Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from April 2002, page 17

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from April 2002

Panthers' surge has downside.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... spapers PHILADELPHIA _ The Panthers' amateur scouts have to be in an emotional quandary as the season has lurched through its final 2-{ weeks. Scouts are happy the Panthers' young players, especially the 10 rookies who have dressed...

Thirty years later, Little Feat still gets high on making music.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... Like The Ramones without Joey and The Beatles without John, Little Feat lost its heart and soul when founding member Lowell George died in 1979. But Little Feat has survived. After a chance encounter and jam session in 1986, original...

Fund might impact `every single person'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ People are expecting big things from the Health Foundation for North Carolina Inc. When _ and if _ it opens, it is expected to become the state's richest health philanthropy. Indeed, it's predicted to be among the...

This arrest brought to you by Pepsi.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Why couldn't Charlotte think of this? While the Queen City's City Council was messing around, trying to work out a public-private partnership with the Hornets' owners to build an arena, Mooresville, N.C., _ aka Race City...

The equalization tax.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... Since 1935, the state of Florida has imposed an excise tax on each box of citrus grown in Florida and has used the money to fund the Department of Citrus' activities, which include regulating, advertising and promoting the Florida citrus...

Brazil, judge put squeeze on state citrus tax.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... Newspapers MIAMI _ Florida's 32-year-old tax on imported citrus products is threatening to put the state in the middle of a trade war. The tax has prompted a meeting between Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Trade Representative Robert...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... LIZA A WANTED WOMAN _ ON BROADWAY New York City's theaters are pursuing Liza Minnelli with a vengeance, says Cindy Adams in The New York Post. The "z'' in Liza-with-a-z may soon stand for zillions as her wedding to David Gest _ which...

Perdue pulls ahead of other Republicans in fund-raising race.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... ATLANTA _ When it comes to raising money, Bonaire, Ga.'s Sonny Perdue is sitting pretty compared to his fellow Republican challengers for governor. But Perdue has a long way to go to catch the incumbent, Democrat Roy Barnes. For the...

There's no driving around golf's technology-vs.-tradition quagmire.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... AUGUSTA, Ga. _ Technology, in the form of equipment manufacturers' profits, won the first round of the great golf war. Trade names became more familiar than the players. This week, tradition promises a temporary triumph with a...

U.S. works behind the scenes to ensure Cuba gets censured.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... MIAMI _ The United States is banking on the support of Latin American countries to ensure that Cuba gets an international slap again this year before the United Nation's Commission on Human Rights annual gathering in Geneva, according to...

Holocaust Remembrance Day brings demonstrations of support for Israel.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... MIAMI _ Since 1950, the 27th day of Nisan on the Jewish calendar has been called Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day to recall six million Jews killed by the Nazis was chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the 1943 Warsaw...

U.S. reviewing low-income housing program after finding violations.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... MIAMI _ Federal housing officials are reviewing a program in Miami-Dade County, Fort Lauderdale and 14 other cities around the country that lets low to moderate-income residents buy foreclosed homes. The decision _ announced late Friday _...

Gordon: 2nd place means move in standings.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... FORT WORTH, Texas _ Jeff Gordon said he had to take a good look around after Monday's Samsung/Radio Shack 500 to make sure it was Texas Motor Speedway at which he had just finished second. In five visits to the track, he had finished 25th...

Environmentalists, animal rights groups battle over animal traps.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ In an unusual public battle between environmentalists and animal rights activists, the National Audubon Society will argue in federal court Tuesday that California's voter-approved ban on animal leghold traps should be...

Fireworks ignite during Marlins loss.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 8, 2002... The Marlins cried fair Monday. Their opener at Pro Player Stadium turned into a firestorm of protest _ from rowdy fans and angry Marlins alike _ after umpires reversed a call, taking away what had been ruled a three-run home run by Mike...

Many in India selling kidneys to make ends meet.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... URIAGAON, India _ Tired of earning only $16 a month as a tree trimmer, Padum Bania wanted to open a grocery store, so he decided to try to sell his most valuable possession: his kidney. He did not tell his family about his plans. He did...

Dispatcher, mom meet after teaming to save baby's life.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
April 8, 2002... SMITHFIELD, Va. _ With a violent shudder, a seizure grips 11-month-old Cassie Walker, forcing her tiny lungs and heart to stop. Call 911. That's all her mother, Tammy Walker, could think to do as her own heart raced and her own...

