News Archive Guide


             Last updated on 12/18/01.

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We keep all 11-Sept news headlines archived so that anyone can find any article that was linked whenever they need it.

News Archives from December 17, 2001:

US | World | Afghanistan | Middle East | Military | Bio/Chemical | Investigation | Financial | Features

US Headlines:

U.S. Govt's Emotional September 11 Site, Chronicling Life in NYC After 9/11

Congress Near Deal on Terror Package

Space Crew Returns to a Changed World

Terrorism and Guns; Ashcroft’s “coddling” of gun owners

U.S. missile defence program faces problems

Giuliani Calls for Death Penalty for Walker

Officials, families begin planning World Trade Center memorial

Cantor Fitzgerald head to write book about company's struggle in wake of attacks

U.S. Politics: The Art of the Comeback Post-9/11

Where do we go from here? The stories of 6 Americans trying to move Past 9/11

Consumers More Pleased With Service Received From IRS Than From McDonalds

West: Hillary Strikes Out

American Hospitality Has Gone Too Far

Keep an Eye on the American Muslim Council

New York firefighters complete cross-country bike ride

Giuliani Not Leaving Quietly

Oregon Woman Who Finds Osama at Rest Stop Jailed for Harassing Sikhs

National ID Card Gaining Support in U.S.

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World Headlines:

Muslim Graveyard Destroyed in Serb-Run Bosnian Town

Christians terrorized by Laskar Jihad

Hunt for Osama Bin Laden Highlights Problems in U.S.-Saudi Relations

Gunmen Stage Attempted Coup in Haiti

News Websites Lose Ties with Kremlin-Linked Think-Tank, Allowing Free Editorial

U.S. withdrawal from should not threaten stability, says Russian foreign minister

China to Amend Criminal Law to Combat Terrorism

Fresh Reports that Kenya is to be Used as a Base in Anti-Terror War

Kenyan Muslims Warned on Extremism

Kenyan Muslims Ask Government to Protect Them From Terror Propaganda

Phillipine Gov't Says 2 Americans Held Hostage by Abu Sayyaf to be Released

Explosives cache found at suspect's home in the southern China

Analysis: On Both War and Peace, the EU Stands Divided

EU Bickering Snarls Summit

Gerry Adams Thanks Castro for His Support for Irish Republic Cause

Liberate Iraq, Unleash Democracy; The U.S. should encourage a popular uprising
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The Key to Russian Stability: It's not an ABM Treaty

The Deathblow to Soviet Communism

E. Timor May Be Lesson in Rebuilding

North Korea Techs Study South Korean Nuclear Reactors

New Zealand PM says air force, special forces in Afghanistan

India Says Arrests Link Militants in Pakistan to Attack
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Egypt's Relationship With America Is a Case Study in Contradictions

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Afghanistan Headlines:

Relief agencies returning to Kandahar

Afghans Dust Off Long-Hidden Yen to Have Fun

Ties That Bind Leave Defeated Taliban Chiefs Free

Afghan official says Taliban leader Omar may be in south-central Afghanistan

Al-Qaida prisoners put on display; fighting continues in Tora Bora

Kandahar Airport Back in Operation; U.S. Plans POW Camp in Compound

US Forces Are To Bomb Afghanistan - with Cake

US Scales Back Airdrops to Afghans

Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan after allied forces 'cleared al-Qaida' from nation

Remnants of Al Qaeda Flee Toward Pakistan; No Trace of Bin Laden

Victory and Defeat, Taliban Style

MIA: OBL - A Summary of What's in the Major U.S. Newspapers

People of Kandahar wary of U.S. presence

Sending Signals: The meaning of Afghanistan beyond Afghanistan

Karzai Ties With United States Go Beyond Politics

U.S. to Help Rebuild Afghanistan, Rumsfeld Says

Mixed Messages From Afghans

U.S. Embassy Reopens in Afghanistan

Ethnically cleansed Afghans face dire winter

Postwar: Internal conflicts threaten to undermine plans for Afghanistan's future

Meet the New Warlord, Same as the Old One: Gul Agha Shirzai
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Terror War Not Over, Even in Afghanistan
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Loyalty in Rural Afghanistan Places Tribe Before Country
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Deal-Making by Afghan Forces Let Many Leaders of Taliban Escape

