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| Oct.1 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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NY mayor addresses UN |
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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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Fed cuts rates by 0.5% |
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| 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 |
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| Oct.4 |
Egypt |
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Rumsfeld visits for anti-terror talks |
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| 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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Washington |
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Fury over Sharon jibe |
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US Georgia |
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Georgia bans electric chair |
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House of Representatives |
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Bush pushes for more tax cuts |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Oct.26 |
USA |
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Lockheed wins fighter contract
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Washington |
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New anti-terror laws |
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Afghanistan |
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Second bombing error |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Air Force
US begins military strike
