Putin's wrath may hit Georgia
With his nation mourning the loss of 118 hostages in last weekend's crisis in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has promised to "strike at all the places" where terrorists operate.
( By Mark McDonald, Knight Ridder News Service, 10/30/2002 03:01 AM EST)

Charting the city's charters
The 24 first graders in Heather Smith's class stepped outside their classroom at Green Woods Charter School at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education and headed down the Habitat Loop to Polliwog Pond.
( By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/30/2002 03:01 AM EST)

Tough decision on sniper reward
When law-enforcement officials in the Washington-area sniper case finally sort out the charges, determine the jurisdictions, and complete their investigation, they will be left with at least one vexing question:
( By Ralph Vigoda, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/30/2002 03:01 AM EST)

Jeb Bush runs hard to hang on to his job
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jeb Bush asked, "Do you think you're undertaxed?" The Florida governor had planted himself on Susana Creft's doorstep, anxious to deliver his reelection message. She, of course, replied that no, she didn't feel undertaxed. So he slipped her the word about lawyer Bill McBride, the novice Democratic candidate who is trying to end Bush's reign.
( By Dick Polman, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/30/2002 03:01 AM EST)