Budget drain limit sought as aid requests rise after attacks
Washington AP A wave of requests for federal help after the terrorist attacks swells to tens of billions as Congress and the Bush administration weigh caps and rival plans. Lawmakers propose tax credits, highway and bioterror prep funding, while agencies cite over 120 billion in suggested spending and a looming budget deficit.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Congress
White House
Mitchell Daniels
Bush
House
Daniels
Hawaii
Amtrak
Restau
Dennis Hastert
R-Iii
Warweariness in Jalalabad Amid U S Bombing
In Jalalabad, amid U S and British air strikes on Afghanistan, residents endure raids and shortages. Taliban stage a journalists arrival to show civilian impact while, in the crowd, a speaker pleads for stop to bombing and distance from Osama bin Laden.
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Taliban
Karam
Jalalabad
Surkha
America
Bush
Shafiq Allah
Osama
Amir Khan
Winter warfare in Afghanistan tests troops and terrain
The piece notes extreme Afghan winter conditions and how fighting in snow and mud shapes strategy. It contrasts Afghan fighters' resilience with Soviet and coalition experiences, highlighting deep snows, Kush mud, and Alpine units like the 10th Mountain Division. It recalls Soviet losses and battlefield improvisation amid harsh climate.
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Michael Boyce
Fort Drum
N.Y
Hindu Kush
Afghanistan
Kabul
Taliban
Kush
Northern Alliance
U.S
Leonid Gritsyuk
Sacramento
Calif
Mujahedeen
Gritsyuk
Families recall Nairobi embassy bombings terror attacks
New York AP report links past al Qaida attacks to Sept 11 memories for families of 12 U S citizens killed in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Four men linked to the Nairobi and Tanzania bombings face life in prison, while victims seek greater accountability and new compensation funds amid tighter security.
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New York
Robert Kirk
Kirk
U.S
Nairobi
Kenya
Arlene
Foreign Service
Osama bin Laden
Tanzania
bin Laden
al-Qaida
Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-’Owhali
World Trade Center
Edith Bartley
Julian Bartley
Jay
United States
Africa
Stuart Newberger
Washington
State Department
Pentagon
Congress
America
Bartley
Howard Kavaler
Prabhi
Kavaler
Manhattan
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