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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...

Police struggle to find motive in slaying of Run-DMC DJ

Published November 1, 2002

N By Alice McQuillan, Ralph R. Ortega and Dave Goldiner New York Daily News EW YORK (KRT) - Fearing a new rap war, police brass ordered cops Thursday to watch over hip hop figures following the mysterious...

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....

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...

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...

U.N. inspectors tentatively endorse U.S. resolution on Iraq

Published October 29, 2002

U By Diego Ibarguen Knight Ridder Newspapers NITED NATIONS (KRT) - Two top weapons inspectors told the United Nations Security Council on Monday that a draft U.S. resolution on confronting Iraq would allow...

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...