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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
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| 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 | |
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| 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
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| Jan.5 |
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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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US to hold new Guantanamo inquiry  The Pentagon has announced a new investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse at the detention center
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| 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
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| 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
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| Jan.11 |
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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
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| Jan.13 |
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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
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| 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
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| Jan.18 |
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Jan.20 |
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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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Lavish inauguration night balls Bush has been attending a string of balls as Republicans celebrate the start of the president's second term
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| 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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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
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| 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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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
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| Jan.31 |
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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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