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Airlines want pilot stun guns
WASHINGTON -- The Taser, a stun gun that zaps people with 50,000 volts, has been used for years to subdue criminals. The manufacturer calls it the Los Angeles Police Department's "weapon of choice" for criminals who are "mentally deranged."

Marines holding American Taliban soldier
WASHINGTON -- The American captured along with Taliban fighters is being held by Marines in Afghanistan and will be handed over to U.S. civilian authorities as soon as possible, the Pentagon said Saturday.

Bush thanks children for donations
NEW WINDSOR, Md. -- President Bush thanked American children Saturday for filling a warehouse with winter coats and teddy bears for the children of Afghanistan.

Red Cross blood safety studied
WASHINGTON -- The American Red Cross, which completed a huge blood drive after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is still struggling to prove to federal regulators that it can collect blood safely and keep track of the 6-million pints donated every year.

Captured papers point to targets
WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence officials are reviewing new information from prisoner interrogations and documents captured in Afghanistan to help the Bush administration determine the next step -- and the next targets -- in the war on terrorism after Osama bin Laden and his top command are captured or killed.

Photos in hand, Marines hunt terror leaders
The situation in Kandahar remains unstable as fighting continues around the Tora Bora caves and tunnels.

Al-Qaida, U.S. use caves as havens
WASHINGTON -- The hunt for Osama bin Laden has come down to this: two men in two caves half a world apart, conducting the first subterranean war of the 21st century.

Video links bin Laden to attacks
WASHINGTON -- The United States has obtained a videotape of Osama bin Laden describing the damage to the World Trade Center as being much greater than he had expected, according to senior government officials.

Children of Abraham: The battle for Palestine
According to the Bible, God told Abraham to leave his home and go to Canaan, where God promised he would make Abraham a great nation and give the land to his offspring.

Security likely to be budget priority
Canada is expected to put debt repayment aside in favor of economic security in the federal budget to be announced on Monday.

Washington journal
Capitol just can't get enough of Old Glory

From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath
• Sharon and Arafat: Old foes on parallel paths
• FBI's Most Wanted terrorists
• Afghanistan in Depth
• Panoramic view of tragedy
• Satellite view of Ground Zero
• Flashpoint: Afghanistan
• Multimedia Coverage of the Terror Attacks
• Latest News on the Terror Attacks
• Updated List of Victims
• Terror Attack Multimedia Gallery
• Terror's Path: An Interactive Map
• Missing: A Multimedia Essay
• Terror Attack: Minute by Minute
• Terror Attack: Tower Collapse
• Terrorists Attack: Video Gallery
• Aftermath Photo Gallery
• Day of Terror Photo Gallery
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