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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A gunman opened fire on tourists entering Israel on Wednesday, killing an Ecuadorean pilgrim and wounding four others, in a rare attack on the border with Jordan.



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Military pounds Iraqi targets with 1-ton bombs

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. Air Force used some of the largest weapons in its inventory to attack targets in central Iraq in an escalating crackdown on suspected guerrilla strongholds, the military said Wednesday.


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Designs unveiled for WTC memorial

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NEW YORK -- The eight designs unveiled Wednesday as finalists for a World Trade Center memorial remember the dead with quiet gardens, reflecting pools, inscribed names and lights for lost lives.

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Bush urges Europe to help Iraq

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LONDON -- President Bush urged Europe Wednesday to put aside bitter war disagreements with the United States and work to build democracy in Iraq or risk returning the nation to terrorists. Anti-war demonstrators mobilized for a march of tens of thousands today.


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Storms spread damage across the Deep South

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JACKSON, Miss. -- A line of thunderstorms moving across the Deep South on Tuesday unleashed an apparent tornado in Mississippi and roared into Alabama with enough wind to topple trees and knock out power to 50,000 customers.


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Hinckley still not ready for unsupervised visits

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WASHINGTON -- A forensic psychiatrist who examined John Hinckley Jr. this year said Tuesday the man who shot President Reagan should not be allowed to visit his parents without supervision, countering testimony by Hinckley's mother and his former psychologist that he is ready for more freedom.


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TORONTO -- Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced Tuesday he will step down on Dec. 12 after attending a commonwealth meeting in Nigeria.




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Bush defends war in Iraq to Brits

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LONDON -- President Bush brought a forceful defense of the Iraq invasion to skeptical Britons on Tuesday, arguing that history proves war is sometimes necessary when certain values are threatened.



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Italian official resigns from U.S.-led Iraqi coalition

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An Italian member of the U.S.-led coalition has resigned, accusing the Bush administration of inefficiency and failing to understand Iraq. In Tikrit, U.S. forces killing six alleged insurgents as they pressed their search Monday for a former Saddam deputy believed to be orchestrating attacks on Americans.


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Sniper found guilty on 4 counts

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A jury convicted John Allen Muhammad of capital murder Monday, concluding he used a rifle, a beat-up car and a teenager who idolized him to kill randomly and terrorize the Washington, D.C. area during last year's sniper spree.


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Schwarzenegger sworn in as California governor

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in Monday as the 38th governor of California, completing a meteoric rise from bodybuilder and action hero to leader of the nation's most populated state in a historic recall election.




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Bush moves Iraqi government forward

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WASHINGTON -- Under the pressure of increasing U.S. deaths in battle, President Bush said Thursday the United States wants Iraqis to take more responsibility for governing their troubled country and said coalition forces are determined to prevail over terrorists.


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Alabama court removes chief justice

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from office Thursday for refusing to obey a federal court order to move his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state courthouse.