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January 12, 2003
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  • Is Preventive Care a Cost Saver?
  • House Intelligence Panel's Report Warns of Emerging Threats
  • House Chairman Wants To Use Bailout Dividends for Affordable Housing Trust
  • North Korea threatens long-range missile test
    SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea sent sharply mixed messages Saturday, vowing to "smash U.S. nuclear maniacs" in a "holy war" while its diplomats told New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson their country had no intention of building nuclear bombs.

    Gulf War revisited: The fire this time
    Once again Saddam Hussein squares off with an American president in a vast military mismatch. Does the Iraqi leader have any cards left to play?

    Officer accused of torture lives in Hillsborough
    APOLLO BEACH -- A key figure in the Illinois death penalty story has been a Hillsborough County resident since 1994.

    Koizumi: Abolish all nuclear arms
    MOSCOW -- Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, wrapping up a three-day visit to the Russian capital, called for the abolition of nuclear weapons in an address at a leading atomic energy research center.

    Nation in brief: Clonaid ordered to court
    FORT LAUDERDALE -- A vice president of the company that claims to have cloned the first human baby was served Saturday with a witness subpoena to appear at a hearing in a lawsuit asking the state to appoint a guardian for the child.

    NASA trip a space first for Israeli
    CAPE CANAVERAL -- Space shuttle Columbia's pure science mission initially was seen as a vehicle for an all-female crew, but that idea was abandoned.

    Washington: Bush radio address pushes tax plan
    WASHINGTON -- President Bush sought to make the case Saturday that his economic plan would create jobs and bolster consumer confidence through $59-billion in tax savings this year alone.

    Washington Journal: Graham finds odd bedfellow in would-be successor
    Sen. Bob Graham's possible presidential bid has the backing of a key Republican: Rep. Mark Foley.

    Peru plane wreckage found 2 days after disappearance
    LIMA, Peru -- After two days of rain and fog, rescue helicopters on Saturday spotted the wreckage of a Peruvian airliner that plowed into a mountain with 46 people aboard. Officials confirmed there were no survivors and said the recovery effort would be slow.

    Fighting terror: 2 al-Qaida suspects held in Germany
    FRANKFURT, Germany -- Two suspected al-Qaida members were detained in a high-security German prison Saturday to await a decision on their extradition to the United States.

    Canada report: Uncertainty leads to pot proposition
    An enterprising Saskatoon businessman wants to open a Dutch-style marijuana cafe as Canada considers decriminalizing pot possession.

    World in brief: Chavez threatens potential strikers
    CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez vowed Saturday he will not be driven from office by an opposition strike and threatened to fire or jail teachers joining the work stoppage.

    Science: Sardines, anchovies trade 25-year reigns, study says
    WASHINGTON -- The net of scientific research has pulled up a fishy surprise: Anchovies and sardines appear to take turns being plentiful across the Pacific Ocean.





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