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| Jan.2 |
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Clinton-Arafat talks end |
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| Jan.3 |
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Fed cut rate, stocks up A surprise interest rate cut lift Nasdaq to a record 14.17%
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| Jan.9 |
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Bush lost nominee |
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| Jan.20 |
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Bush sworn in as president| George W. Bush takes oath as 43rd president. He called for individual responsibility | |
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| Jan.31 |
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Fed cuts interest rates by 0.5% |
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| Feb.7 |
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Gunman shot near White House |
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| Feb.10 |
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USA apologies after sub hits boat |
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| Feb.23 |
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Bush, Blair focus on arms plans |
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| Mar.20 |
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Sharon, Bush shake on friendship |
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Fed cuts rates half a point |
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| Mar.21 |
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Russian diplomats leave U.S. 6 Russian diplomats accused of direct contact with Hanssen have left U.S. Additional 40 planned to be expelled
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| Apr.2 |
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U.S. approves aid to Yugoslavia |
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| Apr.4 |
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Powell sends letter to China |
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| Apr.6 |
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Progress in bringing crew home |
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| Apr.25 |
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Bush pledges to defend Taiwan |
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| May.2 |
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Powell, Peres talks |
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| May.19 |
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Ivanov on high-intensity U.S. visit |
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| Jun.12 |
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Both parties back U.S. plan The deal was hammered out in meetings with CIA Director. There are reservations and rejection of some clauses
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| Jun.26 |
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Bush meet Sharon |
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| Jun.27 |
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China: Harvesting of convicts' organs |
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| Jun.28 |
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Court vacates Microsoft ruling |
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| Jun.30 |
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Bush meets Koizumi
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| Jul.7 |
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Rep. admits affair with missing woman Gary Condit told police he had a romantic relationship with 24-year-old former intern C. Levy
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| Jul.14 |
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Bush takes tougher Cuba line |
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| Jul.17 |
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FBI missing computers, weapons |
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| Jul.18 |
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Bush makes first Irish peace call |
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| Jul.23 |
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Sharon accepts CIA as monitors |
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| Aug.7 |
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Human cloning conference Scientists blasted researchers who will attempt to clone a human being within the year
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| Aug.10 |
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Bush OKs limited stem cell funding
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| Aug.21 |
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Fed cuts rates a quarter
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| Aug.23 |
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Condit admits Levy relationship on TV Rep. Condit said he had a very close relationship with missing intern, but refused to admit a sexual affair
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| Aug.24 |
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Military officer on spying charge |
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| Sep.5 |
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Bush, Fox meet at White House |
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| Sep.6 |
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Feds drop Microsoft breakup
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Fox, Bush promote partnership |
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| Sep.11 |
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Terror attacks hit U.S. 
Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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| Sep.12 |
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Rescuers struggle at Pentagon
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| Sep.13 |
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5,000 people remain missing| New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon | |
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| Sep.14 |
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America mourns its dead President Bush is attending a service at the national cathedral
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| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy
