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Chechen rebels ask Secretary Powell to intervene

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

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia -- Rebel leaders in breakaway Chechnya on Saturday asked U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to try to get Russia to end military operations in the village of Mesker-Yurt. The rebels' foreign ministry said in a statement that Russian forces had sealed off Mesker-Yurt for several days to look for rebels and their sympathizers, detaining hundreds of residents and taking them to undisclosed locations in Chechnya.

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Research may break ban

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

MOSCOW -- Russian experts voiced concern Wednesday about U.S. plans to develop a potentially more lethal version of the bacterium that causes deadly anthrax, but the government refrained from immediate reaction.

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NATO: U.S. has proven bin Laden tie

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

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The United States gave its NATO allies clear evidence Tuesday that "conclusively" links Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network to the Sept. 11 terror attacks, NATO's secretary-general said. In response, the alliance has "fully invoked" Article 5 of its charter, which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all, Secretary-General Lord Robertson said, though he added that the decision did not necessarily mean an armed response was imminent.

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Markets close on slight rise

By Trevor Davis and Trevor K. Davis · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Many companies will report their first-quarter earnings this week. Investors will be looking at those earnings and companies' guidance toward future quarters. Investors should get a good indication of where companies stand by the end of the week. Nearly 30 percent of the companies that comprise the S&P 500 are expected to report their earnings. Last week, the Nasdaq gained 14 percent. Now, many investors will be watching technology companies to attempt to determine where the sector stands. Large technology companies releasing earnings this week include AOL Time Warner, Microsoft, Intel, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple Computer and Gateway.

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Investigators: Attacks cost $500,000

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

WASHINGTON -- The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were financed with a $500,000 bankroll, a law enforcement source said Saturday as the FBI sent more agents to Germany in the search for masterminds of the plot. FBI agents tracked the hijackers' bank accounts, their communications and their travel tickets as they followed a trail that could lead to a small group of chief plotters in Europe and the Middle East.

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Israeli suicide bombing causes cease-fire

By J. Chris Carmichael · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

In spite of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposed cease-fire May 22, the fighting between Israel and Palestinians continues. The cease-fire, the first step in implementing the U.S. Mitchell Report aimed at rekindling peace negotiations, was roundly rejected by Palestinians and described as propaganda. But Saturday evening, in the wake of another suicide bombing which resulted in 20 deaths and at least 90 injuries, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat issued a cease-fire order, which Israel agreed to. In the past eight months since fighting resumed, at least 484 Palestinians and 107 Israelis have been killed.

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Auto sales drive retail levels up

By U Jae Kang · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Many economic analysts are hoping current retail sales levels and falling consumer spending only indicate a stalled economy and not a prolonged recession. But increased retail sales levels might only be a reflection of more aggressive automobile sales.

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Bill sparks debate in Congress

By Ryota Kashiwa · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Trade Promotion Authority, formerly known as fast-track trade authority, allowing a president to negotiate trade agreements with restricted input from Congress, is being considered for final passage in Congress. President George W. Bush has expressed the need for additional powers in trade negotiations. "I believe strongly in trade," Bush said at the State Department April 4. "I believe not only is trade in my nation's interests, I think trade is in the interest of those nations who struggle with poverty, that desire a route out of poverty."

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Spanish forces invade disputed island

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

JEBEL LEILA, Morocco -- Elite Spanish soldiers swooped in aboard helicopters Wednesday, capturing a disputed Mediterannean island occupied by Moroccan soldiers for more than a week. Neither side fired a shot.

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Bush OKs calling up reserves

By Adam Van Osdol · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The Pentagon plans to activate thousands of military reservists to strengthen defenses of U.S. airspace and to assist in the aftermath of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. IU's ROTC programs are not among the personnel affected, but some IU students might be part of "Operation: Noble Eagle," said Lt. Col. Wayne Pollard, professor of military science.

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Pope breaks silence about priest sex abuse

By Alyson Brodsy and Victor L. Simpson · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

VATICAN CITY -- Breaking his silence, Pope John Paul II denounced the "grave scandal" of priests implicated in sex-abuse cases rocking the Roman Catholic Church, saying they had betrayed their vows and succumbed to evil. In an annual pre-Easter message to priests released Thursday by the Vatican, the pope used some of his strongest language to address an issue that has seriously embarrassed the church in the United States and elsewhere.

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Suicide attacks prompt Israeli tank offensive

By Ibrahim Hazboun · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli troops backed by armor intensified an offensive across the West Bank on Monday, pounding a Ramallah building with anti-aircraft guns, briefly pushing into the biblical town of Bethlehem and sending the deafening echo of tank shells through Palestinian streets.

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Confirmed plane crashes

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

American Airlines Flight 11: A Boeing 767 en route from Boston to Los Angeles American Airlines Flight 77: A Boeing 757 en route from Dulles Airport near Washington to Los Angeles United Airlines Flight 93: A Boeing 757, crashed southeast of Pittsburgh while en route from Newark, N.J. to San Francisco United Airlines Flight 175: A Boeing 767. The flight was bound from Boston to Los Angeles.

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Senate Panel to Vote on Lay Subpoena

By Marcy Gordon · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Congressional committees took steps Monday to subpoena Enron's no-show former chairman, while the Justice Department rejected a Democratic call for a special prosecutor to investigate the collapse of his energy-trading company. Former chairman Kenneth Lay was to have been the star witness at congressional hearings this week, but he abruptly backed out Sunday night. The Senate Commerce Committee scheduled a vote Tuesday on a subpoena to force Lay's appearance. Rep Michael Oaxley, R-Ohio, said the House Financial Services Committee would issue a subpoena to compel Lay's appearance "at the earliest practical date."

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Supreme Court gives officers more protection from being sued

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

Last Monday the Supreme Court passed a ruling giving extra protection to police officers who are sued over the use of excessive force. In a 6-to-3 decision, the court ruled that a lawsuit against a police officer for using excessive force must be dismissed even if the officer's behavior was unreasonable under existing law, as long as a reasonable officer could have made the same mistake under the particular circumstances.

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