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Three Days of Extraordinary Bloodshed Shake Iraq
Over 100 Iraqis have died in what is already one of the country's bloodiest weeks under occupation. The chaos culminated Wednesday in a massive car bombing in Baqouba and fighting Southeast of the capital.

Iraq in Crisis

Extremists, Gangs Now Use Kidnapping as Main Weapon in Iraq
Abduction-for-ransom became a staple tactic of street gangs the past year and is now a chief weapon of terror used against foreigners. But the groups behind the recent wave of kidnappings are as mysterious as their motives.

Civil Liberties and Security

Trial of Radical Lawyer Lynne Stewart Underway in New York City
A prominent and politically active defense attorney, accused of helping her client communicate with a terrorist organization, is speaking out about the government’s attack on defendants’ right to counsel.

Civil Liberties and Security

Former Prisoners Challenge the Legacy of Torture in Chicago Jails
Aaron Patterson, one of four former prisoners suing Chicago police for torture committed in the '70s and '80s, suspects he knows what inspires the humiliation and physical abuse tactics employed by US troops in Iraq.

U.S. Business and Economy

Both Major Campaigns Backed by Big Business -- as Usual
Wall Street's record-breaking campaign donations now come cleverly "bundled" to circumvent election laws and deflect attention. But political watchdogs see through the ruse and expose the heavy hitters.

Civil Liberties and Security

Fight Over UN Election Monitors Continues in Congress
After some lawmakers requested the United Nations dispatch international observers to verify the authenticity of the 2004 US presidential elections, conservatives fought back with a contentious bill.

Iraq in Crisis

U.S. Sneaks Uranium Out of Iraq; UN Team Returns with Limited Mandate
The UN's atomic agency is headed back to Iraq after more than a year's absense -- not to look for weapons, but to check on the country's nuclear materials, heavily looted by the US, pirates and who knows who else.

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The Terrorism Case that Wasn't
One Year On, 'Help the Needy' Case Still Shrouded in Mystery, Innuendo
A Muslim American doctor held without bail for providing charity aid to Iraq against sanctions speaks out for the first time about his cause. Under insinuations of terror that won't go away, the case may put US-Iraq policy on trial.

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