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| Jan.1 |
 Washington |
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  Bush denies policy shift on Iran US President has said that moves to help in the wake of the earthquake is not a sign of a thaw in relations with Tehran
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| Jan.2 |
Iran |
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Iran declines U.S. official aid mission
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
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 CIA: Tape probably Bin Laden Analysis suggests a new audiotape purportedly recorded by al-Qaeda leader is genuine
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Washington |
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 U.S. keeps Libya sanctions for now Bush signed an order that keeps in place sanctions first enacted during the Reagan administration in 1986
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
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 Bush calls for changes on illegal workers| Plan allows some 8 million illegal immigrants to obtain legal status as temporary workers | |
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| Jan.8 |
Washington |
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Powell responds to WMD report
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| Jan.9 |
Washington |
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Terror threat lowered to yellow Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is saying that the United States was not letting down its guard
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Washington |
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Serena rules out Australian Open
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Washington |
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  Pentagon: Saddam is POW The declaration could affect how deposed Iraqi leader is treated in captivity and if, or how, he'll be tried
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Washington |
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Bush opens door for Iraq contracts
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| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Bush 'plotted Iraq war from start' A top official sacked from the Government has accused President of planning for an invasion within days of coming to office
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| Jan.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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US keeps 'terror' arrests secret The Supreme Court allowed the government to keep secret information about hundreds of people rounded up following 9/11
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US Treasury to probe O'Neill book The Department has called for an investigation into whether a ex-government member leaked secret documents in his new book
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| Jan.14 |
Washington |
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 Bush unveils vision for moon and beyond| An ambitious plan is to return Americans to the moon by 2020 for future manned trips to Mars | |
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| Jan.16 |
Washington |
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Bremer, Bush meet on Iraq President and his national security advisers plan to hold meetings with Paul Bremer to discuss Iraq political transition
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Washington |
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US downplays rift with Iraq Shia Paul Bremer, has played down differences with the majority Shia population over the transfer of power
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 Bremer: U.N. has 'vital role' to play in Iraq U.S. civilian administrator in Baghdad huddled with Bush on ways to win U.N. support for a plan for the transfer of power
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Bush made State of the Union address President has made a robust defence of his administration's record and insisted that his foreign policies had made Americans safer
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
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 Democrats slam 'go-it-alone' Bush After State of the Union speech President's critics have accused him of leaving the US isolated and worse off
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Blair backs Bush on Iraq weapons
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U.S. Congress |
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 Expert not convinced on NK nukes Sigfried Hecker could not say if it really was bomb-grade plutonium metal as North Korea claimed
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| Jan.23 |
Washington |
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US chief Iraq arms expert quits| David Kay did not believe Iraq possessed large stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons | |
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| Jan.24 |
 Switzerland |
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 Cheney adrresses European nations US Vice-President has urged to do more to support global democracy and defeat terrorism
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| Jan.25 |
Washington |
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 Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs| Former chief U.S. inspector said U.S. intelligence services owe President Bush an explanation | |
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| Jan.26 |
Moscow |
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Powell presses Putin on democracy
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Washington |
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U.S., Britain downplay Kay remarks Both governments have defended their decision to oust Saddam despite an assertion by the leader of a team of experts
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Washington |
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US to review pre-war intelligence The Government stood by its decision to topple Saddam
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| Jan.29 |
Washington |
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 US admits Iraq intelligence flaws Condoleezza Rice has acknowledged for the first time that intelligence reports on Iraq might have been wrong
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| Jan.30 |
Washington |
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Bush wants 'facts' on Iraqi WMD| US President has said he wants to 'know the facts' about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction | |
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