AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-07)

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1. Don't get rid of your snuggy, but the government releases its winter heating forecast this morning and it's good news for consumers. Natural gas supplies are at record levels, making some new facilities which back their heating costs to drop between 10 and 30 percent.

2. It's like another top holiday shopping season. The National Retail¹ Federation² predicts a 1% drop in total sales for November and December. Other experts expect holiday sales will be flat. One sees them as weak as down 3.5%.

3. Intelligence officials say the Afghan immigrant, allegedly planned a New York terror attack, also had contact with a senior Al-Qaida operative. Sources tell the AP the CIA learned about Najibullah Zazi who one of his sources and elite³ domestic agency.

4. A South Korean news agency reports North Korea is in the final stage of restoring its nuclear facilities. It was back in April that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il vowed to restart Pyongyang's nuclear program