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...months in Iraq, U.S. forces still often find themselves operating in enemy territory--even in the heart of Baghdad. For many, the dangers are mounting. Despite their efforts to stand up Iraqi forces and lower the profile of foreign troops, U.S. commanders have yet to stem the death toll: this month U.S. personnel are dying at three times the rate they were in February...
...damage wreaked by Hurricane Charley on homes, businesses and personal property is expected to reach $7.4 billion, the worst toll since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The destruction serves as a reminder to homeowners to check whether their insurance will protect their property when disaster strikes. Especially if you live near the coast or another body of water, you may need several different policies to make sure your property is adequately insured. Among them...
With the heavy cost of prescription drugs weighing on patients, states that wind up with part of the tab are taking action to help consumers lower their bills. Illinois announced last week that it plans to set up a website and toll-free phone number to help residents buy cheaper prescriptions from Canada, Ireland and Britain. That program, which Illinois estimates will cut prices 25% to 50%, follows in the footsteps of ones already in place in Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and North Dakota. Meanwhile, New York launched a website last week that enables its residents to compare the prices...
...aggressive campaign against al-Qaeda in Pakistan has taken a toll on the group's top leadership. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the brains behind the Sept. 11 attacks, and several other experienced chiefs have been captured. And President Pervez Musharraf has lately turned up the heat. A State Department official says Pakistan has captured 30 al-Qaeda suspects in the past seven weeks alone...
...overshadow the Games' other scandal: the level of doping. At least 22 athletes in a range of sports, from boxing to track and field to weight lifting, were thrown out of the Games for doping-related transgressions, the most in Olympic history. But antidoping officials saw the high toll as progress in their fight to clean up sports. Said Costas Georgakopoulos, who runs the doping lab at the main Athens Olympic complex that analyzed about 3,000 urine and blood samples during the Games: each positive "means we're successful." In the end, the host nation could say the same...