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| Oct.1 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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NY mayor addresses UN |
| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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Fed cuts rates by 0.5% |
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Bush package to boost economy President has announced a revitalisation package of $60bn to $75bn to avert a recession following suicide attacks
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Tennessee |
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6 killed in bus attack |
| Oct.4 |
Egypt |
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Rumsfeld visits for anti-terror talks |
| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
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US begins ground deployment The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov | |
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Israel |
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Sharon moves to appease US |
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House of Representatives |
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Bush pushes for more tax cuts |
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US Georgia |
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Georgia bans electric chair |
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Washington |
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Fury over Sharon jibe |
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban offers aid workers deal Taliban would release 8 detained workers if the U.S. stops propaganda of military action
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bonds breaks season record |
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
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Bush warns Taleban US President demands to hand over Bin Laden. Gunners tried to shoot down an aircraft above Kabul
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Saudi Arabia |
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2 killed in explosion |
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Washington |
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G7 aims to root out terror cash |
| Oct.7 |
Washington |
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Bush addressed the nation |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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Afghanistan |
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US threatens more strikes |
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Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden has warned US |
| Oct.8 |
Kabul |
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US launches new strikes |
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban refuse to bow to US |
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Afghanistan |
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US renews assault on Taleban |
| Oct.9 |
Florida |
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FBI pursues anthrax lead Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found | |
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Afghanistan |
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US claims air supremacy The United States now are able to carry out operations around the clock. 85% of targets had been damaged or destroyed
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Manhattan |
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New York seeks $54bn to rebuild |
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Afghanistan |
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Al-Qaeda threatens terror attacks |
| Oct.10 |
Washington |
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Bush unveils most wanted list |
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Kabul |
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Kabul raids |
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Florida |
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3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic | |
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Afghanistan |
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5,000lb bunker busting bombs |
| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
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US planes pound Kabul Bombs have fallen near the airport and a military base in the east of Kabul. Taleban said 140 people had been killed
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Washington |
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FBI fears more terror attacks |
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Washington |
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Bush pledges every weapon for war |
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New York |
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Saudi gift rejected |
| Oct.12 |
New York |
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Anthrax confirmed in New York NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened | |
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Kabul |
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Bombardment resumes |
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Afghanistan |
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Attacks on hold for holy day |
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USA |
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Retail sales plunge |
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USA |
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Anthrax may be linked to Bin Laden |
| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
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Bomb went astray US admits a bomb has missed a Taleban military target at Kabul airport and fallen on a residential neighbourhood
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Washington |
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Bush seeks to calm anthrax fears |
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban reject ceasefire trade |
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Nevada |
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Anthrax letter sent to Microsoft |
| Oct.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban show bomb devastation
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Washington |
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Anthrax outbreaks are 'terrorism' |
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Kabul |
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Bush rejected offer by Taleban |
| Oct.15 |
U.S. Senate |
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Anthrax sent to Senate leader President Bush said a letter opened in the office of Senate Democratic Leader Daschle had anthrax
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Pakistan |
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Powell arrived in Pakistan
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USA |
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UN says US feeding Taleban |
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Washington |
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2 new anthrax cases
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Kabul |
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US jets hammer Kabul |
| Oct.16 |
New Delhi |
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Powell arrives in India
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Pakistan |
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Powell met Musharraf |
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Kabul |
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Red Cross hit in US bomb attack |
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USA |
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Similarities in anthrax letters
| Oct.17 |
U.S. Senate |
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Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure
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Afghanistan |
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US striking Taleban front lines |
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Detroit |
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Ford reports huge loss |
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Afghanistan |
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Strikes paving way for ground troops
| Oct.18 |
New York |
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Anthrax hits CBS A mail room employee has tested positive for skin anthrax
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Kenya |
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Anthrax in letter from US |
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New York |
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Life sentences for embassy bombers |
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Afghanistan |
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US special forces inside Afghanistan
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China |
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Bush and Jiang united on terrorism |
| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved
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Kandahar |
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Afghans flee bombed Kandahar
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Pakistan |
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2 US soldiers die in crash
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U.S. Senate |
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Anthrax strains the same |
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Key sites targeted by US troops
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House of Representatives |
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Anthrax strikes House of Reps |
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Kabul |
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Air defences subdued
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New York |
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All-star charity gig rocks |
| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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US attacks Taleban front line
Planes had targeted positions around the Bagram airfield, and outside northern city of Mazar-e Sharif
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Washington |
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New anthrax victim gravely ill |
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Afghanistan |
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Campaign may end by winter's start
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US Georgia |
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Diamondbacks finish off Braves |
| Oct.22 |
Western Afghanistan |
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Taliban accuse U.S. of 'genocide'
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U.S. Congress |
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Anthrax probe into deaths
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New York |
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Yankees get World Series over Mariners New York Yankees won 12-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners
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USA |
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Anti-anthrax operation extended
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Kabul |
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Air raids |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel rejects US withdrawal call |
| Oct.23 |
U.S. Congress |
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Dead postal workers had anthrax
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Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden camps destroyed |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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iPod: New digital music player The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards
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Washington |
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Anthrax in White House post room
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Afghanistan |
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US admits bombs went astray |
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
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No guarantees US mail is safe |
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Afghanistan |
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US claims small gains in war
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U.S. Congress |
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Anthrax spreads on Capitol Hill |
| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
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Windows XP hits the streets Microsoft has launched the latest version of its main product using a $250m marketing drive
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Washington |
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US admits Bin Laden may escape
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Washington |
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Anthrax scare at State Department |
| Oct.26 |
USA |
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Lockheed wins fighter contract
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Afghanistan |
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Second bombing error |
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Washington |
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New anti-terror laws |
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Kabul |
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Heavy raids on Kabul
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House of Representatives |
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Anthrax found in Congress offices |
| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
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Arizona |
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Arizona crush Yankees in opener |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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US bombing error kills 9
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Washington |
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Latest anthrax victim buried |
| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
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US bomb kills 10 in Kabul
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Arizona |
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Diamondbacks take 2-0 lead |
| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs Warplanes have targeted underground command centres of al-Qaeda network
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New Jersey |
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2 new anthrax cases |
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Washington |
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More terror attacks US warned |
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Kandahar |
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U.S. jets struck Kandahar
| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans warned over cluster bombs
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Washington |
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Alert linked to Bin Laden
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Kandahar |
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Allies pound Kandahar Aircraft also pounded Taleban north of Kabul. A 'modest number' of allied ground troops are inside Afghanistan
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Florida |
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Call to shut US anthrax mailrooms |
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New York |
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Yankees back into Series |
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USA |
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US steps up nuclear security |
| Oct.31 |
Kandahar |
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Attacks rattle Kandahar
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New York |
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Anthrax claims fourth victim |
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U.S. Congress |
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US economy shrinks |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Navy jets and heavy bombers pounded battle lines between Taliban and Northern Alliance
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New York |
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Yankees win 4-3 in Game 4 |
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Washington |
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Microsoft anti-trust deal imminent |