The Aftermath at a Glance
THE NATION
Aid vow: President Bush promised $320 million in food and medicine--to be distributed by the United Nations and private aid organizations--to the people of Afghanistan.
Puzzle: The biggest mystery surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks may be the most basic: What did the terrorists hope to achieve?
Compensation: The U.S. government has committed itself to paying full damages to the nearly 6,000 families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 attacks, an unprecedented move, legal experts say.
THE WORLD
Making a case: British Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed some of the first details of the international case against Osama bin Laden in a speech before Parliament in London.
THE ECONOMY
Jobless aid: President Bush proposed an extension of unemployment benefits and $3 billion more in emergency grants for those left jobless by the attacks.
THE TOLL
World Trade Center: 380 confirmed dead, including those on hijacked planes; 4,986 missing.
Pentagon: 189 dead, including those aboard the hijacked plane.
In Pennsylvania: 44 dead on the hijacked plane.
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