NATION BRIEFS

Gulf Vet Ailments Still a Mystery A study of more than 10,000veterans and family members suffering post-Gulf War medical problemsfound no evidence of any unique disorder, the Pentagon's top medicalofficial said. The study turned up instances of back pain, headache,alcoholism, depression and other ailments, but no mystery illness. Governors Can't Resolve Policy Fights The nation's governors closed their summer meeting far fromconsensus …