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Vast number of U.S. troops needed to fight Iraq, commander says

Published November 1, 2002

W By Jonathan S. Landay Knight Ridder Newspapers ASHINGTON (KRT) - The commander who is planning a possible U.S. invasion of Iraq has won Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's support for a ground...

GDP indicates trouble ahead for economy

Published November 1, 2002

WBy Ken Moritsugu Knight Ridder Newspapers ASHINGTON (KRT) - Every time the U.S. economy seems to be picking up, it loses momentum. It grew at a respectable 3.1 percent annual rate this summer, the federal...

EU accuses R.J. Reynolds of selling black-market cigarettes

Published October 31, 2002

T By Henry Weinstein and Myron Levin Los Angeles Times he European Union accused tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds in a lawsuit Wednesday of selling black-market cigarettes to drug lords and mobsters, helping...

Training for urban combat in Iraq

Published October 31, 2002

F By Vernon Loeb The Washington Post ORT POLK, La. - Just seven months ago, Capt. Glenn Kozelka and his men from the Army's 10th Mountain Division fought al-Qaida terrorists in the mountains of Afghanistan....

Jordanian ambassador warns against U.S. invasion of Iraq

by Elizabeth Dunbar
Published October 30, 2002

A war in Iraq would be a blow to peace and stability in the Middle East, Jordan's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday. Karim Kawar described Jordan's reasons for opposing a U.S.-led war on Iraq...

Justice Dept. moves closer to taking over sniper prosecution

Published October 30, 2002

W By Ralph Vartabedian and Mark Fineman The Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - The Justice Department moved closer Tuesday to taking over the prosecution of the Washington sniper case, filing a complaint in...

Many Nations Worried About Unbridled U.S. Power

Published October 30, 2002

U By Maggie Farley and Doyle McManus The Los Angeles Times NITED NATIONS - For President Bush, this month's debate in the U.N. Security Council is all about Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction. But...

American diplomat shot to death outside Jordanian capital

Published October 29, 2002

A By Michael Matza Knight Ridder Newspapers MMAN, Jordan (KRT) - A U.S. diplomat was killed Monday morning in Amman as he was preparing to leave home to go to work at the American embassy. The diplomat...

Many manufacturers voluntarily reducing pollutants

Published October 29, 2002

C By Melissa Allison Chicago Tribune HICAGO (KRT) - Hundreds of manufacturers, from industries as diverse as steel and concrete, are going beyond U.S. environmental regulations to voluntarily reduce the...

Virginia charges sniper suspects; jurisdictional debate continues

Published October 29, 2002

W By Shannon McCaffrey Knight Ridder Newspapers ASHINGTON (KRT) - Virginia prosecutors filed the state's first murder charges against the sniper suspects on Monday as jockeying intensified over who will...