AP 2010-12-03(在线收听

1. The White House says the government isn't ruling out the possibility of legal action against online whistleblower WikiLeaks. The release of thousands of classified documents, which included some unflattering assessments of several world leaders, has caused embarrassment for the Obama Administration.

 

2. A federal grand jury has indicted a Somali-American teenager in an alleged plot to set off a car bomb at a tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon Friday. In the meantime, the AP has learned that Mohamed Mohamud was the focus of a date rape investigation last year, but was never charged.

 

3. The state of New Jersey has been given 30 days to pay a $271 million bill. Federal Transportation officials have sent a letter, demanding the money after Governor Chris Christie pulled the plug on a rail project connecting his state with New York.

 

4. And in Paris, an electrician who once installed burglar alarms for Pablo Picasso has come forward with more than 250 never-before-seen works by the artist. The pieces are said to be worth at least $79 million.

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