美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-22

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　　1. President Barack Obama will appoint a senior White House budget official to be acting¹ commissioner² of the Internal Revenue Service. That's after he forced the resignation of Steven Miller³ after revelations the IRS improperly⁴ singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny⁵.

 

　　2. A neighborhood in the Texas town of Granbury is described as unrecognizable. That's after a tornado⁶ struck the community, leaving at least six people dead. Emergency crews are still looking for those missing.

 

　　3. Indiana State police say a semitrailer has struck a school bus carrying special-needs students on a highway near Indianapolis. As many as nine people were injured, but officials say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

 

　　4. And David Beckham is retiring from soccer. The 38-year-old former England captain says he will quit after the season.

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