美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-10

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1. FBI Director Robert Mueller says he's to blame for not putting more safeguards in place that could have prevented abuses of the Patriot¹ Act. An audit² found the FBI secretly got personal information about people in the United States improperly³ and in some cases illegally.

2. Traveling in Brazil, President Bush says the United States isn't ignoring Latin America's problems. He says the country cares about its neighbors. While in Brazil, Bush signed an ethanol agreement to boost the region's alternative fuels production.

3. A rise in the death toll⁴ of the Atlanta bus crash, claiming members of a college baseball team. An athlete has died from his injuries, bringing the number of deaths to seven.

4. It's time to spring forward this weekend, setting watches for daylight time. But the switch comes early this year and could throw off computers and electronic devices.