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A little help in understanding terminology. ANNUITY – A contract between an insurance company and an individual in which the company agrees to provide an income, which may be fixed or variable in amount, for a specified period.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush moved from consoling a heartbroken nation to readying Americans for a new kind of war, calling 50,000 military reservists to duty and shouting words of defiance amid the ruins of the World Trade Center.

LOCH LOMOND, Scotland (AP) - His momentum slowed only by the soggy greens of Loch Lomond, U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen managed to keep some distance over the field with a 2-under 69 on Friday for a two-stroke lead in the Scottish Open.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Northern Mexico's folk musicians who sing about drug lords and bloodshed to accordion riffs and strumming guitars are now filling the airwaves with ballads about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the world's most wanted...

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - President Bush, halfway around the world from home, sought Thursday to secure China's position in his fragile anti-terrorism coalition and stem concern throughout Asia about U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - President Bush, halfway around the world from home, sought Thursday to secure China's position in his fragile anti-terrorism coalition and stem concern throughout Asia about U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - President Bush met with Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Friday, hoping to strengthen Beijing's position in the U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition and stem concern in Asia about U.S. military strikes against Afghanistan.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - President Bush met with Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Friday, hoping to strengthen Beijing's position in the U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition and stem concern in Asia about U.S. military strikes against Afghanistan.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - President Bush met with Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Friday, hoping to strengthen Beijing's position in the U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition and stem concern in Asia about U.S. military strikes against Afghanistan.

A handful of U.S. special forces are operating in southern Afghanistan, a government official said Friday, opening a significant new phase in America's military response to terrorist attacks.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - As he mourned the deaths of two American soldiers in Pakistan, President Bush told business executives Saturday the attack on the World Trade Center was an assault on a free enterprise system that has fueled prosperity...

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - As he mourned the deaths of two American soldiers in Pakistan, President Bush told business executives Saturday the attack on the World Trade Center was an assault on a free enterprise system that has fueled prosperity...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds hit his 73rd home run Sunday, further extending the major league record he broke two days earlier.

MILAN, Italy (AP) - An SAS airliner slammed into a private jet during takeoff, then swerved into an airport building and burst into flames, killing all 114 people on both planes Monday, officials said. Four ground workers were missing.

MILAN, Italy (AP) - An SAS airliner slammed into a private jet during takeoff, then swerved into an airport building and burst into flames, killing all 114 people on both planes Monday, officials said. Four ground workers were missing.

NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market's monthlong recovery stalled Monday as investors cashed in their winnings ahead of three key economic reports due out this week. The unsurprising pullback sent the Dow Jones industrials down more than 270 points.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Seizing the reins of power once held by her father, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri began her first full day in office Tuesday. But the presidential palace was still occupied by her ousted predecessor who has...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Seizing the reins of power once held by her father, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri began her first full day in office Tuesday. But the presidential palace was still occupied by her ousted predecessor who has...