AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-14

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1.Democrats¹ are praising her while Republicans are questioning her impartiality². But in her opening statement, Supreme³ Court nominee⁴ Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the law, not her personal and professional experiences, has driven her ruling as a judge.

2.President Barack Obama has nominated a rural Alabama family physician for Surgeon General. Obama says Dr. Regina Benjamin understands the needs of the poor and uninsured, making her uniquely qualified⁵ to be America's top doctor.

3.Authorities have closed Chicago's Burr Oak Cemetery⁶ as officials tried to identify the people in about 100,000 graves. Four workers at the historic black cemetery were charged Thursday after police say hundreds of corpses⁷ were dug up so the plots could be resold.

4.And there are some of Oklahoma's best-known landmarks⁸ built entirely⁹ out of Legos. The official Lego master builder said he's been working 12 hours a day to put together this miniature city and has used more than a million Lego bricks for the project.