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Looking to be more energy efficient

By Nicholas Jaqua · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

In Feb. 2002, the Bush administration's energy bill will go before Congress. The centerpiece of the bill is drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Taliban abandons Kabul

By Alyson Brodsy and Kathy Gannon · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans brought their radios out of hiding and played music in the streets, savoring the end of five years of harsh Taliban rule as the northern alliance marched triumphantly into Afghanistan's capital Tuesday. Diplomats sought U.N. help in fashioning a government for the shattered country.

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Israeli troops enter Ramallah

By Alyson Brodsy and Ibrahim Hazboun · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli tanks and troops charged into Ramallah before sunrise Monday, surrounding the compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and arresting 20 suspected militants in searches throughout the city.

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Nigerians caught in the midst of violence

By Abdullah AlShihri and Glenn McKenzie · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Moses Mbaissa fled his home after an attack by fighters from a rival tribe. He took refuge in another town only to find more bloodshed. Soldiers were gunning down unarmed villagers. A longtime conflict between ethnic Tivs and Jukuns has heated up in recent weeks, with tribal fighters hacking off the limbs of women and children and burning villages.

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Defense site destroyed

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

U.S. warplanes bombed an air defense site in northern Iraq on Wednesday after coming under attack from Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery, the U.S. military said.

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Israel proposes troop withdrawal

By Alyson Brodsy and Laurie Copans · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israel has proposed withdrawing troops from some Palestinian areas in the West Bank to test the ability of Palestinian security to prevent attacks on civilians, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Sunday.

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More violence in Israel

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Lavie · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- A suicide bomber jumped out of a car, dashed past two policemen and ran to a bus stop before blowing himself up and killing at least six other people Wednesday evening. More than 35 people were wounded. The blast -- the second in Jerusalem in two days -- was claimed by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, according to the Al Manar television station in Lebanon. The station is run by the Islamic group Hezbollah.

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Fires ravage Colorado

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

FLORISSANT, Colo. -- With the largest wildfire in Colorado's history blazing outside Denver, firefighters moved into position ahead of the flames Wednesday to try to block its path toward the city's southwestern suburbs. The wind-driven blaze was moving slowly to the northeast and had gotten to within about 35 miles of Denver. The fire, which covered about 136 square miles or 87,000 acres, had destroyed 21 homes and threatened 2,500.

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Environmental groups seek cleaner vehicles

By J. Chris Carmichael · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

During the past six months, President George W. Bush has upset environmentalist groups. Within 60 days of his inauguration, Bush had reneged on his campaign promise to force energy companies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. And, in March, the Bush administration rejected the Kyoto Protocol, which is committed to reducing greenhouse emissions in 37 industrialized nations. Bush has expressed concerns that emission reductions may have a negative impact on the U.S. economy and has questioned the science behind global warming. But scientists and environmental groups feel that global warming is a serious and real dilemma.

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Ex-Taliban chief tried to remove leader

By Alyson Brodsy and Kathy Gannon · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A senior Taliban official said he approached U.S. representatives three years ago for help in replacing the hard-line Islamic leadership but was told Washington was leery of becoming involved in internal Afghan politics, the former official said Sunday.

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Taliban still holding ground

By Steven Gutkin · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan -- U.S. warplanes bombarded Taliban front lines, while the opposition pressed its attack Monday on three fronts near Mazar-e-Sharif, but the rebel fighters conceded they were facing stiff Taiban resistance around the key northern city.

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6 dead, 30 wounded after shooting attack

By Alyson Brodsy and Jason Keyser · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

HADERA, Israel -- A Palestinian gunman walked into a banquet hall in northern Israel late Thursday and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing six people and injuring 30 during a bat mitzvah, police said. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in more than a month.

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Labor, business conditions hurting consumer confidence

By U Jae Kang · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Consumer confidence and spending is the gauge for the short-term condition of prevailing business. The Consumer Confidence Index for the September stood at 97.6, down from 114.0 in August. 16.4-point drop within a month is the largest drop since October 1990. Although the index result is slightly different from the survey conducted before the terrorist attacks, the big picture of a downward trend has been consistent.

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Alaskan oil drilling on hold

By Alyson Brodsy and Associated Press · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's plan to drill for oil in a remote Alaska wildlife refuge is all but dead for now, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Sunday. Debate on the administration's energy plan is expected to begin in the Senate this week. An amendment that would expand domestic production of fuel -- principally by drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- is opposed by most Senate Democrats and about a half-dozen GOP senators. Republicans have acknowledged they lack the 60 votes needed to break an expected Democratic filibuster on the bill.

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Bush supports free trade during Latin America trip

By Alyson Brodsy and Sandra Sobieraj · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- President Bush promised Sunday to push for free-trade policies for economically strapped Latin America and said the United States "is wide open" to buy goods from around the world. Winding up a journey to Mexico, Peru and El Salvador, Bush also pledged to promote immigration policies that link workers from the region with American jobs.

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Text of President Bush's televised national address from the Oval Office Tuesday after terrorist attacks across the East Coast earlier in the day, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks, Inc.

Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Good evening. Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neighbors.

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American Taliban won't receive death penalty

By Alyson Brodsy and Karen Gullo · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will charge American Taliban member John Walker Lindh with conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens in Afghanistan and will ask for life imprisonment rather than the death penalty, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.

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WWII journalist honored with collectible

By Elise LeBlanc · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Hasbro's G.I. JOE D-Day collection hit the shelves last week and included an action figure of former IU student Ernie Pyle, who was a Scripps Howard reporter and war correspondent during World War II. Pyle followed soldiers into battle and documented their experiences, which led to a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. A year later Pyle was killed by machine-gun fire.

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U.S. ready to make flights safer

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Delta Air Lines announced thousands of layoffs Wednesday in a jarring prelude to a new administration bid to restore confidence in air travel following the terrorist attacks. Pakistan reported broad agreement with the U.S. military on a plan to strike Osama bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan. With an American armed forces buildup in motion, a crowd of thousands stormed the abandoned U.S. Embassy compound in Afghanistan's capital, burning President Bush in effigy and chanting words of support for bin Laden.

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