Quake Strikes El Salvador Killing Hundreds and Spurring Rescues
Rescuers dig through collapsed Las Colinas area as aftershocks shake El Salvador after a magnitude 7.6 quake offshore. National counts show 193 dead, 350 injured, 1,000 missing, with 16,148 damaged houses and 87 churches damaged. Bodies and survivors searched with dogs as authorities seek coffins and relief.
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Scrutiny intensifies on Ashcroft nomination in Senate debate
Democrats scrutinize John Ashcroft ahead of his attorney general confirmation. some call his record divisive or extremist while others, like Harry Reid, express lingering concerns about his stance on abortion and civil rights and a past feud with Ronnie White. Bush defends Ashcroft as a team player who will enforce laws not politicize the office.
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UN officials among dead in Mongolian helicopter crash
A Russian-made MI-8 helicopter carrying UN disaster relief staff crashed near Malchin in northwestern Mongolia killing nine people including an American and at least two other foreigners. Fourteen were injured, ten critically. The UN team was assessing weather impact ahead of a visit by Carolyn McAskie.
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