AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-28（在线收听）

1.Congressional officials say President Obama plans to withdraw most American troops from Iraq by August of 2010, but tens of thousands will stay behind to advise（原为revise) Iraqi forces and protect U.S. interests in that country. Obama is expected to make an official announcement today at Camp Lejeune.

2.After a nearly two-decade ban, Defend Secretary Robert Gates says it is OK for the media to take photos of flag-covered caskets when the families of those killed in action agree. Details of the new policy are still being worked out.

3.An FBI agent shot while trying to execute a search warrant. The incident happened during a roundup of suspects in an alleged cocaine distribution ring at this Buffalo-area home. Authorities say the wounded agent is in stable condition.

4.Four members of a Georgia-based group have been charged with helping a cancer patient end his life last June. Investigators say the Final Exit Network, which provides members with instructions on how to suffocate themselves, may have been involved in as many as 200 assisted suicides around the country.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.advise: v.

to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something

2.Camp Lejeune: n.

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a major base for the United States Marine Corps and is located on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States near Jacksonville, North Carolina.

3.casket: n.

a long box in which a dead person is buried or burnt,