Lebanese broadcasts say Israeli warplanes have hit an army base and a relay station for Lebanese State Radio. The attack happened north of Beirut. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and top cabinet ministers are expected to decide today whether to broaden(1，扩大) their offensive against Hezbollah targets.

New violence in Baghdad has left at least 27 people dead and 63 others wounded. Witnesses say several mortar rounds landed in a largely Shiite neighborhood then a car bomb went off. The attacks come two days after President Bush approved(2，批准) signs to send more US troops into Baghdad to curb rising violence there.

The death toll from a scorching heat wave in California has risen sharply. 83 death now attributed to the triple digit temperatures(3，温度). Farmers say the heat also was killing life stock and crops.

And estimated 40,000 people turned out to watch this year's Annual Pony Swim in Virginia. About 200 wild ponies took to the water, crossing a 200-yard channel(4，沟) from a barrier island to Chincoteague.

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Lebanese broadcasts say Israeli warplanes have hit an army base and a relay station for Lebanese State Radio. The attack happened north of Beirut. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and top cabinet ministers are expected to decide today whether to (1)___ their offensive against Hezbollah targets.

New violence in Baghdad has left at least 27 people dead and 63 others wounded. Witnesses say several mortar rounds landed in a largely Shiite neighborhood then a car bomb went off. The attacks come two days after President Bush (2)___ signs to send more US troops into Baghdad to curb rising violence there.

The death toll from a scorching heat wave in California has risen sharply. 83 death now attributed to the triple digit (3)___. Farmers say the heat also was killing life stock and crops.

And estimated 40,000 people turned out to watch this year's Annual Pony Swim in Virginia. About 200 wild ponies took to the water, crossing a 200-yard (4)___ from a barrier island to Chincoteague.

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