美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-03-17

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1. Pope Francis the First. That is the name chosen by Cardinal¹ Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, the first Pope ever from the Americas. The 76-year-old was elected during the second day of the conclave² to choose a successor to Pope Benedict.

 

2. President Barack Obama was on Capitol Hill, meeting with House Republicans. They are crucial to striking deals on immigration, gun legislation and bringing the nation's debt under control. All issues Obama says are second-term priorities.

 

3. Police in an upstate New York village are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of four people. Authorities say the 64-year-old suspect opened fire at a car wash and barbershop. Investigators³ say they also found guns and ammunition⁴ inside the suspect's apartment. 

 

4. And Florida's lieutenant⁵ governor has resigned because of her ties to an Internet cafe company that is now under federal investigation⁶. Jennifer Carroll's ties to the company were questioned when she was in the Legislature and she proposed a bill that would benefit Internet cafes.

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