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| Sep.17 |
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Bush ponders hits on terror chiefs |
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| Sep.18 |
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Bush sees hope for Middle East
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| Sep.19 |
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Bush met Megawati |
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| Sep.20 |
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Bush addresses nation in Congress| President is singling out Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Bush creates High Office of Homeland Security | |
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Blair ready for long battle
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| Sep.21 |
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US have enough evidence
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| Sep.22 |
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Bush holds council of war
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| Sep.23 |
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US confirms losing spy plane |
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US to produce Bin Laden evidence
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| Sep.25 |
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US warns of long campaign Defence Secretary Rumsfeld has said there will be no single co-ordinated assault at the start of fight against terrorism
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| Sep.26 |
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Chechens told to break with Bin Laden |
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| Sep.28 |
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Bush met King of Jordan |
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| Sep.29 |
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US peace protests draw protest |
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| Sep.30 |
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US unmoved by Taleban statement |
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| Oct.1 |
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Clinton barred from Supreme Court |
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| Oct.2 |
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Fed cuts rates by 0.5%
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Bush 'endorses' Palestinian state |
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| Oct.3 |
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Bush package to boost economy President has announced a revitalisation package of $60bn to $75bn to avert a recession following suicide attacks
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Court allows Reno case over Elian |
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| Oct.5 |
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Bush pushes for more tax cuts |
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Fury over Sharon jibe |
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| Oct.6 |
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Bush warns Taleban US President demands to hand over Bin Laden. Gunners tried to shoot down an aircraft above Kabul
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G7 aims to root out terror cash |
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| Oct.7 |
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Bush addressed the nation
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| Oct.10 |
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Bush unveils most wanted list
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| Oct.11 |
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FBI fears more terror attacks
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Bush pledges every weapon for war |
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| Oct.13 |
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Bush seeks to calm anthrax fears |
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| Oct.14 |
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Anthrax outbreaks are 'terrorism' |
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| Oct.15 |
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Anthrax sent to Senate leader President Bush said a letter opened in the office of Senate Democratic Leader Daschle had anthrax
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2 new anthrax cases
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| Oct.17 |
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Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure
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| Oct.19 |
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Anthrax strains the same |
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| Oct.20 |
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Anthrax strikes House of Reps |
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| Oct.21 |
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New anthrax victim gravely ill |
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| Oct.22 |
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Anthrax probe into deaths
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| Oct.23 |
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Dead postal workers had anthrax
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Anthrax in White House post room
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| Oct.24 |
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No guarantees US mail is safe |
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US claims small gains in war
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Anthrax spreads on Capitol Hill |
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| Oct.25 |
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US admits Bin Laden may escape
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Anthrax scare at State Department |
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| Oct.26 |
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New anti-terror laws |
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Anthrax found in Congress offices |
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| Oct.27 |
