AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-20)(在线收听

1. Attorney General Eric Holder says even if one of the 911 suspects who'll be tried in New York is acquitted, that doesn't mean he'll be released in the US. President Barack Obama is predicting that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed.

2. The head of US naval forces in the Middle East is praising action by armed guards that foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. The pirates were thwarted from boarding the Maersk Alabama as guards on the vessel shot at the attackers.

3. Authorities are searching for two men who prompted a lengthy standoff at a Venice, Florida T.J. Maxx. Police now believe gunmen had already left by the time emergency responders arrived. They had treated it as a hostage situation. Six people left in the store were cleared from the scene shortly after midnight.

4. AAA expects 38.4 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this year's holiday weekend compared to 37.8 million last year. The number of automobile travelers is expected to rise. Air travel is projected to decline.

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