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WASHINGTON – A Senate committee on Thursday approved long-stalled legislation that would shield manufacturers and insurers from asbestos lawsuits (search). The measure would create a $140 billion trust fund to compensate people sickened by exposed to asbestos, a fibrous mineral commonly used until the mid-1970s in insulation and fireproofing material. …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The bodies of at least 12 people who had been shot and killed were found buried at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Baghdad (search) on Friday, Iraqi officials said. Some of the victims were blindfolded and had been shot in the head execution-style, said Bassim …

CAIRO, Egypt – Followers of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search) would attack the White House or the Vatican if their leader chooses to target those sites, the Al Qaeda (search) in Iraq’s deputy chief purportedly said in an Internet statement posted Monday. The written statement, signed in the name of …