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Men Charged With $100 Million Theft Plot

November 20, 2001

NEW YORK?Two executives from a World Trade Center brokerage have been charged with plotting to steal $100 million from investors?a theft discovered days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. An indictment unsealed Monday accuses Andre Koudachev, 38, owner of First Equity Enterprises, of transferring the missing money to overseas bank accounts before becoming a fugitive.

Stategy Will Help Find Mailer Soon

November 20, 2001

WASHINGTON?Government scientists have a strategy they hope will help lead them to the sender of a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy that is believed to contain anthrax, the FBI said Monday. The bureau said investigators are convinced the letter to Leahy and an anthrax-laden letter to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle were sent by the same person.

Countries May Be Aiding bin Laden

November 20, 2001

GENEVA?The United States accused Iraq, North Korea and four other countries Monday of building germ-warfare arsenals, and said it worried one of them might be helping Osama bin Laden in his quest for biological weapons. "We are concerned that [bin Laden] could have been trying to acquire a rudimentary biological weapons capability, possibly with support from a state," said John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control.

Fighting Continues in Mideast, 1 Killed

November 20, 2001

JERUSALEM?Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded another Monday as the two were planting a bomb along a road in the West Bank. Earlier, three Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack. The relatively minor fighting?and a brief incursion into Gaza by Israeli tanks?came as Secretary of State Colin Powell called on the Palestinians to stop violence immediately and insisted that Israel halt settlement construction.

Olympic Flame on Its Way to SLC

November 20, 2001

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece?The flame that will burn at the 2002 Winter Games began its long journey to Salt lake City on Monday after a ceremony held among the ruins where the Olympics were born. Cloudy skies and sporadic showers prevented the flame from being lighted during the ceremony.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • November 20, 2001

"Many residents on the west side have no capacity to pay for school."

ASUU Gets Ready to Launch Online Book Exchange

November 20, 2001

In two weeks, students will be able to buy and sell textbooks online through ASUU. The online book exchange is part of the new Web site created by the Associated Students of the University of Utah. ASUU plans to launch the book exchange on Dec. 1, in time for students to exchange books for Spring Semester.

Corky Gets Jiggy With It

By By Elvis Faucett, Comical Editor in Chief • November 19, 2001

Corky has been known to shake his groove-thang with the best of them, but recently his dance machine malfunctioned. This cougar, the intellectually disadvantaged brother of BYU's mascot Cosmo, has taken lessons from Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in his youth, which led to a nice appearance on Star Search.

Breaking News: bin Laden Upset With Americans

By By Momar Kadafi , CNN correspondent • November 19, 2001

More than two months after the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden says he is more upset with Americans than usual. U.S. officials don't know what the hell happened. "What did we do to piss him off? I mean, he bombed us," President Bush said on Friday.

Down With U, Up With Ed Factory

By By Butch Marboro, Comical Opinion Columnist, By Butch Marboro, Comical Opinion Columnist, and By Butch Marboro, Comical Opinion Columnist • November 19, 2001

I'm sick of people at the University of Utah whining about how they don't get enough funding. I've had it up to here with demands that higher education be improved. I'm fed up with faculty and students who think the U is important to this state. Too much money goes to the U. Too little education comes out of it. For a long time now, the state Legislature has given the U too much priority on its funding list. This has to stop.