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Sunday, December 26, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3,000 in Asia A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tidal waves Sunday morning that crashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and tourist resorts from India and Sri Lanka to Thailand and Malaysia, killing at least 3,000 people and leaving many more missing. (By Alan Sipress and Peter S. Goodman, The Washington Post) Further Detainee Abuse Alleged Guantanamo Prison Cited in FBI Memos (The Washington Post) Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising Skybox Events Were Not Always Reported to FEC (The Washington Post) POLITICS Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising Lobbyists used tribal resources to pay for events that appeared to be designed more to help House Republican's campaigns than Indians' legislative causes. (By Susan Schmidt and Jeffrey H. 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