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Microsoft |
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Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company for $44.6bn in cash and shares. The offer is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price
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Poland |
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Poland 'agrees' to host US shield |
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| Feb.2 |
Chicago |
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Five women killed in shopping center |
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| Feb.3 |
Dubai |
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Woods snatches another stunning win |
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 Arizona |
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Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, New York shattered the New England Patriots' unbeaten season 17-14
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| Feb.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google troubled by Microsoft move |
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USA |
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US rivals in frantic campaigning |
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| Feb.5 |
USA |
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McCain surges ahead in primaries John McCain has forged ahead in his bid to win the Republican nomination, winning some major primaries
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CIA |
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CIA admits waterboarding inmates
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| Feb.6 |
Tennessee |
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Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South Emergency crews searched for victims who might have been overlooked after violent storms and tornadoes roared through the mid-South
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USA |
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Democratic race remains wide open
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New York |
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Actor Ledger 'died of overdose'
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U.S. Congress |
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R. Gates: Afghanistan may split up NATO
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USA |
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Tied Obama and Hillary fight for momentum |
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| Feb.7 |
Arizona |
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Shaq joins Phoenix in shock trade |
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USA |
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Romney suspends White House bid 
Former Massachusetts Governor has suspended his campaign for the Republican party nomination for the US presidency
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House of Representatives |
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Congress approves US economy plan |
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USA |
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McCain plea as Romney withdraws
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London |
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Radical cleric to be extradited to U.S. |
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Missouri |
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Six die in attack on city council meeting |
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| Feb.9 |
USA |
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White House race contests resume |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Al Qaeda captain, 5 U.S. soldiers killed |
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Austria |
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Bryans put U.S. in Davis quarterfinals |
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USA |
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Obama takes poll clean sweep Democratic presidential hopeful has won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington, as voters in 4 states choose their presidential candidates
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USA |
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Writers' leaders hail strike deal |
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| Feb.10 |
New England |
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Obama set for clear Maine victory
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Los Angeles |
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Grammy glory for absent Winehouse |
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| Feb.11 |
Washington |
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US 'to charge six 9/11 suspects' 
The Pentagon is planning to charge 6 Guantanamo Bay prisoners with involvement in the September 11 attacks in the US
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Washington |
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Russian bomber buzzes U.S. carrier
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Washington |
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U.S. official leaked secrets to China
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Guantanamo |
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6 Gitmo detainees to face trial for 9/11 Six men being held at Guantanamo Bay will go before military commissions and could face the death penalty
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| Feb.12 |
Southern California |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role| US film director has withdrawn as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's role in Darfur | |
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Venezuela |
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Exxon Mobil cut off from Venezuela's oil
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Washington |
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Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries While John McCain was inching toward the Republican presidential nomination, Barack Obama staked a claim as the Democratic front-runner
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| Feb.13 |
House of Representatives |
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Baseball star Clemens denies doping
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Washington |
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US hails Hezbollah leader's death
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US Georgia |
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UK royal defends U.S. colonialism advice |
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| Feb.14 |
Illinois |
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University gunman kills five |
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Washington |
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Bush defends US record on Darfur |
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| Feb.15 |
 Benin |
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Bush begins Africa trip US President has arrived in the West African nation, at the start of his first presidential tour of Africa since 2003
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Chicago |
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Adventurer Fossett declared dead |
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| Feb.17 |
Tanzania |
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Bush signs aid deal with Tanzania
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Florida |
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Newman wins Daytona |
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Southern California |
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US orders massive recall of beef |
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| Feb.18 |
Washington |
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U.S. recognizes independent Kosovo Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: The United States officially recognized Kosovo as an independent nation
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Tanzania |
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Bush promotes health solution in Africa |
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Serbia |
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Serbia recalls ambassador from US
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| Feb.19 |
 Japan |
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Marine suspected of rape Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
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Wisconsin |
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Obama wins Wisconsin primary poll Barack Obama is projected to take a primary vote in Wisconsin, a blow to Hillary Clinton. McCain is projected to win for the Republicans
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Washington |
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US urges reform as Castro quits |
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| Feb.20 |
Florida |
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Atlantis shuttle returns to Earth |
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Florida |
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Fighter pilot dies after crash |
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Hawaii |
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US missile hits 'toxic satellite' | The US has successfully struck a disabled spy satellite USA 193 with a missile fired from a warship in waters west of Hawaii | |
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| Feb.21 |
 London |
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UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil British Foreign Secretary Miliband said that British territory was used to transport two suspects in the CIA's rendition program
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Belgrade |
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US embassy in Belgrade attacked Map of Belgrade Serbia| Several hundred protesters have attacked the US and other embassies in Belgrade in anger at Western support for Kosovo's independence. Demonstrators are throwing rocks, breaking windows and setting fires.... | |
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Texas |
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Democrat hopefuls in debate |
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Washington |
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Storm over Serbia embassy attacks
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| Feb.22 |
Serbia |
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US to evacuate staff from Serbia |
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 Iraq |
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'Surge' produces some results A year after Bush ordered 30,000 additional U.S. troops, American and Iraqi officials said there has been a drop in violence
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Washington |
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US will back new Iran sanctions |
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 Guam |
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B-2 stealth bomber crashed One of the world's most expensive military aircraft has crashed on the Pacific island shortly after taking off. Both pilots ejected and survived
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| Feb.23 |
Serbia |
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Serbia: U.S. to blame for violence
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USA |
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Clinton denounces Obama tactics
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New York |
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W. Klitschko wins unification bout
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| Feb.24 |
Washington |
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Ralph Nader to run for president |
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Serbia |
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U.S. ambassador angered by violence |
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Micronesia |
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Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death |
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Arizona |
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Woods goes fourth on all-time win list |
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Los Angeles |
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Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars
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| Feb.25 |
USA |
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Robed Obama picture ignites row
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Iraq |
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About 8,000 'surge' troops will remain |
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| Feb.26 |
Ohio |
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Democrats meet in crucial debate Map of Cleveland Ohio| Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have begun a debate by attacking each other's tactics, each saying they stand for universal healthcare | |
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Washington |
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U.S. Marines want probe into kit delays
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Southern California |
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Jackson faces Neverland auction
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Alaska |
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Eskimo village sues over global warming
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
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EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn The European Commission has fined US computer giant for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour
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Japan |
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Rice tries to soothe Japan on rape case
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European Union |
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Dollar hits record low against euro
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| Feb.28 |
Washington |
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Bush urges wiretap immunity law
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Tribal Areas |
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U.S. denies firing missile that killed 8
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Lebanon |
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U.S. Navy ships move closer to Lebanon
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| Feb.29 |
USA |
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Boeing loses out in $40bn US deal The owner of Airbus, EADS, and Northrop Grumman have won a contract to build refuelling aircraft for the US Air Force
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U.S. Congress |
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Air tanker deal provokes US row Boeing's loss of a $40bn contract to build a new in-flight refuelling aircraft for the US military has drawn protests from lawmakers
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