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FedEx Says U.S. Seeks Partial Repayment of 9/11 Compensation • Congress Working to Hammer Out 2004 Budget • Intermodal Traffic Up 9.7% from 2002 • Crude Oil Falls as Allies Take More Oil Wells • And more ...

The United States-led coalition began massive air and artillery strikes in Iraq Thursday afternoon, news services reported.

The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.4% in February, the largest decline in five months as war fears and bad weather eroded U.S. economic growth.

The United States launched missile and bombing attacks against Iraq and personally targeted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, news services reported, as a prelude to a U.S.-led invasion.

Heartland Purchases Regional Terminals • Arkansas Best to Sell Stake in Tire Retreader, Dealer • Cummins Extends Truck-Engine Guarantee • ArvinMeritor Announces Several Trucking-Related Contracts • And more ...

The price of crude oil traded in New York closed below $30 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in 3 months, news services said, as oil continued a sharp selloff linked to expectations that the U.S. faceoff with Iraq would end soon with an easy U.S. victory.

The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Bush administration plan to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), voting 52-48 to strip the provision from a budget resolution, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. Cities Step Up Security Ahead of War • Tie-ups Already Seen at Canadian Border • Mexico Deploys Troops to Border • U.S. Advances to Iraqi Border as Deadline Looms •

"Operation Liberty Shield," announced Tuesday by Department of 91ÊÓƵland Security as part of the heightened terror alert, will seek to secure America’s borders while providing minimal disruption to the flow of goods and travelers, 91ÊÓƵland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in a statement.