美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-30（在线收听）

1. A tornado as wide as two football fields carved a devastating path through eastern Colorado. Initial report said five homes were destroyed and dozens were severely damaged.

2. Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from Iraq, the goal to end combat operations by the end of next March.

3. This is the scene near Memphis where a tanker truck burst into flames after being struck by an SUV. Luckily, both drivers got out safely.

4. And after searching high and low, the world's tallest man has married a woman two-thirds his height. The record breaker is 7-foot-9 and his bride just 5-foot-6.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. push through: phrase
If someone pushes through a law, they succeed in getting it accepted although some people oppose it.