Mammograms may save even more lives
Regular screening enormously reduces the risk of dying of breast cancer, analysis shows.
Arms sale to Taiwan angers China
President Bush is expected to authorize much of Taipei's wish list, including destroyers and submarines.
Anti-drug patrols in Peru suspended
LIMA, Peru -- The downing by Peru of a missionary aircraft from the United States has dealt a severe blow to the two countries' efforts to halt drug shipments between Peru's coca fields and the trafficking cartels in Colombia.
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Web system watched for terrorism
Washington in brief
Aide: Bush still wants to drill in Alaska refuge
Harassment suit doesn't meet court test
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that because the federal law against sex discrimination in the workplace does not extend to isolated incidents of teasing or sexual innuendo, it also does not shelter employees who complain about such incidents from retaliation by their employers.
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Rescuers' airplane reaches antarctic