ever in orbit at the same place: 13 astronauts.

4. A smiling Pope Benedict walked out of an Italian hospital after undergoing surgery to set a fractured right wrist he suffered after falling at his vacation home. He will have to wear a cast for a month.

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