美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-04

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1. Months of campaigning have all come down to this. Iowans are caucusing¹ tonight in the first real test of the 2008 presidential election season. Whoever wins claims not only an early lead in the race to the White House but also gets momentum² of heading into next week's primary in New Hampshire.

2. Police in Kenya have fired tear gas and water cannons³ as they tried to beat back hordes of rioters. At least 300 people have been killed since the country's disputed presidential election and another 100,000 have been displaced.

3. Residents in Florida are getting a rare chance to break out their winter guard. Temperatures there deep below freezing in some parts of the state today, forcing beachgoers to bundle up.

4. A onetime college drinking game has turned into some serious business. You are looking at contestants⁵ in the World Series of Beer Pong where one team is sure to walk away with a little bit of a buzz and a 50,000-dollar prize.