Taliban Soldiers Captured Near Kandahar Airfield
Anti Taliban tribesmen supported by U S airstrikes seized five tanks four pickup trucks one anti-aircraft gun and a rocket launcher from Taliban forces at Kandahar airport area near the city Leaders said the fight would continue until Kandahar is a free city and tribal leaders reported 80 fighters surrendered without a shot fired
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Afghanistan
Kandahar
New York City
World Trade Center
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Abdul Jabbar
Pakistan
Bin Ladins European Chemicals Probe in Italy
Italian prosecutors describe a March tape in which suspected Osama bin Laden network members discuss a mysterious “drug” to test on people. They sought cyanide for chemical weapon use, amid a broader inquiry into plans for large scale attacks linked to bin Laden. German raids last December uncovered arms and a chemical weapons manual, with four suspects accused of plotting to bomb a Strasbourg market.
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Milan
Italy
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Frankfurt
Stefano Cambruoso
Associated Press
Cambruoso
Germany
Strasbourg
France
School Bus Crash in Newport News No Injuries Reported
A school bus collided with a travel office in Newport News injuring none of the 18 students aboard. The page lists obituaries including Randolph S. Bowers aged 92 of Waynesboro, Helen S. Knecht 89 of Staunton, Carl W. Perry 70 of Cambridge Maryland, Stanley M. Todd 45 of Roanoke, Lacy L. Walters Jr. 50 of Mount Crawford, and Michael J. Weaver 27 of Mount Jackson.
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Randolph S. Bowers
Waynesboro
Helen S. Knecht
Staunton
Carl W. Perry
Cambridge
Stanley M. Todd
Roanoke
Lacy L. Walters Jr
Mount Crawford
Michael J. Weaver
Mount Jackson
Talks on Afghanistan interim admin dispute stalls at Koenigswinter
In Koenigswinter Germany the northern alliance leadership in Kabul demands an elected interim administration and rejects international peacekeepers. Rabbani in Kabul says his delegation is pressed to name interim figures and accept a security force, opposing a major monarch role. Dobbins urges joint decision in Germany as four factions agreed initially.
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Afghanistan
Germany
Northern Alliance
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Kamel Uddin
Koenigswinter
Kabul
Alliance
U.N
Rabbani
U.S
James F. Dobbins
Gilmore Resigns GOP Post
The Associated Press reports Republican National Chairman Jim Gilmore will resign by mid January after a year marked by disappointing election results and party tensions. The White House seeks a quick replacement as President Bush weighs options including Marc Racicot and others, with staff to propose names by Monday. Gilmore cites family reasons and a grueling travel schedule.
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Jim Gilmore
Gilmore
White House
Montana
Marc Racicot
Bush
Florida
GOP
J.O’ Watts
R-Okla
Ann Wagner
Missouri
RNC
Virginia
Ari Fleischer
George Harrison Dies at 58 Quiet Beatle Passes Away in LA
Musicians mourn the quiet Beatle George Harrison who died at 58 after a cancer battle at a friend's Los Angeles home. Paul McCartney called him my baby brother, sharing sorrow outside his London home. Olivia and Dhani Harrison were with him. Remaining Beatle members are McCartney and Ringo Starr. John Lennon had been murdered in 1980.
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George Harrison
McCartney
London
Harrison
Los Angeles
Gavin de Becker
Associated Press
Olivia
Dhani
Beatles
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
Harrison's death sparks quick sellout of his works in Shenandoah Valley shops
Fans flock to Plan 9 Music and Town and Campus Records as George Harrison dies at 58, boosting demand for both Beatles entries and his solo albums like All Things Must Pass. Retailers note Harrison's evolving legacy and uncertain long term impact, with some predicting only a modest nostalgia rise.
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Harrison
Shenandoah Valley
Nick Barbery
Plan 9 Music
Harrisonburg
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Bob Dylan
Plan 9
Barbery
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Paul
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Tom
Cochrane
Harrisonburgs Town
Campus Records
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Tom Mitchell
Mitchell
Daronline
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