美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-19

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1. Presidential candidate Barack Obama says race is an issue the country cannot ignore. Speaking in Philadelphia, Obama rejected controversial remarks by his former Chicago pastor¹ while urging Americans to break what he called a ''racial stalemate'' the country has been stuck in for years.

2. The Federal Aviation Administration wants a check of all maintenance records at U.S. airlines. This comes after missed safety inspections² of Southwest Airlines. The action applies to older Boeing 737 jets.

3. The new governor of New York David Paterson says he had affairs with several women, including a state employee, admitting he and his wife had affairs when their marriage was in trouble. Paterson took over for Eliot Spitzer who is caught in a call-girl ring.

4. Eight tax-office employees in West Virginia claimed a winning Powerball ticket worth more than 276 million dollars. The winning ticket was sold at a video poker³ bar with the winners opting⁴ for a payout of 139 million in cash.