美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-04（在线收听）

1.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been on Capitol Hill, defending the Obama administration's 3.6-trillion-dollar budget. He says the budget and its tax proposals make for very good economic policy.

2. The active search effort for two NFL players and their friend has been suspended tonight. Earlier, the Coast Guard said they found a life jacket and a cooler, but no sign of the men. A fourth man who was on the weekend fishing trip is hospitalized after being found yesterday clinging to the boat.

3. A brazen attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team was caught on tape. Gunmen opened fire on the squad's convoy as they drove through a traffic circle near an eastern Pakistani stadium.

4. Britney Spears is bringing her circus act to the stage tonight. The pop star is kicking off her first tour in five years in New Orleans. It's the first stop on the 27-city nationwide tour.