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Israelis fire missiles in Gaza

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The building which houses the Palestinian Public Security Directorate, with its Palestinian flag hanging, is rocked by an explosion today, hit by a missile fired from an Israeli F-16 fighter jet in Gaza City.

Sara Fritz
Behind White House's pork crusade
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to the federal budget, President Bush is no Ronald Reagan. As the first American president with an MBA degree, he knows you can't increase spending and cut taxes without creating a deficit.

War's new target: drugs
COLOMBIA: Post-Sept. 11, U.S. shifts to broader military role.

War's new target: drugs
AFGHANISTAN: Plan cites overlap between terrorist activities and drug trafficking.

Bush's 'axis of evil' still talking point
WASHINGTON -- Emboldened by success in Afghanistan, some lawmakers are beating the drum for quick action to get rid of Iraq's Saddam Hussein.

Abducted man returns, but what's his story?
HONOLULU -- In his first public appearance since returning from Asia, an Alabama businessman avoided any mention of the abduction and torture he says he underwent in Afghanistan.

Show honors search and rescue dogs
NEW YORK -- Most years, Apollo would never make it to the Westminster dog show.

Afghans wrongly captured say U.S. soldiers beat them
ORUZGAN, Afghanistan -- Afghan prisoners captured by U.S. forces in two night raids here last month said Sunday that they were beaten and abused by American soldiers, despite avowals they supported the leader of the interim government, Hamid Karzai.

Palestinians fire rockets on Israel
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and seriously wounded four other people outside the Israeli army's southern command headquarters in Beersheba on Sunday as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon returned home from Washington.

From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath
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• 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
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