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The 13th anniversary of 9/11 was marked in New York at the White House, Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvinia. President Barack Obama said today "America stands tall and America stands proud."

Republicans and Democrats¹ in Congress are voicing strong support for the president's call for new authority to fight Islamic State militants². That includes House Republicans who appear to be ready to support the president's request if somehow grudgingly³.

A South Carolina man accused of killing⁴ his 5 children and dumping their bodies in Alabama was an ex-convict who went on a crime spree in Illinois. Timothy Jones was arrested on a cocaine⁵ possession charge in 2001, later that a year for a crime spree that included stealing a car, burglary and passing forged checks. He served 7 years in prison.

And Bai Yun the giant panda chews bamboo 12 hours a day. But she chipped a tooth. So dentists at the San Diego zoo repaired the tooth and also gave her a cleaning and x-rays.

I'm Matt Friedman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 grudgingly

参考例句：
He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 cocaine
n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）
参考例句：
That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。 Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-19