Americans on nerves&#39; edge at risky post
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FALLUJAH - Any motorist who slows down is seen as a suspected suicide bomber. Fingers squeeze triggers at the slightest movement around nearby houses.
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The &quot;scare&quot; issues drawing headlines in the presidential race include flu shots, Social Security and the draft. But terrorism dwarfs all of them, in scale and ferocity.
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Let&#39;s hedge this with all the usual qualifiers. Kerry could pull it out. The spread&#39;s within the margin of error. Respondents to polls are lying out of fear of John Ashcroft.
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The US men&#39;s national soccer team, holding a slim lead atop the CONCACAF region&#39;s Group 1, faces a tricky test today as it meets an El Salvador team battling to stay alive.
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Most Americans are angry about "something" when it comes to how the country is run, and they're more likely than in previous years to vote for a challenger this November, a new poll suggests. More than 60 percent of those surveyed said government policies need either major changes or a complete overhaul.
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Anger toward America is high, extremists are on the upswing and hopes for democracy in the Middle East lie dashed. The Lebanon war is creating dangerous ripples in the war on terror, the future of Iraq &#151; even the effort to keep nuclear weapons from dangerous hands.
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&quot;America&#39;s trying to put on a show to demonstrate to the world that we can be fair and just. It&#39;s clear to us just by reading the rules, even before we get into the courtroom, that it&#39;s not fair, it&#39;s not
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Told to avoid inflaming anti-American  sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too  much in the early days of the Athens Games.
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For once, when the US Open kicks off in New York tomorrow it won&#39;t be the biggest show in town. The Republican convention, with its threatened attendant demonstrations
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Although the visitors did not get a victory, the United States is still in a good position after what figured to be the most threatening game of the regional semifinal round.
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The United States has warned its citizens in the Nordic and Baltic states to be extra vigilant after receiving &quot;threat information&quot; on the eve of the US presidential election.
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When a day of drama had ended and the quarterfinal pairings were set, the news was not great for the United States. In order to get to the semifinals and possibly the gold medal game, first the Americans will have to defeat Spain &#151; the team that left the widest wake of impressed and defeated opponents during the preliminary round.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS (Michigan) - After humiliation, came the excuses. The Presidents&#39; Cup has suddenly become the US players&#39; punching bag after America&#39;s worst defeat in the Ryder Cup&#39;s 77-year history.
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Washington&#39;s astonishingly close gubernatorial race is making people in other states nervous: Could it happen here? Any election in which the leading candidate has a margin of 0.009 percent, then 0.003 percent
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The United States&#39; reputation around the world is hurting, a series of co-ordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including Canada, indicated.
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Those seen cooperating with American forces trying to rebuild the city are threatened - and sometimes killed.
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An early leader out of the gate faces stiff competition in the stretch.