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As the controversy surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) unfolds, attention has turned to who knew what, and when. Here, a look at key dates in the developing scandal.

The growing number of leftist movements in Latin America is attracting a new generation of young American leftists to places like Mexico. They often report for Web-based media outlets. Brad Will, a New Yorker who worked for Indymedia, was killed covering a recent protest in Mexico.

Since 1993, more than 100 young women have disappeared along the Mexican border near the city of Juarez. Many turn up later as victims of sexual assault and murder. Now a cement worker arrested in Denver on immigration charges is being turned over to Mexican authorities in connection with the rape and killing of at least 10 of those women.

In a news conference on Monday, President Bush reiterated his vow to support the fledgling Iraqi democracy and said withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq prematurely would send a message of defeat to other Mideast nations.

Law enforcement officials say they've thwarted a plan by foreign terrorists to bomb a tunnel that connects New York City and New Jersey. The planners reportedly wanted to blow up the Holland Tunnel in the hopes of flooding lower Manhattan.

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Vista has passed what it believes is the first ordinance of its kind in the country. The new law requires people who hire short-term workers to register with the city, display the registration in the

On his 80th birthday, Fidel Castro cautions Cubans that he faces a long recovery from surgery and advises them to prepare for "adverse news." The Communist Youth newspaper published photos of Castro reclining in bed wearing a warm-up suit.

Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian strongman who rose to power as president of Yugoslavia, then found himself indicted on more than 60 counts of war crimes, is buried in his hometown. Serbs faithful to Milosevic pay tribute at a Belgrade rally.

The authority of the White House was invoked in decisions being made at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by its chairman, according to e-mails obtained by NPR. The chairman, Kenneth Tomlinson, has repeatedly denied accusations that he has attempted to politicize the agency.