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| Jan.1 |
USA |
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Steelers, Panthers, Redskins in playoff |
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Texas |
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Bush defends US spying program |
| Jan.2 |
California |
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Floods submerge farms |
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USA |
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Search begins for trapped coal miners
As rescuers entered a mine where 13 miners were trapped by an explosion, family members gathered at a church
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Arizona |
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OSU down Irish 34-20 for Fiesta win |
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US Georgia |
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West Virginia wins Sugar Bowl |
| Jan.3 |
USA |
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West Virginia mine rescue accelerated
Rescuers were drilling 2 holes into the mine in addition to a 6-inch hole for 13 men trapped in a coal mine
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Iraq |
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US air strike hits Iraqi family |
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USA |
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Only one miner reported alive
Map of Sago West Virginia USA 26-year-old Randal McCloy critically ill and rushed to hospital | |
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Florida |
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Penn St. outlasts FSU in Orange Bowl |
| Jan.4 |
USA |
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Mining firm expresses regret |
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Southern California |
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Young, Horns win epic Rose Bowl
| Jan.6 |
Iraq |
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11 U.S. troops killed in attacks A soldier and a Marine were killed in a major suicide bombing targeting an Iraqi police recruitment center
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Australia |
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U.S. beat Dutch 2-1 to claim Hopman Cup |
| Jan.7 |
House of Representatives |
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DeLay relinquishes Congress post |
| Jan.8 |
Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter crash kills 12 UH-60 Black Hawk was flying along with another aircraft between bases in the north of the country
| Jan.9 |
U.S. Senate |
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Court nominee Alito faces Senate |
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
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Bush: Year of testing ahead in Iraq |
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USA |
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Poll finds U.S. split over eavesdropping 50% believe it's OK to forgo warrants when surveillance people suspected of having ties to terrorists abroad
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Sydney |
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Private firms 'can help climate' |
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Rice: Syria on notice over Hariri |
| Jan.12 |
Washington |
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U.S. backs Europe over nuclear Iran Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. strongly supports the move and condemning Iran deliberate escalation of the issue
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New Orleans |
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Bush praises city progress
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USA |
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Clinton announces Aids drugs deal
| Jan.13 |
Washington |
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Bush, Merkel united on Iran nuclear issue President said that Iran, 'armed with a nuclear weapon, poses a grave threat'
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West Pakistan |
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Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri A CIA strike on a building in village near the Afghan border may have killed Osama bin Laden's most-trusted aide | |
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Venezuela |
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Chavez attacks U.S. block on plane deal
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Switzerland |
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Europe 'complicit over CIA jails'
| Jan.14 |
Pakistan |
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Al-Zawahiri not among 18 killed in airstrike Pakistani intelligence official: al-Zawahiri was not killed in a CIA airstrike on a remote village
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Seattle |
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Seahawks win over Redskins |
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Colorado |
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Broncos topple Pats, 27-13 |
| Jan.15 |
Indiana |
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Pittsburgh beats Indy 21-18 |
| Jan.16 |
Washington |
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U.S. unsure of al-Zawahiri fate Intelligence officials were trying to determine whether Zawahiri was at a dinner in a remote Pakistani village
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USA |
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Exercise 'cuts Alzheimer's risk'
| Jan.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Elderly killer put to death
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Judges back assisted suicide
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Pakistan |
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4 terrorists killed in U.S. missile strike
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Baghdad |
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Journalist's kidnappers make demands The kidnappers who abducted Jill Carroll, 28, demanded that the U.S. release all female Iraqi prisoners in 72 hours
| Jan.18 |
Pakistan |
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U.S.: Al Qaeda expert near attack Counterterrorism officials said that chemical weapons expert was 'in the vicinity' when CIA airstrikes
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Chili-Finger Couple Receives 9 years
| Jan.19 |
USA |
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Mother pleads for writer's release Mary Beth Carroll, the mother of Jill Carroll, urged the woman's captors to release the reporter
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Washington |
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U.S. rejects bin Laden tape's 'truce' offer CIA officials believe an audiotaped message is from al Qaeda leader
| Jan.21 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. Muslim group to plead for hostage
| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
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Roddick ousted; Davenport advanced |
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Somalia |
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US navy captures 'pirates'
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Colorado |
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Steel curtains for Broncos
Big Ben, Bettis lead Pittsburgh past Denver 34-17 in the AFC title game
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Seattle |
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Seahawks beat Carolina 34-14 in NFC
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Los Angeles |
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Kobe Bryant scores 81 points |
| Jan.23 |
USA |
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Ford to cut up to 30,000 jobs
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European Union |
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Probe 'to confirm CIA abductions'
| Jan.24 |
Baghdad |
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4 U.S. service members killed
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal Disney has agreed a $7.4bn deal to buy the animation firm behind films including Toy Story and The Incredibles
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New Orleans |
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Katrina warnings 'went unheeded'
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google censors itself for China Leading internet search company has agreed to censor some of its services to satisfy Beijing's restrictions
| Jan.25 |
Washington |
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Report: Army stretched to breaking point The Army has become a 'thin green line' that could snap unless relief comes soon, according to a study | |
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Washington |
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Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S. U.S. officials took into custody Lucia Pinochet at an airport because of an arrest warrant in Chile | |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld disputes readiness study
| Jan.26 |
Washington |
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Rice says Iran is 'feeling heat'
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Canada |
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New PM rebuffs US envoy
| Jan.27 |
Switzerland |
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Davos: Gates triples TB research funding Health experts urged renewed caution against the spread of bird flu
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Washington |
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Pinochet's daughter drops asylum request
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Washington |
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Bush promises full Hariri investigation
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Washington |
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US sends back Pinochet daughter Lucia Pinochet has been sent back to Argentina from the US two days after arriving there
| Jan.29 |
Southern California |
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Hoffman, Witherspoon win at SAG
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Southern California |
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Woods wins fourth Buick Invitational title |
| Jan.30 |
Germany |
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Wounded ABC crew hospitalized
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Qatar |
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Video of abducted U.S. journalist airs
| Jan.31 |
Southern California |
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Ex-postal employee kills 6
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Washington |
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Bush made State of the Union address President vows to face dangers head on; has warned of danger and decline if the US fails to face up to threats | |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. shoots at Canadian envoy car