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U.S. officials released 27 Afghan detainees Wednesday after determining they had been mistakenly identified as Taliban forces and had no ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network.

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Mitt Romney, chief organizer for this winter's games, discusses the plans for the Olympics in Salt Lake City.

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Mediators continued to push for a truce between warring tribes in the eastern Afghanistan town of Gardez Monday. Last week, more than 60 people were killed in the worst internal fighting since the Taliban government collapsed two months ago.

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The television columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer gives her take on the continuing battle for cable news viewers. The following are extended excerpts of her interview with Terence Smith.

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How the New England Patriots won Superbowl XXXVI.

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The Secretary of Defense explains U.S. policy toward countries suspected of harboring terrorists and discusses the president's State of the Union warning to Iran, Iraq and North Korea.

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld discusses his department's increased budget and the military's strategy for combating worldwide terrorism.

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Filipino troops killed at least five Islamic militants Friday, one day after beginning training exercises with the United States to wipe out the Abu Sayyaf guerrilla organization.

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Conflicting reports emerged Friday about the condition of missing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

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In the worst violence since the fall of the Taliban, rival Pashtun factions battled for control of a strategic southeastern city today, leaving as many as 43 people dead and dozens more injured.

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