Sara Fritz
Get rid of old programs when their work is done
WASHINGTON -- Months ago, I got a telephone call from a federal court clerk telling me that my name had been mentioned in the then-secret, final report of an independent counsel investigation of former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy.

McCain leads charge for significant ground forces
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain said Sunday that America must unleash "all the might of United States military power," including large numbers of ground troops, to prevail in Afghanistan. Bush administration officials said the Taliban is being weakened, but warned Americans must be prepared for a drawn-out conflict.

CIA sent drone to save rebel leader
WASHINGTON -- The CIA sent a missile-armed drone to protect Afghan opposition leader Abdul Haq in his flight from the Taliban, hitting a vehicle convoy but failing to prevent Haq's capture and execution.

United ousts CEO
CHICAGO -- United Airlines replaced embattled chairman and chief executive James Goodwin on Sunday with board member John Creighton, less than two weeks after Goodwin's warning that the carrier could "perish" next year sent its stock into a tailspin.

Officials consider future targets
WASHINGTON -- The war on terrorism is focused on Afghanistan. But already, America is sending military advisers to the Philippines to root out terrorists. Iraq could become a target if it's linked to any attacks.

Another case confirmed, new traces found
WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Sunday that a female New Jersey postal worker has inhalation anthrax, and the Justice Department said the microbe has been discovered at an off-site facility that processes its mail.

Deadly bacteria easily obtained
WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after the start of the nation's worst biological attack, the federal government has no central inventory of dangerous disease cultures maintained by academics and private labs. Bacteria and viruses are exchanged in informal arrangements. And researchers aren't required to track their stocks or report losses or thefts.

Death in village increases doubts
The fatal stray bomb Sunday has some Afghans questioning the U.S. military strategy.

N.J. worker has inhaled anthrax
Justice Department says germ has been discovered at facility that processes its mail.

World briefs
Church, bus attacks kill 19 in Pakistan

Crisis tests postmaster general
On the job only since June, John Potter has his hands full handling the postal anthrax scare.

Wayward bombs kill 13 civilians
Rumsfeld says the war is proceeding as expected, and U.S. planes defend a Northern Alliance supply line.