New Yorkers talk of bond in Israel
JERUSALEM -- In a daylong extravaganza of photo ops and sound bites, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his successor-elect, Michael Bloomberg, Sunday toured the sites of suicide bombings and shooting attacks, proclaiming that the experience of terrorism had sealed a fraternal bond between New York and Jerusalem.

Continuity not set for massive strike on D.C.
WASHINGTON -- Imagine the unimaginable: The president, in the White House, the vice president, at the National Observatory, and all Cabinet members, in their respective agency headquarters, are killed in a terrorist attack on downtown Washington. So are all members of Congress, except the few who happen to be out of town.

Notes tell terrorists how to live in West
FARM HADA, Afghanistan -- Handwritten notes found Saturday in a house abandoned by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization amount to a detailed handbook for operating undercover in the West, advising agents on such varied topics as traveling with a false passport, how to scout out a target and the proper way to apply deodorant.

Bombing, search for al-Qaida intensify
In addition, as part of an effort to root out Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida fighters, Pakistan moves to seal off escape routes on its side of the border.

Chavez steels grip, but hold slips
Facing a national strike today, Venezuela's leader is losing support at home and in America and giving his military more power.

Gas prices fall to a 2-year low
LOS ANGELES -- Gasoline prices have plunged more than 40 cents a gallon since Sept. 11, reaching a two-year low.