AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-11

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1. The Israeli air force has been dropping leaflets throughout Gaza, saying it plans to escalate¹ its offensive. Palestinian officials say more than 800 people have died so far in the fighting. Meanwhile, the president of the Palestinian authority is urging Israel and Hamas to agree to an Egypt-broker truce².

2. Vice³ President-elect Joe Biden spent today in Afghanistan. He's been meeting with political and military leaders including President Hamid Karzai and thanking coalition⁴ troops for their service.

3. With just a week or so left in office, President George W. Bush paid tribute to another president, his father. The president and former president both spoke⁵ at the commissioning of the USS George H.W. Bush. The 6.2-billion-dollar nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be among the largest warships⁶ in the world.

4. And you never know who you might find at Ben's Chili⁷ Bowl, this diner in Washington DC. Even a president-elect. Barack Obama dropped in for a bite to eat with Washington's mayor, Adrian Fenty.