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  • April 25, 2003

    Iraq
    Aziz gives up; Bush thinks Hussein hit
    As an ex-Baghdad spokesman surrenders, the president says evidence suggests the deposed leader was killed or injured.
    Susan Taylor Martin: Baghdad museum now image of destruction
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - He was a museum guide on the most pathetic of tours.
    Franks: As long as it takes
    The commander in Iraq says how long allied forces are there will depend on the Iraqis.
    Britain ridicules MP with ties to Hussein
    LONDON - Documents found in Iraq show that Saddam Hussein took steps to protect the reputation of a British legislator who vehemently opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, a British newspaper reported Thursday.
    Iran denies meddling in Iraq's future
    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran rejected U.S. accusations that it is interfering in Iraq and called Thursday for the United Nations to run an interim government in the country.
    U.S. looks for ways to punish France
    WASHINGTON - Bush administration officials are reviewing U.S. relations with France with an eye to punishing the nation for opposing the war with Iraq.

    Couple fears paranoia more than SARS
    WHO refuses to rescind its call for people to avoid pair's hometown of Toronto.

    Rome is setting for a regal toast to love
    Ambassador and developer Mel Sembler and wife Betty ask about 300 friends to join them in the Eternal City for a one of a kind 50th wedding anniversary party.

    Obituaries of note
    JAMES H. CRITCHFIELD, 86, a CIA insider during the Cold War whose anti-Soviet missions included recruiting former Third Reich operatives and supporting the Iraqi . . .

    FDA approves 'breakthrough' heart device
    WASHINGTON - In a major advance for heart patients, the government has approved an eagerly awaited type of stent that emits a drug to help keep newly unblocked arteries from reclogging. But it has a big price tag.

    Mammograms cut breast cancer risk 28%, says study
    LONDON - Women who get regular mammograms could reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 28 percent, new research indicates.

    FBI hopes new labs will polish its image
    QUANTICO, Va. - The FBI opened the doors Thursday to a $155-million crime lab that gives the bureau state of the art technology for forensic police work, ranging from the latest DNA matching to analysis of muddy shoe prints.

    Heston's NRA presidency ends at convention
    ORLANDO - Charlton Heston is making his last appearance as president of the National Rifle Association this weekend, after using his movie-star prominence to amplify the gun rights group's message and help put supporters in the White House and Congress.

    Nation in brief
    3 in GOP criticize Santorum
    WASHINGTON - Three moderate Republican senators sharply criticized Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., on Thursday for his remarks equating gay consensual sex with bigamy, polygamy, incest and adultery.

    Columbia
    NASA worker charged with stealing shuttle debris
    ORLANDO - A Kennedy Space Center employee accused of stealing debris while helping to recover parts of the space shuttle Columbia was released Thursday on $25,000 bail.

    Fighting terror
    Ashcroft defends jailing aliens indefinitely
    WASHINGTON - Most illegal immigrants can be jailed indefinitely without bail when national security risks exist, Attorney General John Ashcroft has declared in a legal opinion. Immigration advocates are calling that an abuse of power in the name of fighting terrorism.
    Judge says Moussaoui can see secret plan
    WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled Thursday that terrorist suspect Zacarias Moussaoui should be allowed to see a classified government plan that could give him some access to an alleged al-Qaida operative held in a secret location.

    World in brief
    Antiapartheid figure guilty of fraud
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela, was convicted of dozens of charges of theft and fraud Thursday.




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