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Putting Saudis to work
To stem a high jobless rate, the government wants to replace foreign workers with Saudis. But many employers think Saudis are lazy and want too much money for little effort.

Meeting deadlines will slow lines, Mineta says
WASHINGTON -- The debate over aviation security degenerated into finger-pointing Tuesday as the Bush administration blamed Congress for shortchanging the effort by $1-billion and warned that travelers could face longer lines as a result.

Israeli missile hit draws wide rebuke
The United States joins other governments in condemning the loss of innocent civilians.

Edward Howard, spy who defected, dies
MOSCOW -- Edward Lee Howard, the former CIA agent who defected to the Soviet Union in the mid 1980s after a disappearing act in the New Mexico desert, has died. He was 50.

Washington in brief
House will vote on Traficant tonight

Nation in brief
Calif. fire threatens giant sequoias

Hanging out at the mall, Saudi style
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- In many ways, it resembles any upscale U.S. mall. You can get boots by Bally, diamonds from Tiffany, handbags by Coach and Polo shirts from Ralph Lauren.

World in brief
Milosevic blames deaths on smugglers

Fighting terror notebook
House passes compromise antiterrorism bill



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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