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August 19, 2002
Mideast pullout deal reached
JERUSALEM -- Israeli and Palestinian officials brokered a deal late Sunday night to begin withdrawing Israeli troops from the West Bank city of Bethlehem and parts of the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinian guarantees to reduce militant attacks on Israel.

Five officers hurt in Miss. shootout
FRIARS POINT, Miss. -- Five law enforcement officers were shot during a bloody 36-hour saga that ended Sunday morning with the arrest of one man in the small Mississippi town of Friars Point.

Fish's doom is seller's boon
Stalks of television truck antennas pierced the sunrise. Reporters stumbled through the dusky woods and positioned themselves behind the yellow police tape that encircled the water.

Media to use new system to call elections
NEW YORK -- Voter News Service, an elections consortium of six media organizations, is developing and testing a new system to count votes that will be running for November's midterm elections, VNS officials say.

European flood cleanup could hit $20-billion
BERLIN -- As Germans fought to keep rivers of putrid water out of their homes and the Hungarian capital of Budapest braced for flooding, European leaders promised a common effort to fund rebuilding and cleanup expected to take years and cost about $20-billion.

Fighting terror notebook
Videos show chemical weapon tests

Missiles found in N.M.; man charged
ROSWELL, N.M. -- The president of a counterterrorism consulting firm has been charged with possessing 2,352 unregistered small military missiles.



From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath
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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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