AP英语听力2013年01月（WORD文本）：20130102APNEWS.doc

1、1. There is a White House meeting on the fiscal cliff Friday but no sign a deal is in the works. The meeting could be a make-or-break moment for negotiations to avoid across-the-board first of the year tax increases and deep spending cuts.2. A longshoremens strike looms this weekend that threatens t

2、o bring commerce to a standstill. Major ports from Boston to Huston could be shut down because the contract between longshoremen and port operators is expiring.3. Desert Storm commander General Norman Schwarzkopf is dead at age 78. He died Thursday in Tampa, Florida from complications from pneumonia. Schwarzkopf led the coalition that drove Iraqis out of Kuwait in 1991.4. Voices of Valor helps veterans reintegrate into society and process traumatic experiences through music. Guided by musicians and a psychology mentor, they learn to write and record a song and then hold a CD release party.