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09/2001 - 01/2002


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Bin Laden's sole post-September 11 TV interview aired on CNN
In late October interview, fugitive al Qaeda leader vows fight to the death....
01/31/2002


Bush to Americans: Change Your Soft Culture
"Each of us are responsible for the decisions we make in life...."
01/31/2002


Out of the rubble, a nasty dispute
Medallions made with WTC steel anger some victims' relatives....
01/31/2002


Operation Philippines Begins
Military mission to train Filipino soldiers fighting Muslim extremists began Thursday....
01/31/2002


Democrats enlist Jesse Jackson in Enron war
Carville memo: Issue "has the potential to reduce confidence in the Bush Administration and Republicans....
01/31/2002


"Send us to US jail," Taliban beg
Anything, they say, to get out of Shibergan prison in northern Afghanistan....
01/31/2002


Enron Exposes Campaign Finance Myths
Enron story actually undermines three vital tenets of the reformers' faith....
01/31/2002


'Bush model' urged for GOP campaigns
The White House wants Republicans to shift from an air war to a ground war....
01/30/2002


Bush hits a home run with viewers
Gallup poll: 94% positive reaction, 97% say Bush on right track against terrorism....
01/30/2002


Troops Uncovered Diagrams for Major U.S. Targets
American forces searching Al Qaeda hide-outs have discovered diagrams of American nuclear facilities....
01/30/2002


New poll: Bush, GOP enjoy record popularity
Positive ratings higher and more protracted than any modern president....
01/29/2002


DNC chief profited from bankrupt firm
McAuliffe made the profits off an initial $100,000 investment in Global Crossing....
01/29/2002


US Guard call-up hits cities hard
The biggest reserve activation since the Gulf War has depleted police and fire squads....
01/28/2002


Political playing field tilts to GOP
Significant leads in public opinion, fundraising bode well for midterm elections....
01/28/2002


Post series: 10 days in September
Road to war; rallying the world....
01/28/2002


American Taliban inspires little mercy
More than 1 in 4 Californians say Walker should be put to death if convicted....
01/28/2002


New poll: Bush, GOP seen as leaders on economics, education
"Should concern Democrats...."
01/25/2002


More voters identify with GOP
For the first time in the history of political polling....
01/25/2002


Democrats yet to tie Enron to Bush for political gain
"It may be that the principal scandal is what passes for legal conduct...."
01/25/2002


At border, uptick in illegal crossings
In all 24 lanes of traffic stopped at the spot where Mexico meets America....
01/24/2002


Census finds illegals threat to U.S. security
At least 58,000 Middle Eastern men from countries other than Israel are residing illegally in the United States....
01/23/2002


National 'do not call' registry proposed
Government proposes stopping all unwanted telemarketers with a single phone call....
01/23/2002


Karzai, 'A Team' turned tide of war
After the elite commandos infiltrated the north and south, Taliban cities fell to the guerrillas in rapid succession....
01/22/2002


Enron cash got access to Bush, but not results
Global warming was one of the embattled corporation's top lobbying priorities....
01/22/2002


Democrats' prospects grow dimmer, polls show
15 point swing toward GOP since Sept. 11....
01/22/2001


Party Chairmen Square Off Over Enron 'Controversy'
McAuliffe said, "I can't speak to that. I wasn't there. I don't know it...." 01/22/2002


Lieberman urged to quit Enron probe over cash ties
"To avoid the appearance of a double standard recusing yourself is the only appropriate step...."
01/16/2002


Enron gave cash to Democrats, sought pact help
Donated $420,000 over a three-year period while lobbying the Clinton administration to expedite passage of global warming treaty....
01/16/2002


Reservists' families suffer during long call-up
More than 61,000 reservists from all military branches have been called to active duty nationwide....
01/14/2002


Bush has record approval rating in Democratic MD
Clinton's rating was almost 20 points lower in overwhelmingly Democratic state....
01/11/2002


Bush-Kennedy alliance rattles Democrats
"Heartburn-inducing? Yes."
01/10/2002


FDA Issues Guidelines to Protect Nation's Food From Terrorists
The industry should take care to safeguard water supplies and urged restaurants to monitor salad bars....
01/09/2002


Terrorist havens disappearing fast
US-led worldwide crackdown wins cooperation - for the most part - from nations where terror groups linger....
01/09/2002


Daschle gambling on poor economy
Will come up empty if the economy recovers as early as most analysts now think it will....
01/09/2002


Democrats vs Daschle
Miller: Majority leader's arguments "at a level my brain can't reach...." 01/08/2002


Security screeners argued instead of stopping suspect
At Denver International Airport....
01/04/2002