Great wines of Argentina.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... While the economy in Argentina is failing, the wine industry on South America's southern border is thriving. Nowhere is that more evident than at Bodegas Catena Zapata, a state-of-the-art winery in the heart of Mendoza, Argentina's most...

Vinegar, spices enliven escabeche.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... If you like to cook, living in South Florida has its benefits. Aside from always having an array of wonderful tropical fruits and vegetables, we also are exposed to some unusual cooking methods seldom seen elsewhere. Our local culinary...

Media watch: Point and click with eRobertParker; capturing the finer points of cooking; the koala rules.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... Parker-dependent wine lovers may be interested in "The Wine Advocate" publisher's latest venture: eRobertParker.com. For $99 a year (or $29 per quarter), the computer-literate can plug into a site at whose heart lies a searchable database of...

Off the shelf: Do-it-yourself java, Bertolli pasta sauce, ultra-pasteurized milk, Chocolate Baby Cakes.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... DO-IT-YOURSELF JAVA Roasting coffee beans yourself guarantees a brew that's geared to your preference. RoastYourOwn, an Oregon company, sells more than 35 green bean varieties from around the world that are shade-grown (meaning they...

Feeding the `family': Bonding comes before business when the staff meal begins at restaurants.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ An hour and a half before the evening's first reservation at Roy's, the kitchen staff had just finished prepping the ingredients for some of the Chicago restaurant's Hawaiian specialties: seared grouper with lobster saffron broth...

Cottage Pie, Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish With Lemon-Caper Remoulade, Beef And Tempura Eggplant Stir-Fry.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... COTTAGE PIE Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 1 \ hours Yield: 8 servings Adapted from "Staff Meals from Chanterelle," by chefs David Waltuck and Melicia Phillips, who write, "After schlepping plate after luxurious...

Test kitchen connection: Off-season tomatoes; definitions; kolachy recipe.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... Q: Where can I find a good tomato at this time of year? _ Rudy Lazare, Chicago A: The only time to find truly luscious tomatoes is when they're in season, and in the Midwest that's July through September. If you want a supermarket...

Wine of the week: 1999 Curtis Heritage Cuvee.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... American wine drinkers' romance with wines made from grapes linked to the Rhone Valley of France continues. This wine, from California's Central Coast, is another delightful success for America's Rhone Rangers. A blend of four grapes _...

Mitchell family, black college renew alliance.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... ATLANTA _ She was a white woman who had written a powerful novel embracing the antebellum South, its plantations and slavery. He was a black man who stood at the helm of a prestigious college that taught African-American men to succeed in...

When Chianti moves with the times, Classico gets left behind.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... GAIOLE IN CHIANTI _ For centuries, the wines of Tuscany represented tradition. For the last 30 years, the wines of Tuscany have embraced change. Nowhere have these changes been more dramatic than in Chianti Classico. One of the world's...

Anti-inflammatories seem to cut prostate cancer.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... Men ages 50 and over may be able to cut their risk of prostate cancer in half with daily doses of prescription or over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen), according to a Mayo Clinic...

Clean lakes, smart politics.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 8, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, April 5: X X X Thirty years after President Richard Nixon and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau signed an agreement to clean up the Great Lakes, a new...

The waiting game makes nobody happy.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... Dear single people who are currently attempting to date and are applying the mythical, yet pervasive, three-day-before-you-call rule to your social lives _ please stop it. Stop it right now and never do it again. I know, I know, you...

Gridlock, nastiness? I'm not surprised.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... When he ran for president, George W. Bush said he wanted to end the perpetual partisan warfare in Washington. After 14 months in office, Bush may have a better chance of bringing peace to the Israelis and Palestinians than civilizing...

Rules in sports apply far beyond for women.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... A generation of women athletes had reason to cheer recently as Title IX turned 30. Title IX _ the 1972 federal law that requires schools to give men and women equal athletic opportunities _ has had a major impact on the lives of girls...

Running mate: County board election pits husband vs. wife.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ Don't even think about telling this couple that politics makes strange bedfellows. They've heard it so often, "It's nauseating, at this point," says Mary Ann Gearhart Deutsche. They might be sick of it but she and her...

Ob-gyns finding that the kindest cut is nature's.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... After routinely performing episiotomies in delivery rooms for the better part of the last century, ob-gyns are putting the knives aside and letting nature take its course instead. A just-published review of more than 34,000 vaginal...

