美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-14

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1. Vice¹ President Joe Biden meets with the National Rifle Association today as the White House looks at ways to curb² gun violence. Biden has promised urgent action in the wake of last month's elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. 

 

2. President Obama is expected to nominate White House Chief of Staff Jack³ Lew as Treasury⁴ secretary as early as today. Lew is a top budget expert and an administration insider. If confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Tim Geithner.

 

3. Regional leaders are gathering⁵ in Caracas today to pay tribute to ailing⁶ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on the day he was supposed to be inaugurated. Chavez is undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba. He hasn't been seen in more than a month. 

 

4. Minneapolis-area residents and tourists who shop at the Mall of America are getting an added treat this month; a giant ice castles display. The castles are built from icicles instead of traditional ice blocks.

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