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November 27, 2002
Political ad restrictions limited
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Tuesday dealt a setback to the government's early effort to enforce the nation's new campaign finance law, ruling the law's restrictions on political advertising did not apply to a Hawaii antiabortion group.

FAA issues third warning for Boeing fuel pumps
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring about 3,500 Boeing jets to fly with extra fuel to prevent fuel pumps from overheating and possibly causing an explosion.

World in brief
Israeli missile kills 2 militants

Study: nuts help prevent diabetes
CHICAGO -- Eating lots of nuts or peanut butter may help ward off diabetes, a study of more than 83,000 nurses suggests.

Health and medicine in brief
New study warns of diuretic use

Identity theft fears swamp agencies
NEW YORK -- Numerous consumers moved to try to protect their finances and credit lines Tuesday, a day after prosecutors warned that thousands of people were vulnerable to a high-tech assault on their identities after records were stolen from a software company.

Nation in brief
50 mph winds whip California

Fighting terror notebook
U.S. will repay insurers for terror

Canadian resigns for 'moron' remark
TORONTO -- Prime Minister Jean Chretien's communications director resigned Tuesday over a controversy caused by her private comment last week that President Bush is a moron.

Appeal or die, Iranian cleric says
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's chief prosecutor warned Tuesday that a history professor's death sentence for questioning hard-line rule will be final if he continues refusing to appeal, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Israeli Arab denies he attempted hijacking
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli Arab accused of trying to hijack an El Al airplane denied in interviews published Tuesday that he planned to commandeer the jet and ram it into Tel Aviv skyscrapers.




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