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Families endure void after Sept. 11
NEW YORK -- Angel ornaments remind Rebecca Asaro of her father, a firefighter who rushed into the World Trade Center and never came out.

Warlord joins Afghan government
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's new interim leader appointed prominent warlord Rashid Dostum as deputy defense minister Monday, aiming to defuse a potentially disruptive force by bringing him into the two-day-old government.

7,000 miles from home
It was Christmas in Afghanistan for the first time in five years. Troops find ways to celebrate.

America Strikes notebook
September 11th Fund mails out $60-million

Shoes packed 'major disaster'
The FBI says the explosives smuggled onto a plane were significant. The suspect, appearing dazed, appears in court.

Pope urges peace
VATICAN CITY -- Against a backdrop of war, terrorism and Mideast tensions, Pope John Paul II celebrated a somber Christmas Eve Mass, praying for salvation and urging the faithful to become "builders of peace."

Michelin plays hard to get with its documents
Attorneys and judges criticize the tire maker for withholding records, or making them illegible.

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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