Daschle to rip Bush policies
"Major economic address" to blame Bush for recession.... 01/04/2002


GOP expects Senate leader to move for rollback of tax cuts
Ultimate goal to raise taxes?
01/04/2002


War message brings political gains
Bush has at least temporarily won the support of nearly everyone who voted for Gore....
01/03/2002


Sept. 11 Deaths Not in Vain
Victims of the terrorist attacks on the United States did not die in vain, Czech President Vaclav Havel said Tuesday....
01/02/2002


Attack on convoy spelled end for Taliban
What may have been the decisive battle could also qualify as the most obscure....
12/31/2001


We will win nuclear war, says India
Boasted yesterday that it would survive a first strike by a Pakistani atomic weapon....
12/31/2001


Military mission turns to searches, interrogations
Evidence gathered has "led directly to preventing terrorist attacks...."
12/28/2001


Iraqi military intelligence seeks quiet deal with U.S.
Offers information on terrorism, attempts to dissuade Saddam from engaging U.S....
12/21/2001


Rules force U.S. troops to let al Qaeda flee
Part of overall policy to keep civilian casualties as low as possible....
12/21/2001


Stewart Enterprises Names Three to Board of Directors
The Company's Board of Directors has elected Leslie Rosenthal Jacobs, Alden J. McDonald Jr. and Brian J. Marlowe....
12/20/2001


Troops Surround Last Al-Qaida Fighters
Pakistani troops battled fugitive al-Qaida fighters Thursday....
12/20/2001


GIs may hunt for al Qaeda leaders
Afghan allies may not have the ability or the will to establish control over Tora Bora....
12/20/2001


Interrogations may be key in bin Laden hunt
The best way to find Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives is to simply ask those who know them best....
12/20/2001


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Ralph Nader conducting his own war
Blasts Bush administration for invasion of Afghanistan....
12/20/2001


U.S. warns of "sleeper cells"
"The entire team is very focused on the disruption of these cells...."
12/17/2001


U.S. success spurs other nations to point out al Qaeda cells
May need U.S. help to destroy them....
12/17/2001


Arab Papers Downplay Bin Laden Tape
Newspapers in the Arab world Friday played down an Osama bin Laden videotape....


Bin Laden videotape released
The destruction exceeded his estimates and the event "benefitted Islam greatly...." 12/13/2001


Transcript of videotape
12/13/2001


Smallpox Would Spread Rapidly in Modern World
Infecting 6 to 12 people for each individual already infected.....
12/13/2001


Afghan fighters explore crude cave hideouts
So far, the famous caves have turned out to be little more than rough-walled rooms dug into hills....
12/12/2001


American Taliban warns U.S. of impending biological attack
Also claims al Qaeda's war will result in destruction of U.S....
12/12/2001


Unfinished business with al Qaeda
Most significant U.S. goal is killing or apprehending organizations's leaders....
12/12/2001


Afghans Overrun al-Qaida Hide-Outs
Backed by devastating U.S. airstrikes and nighttime raids by American special forces....
12/11/2001


Man Indicted in Attacks Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted a French Moroccan who has been detained in the terrorism investigation....
12/11/2001


Bush leads 3-month commemorations around world
Memorial synchronized around U.S., 70 other nations....
12/11/2001


Brits want bin Laden kept alive
Will not turn him over to U.S. if it means possible execution....
12/11/2001


Attacks, Unemployment Prompt Many to Reflect on Life's Goals
Sept. 11th and its aftermath have caused 41 percent of American workers to rethink their careers....
12/10/2001


Slain CIA Officer to Be Buried
He was a covert warrior who fell in battle....
12/10/2001


Al Qaeda Planned New Attack on Washington
Attackers went underground after FBI crackdown....
12/10/2001


Cheney, bin Laden both conduct wars from underground hideouts
Two men in two caves, half a world apart....
12/10/2001


Tape points to bin Laden
He reportedly says WTC damage greater than he had expected....
12/09/2001


Bin Laden sightings abound near Tora Bora cave complex
Rumsfield: "I see, literally, dozens and dozens and dozens of pieces of intelligence every day...."
12/09/2001


The best of the Web
The Internet may not change the world, but it sure is doing a good job of covering the war....
12/07/2001


Envelope makers revamp products
Redesigns focus on security features....
12/07/2001


U.S. closing in on bin Laden
Officials believe he is in Tora Bora region....
12/06/2001


Al Qaeda stronghold under heavy attack
Afghan fighters, U.S. planes pound mountain caves....
12/06/2001


Lawsuit charges Monica-gate spurred Clinton airstrikes
Filed by owner of Sudanese medicine factory....
12/06/2001


