Ground Zero Recovery Deepens as Cleanup Accelerates
After two months of digging, more than a third of 1.2 million tons of World Trade Center rubble has been removed. Cranes and hoses continue at ground zero as wind and fog intensify the lingering odor, and workers pursue missing victims amid a gradually reopened city. President Bush honors the victims and prays for unity as the nation marks the two month anniversary.
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Afghan refugees near border face growing peril at Makaki camp
Despair grips Afghan families at Makaki near Iran as hunger and illness hospitalize children like 4 year old Idema. With almost 7,000 inside Makaki and more outside, a lone doctor struggles as dysentery and fever thin the vulnerable. Mile 46 in Iran hosts new arrivals daily amid limited aid and border closures.
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