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US Airways Declares Bankruptcy

US Airways, hit hard by high operating costs and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, filed for Chapter 11 protection Sunday, becoming the first major airline to declare bankruptcy since last fall.

Explosion Kills Dozens in Eastern Afghanistan

At least 26 people were killed and some 80 others wounded when a massive explosion ripped through a road construction agency and damaged dozens of other buildings in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

Book Battle

Terence Smith reports on the current religious debate over required reading in North Carolina.

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Iraqi Leader Says He Is Not Threatened by Potential Attack

Saddam Hussein responded Thursday to the growing threat of U.S. military action against him warning that anyone who attacks Iraq will "die in disgraceful failure."…

FCC Sets Deadline for Digital TV

Frustrated by the nation's slow transition to digital television, federal regulators voted 3-1 to require television manufacturers to include digital tuners in all new sets by July 2007.

Threat and Response

Newspaper writers discuss reaction to President Bush's promise to exercise caution in taking military action against Saddam Hussein.

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Background: Threat and Response

Terence Smith looks at the Bush administration's efforts to weigh its options on Iraq.

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Salvaging History: The U.S.S. Monitor

Jim Lehrer reports on the efforts to recover the remains of the Civil War-era ship the U.S.S. Monitor with Captain Craig McLean, director of Ocean Exploration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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