question: law-enforcement in southern california has broken a major tobacco smuggling ring , one of the largest in u.s. history .

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summary: tobacco smuggling ring broken in california

question: a team from the international monetary fund arrived in cairo on thursday to evaluate egypt 's progress in implementing its economic reform program .

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summary: imf team arrives for more than two weeks of talks

question: austria is ready to support economic sanctions against russia in protest against its bloody crackdown in chechnya , foreign minister alois mock said wednesday .

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summary: austria ready to back economic sanctions against moscow

question: israel is concerned that either iran or syria is likely to emerge as the new center of islamic radicalism following a us strike on iraq , defense minister shaul mofaz said tuesday .

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summary:
israel fears radicalism will focus in syria iran after us strike on iraq