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Branch Draws Praise, Criticism in First Year at Clark College ; Some See President As Visionary, Others Think He has Failed to Collaborate

Wayne Branch hadn't moved to Vancouver yet, but Al Starr thought that Branch's last day at his former job said a lot about the newly named president of Clark College. "On his last day on our campus, he did a symbolic walk-around," Starr said from the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County. "He used it to collect money for students."

Senior Al-Qaida Operative Arrested ; Akhtar Helped Train Thousands of Terrorists

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - In a new blow to al-Qaida, authorities in the United Arab Emirates captured a senior operative in Osama bin Laden's terror network, who trained thousands of militants for combat, and turned him over to Pakistan, the information minister said Sunday. The man, Qari Saifullah Akhtar, was secretly flown to the eastern city of Lahore, where he was being interrogated, a Pakistani intelligence official said on condition of anonymity.

Europeans Say Nein, Non, Nyet to Low-Carb Diets ; Healthier Eating, More Activity Lessen Need to Lose Weight

ROME - Continental low-carb? No thanks. We'll have slabs of black bread for breakfast, rigatoni with broccoli and hot pepper sauce for lunch and a plate of shrimp paella for supper. While recipe books for diets like Atkins and South Beach are gospel for many in the United States, the American craze for low- carb versions of brownies, breads and pasta hasn't crossed the Atlantic to the Continent.

Warrants Issued for Iraqi Politicians ; 2 Members of Chalabi Family Deny Government Charges

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq has issued arrest warrants for Ahmad Chalabi, a former Governing Council member with strong U.S. ties, on counterfeiting charges, and for his nephew Salem Chalabi head of the tribunal trying Saddam Hussein on murder charges, Iraq's chief investigating judge said Sunday. The warrant was the latest strike against Ahmad Chalabi in his removal from the centers of power. A longtime Iraqi exile opposition leader, he had been a favorite of many in the Pentagon but fell out wit...