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May 12, 2002
Susan Taylor Martin
Israel shows its muscle dealing with Congress
During the 2000 election campaign, pro-Israel groups were among the biggest contributors to U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch of Florida. The Fort Lauderdale Democrat got $23,400, more than he received from groups representing education and health care interests.

You bought this beach
Some of America's richest towns need sand -- and you're paying

Quality sand hard to find? Try shells, rocks and oil
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- A beach renourishment project put the "rocks" in Indian Rocks Beach.

Back off ... he's a scientist
SANDY HOOK, N.J. -- A sticker on the doorway to Dery Bennett's office says, "BACK OFF, MAN! I'M A SCIENTIST!"

Questions dog head of Army
Critics say Thomas White is a distraction to the war on terrorism and is unlikely to last.

Fighting terror notebook
Single firefighters left out of union's benefit payouts

Rockets aimed at U.S. forces in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- For the second time in two weeks, a rocket missed U.S. special forces hunting Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in Pakistan's frontier tribal belt, a local official said Saturday.

Drug spraying hurts us, Ecuador farmers charge
SAN FRANCISCO 2, Ecuador -- Walking along a dirt trail here in the heart of Ecuador's Amazon forest, farmer Santiago Tanguila points to trees with yellow, withered leaves. Life has always been precarious in San Francisco 2, a village next to the Colombian border, but now farmers say they face a new danger.

Canada report
Many Americans take Canada for granted, poll suggests

Denominations join in prayer, cleanup
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Clergy from rival Christian denominations held hands in the Church of the Nativity on Saturday and said the Lord's Prayer in a rare display of unity as they reclaimed the shrine after a 39-day standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen.



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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