US NEWS HEADLINES

	Bush feels burn of waning popularity
The troubles of the United States president, George Bush, are mounting, as his administration finds it increasingly difficult to shrug off claims it misled the American public over Iraq’s weapons programs

9/11 REPORT 911 PAGES LONG
Sources say the report was originally around 900 pages but Eleanor Hill, the staff director of the House-Senate intelligence panel that conducted the Sept. 11 probe, insisted on stretching the report to 911 pages

NEW WORLD ORDER HEADLINES

	UN Lobbies for $1 Billion Loan to Fix Glass Tower
The check is not in the mail but a U.N. official on Monday lobbied President Bush for a $1 billion interest-free loan so the United Nations could renovate its crumbling headquarters that marks the Manhattan skyline

Annan sidesteps Iraq controversy
Annan, speaking after meeting in Washington with Secretary of State Colin Powell, declined all substantive comment on the matter, telling reporters that the UN had "dropped" the matter, after UN atomic energy chief Mohamed ElBaradei said in March that the claims were false

Mortar Attacks on U.S. Bases Growing
Mortar Attacks on U.S. Bases in Iraq Becoming a Growing Problem for Troops

Low Morale Plagues U.S. Troops in Iraq
Low Morale Plagues U.S. Troops in Iraq After Pentagon Extends Their Stay

A Big Letdown
Soldiers Learn They’ll Be in Baghdad Longer Than Expected

Pro-American Mayor, Son Killed in Iraq
U.S. Soldier, Iraqi Child, Pro-American Mayor and Son Killed in Iraq As Saddam Loyalists Attack