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Fund helps the needy during the holidays
This holiday season, nearly a thousand of Berkeley’s neediest families will find a check in the mail. -more-
CIA director says al-Qaida ready to strike on U.S. soil, overseas
By John J. Lumpkin -more-
U.S. handing over weapons as Afghan military struggles
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — U.S. troops are giving confiscated weapons and ammunition to warlords in Afghanistan, a practice that critics say strengthens private militias and undermines attempts to establish a national army. -more-
Three hunters dead, one missing in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. — Duck hunters in two boats died in separate accidents after their vessels capsized or sank in choppy North Dakota lakes. Three bodies were recovered by Tuesday as divers continued searching for a fourth man. -more-
Police deluged with calls about sniper
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The longest lull yet in the Washington sniper’s killing spree brought little relief Monday as jittery residents flooded police with calls upon hearing car backfire, firecrackers or breaking glass. -more-