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February 10, 2002
Sara Fritz
Drop in contributions may be least of McCain's worries
Battling skin cancer, Sen. John McCain has been raising significantly less money than expected, prompting renewed speculation that he will not seek re-election in 2004. The 2000 GOP presidential candidate's Straight Talk America political action committee took in $233,000 in contributions in the second half of 2001, about $1-million less than in the first half of the year. McCain also cut back the PAC's expenses.

Passenger may have had panic attack
MIAMI -- A passenger accused of trying to break into an airliner cockpit during a flight to Argentina had been depressed and may have suffered a panic attack, according to relatives and a psychiatrist who treated the man during the flight.

Police: Kidnap suspect may have left city
KARACHI, Pakistan -- The key suspect in the disappearance of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl may have fled to Pakistan's most populous province, police said Saturday, insisting they still hope to free Pearl soon.

What to do about Hussein?
WASHINGTON -- The warnings have been issued, the gauntlet thrown down. Now, after a year of internal divisions and military diversions, the serious planning is under way within the Bush administration for a campaign against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

U.S. questions Taliban minister who surrendered
Afghan authorities want to interrogate the former Taliban foreign minister now being held by the U.S. military and ensure he faces trial, an Afghan foreign ministry spokesman said Saturday.

EU snaps at U.S., offers plan for Palestinian state
CACERES, Spain -- European Union foreign ministers on Saturday criticized the United States' Mideast policies and offered a blueprint for reviving peace talks that envisions the creation of a Palestinian state that would be recognized by Israel and admitted to the United Nations.

Deaths mount; Israelis search for militants
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli woman traveling with her son in a car in the West Bank was shot and killed Saturday -- apparently by Palestinian militants. Also in the West Bank, Israeli troops and Palestinians clashed as soldiers searched house-to-house for militants.

Kashmir siege leaves 2 dead at mosque
SRINAGAR, India -- Security forces killed two suspected Islamic militants after a long siege on the mosque where they holed up in northern India. A civilian died in the cross fire, police said.

Lumber issue continues to hinder cross-border trade talks
Progress is reported in talks to improve the flow of cross-border trade between Canada and the United States -- the world's largest trading partners.


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