美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-06

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1. Minneapolis police have released an official list of the eight people they believe are missing in the collapse¹ of a bridge. Rescuers say they will continue to search until all of the missing are found. In the meantime, hundreds of people are expected to attend an interfaith memorial service tonight for the victims.

2. Republican presidential hopefuls say they want to keep US troops in Iraq. Texas Congressman² Ron Paul was the only candidate who disagreed, saying there never was a good reason to go to war in the first place. The contenders faced off in a debate at Iowa's Drake University today.

3. Adam Gadahn, the American member of al-Qaeda, is threatening foreign diplomats³ and embassies across the Islamic world. The group is targeting these foreign locations which it describes as "spy dens".

4. Lorena Ochoa has won the Women's British Open. The tournament marks the first time women have played the professional event at St. Andrews in Scotland where the game of golf began.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. interfaith: adj [only before noun]
between or involving people of different religions

2. in the first place:
used to talk about what someone did or should have done at the start of a situation

3. face off:
to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this

4. den: noun
a place where secret or illegal activities take place