QUES: Responding to speculation that she was ready to retire , Justice Sandra Day O 'Connor indicated today that she would serve out the next term of the Supreme Court .

Justice Sandra Day O 'Connor said today that she would serve out the next term of the Supreme Court , dismissing speculation that she was ready to retire .

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QUES: " The free world and those who love freedom and peace must deal harshly with Hamas and the killers , " he told reporters as he emerged from a church service .

" It is clear that the free world , those who love freedom and peace , must deal harshly with Hamas and the killers , " he said .

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QUES: The trial , featuring 125 witnesses , could continue until the start of 2004 .

The trial , which could last until early 2004 , is expected to hear the first of 125 witnesses Friday .

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