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Report shows rightful landowners

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

For generations, black families passed down the tales in uneasy whispers: "They stole our land." These were family secrets shared after the children fell asleep, old stories locked in fear and shame. Some of those whispered bits of oral history, it turns out, are true. In an 18-month investigation, The Associated Press documented a pattern in which black Americans were cheated out of their land or driven from it through intimidation, violence and even murder.

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Islamic clerics urge bin Laden to leave Afghanistan

By Amir Shah · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Facing the prospect of U.S. attacks, Islamic clerics urged Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan. The United States said the call Thursday fell short of its demands, and a Taliban official acknowledged the alleged terrorist mastermind might have problems finding another nation willing to accept him.

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Clinton: Globalization can win this war

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Geitner · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

GHENT, Belgium -- Global trade can help win the war against terrorism if the West spreads the wealth it generates more equitably, former President Bill Clinton told a conference of globalization critics Tuesday. "Not everyone who's angry is angry at the civilized world and wants to destroy it," Clinton said. "A lot are angry because they can't be a part of it."

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Beginning of July means more laws

By Alyson Brodsy and David Crary · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Smokers in six states will pay more for their habit as of Monday, nudity with "artistic value" will no longer be off-limits to minors in Utah, and teddy bears will have official status as the state toy of Mississippi.

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Afghans storm U.S. embassy

By Amir Shah · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Shouting "Long Live Osama!" and "Death to America!" thousands of protesters burned an effigy of President Bush on Wednesday, then stormed the abandoned U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital, torching old cars and a guardhouse and tearing down the U.S. seal above the entrance.

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Pakistan pledges terrorist crackdown; militants protest

By Robert H. Reid · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to crack down on terrorism failed to persuade India to ease the tense military standoff, and Kashmiri militants vowed more attacks against Indian rule in the contested Himalayan territory.

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Around The World

Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

TULKAREM, West Bank -- Israeli troops searched homes and traded fire with Palestinians as the military took over an entire Palestinian town Monday, a first in 16 months of fighting and another blow to beleaguered Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

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Authorities arrest man with fake checks

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

DETROIT -- A man charged with smuggling $12 million in bogus cashiers checks into the United States told agents the man named on the checks may belong to al-Qaida, authorities said Wednesday.

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Recovered videotapes show 'martyrdom messages'

By Karen Gullo · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The government released photos and video excerpts Thursday of five suspected al Qaeda members delivering what Attorney General John Ashcroft described as "martyrdom messages from suicide terrorists." Ashcroft called upon people worldwide to help "identify, locate and incapacitate terrorists who are suspected of planning additional attacks against innocent civilians." "These men could be anywhere in the world," he said.

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Ashcroft promises aggressive use of new terrorism law

By Abdullah AlShihri and Karen Gullo · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Attorney General John Ashcroft ordered federal prosecutors Friday to use new anti-terrorism powers to track down terrorists by intercepting their Internet and telephone communications and financial transactions. Ashcroft issued orders to 94 U.S. Attorney's offices and 56 FBI field offices after President George W. Bush signed a sweeping anti-terrorism bill into law.

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Atlantic fleet deploys to defend eastern seaboard

By Sonja Barisic · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The military boosted security across the country to the highest levels Tuesday after terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "We have been attacked like we haven't since Pearl Harbor," Adm. Robert J. Natter said at the Norfolk Navy base. President Bush ordered the nation's military to "high-alert status," and vowed to "hunt down and punish those responsible" for the attacks, which were expected to carry a high death toll.

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Continued strikes spark unrest

By Mort Rosenblum · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

QUETTA, Pakistan -- Mobs stormed this city by the Afghan border Monday, lobbing firebombs while chanting glory to Osama bin Laden and hatred for America. Police shot one man dead in the tear gas-shrouded confusion. From daybreak to late afternoon, in a huge rally downtown and in street-corner clusters, Muslims shouted support for Afghanistan's Taliban leadership.

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Restrictions on visas to tighten

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush moved to tighten restrictions on foreign student visas Monday, part of an effort to bar the entry of immigrants who commit or support terrorist acts. Bush was directing top aides to study the foreign student visa system and develop recommendations for tighter controls.

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WTC rebuilding plans unveiled

By Alyson Brodsy and Karen Matthews · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Six proposals to redevelop the World Trade Center site were released Tuesday to a decidedly mixed reaction, with critics saying they included too much office space on hallowed ground and had too little imagination.

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D.C. interns gain experience

By Travis R. Thickstun and Travis Thickstun · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Interns in Washington, D.C., engage in a variety of activities, both at their internships and on their own time in our nation's capital city. But whatever menial or exciting their experiences at the office are, several recent interns from IU agree that Washington is where it's at. And scandals involving interns and politicians had little effect on their experiences, with only the occasional friend making a snide remark about former White House intern Monica Lewinski, whose relationship with former President Bill Clinton eventually lead to his impeachment. Senior Ben Piper, who interned for Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), said "the Lewinski and Levy matters have hurt the images of politicians, not interns."

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Saddam cuts oil to protest Israel

By Sameer Yacoub · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Arabs who have demanded deeds to protest Israel's assault on Palestinian towns got action Monday: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein cut off oil supplies. The chants from the street grew increasingly militant, however, with protesters in Sudan and Jordan calling on Osama bin Laden to strike Israel.

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Dow industrials soar more than 480 points

By Alyson Brodsy and Lisa Singhania · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrials stormed up almost 490 points, the second-biggest one-day gain ever, and climbed back over 8,000 Wednesday as Wall Street cheered legal and legislative action on the corporate ethics scandals that fueled nine weeks of sharp losses.

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