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U.S. Offers U.N. Council a Compromise on Iraq

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Oct. 17, 2002
Bowing to pressure, the United States offered a compromise proposal to U.N. that calls for serious "consequences if Iraq does not comply with inspections.

Andersen Hit With Maximum Penalty

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Oct. 17, 2002
A federal judge Wednesday imposed the maximum punishment on Arthur Andersen for its part in obstructing a federal inquiry into the collapse of Enron.

Small things can give big breaks in finding serial killers

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Oct. 17, 2002
Serial killers have often been undone by gradually growing sloppiness.

Traces of Explosives Found in Wreckage

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Oct. 16, 2002
Indonesian investigators have recovered traces of C-4 plastic explosives at the scene of the bombing Saturday night in Bali that killed at least 181 people, National Police Chief Da'i Bachtiar said.

Bush Adm. to Ponder National Ballistics Fingerprint Database

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Oct. 16, 2002
The Bush administration spent much of the day Tuesday questioning the wisdom of creating a national ballistics fingerprint database, but then partially reversed course and agreed to study the idea.

She Beat Cancer, But Was Felled by Sniper

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Oct. 16, 2002
A 47-year-old FBI analyst became Monday night the ninth person slain by the serial sniper terrorizing the Washington area.

Military Aircraft With Sophisticated Sensors Join Hunt

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Oct. 16, 2002
Military aircraft equipped with sophisticated sensors far more sensitive than those used by police will join in the hunt for the sniper terrorizing the Washington area, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.

Woman Is Shot to Death Outside Shopping Center

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Oct. 15, 2002
A woman was shot dead with a single bullet to the head outside a suburban shopping center Monday night, and investigators were scrambling to figure out whether this was the latest in a string of sniper slayings that have terrorized Washington's suburbs this month.

Experts Say Bali Blast Signals Shift for Terrorists

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Oct. 15, 2002
The deadly weekend bomb blast in Bali, Indonesia, signals a shift in targeting for a global coalition of Muslim extremists that puts U.S. tourists at higher risk of attack than ever before, U.S. officials and counterterrorism experts said Monday.

TiVo Deal Automatically Puts Films on Small Screens

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Oct. 15, 2002
Actor Hank Azaria hasn't started shooting his first film, but it's already been booked on half a million screens.

Court finds record labels plotted to raise CD prices

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  • Nathan Hall
Oct. 15, 2002
Last month's ruling orders the five largest record labels and the United States' three biggest music retailers to pay consumers more than $143 million, or about $20 per person.

Investigators Search for Clues in Bali Bombing

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Oct. 14, 2002
With the death toll at 184 and expected to rise, the FBI arrived in Bali seeking clues in Indonesia's worst terrorist attack.

Despite passage in Congress, dissent still stirs

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  • Libby George
Oct. 14, 2002
Minnesota's two senators and three of its representatives were among those in Congress who opposed the resolution, which passed by the large margins the president sought.

Residents Worried, on the Lookout for Truck, Van

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Oct. 14, 2002
A weekend without shootings leads Washington area residents to wonder whether the week will bring their return.

Election-year politics focus on Iraq debate

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  • Andrew Pritchard
Oct. 14, 2002
To some, the president's campaign against Iraq and the one for control of Congress have become inseparable.
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