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  Tuesday August 03 2004
A New York police officer outside the stock exchange'We are a nation in danger'
Bush ends opposition to reforms urged by 9/11 commission.
Pakistan arrests revealed US targets
Analysis: Julian Borger
Interactive guide: US terror alerts
What the UK papers say
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Students at Eton CollegePrivate schools bill shambles
Proposals to tighten charitable status rules 'a dog's breakfast'.
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Nasa launches Mercury mission
Space: First mission in 30 years to the planet nearest the sun will attempt to solve some of its mysteries.
Special report: space exploration
 
Labour membership halved since 1997 poll win
Politics: Senior party figures concerned at continuing slide in numbers as 25,000 leave in last six months.
Inequality 'up under Labour'
Leader: What is the point?
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Turkish truck firms pull out of Iraq
World: Turkish lorry owners suspend Iraq trips in an attempt to secure release of two drivers held hostage.
Muslim leaders condemn attacks on Iraqi Christians
Leader: Seeking a better way
Special report: Iraq
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Ryanair reiterates budget 'bloodbath' warning
Business: Europe's largest discount airline sees signs of the winter 'bloodbath' it has predicted as fares are cut.
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Chaos at FA as critics call for chairman's head
Football: Sven-Goran Eriksson returns to the Football Association to find his position strengthened.
Cartoon: Martin Rowson
Fleet Street veteran who fell for a tabloid turnover
Thompson next on the block
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Siôn Jenkins freed on bail
UK: Strict terms for ex-teacher facing new murder trial.
Special report: crime
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Rate threat to homeowners
Money: Strong recovery by manufacturing industry fuels speculation that cost of borrowing could hit 5%.
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Warning to patients on cancer therapies
Society: Alternative 'cures' on internet put thousands at risk, says scientist.
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Fears for tiers
Education: Peter Hetherington reports on a battle over middle school closures that has divided a community.
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Steve Jobs optimistic after cancer operation
Online: Apple Computer's boss is recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his pancreas.
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A threat to democracy
Comment: Basic freedoms to protest are being undermined by anti-terror legislation, says George Monbiot.
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Artists' squat to become cultural venue
Arts: An illegal Parisian artists' squat is to be transformed into an official and permanent cultural centre.
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Greeks fear Olympic rip-offs
Sport: Greek authorities offer tourists price lists in a bid to stop unscrupulous local traders ripping them off.
Special report: Athens 2004
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Burma's new leader imposes martial law
From the archive: On this day in 1988, Sein Lwin imposed martial law. This is how the Guardian reported the event.
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