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DAVE EUBANK MAKES an exploding gesture with his fist to alert the guerrilla soldiers following him of the danger ahead. “From here until we pass the road, the trail is lined with mines,” he says, scanning the mountainous Burmese jungle for signs of trouble. “Watch where you step.” As his signal relays down the line, conversations fall silent and the air hums with only the sound of heavy breathing and hundreds of footsteps on hard-packed ground. Eubank picks up the pace, slashing through brush and thorny stalks that tear at his clothing. A former U.S. Special Forces officer and ordained...

LOS ANGELES, March 29 — The sleuths of cyberspace never sleep. Starting Tuesday afternoon and working through the night, a group of bloggers dissected a photo and a caption on the Web site of a Republican Congressional candidate in California, Howard Kaloogian, and declared it a fraud. Within hours, Mr. Kaloogian withdrew the picture, blamed an unnamed staff member for the blunder and apologized.....

Crane Falls Across I-4 In Volusia; Shuts LanesTraffic To Be Slow Monday Rush HourA construction crane has reportedly fallen across both lanes of Interstate 4 in Volusia County, Fla., according to Local 6 News. The machine has apparently fallen across several lanes between mile marker 109 and 110 in Deltona, near Debary. It is not known if there are any injuries in connection with the incident. Traffic is expected to be slow or stopped in both lanes during rush hour Monday as work crews remove the debris from the road.

Intelligence Committee chairman Senator Bob Graham, says the Bush administration's focus on Iraq distracts from the war against terrorism and describes Syria and Iran as nations that should be the first targets of any aggressive effort against state sponsors of terrorist activity. The Florida Democrat, also told the Times he fears that the U.S. is becoming "bogged down" in an unproductive manhunt in Afghanistan and that America needs an "aggressive war plan" to strike at terrorist organizations. "Victory is going to be won on the offensive, going to where the terrorists are and aggressively taking them on," Graham said. He...