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| Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT Pakistan Quake in Remote Area Kills Over 1,000 |
| An earthquake of about 7.6 magnitude flattened villages and high-rises today, killing hundreds throughout South Asia. |
| Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT Danger of Flu Pandemic Is Clear, if Not Present |
| As the government prepares for a bird flu epidemic, scientists say that the threat, while real, is probably not immediate. |
| Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT Scattered in a Storm's Wake and Caught in a Clash of Cultures |
| Tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees have become nomads in their own country, caught in a web of red tape and cultural miscues. |
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| Sat, 8 Oct 2005 18:00:00 EST Mortimer B. Zuckerman: One swampy mess |
| Republicans came to power pledging--in their own words--to drain the swamp of special interests in Washington and restore integrity to the White House and the Congress. Instead, President Bush's second term is mired in potential scandal and demonstrable incompetence. The reputation of the president as a strong, effective leader has eroded, leaving him susceptible to the second-term collapse that has been the fate of so many presidents. Indeed, at this point, Bush's second term could hardly look worse. |
| Sat, 8 Oct 2005 18:00:00 EST National velvet obsession: Hef loves it |
| It's enough to make Hugh Hefner fire up the hot tub. This fall, velvet clothing is everywhere. In the old days, the lush, lustrous cloth was mostly confined to evening clothes and the occasional smoking jacket. Now it's showing up in everyday wear for men as well as women, fashioned into everything from jeans to military jackets, sometimes prewashed or distressed for an extra-casual look. |
| Sat, 8 Oct 2005 18:00:00 EST Money Watch |
| Signs bubble up that housing has peaked; ready for a rich fourth-quarter harvest in stocks? The inflation debate; CPI onward and upward |
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| Sat, 08 Oct 2005 22:06:29 GMT Quake Kills More Than 3,000 in South Asia (AP) |
AP - A huge earthquake triggered landslides, toppled an apartment building and flattened villages of mud-brick homes Saturday, killing more than 3,000 people across a mountainous swath touching Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
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| Sat, 08 Oct 2005 22:40:22 GMT Officials Probe NYC Subway Terror Threat (AP) |
AP - New Yorkers shrugged off fears of exploding baby carriages and went about their weekend routines Saturday as authorities debated whether a reported subway terror plot was a legitimate threat or an overblown hoax. "It's kind of like you're used to it by now," said Erica Ouda, 19, as she boarded a 4 train in lower Manhattan. "There's always a threat."
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| Sat, 08 Oct 2005 21:45:44 GMT Some Dems Defend Miers From Conservatives (AP) |
AP - Some Senate Democrats are jumping in the middle of a Republican fray to defend Harriet Miers from conservative criticism that she isn't qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.
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| Sat, 08 Oct 2005 18:54:15 -0400 Quake Kills More Than 3,000 in South Asia |
| Quake Triggers Landslides, Razes Villages in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan; More Than 3,000 Dead |
| Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:46:45 -0400 Iraq Unveils Security Measures for Vote |
| Iraq Announces Curfew, Weapons Ban, Other Security Measures Before Constitutional Referendum |
| Sat, 08 Oct 2005 19:04:37 -0400 613 Killed in Central America Rain, Floods |
| Mayan Indians Dig Out Through Mud in Guatemala As Death Toll From Rains Hits 613 in the Region |
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