美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-25

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1. President Bush says the sacrifices of American troops have laid the foundation for peace for generations to come. His statements come as the death toll¹ in Iraq hit 4000. The President made his comments at the State Department after a two-hour long briefing on the war.

2. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says he is looking forward to complete exoneration². Kilpatrick was charged with perjury³ and other counts for allegedly lying under oath. That’s after he denied he and a former aide had an affair.

3. The Justice Department has approved Sirius Satellite Radio's proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings. The department says the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers.

4. The first of the two so-called "Barbie Bandits" has been sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in a bank robbery. Ashley Miller⁴ will only have to serve two years of the sentence and will complete the rest on probation⁵. The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to theft and drug charges.