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Olympic Aspirations Light Dangerous Fire Within

By , , and • November 20, 2001

The Olympic flame symbolizes the ancient tradition of the Games. Heat, light and purifying power are the quintessence of the Olympic ideal. But for some, fire has a different meaning. It burns and destroys. It leaves only ashes behind. For Dave Johnson and Tom Welch, the Olympic flame was an all-consuming force of unbearable intensity.

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.

Mideast Officials Prepare for Talks

November 20, 2001

JERUSALEM?Israelis and Palestinians readied themselves Tuesday for talks with a new U.S. Mideast envoy, a tough retired Marine Corps general expected to press the two sides to stop 14 months of fighting. Anthony Zinni is to arrive with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns at the beginning of next week, Israeli and Palestinian officials said, seeking to end the violence that has resisted successive U.

U. Oklahoma students face immigration charges

By By U Wire • November 20, 2001

NORMAN, Okla.?The Immigration and Naturalization Service is charging the president of University of Oklahoma's Pakistani Student Association and his two Pakistani roommates with immigration violations. The three OU students, who the INS arrested Nov. 8 on campus, are being held in the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City.

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.

Westerners Protest Chinese Violence

November 20, 2001

BEIJING?Protesting to draw attention to China's brutal crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement, two dozen Westerners chanted slogans and unfurled a banner Tuesday on Tiananmen Square?the first Falun Gong demonstration to involve Westerners exclusively.

Bowling Green State U. graduate student accused of genocide

By By U Wire • November 20, 2001

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio?Pierre-Celestin Rwigema denied that he was involved in the killing of 800,000 Tutsis in 1994 and insisted that his life was in danger during the genocide. An arrest warrant was issued by Rwanda in April 2001. He is being charged with crimes against humanity and genocide for the death of the Tutsis.

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.

Anthrax Samples Show Toxic Levels

November 20, 2001

WASHINGTON?A sample taken from a plastic evidence bag containing a still-unopened letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy contains at least 23,000 anthrax spores, enough for more than two lethal doses, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there were three times more anthrax spores in the single sample taken from the plastic bag than in any of the other 600 bags of mail examined by the FBI before it found the Leahy letter.

Sept. 11 Aftermath: And the Award Goes to…

November 20, 2001

Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many Americans found partial comfort from the violence in the courage and unity of fellow Americans. Adversity, the nation found, brought out the best in both Americans and non-American sympathizers across the globe.

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