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Promise to help seniors with drugs falls flat
WASHINGTON -- When George W. Bush ran for president, he mocked Democrats for failing to live up to their promise to create a prescription drug benefit for seniors under Medicare.

Troops prepare to be prison guards
WASHINGTON -- About 1,500 soldiers are heading to the U.S. Navy base in Cuba to prepare for the arrival of al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners. The biggest prize -- Osama bin Laden -- remains uncaptured, though there's a growing belief he has gone to Pakistan, two U.S. senators said Sunday.

Prescription for drug prices: Canada?
Canadian pharmacies tout their low prices to U.S. seniors. And despite FDA objections, some lawmakers like the alternative.

America strikes notebook
Suspects targeted embassies, bases

Karzai promises to save children
KABUL, Afghanistan -- There was a podium, but Afghanistan's prime minister ignored it. He chose a chair instead, and pulled it close to an audience of children huddled in rags.

Antiterrorism spending passes $60-billion
WASHINGTON -- Congress has provided more than $60-billion since September to combat terrorism at home and abroad and to rebuild from the attacks on New York and Washington. That's roughly five times what the nation spent to fight terrorism in the previous year.

From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath
• Sharon and Arafat: Old foes on parallel paths
• FBI's Most Wanted terrorists
• Afghanistan in Depth
• Panoramic view of tragedy
• Satellite view of Ground Zero
• Flashpoint: Afghanistan
• Multimedia Coverage of the Terror Attacks
• Latest News on the Terror Attacks
• Updated List of Victims
• Terror Attack Multimedia Gallery
• Terror's Path: An Interactive Map
• Missing: A Multimedia Essay
• Terror Attack: Minute by Minute
• Terror Attack: Tower Collapse
• Terrorists Attack: Video Gallery
• Aftermath Photo Gallery
• Day of Terror Photo Gallery
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