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Execution Opponent Joins Sniper Case 1/3

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France honours Canadian who helped foil Chirac assassination attempt 1/3

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Failed Deal in California Cuts Water for Nevada 1/3

A recovery no one buys; Economic pickup forecast for '03, but shoppers feel pressed. 1/3

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Hughes, Boeing accused of giving tech to China. Remember when the Grand Hypocricsy Party went into full treason mode when a Clinton contributor sold something to China? Where's the outrage now. It must be stuck in Rush Limbaugh's Anal Cyst. 1/2

Afghanistan: Back to bad opium habits 1/2

Defense Redefined Means Securing Cheap Energy 1/2

We Need a List of OUR Weapons of Mass Destruction. 1/2

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