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| Jan.2 |
Washington |
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Powell warns of more Iraq attacks Secretary of State has warned of more violence in the run up to the elections at the end of the month
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
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US presidents in tsunami aid plea President Bush, Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior, have called on Americans to aid the Asian tsunami's victims | |
| Jan.4 |
Washington |
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U.S. tracks 4,000 reports of missing 16 Americans have been confirmed dead. The actual number of missing remains unclear
| Jan.5 |
Washington |
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U.S. to deploy 35,000 troops for elections The U.S. military announced the troops will be deployed on the streets of Baghdad on January 30
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Washington |
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US to hold new Guantanamo inquiry The Pentagon has announced a new investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse at the detention center
| Jan.6 |
Washington |
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Gonzales defends his record Bush's nominee for attorney general has denied paving the way for US prisoner abuses
| Jan.9 |
Washington |
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Powell looks to tsunami long haul The outgoing US secretary of state has said he will tell Bush that U.S. should provide long-term aid to the Indian Ocean
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Bush names Chertoff as security chief President has nominated a federal appeals judge Michael Chertoff as his next secretary of homeland security
| Jan.13 |
Washington |
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Human Rights Watch criticizes U.S. The torture of detainees at Iraq's prison and the treatment of those held in Guantanamo, dealt a blow to the U.S. credibility
| Jan.14 |
Washington |
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US cool on North Korea overtures Officials have given a cautious welcome to indications by North Korea that it may rejoin 6-nation talks
| Jan.18 |
U.S. Senate |
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Rice grilled by Senate Bush's nominee as secretary of state says she will use diplomacy to reach a balance of power in the world | |
| Jan.19 |
Washington |
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Tight security at inauguration The traditional pomp, ceremony and celebration take place under unprecedented post-9/11 security | |
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Bush sworn in for second term Bush vows to fight world tyranny. President's closest political allies around the world moved to congratulate him | |
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Washington |
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Lavish inauguration night balls Bush has been attending a string of balls as Republicans celebrate the start of the president's second term
| Jan.24 |
Washington |
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U.S. mulls $50M bin Laden reward As an effort to capture terrorist mastermind, the State Department is considering doubling the bounty on his head
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France |
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Bush, Chirac plan Brussels meeting Bush plans to have dinner with Chirac during a European trip, beginning the first overseas trip of his second term
| Jan.26 |
Washington |
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Bush urges Iraqis to defy rebels US President has called on Iraqis to vote in election as violent attacks by insurgents continued across Iraq
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U.S. Congress |
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Rice sworn in as secretary of state Senate Democrats accused her of misleading statements and said she must share the blame for mistakes in Iraq
| Jan.31 |
Washington |
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Judge: Gitmo challenges can proceed A federal judge ruled that non-U.S. fighters in the naval base can go to U.S. courts and protest their detention | |
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