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October 17, 2002
U.S. aims pop music at Arab world
Uncle Sam gets hip with a new radio station that mixes pop music with Arabic newscasts. Some question its chance of success.

Study: Mastectomy often not necessary
Twenty years of research shows similar survival rates for women who have lumpectomies for breast cancer.

Despite witnesses, no sniper sketch
The witnesses to the latest shooting can't agree on details for a composite. Also, the military will help in the hunt for the sniper.

Soldier denounces Ulster killings
LONDON -- Elite British troops killed 13 Catholic civilians without justification and committed "unspeakable acts" on Bloody Sunday 30 years ago, a veteran of the Northern Ireland massacre testified Wednesday.

Nation in brief
Confessed Cuban spy sentenced

Parties ponder who to help out
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are putting Bill Clinton's economic record up against George W. Bush's in a blitz of TV and radio ads, calls and fliers while the president has lent his voice to tape-recorded phone calls urging Americans to vote Republican.

Democrats scramble to cut fundraising gap with GOP
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic National Committee began October with just $5-million to spend on the election -- and that only after rerouting money that was supposed to pay for its new headquarters. Its Republican counterpart started the month with $30-million on hand.

Va. police spared in budget cuts
RICHMOND, Va. -- Attacks by the Washington-area sniper prompted Gov. Mark R. Warner to shield law enforcement from the first round of state budget cuts and layoffs, an administration official said Wednesday.

Afghan warlords take best of weapons seized by U.S.
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- U.S. troops are giving confiscated weapons and ammunition to warlords in Afghanistan, a practice that critics say strengthens private militias and undermines attempts to establish a national army.

Decree would crack down on terrorists in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Aides to President Megawati Sukarnoputri on Wednesday worked to complete a decree aimed at enabling aggressive moves against terrorists as pressure for action from abroad continued to mount after Saturday's deadly bombing in Bali, government officials said.

Russian rocket explodes, kills soldier
MOSCOW -- A rocket carrying a communications satellite exploded several seconds after liftoff from a launch pad in northern Russia, killing one soldier, the military said Wednesday. Russian media said the accident could delay a manned launch.



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Multimedia Coverage of the Terror Attacks
Latest News on the Terror Attacks
Updated List of Victims
Terror Attack Multimedia Gallery
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