美联社新闻一分钟 2008-03-21（在线收听）

1.The latest congressional estimates say President Barack Obama's budget will likely generate deficits averaging almost one trillion a year over the next decade. That's a lot worse than the White House had predicted just last month.

2.A huge crowd welcomed Pope Benedict to Angola. He's on the second leg of his African tour. The pontiff condemned sexual violence against women and chided any African countries that have approved abortion.

3.Police in New York have arrested a man who shot a woman with an arrow on a Bronx street. It was an accident. The man was reportedly trying to shoot a fence. The woman was hit in the stomach.

4.The first day of spring found First Lady Michelle Obama doing a little gardening. She was joined by dozens of school children as she broke ground on a produce and herb garden at the White House.