Powell Calls U.S. 'Judeo-Christian,' Then Amends
Secretary of State Colin Powell called the United States a Judeo-Christian country on Monday but quickly amended that to "a country of many faiths." The first amendment to the U.S. constitution prohibits the establishment of any state religion -- a provision usually interpreted as requiring strict separation of church and state, though Christian activists dispute that.

Press Remarks with Foreign Minister of Egypt Amre Moussa
Powell's official statement in February 2001 stating that Saddam "has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors" Linked to the Department of State Official Government website.

Chirac: U.S. action brought crisis
"The war, launched without the authorization of the Security Council, shook the multilateral system," he said. "The United Nations has just been through one of the most grave crises in its history."

Small study finds chemicals in breast milk
Chemicals used as fire retardants were found in the breast milk of each of 20 women tested across the country, and two of the women had the highest levels ever recorded in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday.

Studies: Lou Gehrig's rate higher in Gulf War vets
Veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War were at least twice as likely to be diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease as non-Gulf veterans or other people younger than 45, according to two new studies.

Nose picking, toast, science: Taking stock of the Ig Nobel Prizes
Since 1991, Abrahams has been handing out Ig Nobels -- prizes awarded to people whose achievements "cannot or should not be reproduced."

Report: Giant Arctic ice shelf breaks up
The largest ice shelf in the Arctic, a solid feature for 3,000 years, has broken up, scientists in the United States and Canada said on Monday.

A Cautionary Tale DNA Analysis of Alleged Extraterrestrial Biological Material:
Anatomy of a Molecular Forensic Investigation

Lulu the roo to the rescue
Farmer Len Richards may owe his life to his pet kangaroo Lulu, which alerted the family after he was badly injured by a falling tree branch.