U.S. Officials Say Al Qaeda Routed From Afghanistan
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Israeli / Palestinian Headlines:

Israelis Detained in U.S. Before and After September 11

Arafat Meets E.U. Consuls, Accuses Israel of Escalating Mideast Violence

Israel Kills Hamas Member After Arafat Address

Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinians; Arafat Accuses Sharon of Escalating Military Raids

Hamas Says No Deal Regarding Cease-Fire

Hamas activist killed in West Bank

Who Needs Arafat? The world could hardly be worse without the PLO chairman
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Israel Reacts Warily to Arafat Speech
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Arafat Demands Halt in Attacks Against Israelis
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian security officers, in hunt for suspected terrorists

Israel Detains Two Leading Palestinian Officials

Israeli Parenting Tinged With Panic

Arafat Trying to Prove He Is Still Relevant
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Military Headlines:

Radio Silence in bin Laden Hunt

Pentagon Drafts Proposal For Press Coverage; Journalists May Get Dedicated Plane

Afghan, al Qaeda Terrorist Leaders Remain at Large

Airstrikes Lag While Tribal Fighters Chase al-Qaeda Around Tora Bora

Tearful al-Qaida fighters Tora Bora pleading not to be turned over to U.S.

al Qaida's Last Stand Ends in a Bloody Rout

U.S. Marine in Afghanistan Protecting Parents' Homeland

U.S. sets sights on al-Qaeda terror cells in and outside of Afghanistan

U.S. forces pursue bin Laden as al Qaeda fighters flee

Bin Laden still at large as al-Qaeda troops flee

3 Marines Wounded by Land Mine at Kandahar Airport
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Bio/Chemical Headlines:

3,000 exposed to anthrax may take vaccine

Army Says Its Lab Not Necessarily Source of Capitol Hill Spores

Spores appear to be from domestic source

CIA Denies Anthrax Link

Hospital internet system could spot bioterrorist attack, say developers of system

Paul Keim: Anthrax's Dogged Detective

Caution Urged on Mass Vaccinations

Bioterror: All the Rules Change

Spores mailed to Capitol Hill identical to Army’s stocks

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Investigation Headlines:

U.S. Freezes Assets of Two Islamic Charities

U.K. Muslim Official Says He's Being Tapped, Government Denies Allegations

U.S. success spurs nations to point out al Qaeda cells

Access to Courtrooms Rare in September 11 Cases

Five Al Qaeda prisoners in US custody; Australian Taliban fighter among captives

The Myth of Military Lawyers

U.S. Agents Have More Bribe Money

Dutch investigation uncovers Bin Laden videos

Iraqi Suspects Related to Al Qaeda Arrested in Albania

Five prisoners in U.S. custody in Afghanistan

Analysis: Tough constitutional standards make treason difficult to prosecute

Muslim businessman detained on immigration charges in Michigan

Kandahar Spy Chief Says Omar Hiding in Mountains
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Net Closes In On Mullah Omar

Relatives' DNA may help prove bin Laden's identity

Mirror: We track hate filled terror agent the law cannot touch

Hassan Butt: The Untouchable British Taliban Recruiter

Tough Standards for Treason Charge: Can a Case be Made Against Walker?

Questions Raised About Detainees; Advocates dislike tough immigration stance

Domestic U.S. Front in the War on Terror

CIA to gather intelligence at home to curb terrorism; critics fear expansion of scope

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Financial Headlines:

Bush stimulus package wins Lieberman's OK

The GOP-Daschle Debacle; The bipartisan stimulus deal must be stopped

A Long Way to Go For Afghanistan

Biotech Giant Amgen to Buy Immunex

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Feature Articles:

Government Should Relieve Financial Institutions From the Burden of Spying

The United States Can't Allow Justice to be Another Casualty of War

Emails from a Traitor: John Walker Lundh's Newsgroup Posts

Wanted: Dead or Alive: The Price on Osama Bin Laden's Head Has Its Complications

Does beheading hurt?

Bandow: Dealing with terrorism's aftermath

Goo-Goo Dolls: The media’s post-9/11 wishes for a safer, more regulated world

The Fog of War Reporting; Journalists cry wolf over civil liberties
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Drop the Anthrax or I'll Shoot

Why Deny Bush's 'Change for the Better'?

Muslim convert takes on leadership role

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