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1、From NPR news in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh.The gunman accused of killing 7 people in the Toulouse area France this week and last reportedly is still hold up in his apartment building. The place is surrounded and police say they are ready to storm that building but the suspect is said be heavily a

2、rmed. The gunman is a self-declared to _ decry(谴责) the deaths of Palestine children. Meanwhile the Palestinian authority is condemning the gunmans alleged actions. As NPRs * reports from Jerusalem.In the statement Palestinian Prime Minister * says the extremist must stop using the Palestinian cause

3、to justify the acts of violence. “Its time for these criminals to stop marketing their terrorist acts in the name of Palestinian people and stop pretending stand up for the rights of Palestinian children who only ask for a decent life.” The statement continues this terrorist crime is condemned in th

4、e strongest terms by the Palestinian people and their children. The slim father, his two sons and another young girl were laid to rest here in Jerusalem today in front of crowd of thousands who cried and prayed. * NPR news Jerusalem.Those victims were killed in a shooting in the multiple shootings a

5、t a Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday meanwhile France President Nicolas Sarkozy was in Monte today to pay his respects the funerals of three paratroopers who were murdered in last weeks attack. “I have come to bow before the coffins of these murdered soldiers. I come to see to the families to the

6、ir closed ones to their brothers in arm to express the support and the tribute of the nation.” Sarkozy is heard through an interpreter on France 24.Some analysts say homeowners may be seeing their best year since the recession for selling as NPRs Dave Matting tells us the National Association of Rea

7、ltors says the US housing sectors are coming of its best winter in years.Existing home sales fell nearly 1% last month but combined with December and January, this is the strongest winter home buying season in 5 years. Water with National Association of Realtors says the improving job market and rec

8、ord low interest rates are unleashing some of that pent up(被抑制的) buyer demand. “We are looking for sales this year to be up about 7%.” Still the number of first time home buyers drop last month and the economist caution the industry is still years away from full recovery. Dave Matting NPR news, Wash

9、ington.At last glance on Wall Street, the Dow was down 23 points at 13,147 in trading of just over 2 billion shares, Nasdaq composite index gaining ground up 13 points at its 3,087 and the S&P 500 up slightly 1,406. This is NPR news.United Security Council has agreed on a statement supporting a peac

10、e effort in Syria. NPRs Kelly reports the vote comes as activists say at least 25 people have been killed by government shelling in the city of Homs.Activists in the Homs neighborhood say shelling by government troops has intensified last in the past two days. Hodia is a neighborhood where families

11、from other neighborhoods fled in recent weeks. Hundreds of people have died in Homs so far this year, especially during a nearly month long siege on the neighborhood of Baba Amr. Rebel fighters later retreated from the area. The statement passed by Security Council says Syria will face “steps if UN

12、peace plan is rejected”. The plan calls for a cease fire dialogue between the government and the opposition and access for humanitarian aid. Russia and China vetoed earlier and more binding resolutions on Syria at the council. Kelly NPR news _ at the Council. BeirutRepublican presidential candidate

13、Rick Santorum says he backs a house publican budget proposal that would reduce the deficits partly through cuts in benefit programs, whereas he also says the spending cuts included in it should be accelerated. Santorum says he will be more aggressive in achieving budget savings doing away with cost

14、of increase in Federal grants to states for Medicaid and food stamps.The Broncos is trading away quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets just a day after Denver finalizes the deal to bring on Panton Manning formally of the Cults. Tebow not only led the Broncos to playoff last season for cutting down _ and inspiring people around the world to post online photos doing the same no matter what anyone else is doing came to be known as Tebowing.This is NPR.