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There are glimmers of change in one of the most repressive nations – freedom of press, opportunities for women.
Part one of a five-day series

HIV scares up risk debate
Hundreds of calamities are more likely than tainted blood, experts say, but a disconnect between actual and perceived risk prevails.

Ambassadorial candidate would likely face snubs
Although Tony Garza is a close friend of President Bush, some see his Mexican-American roots as a liability in Mexico.

Bush built success on Harken sale
The struggling oil company served as a launching pad for the president's role in Major League Baseball which, in turn, spurred his successful political career.

Violence, run-ins with law shadow suspect
STANTON, Calif. -- The manhunt that would soon snare him was well under way last week when Alejandro Avila talked with his mother, Adelina, about the murder of Samantha Runnion.

Race, class may affect coverage
Some say Samantha Runnion's murder received more attention because she was white.

Army balks at controls on use of credit cards
It's not the type of story the Pentagon likes to hear: Army regulars going off and buying personal items -- Victoria's Secret lingerie, fine china, cigars, wine, even a $2,250 tree -- with government-issued credit cards.

Egyptian militants: Violence was mistake
CAIRO -- From the cells of a notorious prison nicknamed "The Scorpion," the men who plotted Anwar Sadat's assassination in 1981 and served as godfathers of Islamic militancy in Egypt have declared the violence that they once endorsed a historic mistake.

Heat keeps Canadians baking
Canadians spend a lot of time talking about the weather, especially the extremes, and this summer has been no exception.

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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