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Gaps still remain in security

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 11,2003 1:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- When a man recently stowed away in a cargo plane from New York to Dallas by shipping himself in a wooden crate, it raised questions about transportation security nearly two years after terrorists turned jetliners into missiles.

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Around The Nation

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2003 1:16 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Among the 2,792 names on the official World Trade Center death toll are 42 people actually listed as missing -- not dead -- because their remains have not been identified and their whereabouts on Sept. 11 cannot be established with certainty.

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Pope John Paul II visits Slovakia

By Alyson Brodsy and Victor L. Simpson · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2003 1:15 a.m.

VATICAN CITY -- A frail Pope John Paul II travels to Slovakia this week, putting him at the center of an intensifying campaign to rally Europeans against threats to traditional Roman Catholic family values.

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Suicide bombers strike twice in Israel

By Alyson Brodsy and Jason Keyser · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2003 1:14 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Twin suicide bombings killed at least 13 people and wounded at least 45 in Israel on Tuesday -- striking a bus stop crowded with Israeli soldiers in a Tel Aviv suburb and then a cafe in a Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem. The attacks underscored the collapse of U.S.-backed peace efforts.

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Last 9/11 firefighter memorialized

By Alyson Brodsy and Erin McClam · Tuesday, Sept. 9,2003 1:11 a.m.

NEW YORK -- A vial holding the blood of a firefighter was placed in a coffin alongside his uniform Monday, marking the final memorial service for the 343 firefighters killed at the World Trade Center.

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Bush addresses Iraq progress

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Monday, Sept. 8,2003 12:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Sunday night he will ask Congress for $87 billion to fight terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, appealing for troops and money from other countries, even those who opposed the U.S.-led war.

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Palestinian leader resigns

By Alyson Brodsy and Lara Sukhtian · Monday, Sept. 8,2003 2:25 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat tapped the Palestinian parliament speaker to take over as prime minister Sunday and lead the Palestinians' next government after the resignation of Mahmoud Abbas. Several leaders of Arafat's ruling Fatah party confirmed the nomination by consensus of parliament speaker Ahmed Qureia, though it remained unclear if he would accept. Qureia attended the meeting Sunday night but did not comment, Fatah officials said. The parliament speaker "is our only nominee," said Abbas Zaki, a member of the Fatah central committee.

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'Students for Howard Dean' finds niche at IU

By Max Fine · Monday, Sept. 8,2003 1:16 a.m.

Anticipation was in the air Wednesday night as more than 40 supporters of presidential candidate Howard Dean packed into the Indiana Memorial Union Frangipani Room. IU Students for Howard Dean President Marty Gold opened the night by stressing Dean's stance on the environment, foreign policy and plans of balancing the budget as the highlight of his campaign. Following Gold, students, Vietnam veterans and retired teachers voiced their support for Dean.

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Living in a combat zone

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:13 a.m.

TIKRIT, Iraq -- As students make the first trek to class this fall grumbling about having to walk all the way from the extension to Ballantine Hall, two other IU students are dealing with slightly harsher tasks everyday. Sgt. Ryan J. Sills and I, Cpl. Vernon R. O'Donnell, are journalists in the U.S. Army Reserve, full-time students at IU and brothers in the Chi Phi fraternity. Ryan, a Bloomington native and graduate of Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, is in charge of our broadcast team which gives him a great deal of responsibility.

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Free trade agreements signed

By Alyson Brodsy and Terence Hunt · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 1:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to begin free trade with Singapore and Chile, saying that opening world markets is essential for U.S. prosperity and the spread of freedom.

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Allies consulted on U.N. role in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 1:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell sought support Wednesday from Britain, France, Germany and Russia on a proposed U.N. resolution that would give the United Nations a larger role in Iraq's economic and political future. The postwar operation is costing the United States about $3.9 billion a month, and has strained the American military, which has some 140,000 troops stationed there.

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Kim Jong Il re-elected

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 1:02 a.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's parliament re-elected Kim Jong Il as the isolated country's top leader Wednesday, and approved his government's decision to "keep and increase its nuclear deterrent force" to counter what it calls a hostile U.S. policy.

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Taliban gaining ground

By Alyson Brodsy and Kathy Gannon · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2003 12:41 a.m.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The Taliban are no longer on the run and have teamed up with al Qaeda once again, according to officials and former Taliban who say the religious militia has reorganized and strengthened since their defeat at the hands of the U.S.-led coalition nearly two years ago.

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Shedding new light on August blackout

By Andrea Minarcek · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2003 12:40 a.m.

On Aug. 14, the largest blackout in American history darkened homes in scattered areas across eight U.S. states and parts of eastern Canada. Tens of millions of people, including some IU students, were left without power for nearly two days.

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Bush creates new position

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2003 8:57 p.m.

RICHFIELD, Ohio -- President Bush announced Monday he is creating a high-level government post to nurture the manufacturing sector, which is bleeding jobs in states crucial to his re-election.

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Bush creates new position

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2003 2:17 a.m.

RICHFIELD, Ohio -- President Bush announced Monday he is creating a high-level government post to nurture the manufacturing sector, which is bleeding jobs in states crucial to his re-election.

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Chinese military to shed 200,000 troops

By Alyson Brodsy and Christopher Bodeen · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2003 1:35 a.m.

BEIJING -- The world's largest military is getting a little smaller. Monday, China announced plans to cut 200,000 more soldiers as part of efforts to modernize its armed forces -- cuts that come on top of a 500,000-man reduction in the five years ending in 2000. e cuts will coincide with the introduction of more high-tech battle systems, Jiang Zemin, military commission chief and retired president, was quoted saying by state television and the official Xinhua News Agency.

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