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    Bush to Announce Strategy to Battle Flu (AP)

AP - The Bush administration, battered by criticism over its hurricane
 response, is getting the nation prepared for a possible travel ban and
 other restrictions in the event of a worldwide flu outbreak.

    Panel to Recommend Tax Overhaul Designs (AP)

AP - Chosen to find a simpler way to tax the nation, a presidential
 panel gets set to recommend two designs that would rewrite virtually
 every tax law for individuals and businesses.

    Republicans Enthusiastic About Alito (AP)

AP - The White House got the reaction it wanted out of its third Supreme
 Court nominee, federal appeals judge Samuel Alito: immediate acceptance
 from the conservatives who helped torpedo President Bush's previous
 pick.

    Fed Seen Boosting Rate a Quarter-Point (AP)

AP - A pending change at the top of the Federal Reserve isn't likely to
 alter the game plan for combatting inflation -- steadily increasing
 interest rates.

    Charles, Camilla Depart for U.S. Tour (AP)

AP - Prince Charles, his wife and a wardrobe full of dresses took off
 for the United States Tuesday on a tour designed to celebrate
 trans-Atlantic ties, promote Charles' environmentalist causes -- and
 test reaction to his new bride in a nation still smitten with the late
 Princess Diana.

    Microsoft May Expand Web-Based Offerings (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. is widely expected to announce on Tuesday further
 forays into software and services that can be accessed over the
 Internet -- a growing competitive arena that some say could eventually
 threaten Microsoft's biggest cash cows.

    Ronald Isley Convicted of Tax Evasion (AP)

AP - R&B singer Ronald Isley was convicted of multiple counts of tax
 evasion Monday and could face up to 26 years in prison when he is
 sentenced.

    Woman in Witch Costume Robs Wash. Bank (AP)

AP - A woman dressed as a witch robbed a bank and vanished in the smoke
 of an exploding security dye pack, then apparently reappeared in street
 clothes and held up another bank, police said.

    Roethlisberger Drives Steelers to Win (AP)

AP - The Pittsburgh Steelers finally won the kind of close game they've
 been losing at home all season.

    Syria: UN resolution "very negative" (Reuters)

Reuters - Syria sharply criticized on Tuesday a U.N resolution ordering
 it to cooperate fully with an international inquiry into the killing of
 former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri or face unspecified
 action.

    Court pick wins back conservatives (Reuters)

Reuters - President George W. Bush, reeling from an array of political
 troubles, patched up a rift with conservatives by nominating Judge
 Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court on Monday but set up a bruising
 battle with Democrats over the court's future.

    Bush to announce U.S. bird flu plan (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. plan for helping handle a pandemic of deadly bird flu,
 to be outlined by President George W. Bush later on Tuesday, is
 expected to center on strengthening the vaccine industry.

    Israeli ministers approve Gaza border crossing (Reuters)

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's inner cabinet approved
 on Tuesday a proposal for a crossing to let Palestinians come and go
 between Egypt and Gaza following the Israeli withdrawal from the strip.

    Little sunshine for Bush's Brazil jaunt (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Brazil this weekend
 will give a glimpse of the complicated relationship between two giant
 nations of the American continent who cannot seem to decide if they
 want to be friends or competitors.

    Killer Sought Solace Online (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - In the weeks before 19-year-old William Freund
 donned a cape and mask and went on a shooting rampage in his Aliso
 Viejo neighborhood, he reached out for help on the Internet.

    TV in Your Pocket Is the Next Small Thing (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - It used to be that watching TV meant just that:
 aiming your eyeballs at a television set.

    Judge's Supporters, Foes See Much in One Dissent (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s solo
 dissent in what became the biggest abortion case since Roe vs. Wade is
 the key reason conservatives are so enthusiastic -- and liberals so
 troubled -- about his nomination to the Supreme Court.

    Conservatives Cheer Court Nominee (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- Energizing his conservative
 supporters, President Bush on Monday named Samuel A. Alito Jr., a
 federal appeals court judge with a 15-year record on the bench, to
 replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

    Out of Their Element (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - GREENSBURG, La. -- At the end of a long gravel
 driveway, up a few steps on a wide wooden porch, a mother and son
 discuss their conundrum.

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