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| Yesterday |
House of Representatives |
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Obama in final health vote push
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| Fri. |
Washington |
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Obama hails 'historic' healthcare vote |
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Quartet urges Israeli settlement freeze |
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Washington |
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Clinton affirms US support for Israel |
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North Mexico |
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Calderon seeks US help on drugs war |
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| Mon. |
Washington |
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Envoy delays visit over Israeli settlement |
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San Diego |
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'Runaway Prius' claim dismissed by Toyota |
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| Mar. 12 |
Washington |
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Clinton: Israeli action an 'insult' |
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| Mar. 7 |
Los Angeles |
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'Hurt Locker' is best picture, wins 6 Oscars |
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| Mar. 4 |
House of Representatives |
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Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide
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| Feb. 24 |
 House of Representatives |
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
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| Feb. 19 |
Florida |
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Tiger Woods makes apology for infidelity |
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| Feb.18 |
 Texas |
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Pilot air attack on US tax office 
Map of Austin USA| Joseph Andrew Stack crashed into an office block left a note expressing his anger at Internal Revenue Service | |
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| Feb.7 |
Miami |
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Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl |
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| Jan.27 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama delivers his first State of the Union |
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| Jan.26 |
 Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever| Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show | |
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| Jan.25 |
Montreal |
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Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding |
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
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Obama pushes new bank regulation |
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| Jan.19 |
Boston |
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Republicans win key US Senate election
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google reports China-based attack| Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December. Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its sit... | |
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| Jan.4 |
Washington |
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CIA bomber was al-Qaeda triple agent |
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
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Tougher US air screening rules |
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| Dec.25 |
 Detroit |
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Jet incident 'was terror attack bid' 
An incident on an airliner arriving from the Netherlands was an attempt by a passenger to blow up the plane. The suspect was subdued
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| Dec.24 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate passes healthcare reform bill |
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| Dec.19 |
Virginia |
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Snowstorm strikes US East Coast |
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| Dec.11 |
USA |
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Tiger Woods to take leave from golf
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate rises to over 10% US Labor Department: The unemployment rate in the US rose to 10.2% in October, which was its highest rate since April 1983
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood TX USA An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again The economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, its first expansion in more than a year
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| Oct.15 |
 Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home
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| Sep.25 |
USA |
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Iran 'hiding underground nuclear facility' US President: Iran concealed a partially-built second uranium enrichment plant in defiance of calls for transparency over its nuclear plans
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| Sep.24 |
Pennsylvania |
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G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage Leaders of the G-20 summit will announce that the group will become the new permanent council for international economic cooperation
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| Sep.22 |
New York |
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Summit focuses on climate change |
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| Sep.19 |
Colorado |
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Three Afghans held over US 'plot' |
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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US cut missile defence plan The US will abandon its plan to develop a missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic because Iran's missile program was less advanced
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama urges action on healthcare US President has made one of the most critical speeches of his presidency, as he faced Congress over his plans for healthcare reform
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| Sep.3 |
Los Angeles |
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Pop legend Michael Jackson buried |
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Missing girl found 18 years on Jaycee Lee Dugard found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58
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| Aug.25 |
New England |
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Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died |
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
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Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts |
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| Jul.7 |
Los Angeles |
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Emotional farewell to King of Pop |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
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| Jun.25 |
 Los Angeles |
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Singer Michael Jackson dies Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
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Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies |
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| Jun.9 |
New York |
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First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. |
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| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
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29 children die in day care center fire |
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
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| May.11 |
Ohio |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
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| Apr.29 |
Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed |
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| Feb.26 |
Washington |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house
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| Jan.22 |
Washington |
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Obama signs order to close Guantanamo President Obama issued 3 executive orders to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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President Obama sworn into history Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' |
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| Dec.9 |
Chicago |
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Illinois governor seized in probe |
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
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US car firms ask for $25bn aid The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth' Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth
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| Nov.4 |
Chicago |
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Barack Obama wins presidential election
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits 5-year low
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
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Bush hails financial rescue plan |
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| Sep.16 |
New York |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
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Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy
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| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision |
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
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US takes over key mortgage firms |
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| Aug.29 |
Ohio |
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McCain picks woman running mate
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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
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US anthrax 'suspect' found dead |
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| Jul.11 |
New York |
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Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for offshore drilling |
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| Jun.3 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Obama winner of Democratic race
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
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Police entered YFZ compound |
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| Mar.12 |
New York |
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Scandal-hit governor resigns |
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| Mar.4 |
USA |
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McCain wins Republican nomination |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted |
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| Nov.27 |
Washington |
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New Mid-East peace drive launched |
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
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Gore says prize must spur action |
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| Oct.10 |
House of Representatives |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward |
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| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working |
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| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
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Famed flier Fossett missing |
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
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World markets fall after US losses |
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USA |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets
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| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
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World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit |
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class
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| Feb.8 |
Miami |
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Former Playmate Smith dies at 39 |
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| Jan.12 |
Missouri |
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Missing teens discovered alive |
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| Jan.10 |
Washington |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq |
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| Dec.26 |
Southern California |
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Gerald Ford dies |
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| Dec.23 |
UN Security Council |
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Security Council approves Iran sanctions |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave |
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates |
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| Nov.7 |
USA |
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Democrats seize control of House
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| Oct.14 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea |
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| Oct.13 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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South Korean named U.N. leader |
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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US remembers 9/11 five years on |
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| Aug.11 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. adopts Mideast deal |
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
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Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel |
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
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| Nov.2 |
USA |
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Bush re-elected
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| Jul.22 |
Washington |
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911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination' |
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| Jun.5 |
Los Angeles |
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Ronald Reagan dead at 93 |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage |
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
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NASA rover lands safely on red planet |
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| Aug.14 |
New York |
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Major power outage |
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| Nov.8 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441 |
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| Nov.29 |
Los Angeles |
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George Harrison dies |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260 |
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
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Closest Presidential election
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
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Nasdaq reached 5048 |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
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Y2K bug fails to bite
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