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First shuttle in 4 months launches

By Marcia Dunn · Tuesday, Oct. 8,2002 1:20 a.m.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Atlantis blasted off on the first shuttle flight in four months Monday, with a side-mounted video camera showing the fast-receding coastline and brilliant blue ocean as the spaceship climbed toward orbit. The shuttle rose from its seaside pad under tight post-Sept. 11 security, carrying six astronauts and a 14-ton girder that will be installed on the international space station later this week.

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More casualties in Gaza strip

By John Rice · Tuesday, Oct. 8,2002 1:19 a.m.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- The Islamic militant group Hamas threatened new attacks Monday after Israel fired a missile into a crowded Gaza street and killed 11 Palestinians. The United States said it was "deeply troubled" by the raid in which three other Palestinians died and 110 were wounded. Israeli said its troops were searching for Hamas militants when they raided Khan Younis with 40 tanks backed by helicopters shortly after midnight Monday. Most of the dead fell victim to a missile fired into a crowd. The Palestinians said they were civilians. Israel said most were fighters killed in battle.

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Forum to be held on Afghan war

Tuesday, Oct. 8,2002 12:59 a.m.

A public forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Room 251 in the Radio and Television Building at which panelists will discuss the impact of the war on Afghanistan over the past year.

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Port shutdowns will result in more plant closings

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:28 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- A second week of a West Coast port shutdown will cause a noticeable increase in plant closings, job losses and financial market turmoil, say analysts and business leaders who are increasingly skeptical of a quick end to the labor dispute.

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Explosion engulfs French oil tanker

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:27 a.m.

SAN`A, Yemen -- An explosion and fire engulfed a French oil tanker on Sunday off the coast of Yemen, and the tanker owner said a small boat struck the vessel in a "deliberate attack."

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Congress pressures Iraq to disarm

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders said Sunday a resolution authorizing war against Iraq, expected to pass with little dissent, will strengthen the U.S. hand at the United Nations and increase pressure on Saddam Hussein to disarm.

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Five shot to death in 16-hour suburban chaos

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephen Manning · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:16 p.m.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Five people were slain within a few miles, gunned down one by one over 16 hours in public places in Washington's suburbs, authorities said Thursday. They said there was a "strong possibility" the killings were related. One of the victims was shot to death while riding a lawnmower, another while cleaning her car at a gas station.

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Air strikes shake allies

By Alyson Brodsy and Pauline Jelinek · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Allied forces dropped thousands of leaflets over southern Iraq Thursday, warning Saddam Hussein's troops against firing on British and U.S. planes that have been patrolling the no-fly zone. Iraqi forces fired on aircraft delivering the leaflets and allied forces bombed an air defense operations center in response, said officials at the U.S. Central Command.

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Five shot to death in 16-hour suburban chaos

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephen Manning · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:15 p.m.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Five people were slain within a few miles, gunned down one by one over 16 hours in public places in Washington's suburbs, authorities said Thursday. They said there was a "strong possibility" the killings were related. One of the victims was shot to death while riding a lawnmower, another while cleaning her car at a gas station.

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Storm leaves with tail between its legs

By Alyson Brodsy and Allen G. Breed · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:15 p.m.

MONTEGUT, La. -- Hurricane Lili gave Louisiana's coast a 100 mph battering Thursday that swamped streets, knocked out power and snapped trees. But residents were thankful it was not the monster they were warned was coming. "It looks like we were lucky," said Gov. Mike Foster, who requested and received a statewide disaster declaration from President Bush.

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Martha Stewart resigns from board

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:13 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart, under federal investigation on suspicion of insider trading, resigned Thursday from the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange. "I did not want the media attention currently surrounding me to distract from the important work of the NYSE and thus felt it was appropriate to resign," Stewart said in a statement Thursday. Earlier in the day, she sent a letter of resignation to NYSE chairman and chief executive Dick Grasso before the exchange's board meeting.

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Shots fired outside UN building

By Alyson Brodsy and Dafna Linzer · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:12 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- A man believed to have been born in North Korea emptied a seven-shot pistol in front of U.N. headquarters Thursday, hitting several offices but injuring no one in an apparent protest against the communist nation's leader. The gunman, who threw leaflets criticizing the North's government, was identified as Steve Kim, a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Des Plaines, Ill. FBI spokesman Jim Margolin said Kim was born in 1945 and that agents were trying to confirm he was born in North Korea.

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Campus group takes on epidemic

By Obaid Khawaja · Thursday, Oct. 3,2002 1:41 a.m.

Drought, famine, AIDS, war. All problems common to Africa. Every day 7,000 people in Africa die from AIDS, and 10 percent of those victims are from Kenya alone.

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Hurricane Lili moves to US coast

By Alyson Brodsy and Cain Burdeau · Thursday, Oct. 3,2002 1:41 a.m.

NEW IBERIA, La. -- Packing 110 mph wind, Hurricane Lili gained strength and churned Wednesday toward the Gulf Coast, where residents braced for the second major storm in a week. About 330,000 people in Texas' Jefferson and Orange counties were told to evacuate early Wednesday after a tidal surge of more than 9 feet was expected to pound the surf.

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Palestinian faction drops challenge

By Alyson Brodsy and Ibrahim Hazboun · Thursday, Oct. 3,2002 1:40 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Bringing reform efforts to a temporary halt, Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction abandoned the idea of prodding the Palestinian leader to relinquish some power by appointing a prime minister, officials said Wednesday.

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U.S. legislation angers PLO

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 2,2002 12:56 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian officials reacted in anger on Tuesday to U.S. legislation that encouraged recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it would complicate peace efforts and could cost lives. Israel posted troops on buildings overlooking Yasser Arafat's headquarters and set up checkpoints, watching for militants it says are still holed up with the Palestinian leader in the largely demolished compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Israel lifted a 10-day siege of the compound on Sunday but still seeks the militants' handover.

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Attacks continue during elections

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 2,2002 12:55 a.m.

PAHALGAM, India -- Suspected Islamic militants unleashed a series of attacks Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, during polling for the third round of state elections in troubled Jammu-Kashmir state. Attackers opened fire with guns and threw grenades at a bus near the Pakistan border, killing nine people, while thousands of Indian soldiers patrolled the Himalayan region's militant heartland to secure polling stations.

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Bush, Congress haggle

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 2,2002 12:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush expressed deep reservations Tuesday about an alternative congressional measure authorizing force against Iraq, and demanded that the United Nations "put some calcium in the backbone" as it works up its own resolution on disarming Baghdad. Congress, while generally supporting the president's campaign against Iraq, has haggled with the White House over the wording of the resolution.

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Arafat compound siege criticized

By Alyson Brodsy and Karin Laub · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:48 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came under wall-to-wall criticism at home Monday for the bungled 10-day siege of Yasser Arafat's compound, which was aborted under intense U.S. pressure. Several Cabinet ministers said Israel underestimated Washington's opposition to the operation and its determination to keep the focus on Iraq ahead of a possible U.S. strike against Saddam Hussein.

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