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Latest anthrax victim buried |
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| Oct.29 |
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More terror attacks US warned |
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| Oct.30 |
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Alert linked to Bin Laden
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| Oct.31 |
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US economy shrinks |
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Microsoft anti-trust deal imminent |
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| Nov.1 |
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Congress tackles airport security |
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| Nov.2 |
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Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal Microsoft would be obliged to provide rivals with information about middleware products
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FBI appeals for anthrax help |
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| Nov.3 |
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Sharon cancels US visit |
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| Nov.6 |
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Terrorists seeking nuclear weapons
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Fed cuts by 0.5%
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| Nov.7 |
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U.S. will deal with Iraq eventually
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Bush decides on N-weapons deal |
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| Nov.8 |
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Bush, Koizumi trade letters on trade |
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| Nov.9 |
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FBI profiles anthrax letter writer |
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| Nov.10 |
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Bush: N. Alliance stay out of Kabul
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| Nov.12 |
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More anthrax traces in Senate offices |
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| Nov.13 |
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Putin visits Bush US and Russia Presidents are focusing on reducing nuclear arsenals and Afganistan
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Bush announces major nuclear cuts
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| Nov.14 |
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U.S. to call for Israeli withdrawal |
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| Nov.16 |
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Smallpox stockpiles to be held |
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New anthrax letter in Senate
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| Nov.20 |
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Anthrax in 2 more senate offices |
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| Nov.21 |
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Bush invites Sharon to White House |
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| Nov.28 |
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CIA officer killed Johnny Micheal 'Mike' Spann, 32, was killed in the Taliban prisoner riot in Mazar-e Sharif
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| Dec.3 |
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Ridge issues new security alert |
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| Dec.6 |
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White House knifeman detained |
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| Dec.7 |
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Bush on Pearl Harbor 60th anniversary |
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| Dec.11 |
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First 11 September charges Zacarias Moussaoui, 33, charged with conspiring with Bin Laden to kill thousands. He has been held in custody since August
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| Dec.12 |
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US to withdraw from ABM treaty |
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Release of bin Laden tape delayed |
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| Dec.13 |
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US withdraws from ABM treaty| Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia | |
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US releases Bin Laden video Video implicates Osama in the 11 September. He knew some of the hijackers did not know that their mission was suicidal
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| Dec.14 |
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Bush dismisses Bin Laden tape doubts |
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| Dec.20 |
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2 groups join terror blacklist |
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.2 |
Clinton-Arafat talks end |
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| Feb.23 |
Bush, Blair focus on arms plans |
|
| Apr.25 |
Bush pledges to defend Taiwan |
|
| Jun.12 |
Both parties back U.S. plan The deal was hammered out in meetings with CIA Director. There are reservations and rejection of some clauses
|
| Jul.23 |
Sharon accepts CIA as monitors |
|
| Sep.15 |
Bush says US is at war President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy
|
| Sep.18 |
Bush sees hope for Middle East
|
| Sep.20 |
Blair ready for long battle
|
| Sep.22 |
Bush holds council of war
|
| Sep.23 |
US confirms losing spy plane |
|
| Sep.25 |
US warns of long campaign Defence Secretary Rumsfeld has said there will be no single co-ordinated assault at the start of fight against terrorism
|
| Sep.26 |
Chechens told to break with Bin Laden |
|
| Sep.29 |
US peace protests draw protest |
|
| Oct.6 |
Bush warns Taleban US President demands to hand over Bin Laden. Gunners tried to shoot down an aircraft above Kabul
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| Oct.11 |
Bush pledges every weapon for war |
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| Oct.24 |
US claims small gains in war
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| Nov.6 |
