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September 22, 2002
Zinni: CentCom should stay put
The retired general says overseas headquarters would be a target for people who want to kill Americans.

Scrappy Al-Jazeera stands up
Since 9/11, the Qatari TV channel has weathered competing claims of bias as it enjoys a new status in the world.

Israel plants flag in Arafat compound
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel planted its flag in Yasser Arafat's compound Saturday and demolished more of his besieged offices, prompting thousands of Palestinians to pour into the streets in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in protest. Four demonstrators were killed by army fire.

Questions arise about bishop's links to abuse suspect
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane was among a group of Roman Catholic leaders who traveled to Rome in April to brief the pope on the child sex abuse scandal rocking the U.S. church.

Nearing 101, this cowgirl isn't singing blues
HUNT, Texas -- In 1901, while the Wright brothers were trying to fly and Guglielmo Marconi was trying to get his radio to work, Constance Douglas was born in a tiny Texas border town, the only child of a district judge and his genteel wife.

Girl's mother surrenders in taped beating
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- A mother turned herself in to police Saturday to face a child battery charge, eight days after a nationally televised videotape depicted her shaking, slapping and punching her 4-year-old daughter in a store parking lot.

'Hillside Strangler' dies in prison at 67
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Angelo Buono Jr., whose gruesome killing of young Los Angeles women in the 1970s earned him the nickname "Hillside Strangler," died Saturday in his prison cell, corrections officials said.

'Soft money' pouring into tight races
WASHINGTON -- Facing a legal deadline to rid themselves of all "soft money" in seven weeks, the Republican and Democratic parties are pouring millions of dollars into a relative handful of tight House and Senate races that will determine control of Congress.

Florida is back in D.C. punchlines
Florida jokes are once again the rage in Washington.

Fallen firefighter memorial adds names from Sept. 11
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- In the shadow of Pikes Peak, the names of 343 firefighters who died at the World Trade Center have been added to the International Association of Fire Fighters Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial.

Bush asks Democrats to back bill
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Saturday pressed Senate Democrats to stand up to the challenge of terrorism by agreeing to his proposal for a Homeland Security Department with broad power to "move people and resources to meet new threats."

Bucktoothed dinosaur fossil changes carnivore theory
The rabbitlike jaw structure suggests the Tyrannosaurus rex relative was an herbivore.

Baghdad to defy U.N. resolutions threatening war
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A defiant Iraq said Saturday it will not abide by a U.N. resolution imposing new conditions in the weapons inspections issue or threatening war, while in Kuwait a top U.S. general said his forces are ready to attack Iraq if called on.

Chretien: No truth to reports of tax hike
Tax-burdened Canadians are being told there's no truth to reports the federal government plans to increase the Good and Services Tax to 10 percent from seven percent.

Flooding fills forests with fungi
Mushrooms are in abundance in the soggy woodlands of Austria, luring amateur mycologists with a promise of perfect goulash. But for many, the walk through the woods leads to a trip to the hospital.



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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