美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-12-09(在线收听

 1. Republicans in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff are calling on President Barack Obama to respond to Monday's GOP offer. But the White House is dismissing the plan saying it fails to raise the top two tax brackets for upper-income earners.

 
 
 
2. Pioneering Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck has died. The musician's manager says Brubeck died Wednesday of heart failure. He would have turned 92 on Thursday.
 
 
 
3. A suspect has been arrested in the death of a man who was pushed onto subway tracks and photographed just moments before he was struck by a train. Naeem Davis was taken into custody after a security video showed the suspect and victim arguing just before the incident.
 
 
 
4. And in New Zealand, instead of taking your dog for a walk, he may soon be able to take you for a drive. After weeks of indoor training, these pups are being allowed behind the wheel of a real car.
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