Burying Terror's Victims
Sorrow and rage fertilize both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
12/05/2001


2 U.S. soldiers killed, 20 injured by friendly fire
B-52 dropped ordinance too close to troops....
12/05/2001


Al Qaeda leaders killed in raids
During U.S. strikes against cave complex....
12/05/2001


Over 75% of Americans prefer President Bush over "President Gore"
"The sensation is, 'Hey, we picked the right guy.'"
12/04/2001


Iraq officially threatens Israel if U.S. attacks
Iraq would "swallow Israel up...."
12/04/2001


Harrison's ashes to be immersed in sacred river
Remains of late Beatle will be scattered in the Ganges in India....
12/03/2001


Sleeper cells next target
Al Qaeda groups in U.S. and abroad....
12/03/2001


An American among al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners
John Walker of San Francisco, part of prison rebellion near Mazar-e-Sharif....
12/03/2001


All Things Must Pass
George Harrison is dead at 58
11/30/2001


Most Americans back U.S. terror tactics
Poll finds little worry over rights....
11/29/2001


Public supports broader war
Nearly 75% in favor of a long war, bringing the battle to Iraq....
11/29/2001


Journalists withdrawing from front lines
Concerns about a rising tide of lawlessness in northern Afghanistan....
11/29/2001


New York's Christmas spirit endures
The elaborate window displays, the horse-drawn carriages, the skaters in Central Park....
11/28/2001


Afghan fortress a formidable target
Cave complex may be harboring bin Laden, al Quaeda....
11/28/2001


Oregon AG clears way for questioning of foreigners
Portland police have refused a request from Ashcroft to interview foreign visitors....
11/28/2001


Detainees filling Passaic, Hudson county jails
The two county lockups seem to have become the ground zero for Middle Eastern immigrants rounded up in the FBI's probe....
11/28/2001


Taliban May Surrender Key Southern Area
Hundreds of Marines take up positions as regime reportedly holds talks on handing territory to tribal leaders....
11/27/2001


Air Security Goals in Doubt
Mineta says U.S. will likely not meet the new law's deadline to screen all bags for explosives within 60 days....
11/27/2001


Swede is eighth journalist killed since air strikes began
Killed early Tuesday in northern Afghanistan after gunmen robbed the house where he was staying....
11/27/2001


Lloyds raises loss estimates for from WTC attacks
New figure includes 47% increase to $2.8 billion....
11/27/2001


1st U.S. battle casualties
Five Special Forces commandos seriously hurt; CIA operative believed killed....
11/27/2001


Tales from disappointed jihadis
Itching for a fight, foreign Taliban supporters captured before engaging US troops....
11/27/2001


Firms shelve holiday party plans
"It just wouldn't feel right...."
11/26/2001


EU push to update laws on moving corpses
European Federation of Funeral Services call for easier cross-border transfer....
11/26/2001


Marines enter south Afghanistan
To set up base near Kandahar, track members of al Quaeda....
11/26/2001


Alliance enters Kunduz
Gain territory, looking for fighters....
11/26/2001


US targets three more countries
Targets linked to Osama Bin Laden in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen....
11/26/2001


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Oregon cops block Sept. 11 probe of Mideastern suspects
Homeland defense may have a serious kink in its West Coast armor....
11/21/2001


U.S. may see military patrols
General appointed to coordinate homeland defense....
11/21/2001


Civilian casualties far fewer than reports suggested
The British defense ministry said that no more than 300 had died nationwide....
11/21/2001


Defecting Afghan Taliban pursued by foreign fighters
Militants have gunned down 470 who tried to surrender....
11/20/2001


Taliban abandon surrender plan after Omar's "prophetic dream"
"I have had a dream in which I am in charge for as long as I live...."
11/20/2001


Terrorism focus turns to Canadian border
Before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Americans felt free to ignore the "other border...." 11/19/2001


Mexico to offer help in securing border
Could include harmonizing visa requirements for visitors from third countries....
11/19/2001


Bin Laden's summer house stripped bare by looters
Almost everything of value carried off from the football field-sized fortress....
11/19/2001


Terrorists push plots from jail
Militant sheik got messages to his followers....
11/19/2001


Fast times for financial planners
Investors want to know how to get their affairs in order....
11/16/2001


"Miracle rescue"
Aid workers describe a 48-hour ordeal....
11/16/2001


COMING HOME: 8 foreign aid workers freed
Three U.S. special forces helicopters picked up the aid workers in a field near Ghazni....
Freed by anti-Taliban uprising
11/15/2001


Poll: How far Americans would go to fight terror
Majority supports assassination, 1 in 4 backs use of nuclear arms....
11/14/2001


