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Gov't Seeks Probe Amid O'Neill Interview
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department is seeking an investigation into whether a classified document might have been shown during a TV show in which former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill spoke out against the Bush administration. Treasury spokesman Rob Nichols said Monday that the department has asked the Office of Inspector General to look into the matter. The request comes one day after a CBS "60 Minutes" segment featured the blunt-talking O'Neill and the new book he is promoting, "The Price of Loyalty."
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Bush, Fox Agree on Immigration, Iraq
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - President Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox found agreement Monday on the contentious issues of immigration and Iraq, ending two years of discord that followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Fox wholeheartedly embraced Bush's immigration proposal to grant legal status to millions of undocumented workers in the United States, most of them from Mexico. "What else can we wish?" Fox said at a news conference with Bush.
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Court Nixes Appeal on Sept. 11 Detentions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it would not second-guess the government's policy of secrecy in holding hundreds of foreigners after the Sept. 11 attacks. None of the more than 700 illegal immigrants was charged as a terrorist, and the Justice Department's inspector general concluded last year that the government had trampled on a law stipulating such detentions be limited to 90 days.
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Troops Disperse Iraqis Rioting for Food
KUT, Iraq (AP) - Ukrainian soldiers fired into the air Monday to disperse hundreds of Iraqis who rioted for jobs and food as a second southern Shiite Muslim city was rocked by unrest - a barometer of rising frustration with the U.S. led-occupation in a region of Iraq considered friendly to the Americans. Also Monday, a roadside bomb in the capital killed one American soldier and wounded two, bringing the U.S. death toll in the Iraqi conflict to 495. Large explosions rocked central Baghdad later in the day, but officials reported no casualties.
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War College Report: Iraq War an 'Error'
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A report published by the Army War College calls the Bush administration's war on terrorism unfocused and says the invasion of Iraq was "a strategic error." The research paper by Jeffrey Record, a professor at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, said the president's strategy "promises much more than it can deliver" and threatens to spread U.S. military resources too thin. Record also wrote that Saddam Hussein's Iraq did not present a threat to the United States and was a distraction from the war on terrorism.
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Sharon Says He'd Seek OK Before Pullback
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon assured parliament Monday he would seek its approval and consult with the United States before imposing on the Palestinians what he said would be a temporary boundary. A key Sharon ally, meanwhile, set a timetable for the first time, saying a partial withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the dismantling of some Israeli settlements could begin within six months.
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Dieters Seek Alternatives to Ephedra
WASHINGTON (AP) - People who think ephedra helped them lose weight are looking to new ingredients with names like guarana, bitter orange and green tea extract to replace the soon-to-be-banned dietary supplement. There's little proof yet that ephedra alternatives actually burn pounds, and scientists warn that some come with health considerations of their own - including an ephedra mimic that might interact dangerously with medicines the dieter also swallows.
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Microsoft to Extend Support for Windows
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will extend support for Windows 98, Windows 98 S.E. and Windows Millennium Edition through June 30, 2006, the company said Monday, reversing a decision from last month. Support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 S.E. had been scheduled to expire on Friday, and for Windows Me on Dec. 31, but the software giant decided to keep supporting those systems in large part because some customers in developing countries were not aware it was ending.
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Kevin Costner to Make Another Western
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kevin Costner rides again! The actor-director who made the Oscar-winning "Dances With Wolves" and last year's "Open Range" plans to make another Western titled "Horizon," which he would also star in, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. Details of the plot were not released, and it was not clear whether "Horizon" would be Costner's next project.
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Marino Hired As a Senior VP for Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Tall and tan, the most prolific passer in NFL history stood before a cluster of microphones, looking very much like he did during his final season four years ago. Still, when he began to discuss his new job as the Miami Dolphins' senior vice president of football operations, it was hard to believe.
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