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IMMIGRATION

Feds aid drop-house crackdowns

POLICE STATE NEWS

Have your thumb ready to ride the bus Pinellas schools ponder a $2-million system that would require students to use their thumbprint to get on the bus

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IRAQ AFTERMATH/WAR ON TERROR

Troops get high-tech noise- maker U.S. soldiers in Iraq have new gear for dispersing hostile crowds and warding off potential enemy combatants. It blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam. UN suppresses Iraq HQ bomb report Yet another terrorist operation the Bush admin had the chance to wipe out and didn't U.S. Soldier Being Investigated In Iraq Officials: Al-Qaida and Iraq unlinked Michigan teacher must cover cost of substitute while on military duty

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THE IMPENDING STAGED CAPTURE OF BIN LADEN

Iran's radio says Bin Laden captured read our exclusive report: the Impending Staged Capture of Bin Laden U.S. denies Iran report of Bin Laden's capture U.S. NEEDS IRANIAN HELP TO CAPTURE BIN LADEN Pakistan to help US in bid to 'capture or kill' Bin Laden U.S., Pakistan Deny Bin Laden Was Captured Hunt for bin Laden heats up Bin Laden 'in Afghanistan and planning attacks' U.S. search for bin Laden intensifies Osama trapped, to be seized soon Osama look-alikes fill lawless region of Pakistan Flashback: The inevitable capture of Osama bin Laden? Flashback: Madeleine Albright: Bush Planning Bin Laden October Surprise Flashback: Albright thinks Bush hiding bin Laden (Flashback) IMPENDING STAGED CAPTURE OF BIN LADEN Flashback: U.S. military 'sure' of catching bin Laden this year

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WWIII

China ramps up warnings to US about Hong Kong China ramps up warnings to US about Hong Kong China brands Taiwan president immoral and warns against independence U.S. Seeks Access to Africa Bases Amid Terror Fears

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