Hurculaneum, Mo., must deal with legacy of lead.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... HERCULANEUM, Mo. _ Dozens of 18-wheelers rumble down the street every day, dumping their load from southern Missouri lead mines at the Doe Run Co. smelter. Back-and-forth, load-and-dump. That's the routine. It's also the problem here in...

After years of private pain, victims gather courage to speak out.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ She recalls the halo of glory that seemed to encircle him, as well as the unquestioning adoration of his flock. "I remember that children would run to him and grab on to his leg and everyone would be so happy to...

Danger zone: Hockey examines risk, options.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ The puck deflected off a stick and fluttered into section 107 at the United Center midway through the second period of the Blackhawks victory over the Minnesota Wild on March 31. Linda Powell saw the puck, and even though it...

Time for the Sams.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ On this one, I am the Academy. Or a voting member, anyway. So I'll accept their thanks. Now start preparing the envelopes, please. Most Valuable Player: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs. Tough one. I didn't think any man could...

Leading the charge to bring America's music to kids.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ In a bright, airy classroom on the West Side, six youngsters are grooving to Miles Davis, their feet gently tapping, their bodies swaying a bit as they savor the trumpet sighs wafting out of a portable stereo system. Meanwhile,...

Powell's daunting mission.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 8, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, April 7: X X X After a week of watching Israel take the war against terrorism into one West Bank city after another, President Bush concluded the United States...

Loosing a passport in Israel made for an, uh, memorable adventure.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv was deserted except for its armed guards, as it probably is every Sunday. I sat alone in a cramped office, staring at the paperwork given to me by the on-call duty officer who interrupted his Fourth of July round...

The resourceful traveler.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... TOUR BROCHURES For four years, Resourceful Traveler has reviewed books, magazines, maps, videos, CDs, tapes, newsletters and assorted gear _ in short, the extra stuff that has the potential to enhance a trip. But in four years' time, the...

Travel Q&A: At Disney, start or end with the Magic Kingdom.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... Q. My husband and I are meeting our grandchildren and their parents at Walt Disney World for a five-day holiday. Both children are age 6 and this will be their first visit to Disney. Can you suggest the best attractions and restaurants...

Flag fluency: Do you speak ship?(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... Raise your hand if you think cookie-cutter cruise ships can't possibly harbor anything new to discover. Well, next time you're out on deck, you may want to cast your eyes to the ship's mast to check out the flags. Even though today's...

The Top Ten travel list: 10 fore.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... America's best classical (pre-1960) golf courses, as selected by Golfweek magazine: 1. Pine Valley (N.J.) Golf Club 2. Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, Calif. 3. Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club 4. Pebble Beach (Calif.)...

Florida town to use home discount to lure police.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... SANFORD, Fla. _ Sanford wants to offer its cops a sweet deal that it hopes will coax them to live in the city, keep good officers on the force and give communities a greater sense of security even when police are off-duty. City...

Four killed, 16 injured in bomb attack intended for Afghan defense minister.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... KABUL, Afghanistan _ A bomb apparently aimed at the convoy of Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim killed four people and injured 16 Monday in the eastern town of Jalalabad, in what officials believe was another attempt to destabilize the...

Airline service improved in 2001, study finds.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... The nation's airlines are starting to deliver on their promise to improve service, with consumer complaints falling for the first time since 1998, according to a report released Monday. The annual study, conducted by professors from...

Treatment of aging former champs give Augusta a black eye.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... AUGUSTA, Ga._Change is constant, time marches on, and like a half-gallon of milk, everything has an expiration date. That said, go ahead and plaster Gay Brewer's weathered mugshot on the aforementioned carton because he'll be missing from...

Jeffries opts for NBA.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... The snapshots dominate the scrapbook of last week's NCAA championship game between Maryland and Indiana. On one end of the Georgia Dome court, Terrapins bruise brothers Lonny Baxter and Chris Wilcox were having their way with the Hoosiers'...

Summer gas prices expected to be lower than last year.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... The Department of Energy expects that U.S. motorists will not pay as much for gasoline as they did last summer, but events in Venezuela, Iraq and the Middle East could quickly make the forecast obsolete, analysts said. In its summer...

Cochran won't be able to play this race card.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... If your competition goes bust, it must be antitrust. You wonder if Johnnie Cochran will come up with such a rhythmical catchphrase if and when he follows through on his threat and takes NASCAR to court for engaging in monopolistic...

