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Sami Al-Arian, 2003 News
Kuwaiti-born Florida professor, was arrested and charged with racketeering by federal prosecutors in February. The 50-count indictment accuses the suspended University of Sout…Steve Bechler, 2003 News
23, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, died in February of multi-organ failure caused by complications from heatstroke. He collapsed during a spring-training workout. An autopsy later…Daniel Libeskind, 2003 News
architect, in February won the contest to design the site at the World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. His plans, which he has …Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, 2003 News
suspected terrorist, was captured and arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in March. He was turned over to U.S. officials, who believe he is one of Osama bin Laden's top deputies…Elizabeth Smart, 2003 News
Utah teenager, was reunited with her family in March, nine months after being kidnapped at knifepoint from her Salt Lake City bedroom by Brian Mitchell, a 49-year-old self-pro…Tony Blair, 2003 News
prime minister of the United Kingdom, risked his political career by offering the Bush administration unwavering support for military action in Iraq. Blair paid dearly when th…John Snow, 2003 News
public official, was confirmed as treasury secretary in February, replacing Paul H. O'Neill, whom the president felt had not been an effective spokesman for the administration…Bill Frist, 2003 News
politician and physician from Tennessee, became U.S. Senate majority leader in January, after Trent Lott resigned the post amid a furor over racially provocative remarks he ma…Tom Ridge, 2003 News
former governor of Pennsylvania, was sworn in as the country's first secretary of homeland security in January. The department, established in 2002 in response to the terrori…Steve Case, 2003 News
executive, resigned as chairman of AOL Time Warner in January amid falling stock prices and the attendant dissatisfaction of shareholders. Case had masterminded the 2001 merge…Trending
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