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July 7, 2002
Qadir, a Pashtun, played key role
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The assassination Saturday of Afghan Vice President Abdul Qadir robs the new transitional government of its most significant member of the ethnic Pashtun community.

War in Afghanistan shifts to riskier, political role
Major combat operations are nearly over, leaving U.S. forces in a largely protective role that might spur resentful behavior from Afghans.

Civil War sub helps disaster research
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley may not yet have outlived its military usefulness.

Greek police seize terror group's weapons cache
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek police, assisted by American and British agents, raided an apartment Saturday and found dozens of antitank rockets they believe were stolen from the army in the late 1980s by the elusive November 17 terrorist group.

Federal agency announces plan to step up airport patrols
WASHINGTON -- The new government agency responsible for airline security said Saturday that it will place armed law enforcement officers -- uniformed and plainclothes -- throughout the public areas of airports.

Amid more deaths, officers protest Arafat appointment
JERUSALEM -- A large group of Palestinian security officers on Saturday rejected Yasser Arafat's choice for a new West Bank security chief in the latest challenge to the authority of the Palestinian leader.

Assassins slay top Afghan official
Afghan police say a pair of gunmen escaped after firing into a vehicle carrying Abdul Qadir. U.S. officials offer help with an investigation.

Was anthrax to blame for mail deaths?
Eight Brentwood postal workers have died since the anthrax scare. Some say that's very suspicious.

Diplomat blames Carlos the Jackal for fall
A former Venezuelan official accuses his country's government of maintaining close ties with the internationally known terrorist.

Government may take action on Toronto strike
Toronto's reputation as a clean city is being tarnished as a strike by municipal workers has trash piling up in parks.



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