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Headlines for 21 September 2001

 Unless provided with evidence of crimes, Taliban will not turn over bin Laden.
 Pakistani paper reports bin Laden has left Afghanistan.
 Giuliani announces increase in number of missing: 6,333.
 French police arrest 8 extremists, suspected of planning attacks on U.S. Embassy in Paris.
 White House has support — 91 percent — of America.
 U.S. to present bin Laden “case so far” to Pakistan in hopes to keep ally.
 Three Arab-Americans kicked off flight from Minneapolis once other passengers refused to fly with them.
 Congress and White House agree on $15B for Airlines. [wsj]
 Market plunges, despite Bush’s speech.
 Northwest Airlines will cut 10,000 jobs.
 Yahoo News story hacked, edited, and published.
 The case for W.H. Auden in times of crisis.
 The text of the President’s speech to Congress.
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