Hunt for bin Laden intensifies
Special Ops forces tracking down al Quaeda leadership....
11/14/2001


Suspected terrorists in UK will not see evidence against them
Foreign terrorists will be interned indefinitely under emergency proposals published yesterday....
11/14/2001


Aid workers could be released soon
According to son of Libyan Leader Gadhafi....
11/14/2001


Fleeing Taliban take imprisoned aid workers with them
*Two American women among the eight foreigners
*"They were very happy, because they thought they would be released...."
11/13/2001


Missile destroys Al-Jazeera office
Arab satellite channel office in Kabul reportedly hit by U.S. missile....
11/13/2001


Program enlists public for anti-terror training
During World War II, some Americans found comfort at the sight of volunteer civil defense squads patrolling parks, beaches, and cities for enemy intruders....
11/12/2001


Three journalists killed in Taliban attack
The first Western media to die in the conflict....
11/12/2001


Charities try to speed up giving
Charities accused of moving too slowly to distribute million of dollars are scrambling to speed up payments....
11/12/2001


Air security took back seat to cost
The real question is whether the federal government can be trusted to improve airport security....
11/12/2001


Miami airport security lapses lead nation
All four incidents involved improper security screening at airline gates....
11/09/2001


September 11th Fund aids detained Arabs' defenders
Another PR "nightmare" for United Way fund....
11/09/2001


Red Cross says victims to get all funds
Promised that all money raised for victims of terrorism would be used for that purpose....
11/09/2001


Congress Probes Death Data Privacy
Anyone who can afford a hefty subscription price can buy information about dead people....
11/08/2001


Health agency proposes quarantine plan for states
officials want to be able to close roads and airports, herd people into stadiums, and quarantine entire infected cities....
11/07/2001


First indictment expected in hijackings
Suspect called would-be pilot; anthrax tie seen to conspiracy....
11/07/2001


Terrorism Takes a Toll in Wichita
It's not often that a civic leader has to urge his constituents to be more selfish....
11/06/2001


Volunteers receive smallpox vaccine
To determine whether the US can dilute and expand its store of 15 million doses....
11/06/2001


Remembering those claimed by terror
An urn of ashes was solemnly entombed Sunday in a memorial wall at a township church....
11/05/2001


Networks suffer huge ad revenues loss
ABC, CBS and NBC collectively suffered a record loss of $880 million in advertising revenues....
11/03/2001


Building case against silent detainees in terror probe
Authorities hope to convince them that cooperation is the only alternative to a long prison sentance....
11/02/2001


U.S. military: Winter gives us advantage
"The Afghans are miserable in that environment and don't want to come out and play...."
11/02/2001


Sanitized mail to be checked piece by piece
Tons of mail in the Capitol and federal offices have been impounded....
11/01/2001


Anthrax probe taking new turn
US officials now prompted to reexamine whether cross-contaminated mail can infect people in their homes or offices....
10/31/2001


Australian bill to prolong life of cemeteries
Enables cemetery trusts to reallocate unused burial sites....
10/31/2001


Disaster could doom notion of financial district
Some are wondering whether the very idea of a district concentrated downtown collapsed along with the Towers....
10/30/2001


Authorities try to stem tainted mail
Authorities suspect more anthrax-tainted letters may be drifting undetected through the postal system....
10/29/2001


Bronze sphere is a ray of hope amid the ruins
The towers' destruction was so overwhelming, so incomprehensible, even the smallest items recovered from the debris in recognizable form take on new meaning....
10/18/2001


Over 150 NYFD Funerals in Month
The Fire Department's ceremonial unit ... which coordinates funeral details between families, houses of worship and the department, has planned and attended 152 services so far. It is only halfway through....
10/15/2001


Final Respects: New York’s funeral industry prepares for an onslaught
New York City funeral directors say that although they’ll be busy, they won’t be completely overwhelmed; still, they are preparing for enormous crowds and steadying themselves to deal with families facing unexpected, tragic deaths....


Victims' families to get soil from trade center
New York officials will distribute thousands of wooden urns containing soil from the World Trade Center....


New York Reaches Out to Grieving Kin
Authorities take steps to make it easier for families to collect death benefits without having to produce a body....


Relatives of Missing Stuck in a Bureaucratic Maze
....a quagmire of problems for families trying to collect on insurance policies, access bank accounts and execute wills....


Funeral Homes Bear The Strain
After the attack: New York's grief industry is facing overwhelming business and an unexpected financial boost....


Buried Bodies Aren't Public Health Risk
"To a large extent, they are entombed, much like in a graveyard...."


Wellspring of tears hasn't run dry
The families of the missing finally let go of the hope that their loved ones will be found under the mountain of rubble....


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