U.S. Rejects Afghan Plan to Let Enemy Escape
In Afghanistan near Gardez the biggest ground operation of the war continues as U S commanders reject an Afghan offer to halt bombing and permit al-Qaida and Taliban fighters to leave or surrender. Lt Col Dave Lapan said no halt to fighting and no deals. Local officials confirmed peace overture talks as the Shah-e-Kot Valley remains the battleground with over 700 al-Qaida killed and 200 still resisting Monday.
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Silent Tributes Mark 9/11 Six Months On In New York
As dusk, twin towers of light lit the sky over lower Manhattan marking a solemn Sept. 11 memorial six months after the attacks. Relatives and officials, including Governor Pataki and former Mayor Giuliani, attended ceremonies in New York and across the nation from Shanksville to the Pentagon and Washington. The Tribute in Light will shine nightly through April 13, with moments of silence observed at 8:46 and 9:03 a.m. in Battery Park.
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Israeli assault widens in Gaza refugee camps and West Bank
Israeli forces intensified the offense killing 28 Palestinians in Jebaliya and other refugee camps while gunmen killed seven Israelis near Kibbutz Metsuba. Ramallah saw heavy tank patrolling as Netanyahu's cabinet faced resignations and protests.
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Space shuttle Columbia returns to Earth after Hubble repair
Space shuttle Columbia and its seven crew members landed at Cape Canaveral after a record 36 hour spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Commander Scott Altman praised the mission as a historic Lasik-like repair that makes the telescope 10 times more capable, with $172 million of enhancements. NASA Administrator Sean O Keefe lauded the crew's achievement.
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