House votes to aid insurers on future terrorism losses
The House approved a bill to backstop insurers against 90 percent of losses from another major terror attack for at least a year. It would require insurers to reimburse the government, while provisions seek to curb punitive damages and limit lawsuits, sparking partisan clashes and questions on Senate prospects.
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Northern Alliance advances amid Kandahar fighting and UN talks
Anti-Taliban fighters press toward Kandahar as Northern Alliance forces seize Omar Abdel-Rahman’s son in a related development. Cairo lawyer Montasser el-Zayat says Ahmed Abdel-Rahman is held in Mazar e Sharif. UN talks hopeful as security forces plan a power share. Rebuilding the World Trade Center delayed until 2002 due to debris removal and victim search.
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