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Telecom to Lay Off Over 3,700 Workers

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McDonald’s Chain to Use Foreign Beef

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Al Qaeda Pleads Guilty to Prison Guard Death

April 3, 2002

NEW YORK?A purported key backer of Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing a prison guard in the eye with a sharpened comb, leaving him brain-damaged. Mamdouh Mahmud Salim entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan before Judge Deborah A.

Israelis Surround City of Bethlehem

April 2, 2002

BETHLEHEM, West Bank?Israeli tanks and bulldozers rumbled into more Palestinian towns and massed on the edge of Bethlehem in an expansion of their West Bank offensive Monday, as Palestinian militants killed 10 suspected collaborators ahead of the advancing Israeli troops.

Lindh Trial Needs ‘Broad Conspiracy’

By , , and • April 2, 2002

ALEXANDRIA, Va.?Prosecutors do not have to prove that American-born Taliban John Walker Lindh personally killed CIA agent Johnny Micheal Spann or other Americans, but only that he participated in a broad conspiracy with the Taliban, a federal judge said Monday.

Synagogue Burned in South France

April 2, 2002

MARSEILLE, France?A fire destroyed a synagogue in this Mediterranean port city at the close of a weekend that brought a rash of attacks targeting Jews in France, police said Monday. No injuries were reported. The blaze broke out late Sunday night at the Or Aviv temple, shortly after police had completed a patrol as part of heightened security measures at Jewish religious sites following a series of attacks recently in France.

Rape Attempted by Man During Flight

April 2, 2002

BOSTON?A man was arraigned Monday on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman during an airline flight to Boston from Dallas. Deepak Jahagirdar, 51, of Scottsdale, Ariz., pleaded innocent to charges of rape, assault with intent to rape and interfering with aircraft operations, said David Procopio, spokesman for the Suffolk District Attorney's office.

Quote of the Day

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"I don't feel that the department knows the good I do."

Debates Offered at $400 a Candidate

April 2, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?One-time senatorial contender Greg Hawkins is proposing debates among Republican congressional hopefuls, for which they would have to pay a $400 "entrance fee." He said he would shoulder the cost of mailing invitations, renting school auditorium space and hosting the events.

Weekend Warriors: ROTC Prepares Cadets for Camp

April 2, 2002

Pressure. Army ROTC leaders designed the whole weekend as a way to stress the cadets. Their ruck sacks placed pressure on their shoulders and backs, their heavy kevlar helmets weighed down their heads and the stare of fourth year ROTC cadet Ryan Canady provided the finishing touch.