美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-16（在线收听） |
1. Health and human devices secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a House panel the sign-up trend for president Obama's health-care initiative is turning positive. She said the number of people who signed up for private insurance coverage was three times higher in November than it was in October. 2. The Asiana airline pilot whose jetliner crashed in San Francisco last summer told investigators he was very concerned about trying a visual approach to the airport without the runway's instrument landing aids, which were out of service due to construction.
3. Vice-president Joe Biden said former South African president Nelson Mandela taught the world that trust, justice and reconciliation are possible and that change can come. He made the remarks during a memorial service at Washington's national Cathedral, attended by members of congress, civil rights leaders and others.
4. Time magazine has selected Pope Francs as its person of the year, saying he has changed the perception of the Catholic Church in an extraordinary way since becoming Pope last March. |
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