Puerto Rican activists sue U.S. Navy over tear gas incident.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Outraged by what they call an unprovoked attack, 10 Puerto Rican community leaders filed civil rights complaints against the U.S. Navy on Monday for spraying them with tear gas _ an act that sparked a melee during...

Puerto Rican activists file complaints over tear gas incident.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Outraged by what they call an unprovoked attack, 10 Puerto Rican community leaders filed civil rights complaints against the U.S. Navy on Monday for spraying them with tear gas _ an act that sparked a melee during...

Colorado high court rules bookstore records protected by First Amendment.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... DENVER _ In an important privacy case, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that local police could not force a Denver bookstore to turn over customer records thought to be related to a drug bust. The 6-0 ruling established that...

Sosa, Gonzalez providing only reliable offense for Cubs.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ The Cubs' clubhouse rocks. Music provided by master-blaster Sammy Sosa features a little rhythm and blues, a little Latino beat and a lot of bass thumping in the background as players wile away the hours before another chilly...

Oil prices spike as Saddam cuts off Iraqi exports.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Saddam Hussein suspended Iraq's oil exports Monday to protest Israel's military campaign in the West Bank, triggering a surge in oil prices and raising fears of another spike in already-high gasoline prices. The Iraqi...

Forest service rules bombing in forest can go on.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... OCALA NATIONAL FOREST, Fla. _ Training pilots is more important than environmental risks and annoyed residents, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday when it ruled that the Navy can drop 500-pound bombs in Ocala National Forest for the next 20...

Byrd ready for best punch.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ Heavyweight contender Chris Byrd is a bit like the kid in the old joke who wakes up Christmas morning to a foul smell and is certain the pony he wished for is nearby. Byrd, 31, the top-ranked challenger in the International...

Israelis, Palestinians offer different accounts of standoff at Nativity.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... BETHLEHEM, West Bank _ The seventh day of the standoff at the Church of the Nativity resulted in one dead Palestinian policeman, two injured Israeli soldiers and two wildly divergent accounts of what happened. The Church of the Nativity,...

Egypt, Jordan feel heat for backing U.S.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CAIRO, Egypt _ The crisis between Israel and the Palestinians is sending a fresh wave of anti-Americanism across the Arab world, raising concerns about destabilization among moderate regimes and straining the two bedrock achievements of...

Andersen dismisses 7,000 U.S. employees, ex-Enron auditor Duncan expected to plead guilty.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... CHICAGO _ Andersen on Monday began laying off 7,000 employees _ more than one-quarter of its U.S. workforce _ in the largest unraveling of the accounting giant's domestic operation related to the firm's role in the collapse of Enron Corp. ...

Hot Bulls end losing streak.(Chicago Tribune)
April 8, 2002... It ain't easy being green. Those meaningful words were first spoken by Kermit the Frog, and it gives one pause. Monday night in the United Center, being green wasn't easy for the Boston Celtics as the Bulls won for just the second...

Ugly game, pretty results.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 8, 2002... It was just what this ugly of a game deserved: The sight of the Fat Guy taking off his shirt while jiggling, er, running around TD Waterhouse Centre Monday night. With apologies to super fan Dennis Salvagio, a.k.a. the Fat Guy, the Magic...

Deception in death industry sparks legislation in Washington.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... MIAMI _ Gruesome tales about death are piling up _ alleged grave desecrations in Broward and Palm Beach counties, cadavers embalmed at a Boca Raton university without family consent, corpses piled outside a Georgia crematory. It's enough...

Kobe: A no-risk pick and a proven champion.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... MIAMI _ Why gamble? Why take a chance? On a Tracy McGrady? On a Kevin Garnett? On an Allen Iverson? Fantastic players, of course. But champions? No, at least not yet. Take the slam-dunk, last-second-dagger-from-beyond-the-arc,...

Kobe is good, but clearly not the best.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... MIAMI _ There has been this fashionable myth making its way around basketball, embraced by the lazy who simply like to repeat what they've heard elsewhere, and it states that Kobe Bryant is the game's best player. The myth excludes...

Ridge to urge hospitals to plan for mass emergencies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... WASHINGTON _ The emergency room at Mount Sinai Medical Center on Miami Beach was so crowded recently that physician Lisa DeWitt found herself treating patients in the halls, worrying how she would cope if terrorists or a natural disaster...

