美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-23（在线收听）

1. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ordering flags at the state capitol flown at half-staff after the shooting deaths of three police officers. The shootings began after a routine traffic stop in Oakland yesterday. The gunman was also killed.

2. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to unveil details Monday of the Obama administration's strategy to help banks weighed down by billions in so-called "toxic assets". The plan involves buying as much as a trillion dollars. It also sets up a new government entity.

3. Pope Benedict celebrated Mass for the largest gathering of his African pilgrimage Sunday. The Pope said evils in Africa had reduced the poor to slavery and deprived future generations of the resources needed to create a more solid and just society.

4. Scores of people have applied to work at a Rhode Island's strip club. Providence's Foxy Lady held a job fair, seeking to fill about 35 positions for dancers, masseuses, bartenders and bouncers.