Events at a Glance
ANTHRAX
Top U.S. health officials said they think there is at least one more anthrax-tainted letter yet to be discovered in Washington and that it probably caused the life-threatening illness of a State Department mail worker.
MILITARY FRONT
In a setback to the U.S. anti-terrorism campaign, the Taliban captured and killed Afghan war hero Abdul Haq, a prominent opposition military commander who had secretly entered the country to gain support for a new government.
CONGRESS
As Congress debates broad reforms of an air security system seen as still vulnerable to terrorism, Federal Aviation Administration whistle-blowers warn that lawmakers risk perpetuating management flaws of the past.
SECURITY
Since Sept. 11, the nation’s intelligence agencies have seen a wave of applications more earnest and enormous than recruiters once dared to imagine.
OUTLOOK
Some Pentagon officials said winter conditions could soon affect U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, hampering or slowing bombing, logistics and helicopter-borne operations.
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