Human rights activists plead for foreign intervention in West Bank.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... JERUSALEM _ A darkening portrait of human misery emerged Sunday from the West Bank, as food and water supplies reportedly dwindled and bodies decomposed in homes and on sewage-filled streets. Residents provided alarming accounts of...

Sharon defends West Bank offensive, generates criticism worldwide.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... JERUSALEM _ Amid a mounting death toll and growing international pressure, some Israeli officials reluctantly conceded Sunday that they will have to curtail their offensive in the West Bank and possibly drop plans to invade the Gaza Strip....

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... BLAME IT ON LISA: RIO TO SUE PRODUCERS OF `SIMPSONS' FOR DAMAGES TO CITY'S TOURISM City tourism officials plan to sue the producers of the animated sitcom "The Simpsons" over its depiction of Rio de Janeiro in a recent episode, according...

Car bomb explodes near Bogota.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... BOGOTA, Colombia _ A powerful car bomb exploded outside an entertainment district 45 miles from the capital early Sunday, killing 12 people in one of the most deadly in a wave of rebel attacks aimed at civilians. The bombing was the...

Spooneybarger dishes up personality in Braves' stodgy clubhouse.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... ATLANTA _ While Tim Spooneybarger was wowing the Braves in spring training, his parents had only one complaint. Back in their hometown of Pensacola, Fla., the Spooneybargers noticed anytime there was an article written about their son, it...

Israel fires on refugee camp near Jenin; Sharon defends campaign.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... (Eds: Adds information about early-morning missile attack by Israelis on Jenin refugee camp in Graf 5. Minor changes in Grafs 15-17 to square with new information. ("Early Monday morning" is about 2:30 a.m. local time in Jerusalem; about 7:30...

Riley says he'll return to Heat.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... MIAMI _ Pat Riley said Sunday he will return as the Heat's coach and president next season. ``It's definitive,'' he said before Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. ``I'm coaching and presidenting. From my vantage point, the...

Contraction question clouds Marlins' opener.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... MIAMI _ The Florida Marlins open their home season Monday with an obvious question: Will they be around to open a home season a year from now? If there's any wonder why there is doubt, just look at the scoreboard. Not the one in left...

O'Neal's 40 too much for Heat.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 7, 2002... MIAMI _ Shaquille O'Neal's wrist, apparently, is just fine. The Heat's offense, however, is still ailing. On a day O'Neal erupted for 40 points, Miami presented a tidy microcosm of its season to a national television audience. There...

Malpractice rates sickening doctors.(Chicago Tribune)
April 7, 2002... CHICAGO _ Stung by losses in their investment portfolios as well as bigger jury awards, medical malpractice insurers are hiking rates again, to the dismay of doctors and hospitals nationwide. Nationally, rates are expected to rise 15...

Airports rethink federal screeners.(Chicago Tribune)
April 7, 2002... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ As the federal government rushes to train a work force of thousands of airport security screeners, airport operators across the country are looking for alternatives. Among other airports, Kansas City International...

Iron Lady moving off British stage.(Chicago Tribune)
April 7, 2002... CHICAGO _ The news that Margaret Thatcher, weakened by age and a series of small strokes, has decided to retire from public life will raise the level of sanity in British politics but lower its quotient of color and passion, not necessarily a...

Rocket fired at peacekeeping HQ in Kabul; mass graves found.(Chicago Tribune)
April 7, 2002... KABUL, Afghanistan_A rocket exploded Sunday near the headquarters of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, an attack believed to be linked to an apparent conspiracy to destabilize Afghanistan's new government and to attack Western targets....

Cochran targets NASCAR's `monopolistic' business practices.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 7, 2002... FORT WORTH, Texas _ NASCAR, the monolithic organization that has controlled stock-car racing in this country for 54 years, is once again under scrutiny. And the person challenging them is controversial celebrity attorney Johnnie Cochran. ...

Heart doesn't keep Alstott in Tampa Bay.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 7, 2002... TAMPA. Fla. _ After all the blood and screams and crumpled tacklers, it would not be a fitting way for Mike Alstott to go out. He walked alone off the Tampa Bay practice field Sunday morning, perhaps never to return. "You're crazy," he...

Winds of history proving difficult for Russian Communists to defy.(Chicago Tribune)
April 7, 2002... MOSCOW_The Communist protesters who gather outside the Russian White House are no quitters. A blizzard rages and they shake off the snow and bellow into the wind their litany of complaints against the government, against big business,...