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| Feb.1 |
Washington |
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Bush to order WMD intelligence inquiry President will name a bipartisan commission to investigate prewar intelligence assessments of Iraq's suspected WMD
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Texas |
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Patriots take Super Bowl Vinatieri gave New England its second NFL championship with a thrilling 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers | |
| Feb.2 |
Afghanistan |
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Guantanamo youngest inmates home |
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Detroit |
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Tigers sign Pudge to $40 million deal |
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U.S. Senate |
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Ricin found at Senate building
| Feb.3 |
Microsoft |
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Microsoft dodges Mydoom onslaught |
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USA |
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Kerry surges ahead in US polls Democratic presidential hopeful is scoring a series of key primary victories. Lieberman was dropping out of the contest
| Feb.4 |
Washington |
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U.S. stands by Pakistan
| Feb.5 |
CIA |
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CIA denies pressure over Iraq
| Feb.6 |
Florida |
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11-year-old girl found dead
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Washington |
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Bush launches Iraq WMD commission President appointed a bipartisan commission to 'figure out why' intelligence failed regarding Saddam's WMDs | |
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Washington |
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Bush under fire over WMD inquiry |
| Feb.7 |
USA |
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Kerry strolls to double victory
| Feb.8 |
Washington |
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Bush sets case as 'war president'
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Los Angeles |
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Beyonce wins 5 Grammy Awards |
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Hawaii |
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NFC win record Pro Bowl |
| Feb.9 |
Iraq |
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US reveals 'al-Qaeda Iraq plot'
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Bosnia |
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US crackdown on 'Karadzic aides' |
| Feb.10 |
Libya |
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US signals new thaw with Tripoli
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft admits 'critical' flaw
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Virginia |
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Kerry sets his stamp on South
| Feb.11 |
Washington |
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Bush: WMD greatest threat to humanity President offered several proposals to halt the proliferation of unconventional weapons
| Feb.12 |
Iraq |
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U.S. commander's convoy attacked
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USA |
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Comcast bids for Disney
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Washington |
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4 charged over designer steroid
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USA |
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US guardsman 'in al-Qaeda plot'
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft source code leaked out
| Feb.13 |
USA |
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Kerry shrugs off intern rumour Democratic presidential hopeful has rejected a claim that he had an affair with a female intern
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Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo inmates get new rights Defence Secretary Rumsfeld: Prisoners are now to have their detentions reviewed once a year by 3-member panels
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Gays rush to wed in San Francisco Hundreds of gay couples have been racing to get married after the mayor lifted a state ban on same-sex marriage
| Feb.14 |
Nevada |
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Kerry won Nevada and Washington DC
| Feb.15 |
Southern California |
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Shaq leads West to win in All-Star Game |
| Feb.16 |
New York |
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Rodriguez joins Yankees
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USA |
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Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' The survey by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops found that children made more than 11,000 allegations
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Southern California |
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Defiant Disney says 'no' to bid
| Feb.17 |
US Georgia |
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Cingular wins AT&T Wireless bid
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Wisconsin |
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Kerry wins close Wisconsin race Democrat frontrunner has won a close race with John Edwards in the state primary
| Feb.18 |
New England |
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Dean quits presidential race
Map of Vermont USA Former Vermont governor has announced that he is dropping out of the race to be the Democrats' candidate | |
| Feb.19 |
Texas |
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Ex-Enron CEO denies fraud charges Jeffrey Skilling pleaded not guilty to 36 charges, including multiple counts of insider trading, and securities fraud
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United Kingdom |
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UK terror suspects to be released Foreign Secretary Jack Straw: 5 of the UK terror suspects held at Guantanamo are to be released
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Washington |
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U.S. military experts heading to Haiti
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Iran |
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U.S.: Nuke parts found in Iran The uranium enrichment centrifuge parts are much more sophisticated than the type Tehran has admitted to having
| Feb.20 |
Washington |
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Caucus plan for Iraq shelved
Map of White House USA The White House acknowledged that the plan to use a caucus-style election to choose a government has been shelved | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Legal victory for gay couples
| Feb.22 |
Washington |
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Nader announces presidential bid
| Feb.23 |
Washington |
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Bush goes on anti-Democrat attack President is warning against handing over power to the Democrats in November's election
| Feb.24 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for gay marriage ban President has endorsed a constitutional amendment that would ban marriages of same-sex couples
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Washington |
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First Guantanamo inmates charged 2 men, alleged to have been al-Qaeda members, have been charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes
| Feb.25 |
Western Iraq |
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Two killed in U.S. copter crash A military helicopter crashed into the Euphrates River in western Iraq
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Tokyo |
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Microsoft's Tokyo offices raided
| Feb.26 |
Washington |
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Washington lifts Libya travel ban The move is seen as a reward for decision to scrap nuclear arms programmes
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Washington |
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US support for Aristide wavers
| Feb.27 |
USA |
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Church 'shamed' over sex abuse
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Washington |
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US warns Haiti head on violence The United States has warned President Aristide to rein in pro-government gangs
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California |
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California gay weddings can go on
| Feb.28 |
USA |
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Tanker explodes off US East Coast A tanker carrying industrial ethanol has sunk, after exploding. At least 3 of the 27 crew died
| Feb.29 |
Southern California |
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Woods keeps world match play title |
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Haiti |
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U.S. Marines land in Haiti A small group of Marines landed at the airport in Port-au-Prince | |
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Southern California |
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Rings scores Oscars clean sweep