時事新聞聽寫071211

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　　2007.12.11

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　新聞聽寫
　
Investigators are trying to establish whether two deadly shooting sprees at a megachurch and a school for missionaries were carried out by the same man. Five people including a gunman were killed, and five wounded in separate shooting 65 miles apart.

Suspended Atlantic Falcon Michael Vick will spend 23 months behind bars on federal dogfighting charges. He still faces state dogfighting charges in Virginia that are punishable by up to five years in prison.

The National Weather Service says more snow and freezing rain are on the way for Nebraska. Ice storm warnings are up from Texas to Pennsylvania. As a storm system moves eastward, Missouri's governor has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.

The chances are you've never seen this. It's a long-eared jerboa, and this is the first-ever video of the rare rodent. The resident of the deserts in Mongolia and China is endangered. With its oversized ears, one researcher calls the jerboa the Mickey Mouse of the desert.