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...walk into any mosque anywhere in the world and participate in the service. That said, the Islamic population in the U.S. is almost as varied as Mecca's. The first Muslims here were African slaves, who were forcibly Christianized, although some Muslim descendants still live on the Georgia coast. Syrians and Lebanese began arriving in the late 1800s. But the three largest groups in America are made up of more recent additions...
...commission co-chaired by Rudman and former Democratic Senator Gary Hart concluded in January that the threat of terrorism called for nothing short of a new federal department combining FEMA, the Customs Service, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard. Many in Congress agree. "If you want to get a job done, there's no substitute for having an agency with a budget," says Democrat Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. But given the fact that Republicans in Congress were trying to kill four Cabinet departments only six years ago, it's hard to imagine a Republican...
...unprecedented investigation is starting to uncover scattered threads that lead from coast to coast. Agents want to talk to at least 230 witnesses and suspects. The INS has detained more than 100 people on immigration-related charges. As the feds follow a trail the hijackers left behind like a lengthy, disjointed suicide note, they are trying to pinpoint where the terrorists got their money. Were there other hijackers waiting--maybe still planning--to launch more attacks? Who are the masterminds, and are some still alive? Here are some of the FBI's best leads, marked with...
Michelle Branch is one such shining example in the musical firmament. After being signed to Madonna’s recording label, Maverick (no small feat in itself), her debut single, “Everywhere,” has ignited radio waves from coast to coast, and her first album, The Spirit Room, has peaked to date at number 84 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. That’s not too shabby for any artist breaking into the business, but at the age of 18, Branch’s accomplishments simply astound. Granted, other kiddie stars have climbed...
Another Saturday Night: Partying at an “ultimate” (Frisbee) party somewhere along the east coast...