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Baghdad |
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U.S. braces for battle of Baghdad |
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Florida |
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Plane hijacked in Cuba lands in Key West |
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Ukraine |
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U.S. presses Ukraine on arms sales |
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 Iraq |
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Major ground offensive towards Baghdad Offensive is against at least 2 Republican Guard divisions, the Medina and Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Special forces rescue US POW |
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| Apr.2 |
Turkey |
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Powell assures Turkey on N. Iraq |
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Iraq |
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U.S. troops within 15 miles of Baghdad |
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Iraq |
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2 US aircraft downed over Iraq 
A helicopter came under small arms fire, and a Hornet was hit by a surface-to-air missile, both near Karbala
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Serbia |
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Powell backs post-Djindjic reforms |
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| Apr.3 |
NATO |
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Powell courts EU, NATO leaders |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad airport attacked |
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USA |
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Khalid Shaikh Mohammed naming names |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad pounded |
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| Apr.4 |
Sunni Triangle |
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5 die in 'suicide attack' |
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Iraq |
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Saddam: Fight with what you have |
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Afghanistan |
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Bombing intensifies after firefight |
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England |
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Bush, Blair to hold war summit |
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Baghdad |
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U.S troops enter Baghdad| U.S. soldiers and tanks are operating inside the city on a reconnaissance mission | |
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| Apr.5 |
Moscow |
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Putin urges US arms pact backing |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad Tanks and armored vehicles are making their presence felt in the heart of the city
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Iraq |
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Republican Guard 'finished' |
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USA |
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Syracuse and Kansas get NCAA final |
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| Apr.6 |
Baghdad |
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Baghdad surrounded |
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| Apr.7 |
Northern Ireland |
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Bush, Blair see U.N. advisor role |
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Iraq |
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Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials The U.S. military dropped 4 2,000-pound bombs on a building in a residential neighborhood of Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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US expands Baghdad control |
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USA |
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Syracuse won its first NCAA national title |
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USA |
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McDonald's goes up-market |
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| Apr.8 |
Baghdad |
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Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad Americans now pushing from 3 directions
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Baghdad |
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U.S. strikes at heart of Baghdad |
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Washington |
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Democrats call Halliburton probe |
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| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
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Baghdad falls to US forces| A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam | |
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Afghanistan |
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US bomb kills 11 civilians |
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Washington |
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US warns Syria over Iraq |
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Baghdad |
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Fighting flares up in Baghdad
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| Apr.10 |
Mosul |
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US troops heading for Mosul
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| Apr.11 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list Saddam Hussein is the 'ace of spades' in a 55-card deck of the list of Iraqi officials who may be pursued, killed or captured
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House of Representatives |
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U.S. House passes $550bn tax cut |
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US Georgia |
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Rain wipes out first day of Masters |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Battle looming at Tikrit
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
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Nerve agent traces found
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US Georgia |
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Woods struggles just to make cut |
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Washington |
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Ex-POW Jessica Lynch back in U.S.A. |
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Baghdad |
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US pledges to control looters The US military has promised to take steps to restore law and order in cities
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| Apr.13 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US rescues soldiers held by Iraq Map of Samarra Iraq| Marines came across the prisoners near the town of Samarra while moving up the highway towards Tikrit | |
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Sunni Triangle |
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US forces enter Tikrit
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Sunni Triangle |
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Battle begins for Tikrit
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US Georgia |
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Weir wins Masters title |
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Washington |
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Bush: Syria 'needs to cooperate' |
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Sunni Triangle |
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US forces seize central Tikrit
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| Apr.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit| The fight over Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit was the only 'significant' combat action going on | |
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 Syria |
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Pressure mounts on Syria| U.S. and British are accusing Syria of developing chemical weapons and warning not to harbor members of Saddam's regime | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Laci Peterson, infant bodies found A woman's badly decomposed body was discovered on a beach, one day after an infant boy's body was found along a trail
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
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U.S.: We didn't anticipate looting |
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New York |
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Iraqi envoy's son faces spy charge |
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Iraq |
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U.S. captures Abu Abbas A convicted Palestinian terrorist masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro
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Gulf |
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Gulf states warn US over Syria
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Washington |
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Powell: No U.S. war 'list' |
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Washington |
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US 'agrees to N Korean talks' |
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| Apr.16 |
Mosul |
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U.S. Troops working to calm Mosul
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North Korea |
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Breakthrough on N Korean talks
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush calls for $550 billion in tax cuts |
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 Washington |
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End Iraq sanctions, says Bush US President: UN economic sanctions should be lifted now that Saddam Hussein has been removed from power
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Philadelphia |
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Jordan's career ends with 15 points |
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New York |
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American Airlines staff back survival plan |
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| Apr.17 |
Washington |
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Powell plans visit to Syria Secretary of State expects to travel to Syria to have discussions with President Bashar Assad
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England |
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Billionaire Getty dies
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Washington |
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$20bn bill Iraq war bill for U.S. |
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Iraq |
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1,000-man team to hunt for WMD
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New Jersey |
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Union threats American Airlines deal |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
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Pakistan |
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U.S. 'frustrated' by Pakistan |
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| Apr.18 |
Poland |
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Poland buys US fighter jets |
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Washington |
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N. Korea move puts talks in jeopardy
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| Apr.19 |
Germany |
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Rescued U.S. POWs homeward bound
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Texas |
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Former POWs return to bases A C-17 cargo plane carrying 7 soldiers once held as prisoners of war in Iraq arrived to a cheering crowd
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| Apr.20 |
Iraq |
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Gen. Garner, Iraq's interim leader, flies in
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| Apr.21 |
Iraq |
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U.S. arrests former Iraq PM Muhammad Hazmaq al-Zubaydi is a former prime minister and deputy prime minister
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Iraq |
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Clerics challenge US rule More than 4,000 Shia Muslims converged on the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad and staged an anti-American protest
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft changes licensing rules |
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| Apr.22 |
UN Security Council |
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Blix, U.S. dispute inspectors' role in Iraq
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Washington |
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US signals action against France
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Colorado |
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Wild wins first playoff series over Colorado |
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| Apr.23 |
Iraq |
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3 more Iraqi officials seized
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Washington |
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W. House warns Iran to stay out of Iraq |
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Guantanamo |
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Teens among detainees at Guantanamo |
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| Apr.24 |
Iraq |
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Deputy PM Tariq Aziz in custody Aziz was often the public face of the regime on the international stage. He was No. 43 on the list of the most-wanted Iraqis
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USA |
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American Airlines CEO quits |
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| Apr.25 |
USA |
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American Airlines saved from the brink Airline had reached a last-minute deal with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants
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Washington |
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Bush might announce end to Iraqi combat
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| Apr.26 |
Afghanistan |
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Firefight kills 2 U.S. soldiers |
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Iraq |
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US testing Iraq chemical find
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| Apr.27 |
Baghdad |
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US arrests 'Baghdad mayor'
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld: U.S. focusing on Iraq's future
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Iraq |
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Iraqi liaison general in custody |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
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Garner to Iraqis: Embrace freedom
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New York |
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Wall Street to seal settlement deal |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple launches online music service iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download
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USA |
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AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo take on spam |
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Washington |
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Powell, Jordanian minister laud 'road map' |
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North Korea |
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N. Korea: U.S. needs to act
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| Apr.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Shootout kills 'at least 15' Map of Fallujah Iraq At least another 53 injured during a gunfight with U.S. troops in the town of Fallujah
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Saudi Arabia |
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US pulls out of Saudi Arabia
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| Apr.30 |
Pakistan |
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Top al Qaeda operative arrested
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