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Friday,
October 12, 2001
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Laureates
urge students to work toward peace
By Erin LaMourie
Staff Reporter
Four Nobel Peace Prize Laureates challenged students Thursday to
take action toward world peace during the war on terrorism by beginning
to address problems of poverty and world hunger.
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Parents
must tolerate childrens sexuality, Betty DeGeneres says
Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter
Betty DeGeneres, mother of homosexual comedian Ellen DeGeneres,
encouraged homosexuals to come out with their sexuality in her National
Coming Out Day address to TCU students and community members Thursday
at an audience-filed PepsiCo Recital Hall.
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NATIONAL
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A month
like no other
As Americans cope with the aftermath of the worst
terrorist attack on U.S. soil, the nations leaders are pressing
on with the war against terrorism.
By Ron Fournier
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
President Bush said Thursday night that after a five-day
aerial bombardment aimed at the al-Qaida network, weve
got them on the run. He said he doesnt know whether
Osama bin Laden is dead or alive. I want him brought to justice.
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U.S.
jets strike Afghanistan in daylight
Pakistani officials aknowledge U.S.
military presence for the first time
By Kathy Gannon and Amir Shah
Associated Press
KABUL,
Afghanistan The first daylight raid on the Afghan capital
in the 5-day-old U.S.-led air campaign sent shoppers scattering
in panic Thursday, jumping on donkey carts and bicycles to flee
heavy explosions. In the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, a hit on
a munitions dump set off a series of deafening blasts and
an exodus of civilians toward the Pakistani border.
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FBI
warns nation more attacks possible
By John Solomon
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
In a stark warning, the FBI said Thursday it has received
information there may be additional terrorist attacks inside the
United States or abroad in the next several days.
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Some
student records disclosed after attacks
By Bryan O'Connor
Montana Kaimin
MISSOULA,
Mont. (U-WIRE) Right to privacy vs. national security in
America has come to the forefront in the weeks following Sept. 11,
and the FBIs recent actions have some college administrators
wondering where to draw the line.
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Giuliani
rejects $10 million donation from Saudi prince
By Katherine Roth
Associated Press
NEW
YORK City officials rejected a $10 million relief check from
a Saudi prince Thursday after he suggested U.S. policies in the
Middle East were partly to blame for the World Trade Center attacks.
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FAA
chief quits after dispute over air marshals
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
The head of security for the Federal Aviation Administration
decided to quit after he was told to reassign air marshals to commercial
flights carrying members of President Bushs Cabinet, a source
with knowledge of the resignation said Thursday.
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Airport
security still not safe
Associated Press
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PLAINES, Ill. The nation's aircraft and airports are no safer
today than they were before the terrorist attacks a month ago, the
president of the Association of Flight Attendants and several members
of the union said Thursday.
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