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President Barack Obama officially nominated Janet Yellen to be the next Federal Reserve chairman. She's currently number 2 at the Central Bank behind outgoing Ben Bernanke and would be the first woman to head the Reserve.

An Associated Press-GFK poll found the public feels Republicans more than Democrats¹ are responsible for the government shutdown. 62% mainly blame the GOP, about half said Obama or Democrats are to blame.

A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a light aircraft in the dark in norhtern England Tuesday night, the pilot felt ill at the controls, but air traffic controllers were on hand to help.

A New York City restaurant called Eat won't let you talk on some nights. The head chef wants patrons to concentrate on the food, and was inspired by his time spent with Buddhist² monks³ in India.

Cindy Sharp, 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 Buddhist
adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒
参考例句：
The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。 In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

3 monks
n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。 He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-13