The war last week
A summary of top developments in the attacks and anthrax stories last week.

Congress to wrestle over antiterror funds
WASHINGTON -- President Bush will have to battle Democrats and some members of his own Republican Party as Congress moves to wrap up the year's overdue budget work.

Shuttle launch to be well-guarded
CAPE CANAVERAL -- When mission commander Dominic Gorie and his crew rocket into orbit this week, it will be amid unprecedented security during unprecedented times.

U.S. close to some war objectives; now what?
WASHINGTON -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have been routed, the al-Qaida terror network breached and Osama bin Laden put on the run, a fugitive with a $25-million bounty on his head. Suddenly, some important goals in President Bush's war on terrorism seem within grasp.

Intruders at al-Qaida sites hamper hunt for clues
WASHINGTON -- The safe houses and camps where Osama bin Laden's network did business in Afghanistan are the focus of U.S. teams looking for clues to his whereabouts and how his al-Qaida organization worked.

N.Y. hopes for better idea of attack death toll soon
NEW YORK -- City officials have refined their method for tabulating the number of people missing or killed after two hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. As a result, they expect to have more reliable figures by the end of the year, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Saturday.

Top defector blames bin Laden
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The most senior Taliban member to defect blamed Osama bin Laden and Taliban hardliners Saturday for transforming Afghanistan into a terrorist haven and bringing on a disastrous war with the United States.

With no ban, farmers swap wheat for opium
SORKHUD, Afghanistan -- Gul Haidar smiled as he sifted some seeds through his fingers, happy he had planted the one crop that should ensure his family's welfare next year -- opium poppies.

Germany's Greens party supports war
BERLIN -- Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer won the backing of his Greens party Saturday for sending German troops into the war on terrorism, averting the risk of a government collapse.

Loopholes leave U.S. borders vulnerable
They used aliases and posed as tourists. They faked out diplomats abroad and zipped through inspections at U.S. airports. Once within our borders, they melted into the melting pot.

• Terrorists entered the U.S. with ease
  How easy is it to get into this country? Very easy, if the experiences of several terrorists are any indication.
• Fixing the problem
  Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. government has mounted a sweeping effort to tighten immigration policies.

A day in Gaza
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell voiced support for a Palestinian state that would live in peace with its neighbor, Israel. The new nation of Palestine would include the Gaza Strip, home to 7,000 Jews and 1.2-million Palestinians. It is a tense and troubled place, as senior correspondent Susan Taylor Martin and photographer Jamie Francis found when they traveled its full length one recent day.