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POWs return home to cheers, tears


(AP)
A military transport plane carrying seven former U.S. prisoners of war landed yesterday at Fort Bliss to cheers from flag-waving family and friends, one week after they were rescued in Iraq. The 507th soldiers were to spend the night at the post to undergo evaluation by doctors.

Iraqi police capture Saddam's finance minister

Iraqi police captured Saddam Hussein's finance minister and handed him over to U.S. forces yesterday.

 
(AP)
Troops were told to guard treasures
The Pentagon office charged with rebuilding Iraq urged top commanders of U.S. ground forces to protect the Iraqi National Museum and other cultural sites from looters.
N. Korea signals it's ready for nuke talks
North Korea indicated yesterday it is ready for talks on its suspected nuclear program after confusion over whether it had tried to scuttle negotiations by saying it was reprocessing fuel rods to make nuclear bombs.
Jail time coming for deadbeat dads
Special Report: Each week in this picturesque Southern city, around 50 fathers are rounded up and hauled into a crowded jail for the crime of not paying their court-ordered child support.

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Border inspectors look for Iraqi art
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Businesses thank troops with special deals
Pruden on Politics
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Steiner cartoon

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Freedoms stifled in Belarus
SARS virus feared infecting economies
No visa, no entry at border for Iraqis
Presidential election said to go smoothly
U.S. infantry protects treasures of Ur
Marines find dinner on Saddam's preserve
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Reforming the drug-approval process
Friendlier skies
Garner cartoon

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In tune with old Baghdad
What ails the market?
Who we'll be dealing with
The dispensable truth
No time to rest on our laurels
March or demarche?
Medicinal breakthroughs from plants
Getting a handle on the economy
Reconstruction and discovery
Forward to the tax frontier

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United, Fire have nothing to show
Caps try to match power with power
Hopkins pounds Navy
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Sponsors, umpires are being dropped
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'Slugfest' stretches reality too far

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Iraqi Group: Saddam Son-in-Law Surrenders

Bush: Syria 'Getting the Message' on Iraq

U.S. Opens Baghdad Warehouse for U.N. Aid

Former POWs Spend Time With Family, Bush

South Korea Agrees to Talks With North

 

U.S. Marines pull out of Baghdad

Refugees stranded on Jordan border

Syria, Egypt leaders meet in Damascus

Patriot missiles in Israel packed up

Analysis: Why U.K. is cutting arms costs

 

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