Terrorists seeking nuclear weapons
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| Nov.7 |
U.S. will deal with Iraq eventually
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| Nov.7 |
Bush decides on N-weapons deal |
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| Nov.10 |
Bush: N. Alliance stay out of Kabul
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| Nov.13 |
Bush announces major nuclear cuts
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| Nov.14 |
U.S. to call for Israeli withdrawal |
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| Nov.16 |
Smallpox stockpiles to be held |
|
| Nov.28 |
CIA officer killed Johnny Micheal 'Mike' Spann, 32, was killed in the Taliban prisoner riot in Mazar-e Sharif
|
| Dec.7 |
Bush on Pearl Harbor 60th anniversary |
|
| Dec.12 |
US to withdraw from ABM treaty |
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| Dec.13 |
US withdraws from ABM treaty| Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia | |
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|
| 2001 |
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| Feb.10 |
USA apologies after sub hits boat |
|
| Aug.23 |
Condit admits Levy relationship on TV Rep. Condit said he had a very close relationship with missing intern, but refused to admit a sexual affair
|
| Sep.11 |
Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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| |
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| Sep.12 |
Rescuers struggle at Pentagon
|
| Sep.13 |
5,000 people remain missing| New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon | |
|
| Oct.21 |
New anthrax victim gravely ill |
|
| Oct.23 |
Dead postal workers had anthrax
|
|
| 2001 |
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| Jan.3 |
Fed cut rate, stocks up A surprise interest rate cut lift Nasdaq to a record 14.17%
|
| Jan.31 |
Fed cuts interest rates by 0.5% |
|
| Mar.20 |
Fed cuts rates half a point |
|
| Jun.28 |
Court vacates Microsoft ruling |
|
| Aug.7 |
Human cloning conference Scientists blasted researchers who will attempt to clone a human being within the year
|
| Aug.10 |
Bush OKs limited stem cell funding
|
| Aug.21 |
Fed cuts rates a quarter
|
| Sep.6 |
Feds drop Microsoft breakup
|
| Oct.2 |
Fed cuts rates by 0.5%
|
| Oct.3 |
Bush package to boost economy President has announced a revitalisation package of $60bn to $75bn to avert a recession following suicide attacks
|
| Oct.5 |
Bush pushes for more tax cuts |
|
| Oct.6 |
G7 aims to root out terror cash |
|
| Oct.31 |
US economy shrinks |
|
| Oct.31 |
Microsoft anti-trust deal imminent |
|
| Nov.1 |
Congress tackles airport security |
|
| Nov.2 |
Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal Microsoft would be obliged to provide rivals with information about middleware products
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| Nov.6 |
Fed cuts by 0.5%
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| Nov.8 |
Bush, Koizumi trade letters on trade |
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|
| 2001 |
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| Feb.7 |
Gunman shot near White House |
|
| Mar.21 |
Russian diplomats leave U.S. 6 Russian diplomats accused of direct contact with Hanssen have left U.S. Additional 40 planned to be expelled
|
| Jun.28 |
Court vacates Microsoft ruling |
|
| Jul.17 |
FBI missing computers, weapons |
|
| Aug.24 |
Military officer on spying charge |
|
| Sep.11 |
Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
|
| |
|
| Sep.17 |
Bush ponders hits on terror chiefs |
|
| Sep.23 |
US to produce Bin Laden evidence
|
| Oct.1 |
Clinton barred from Supreme Court |
|
| Oct.3 |
Court allows Reno case over Elian |
|
| Oct.6 |
G7 aims to root out terror cash |
|
| Oct.10 |
Bush unveils most wanted list
|
| Oct.11 |
FBI fears more terror attacks
|
| Oct.13 |
Bush seeks to calm anthrax fears |
|
| Oct.14 |
Anthrax outbreaks are 'terrorism' |
|
| Oct.15 |
Anthrax sent to Senate leader President Bush said a letter opened in the office of Senate Democratic Leader Daschle had anthrax
|
| Oct.15 |
2 new anthrax cases
|
| Oct.17 |
Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure
|
| Oct.19 |
Anthrax strains the same |
|
| Oct.20 |
Anthrax strikes House of Reps |
|
| Oct.21 |
New anthrax victim gravely ill |
|
| Oct.22 |
Anthrax probe into deaths
|
| Oct.23 |
Dead postal workers had anthrax
|
| Oct.23 |
Anthrax in White House post room
|
| Oct.24 |
No guarantees US mail is safe |
|
| Oct.24 |
Anthrax spreads on Capitol Hill |
|
| Oct.25 |
US admits Bin Laden may escape
|
| Oct.25 |
Anthrax scare at State Department |
|
| Oct.26 |
New anti-terror laws |
|
| Oct.26 |
Anthrax found in Congress offices |
|
| Oct.27 |
Latest anthrax victim buried |
|
| Oct.29 |
More terror attacks US warned |
|
| Oct.30 |
Alert linked to Bin Laden
|
| Nov.2 |
FBI appeals for anthrax help |
|
| Nov.6 |
Terrorists seeking nuclear weapons
|
| Nov.9 |
FBI profiles anthrax letter writer |
|
| Nov.12 |
More anthrax traces in Senate offices |
|
| Nov.16 |
New anthrax letter in Senate
|
| Nov.20 |
Anthrax in 2 more senate offices |
|
| Dec.3 |
Ridge issues new security alert |
|
| Dec.6 |
White House knifeman detained |
|
| Dec.11 |
First 11 September charges Zacarias Moussaoui, 33, charged with conspiring with Bin Laden to kill thousands. He has been held in custody since August
|
| Dec.12 |
Release of bin Laden tape delayed |
|
| Dec.13 |
US releases Bin Laden video Video implicates Osama in the 11 September. He knew some of the hijackers did not know that their mission was suicidal
|
| Dec.20 |
2 groups join terror blacklist |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Clinton-Arafat talks end |
|
| Jan.9 |
Bush lost nominee |
|
| Jan.20 |
Bush sworn in as president| George W. Bush takes oath as 43rd president. He called for individual responsibility | |
|
| Feb.10 |
USA apologies after sub hits boat |
|
| Feb.23 |
Bush, Blair focus on arms plans |
|
| Mar.20 |
Sharon, Bush shake on friendship |
|
| Mar.21 |
Russian diplomats leave U.S. 6 Russian diplomats accused of direct contact with Hanssen have left U.S. Additional 40 planned to be expelled
|
| Apr.2 |
U.S. approves aid to Yugoslavia |
|
| Apr.4 |
Powell sends letter to China |
|
| Apr.6 |
Progress in bringing crew home |
|
| May.2 |
Powell, Peres talks |
|
| May.19 |
Ivanov on high-intensity U.S. visit |
|
| Jun.26 |
Bush meet Sharon |
|
| Jun.27 |
China: Harvesting of convicts' organs |
|
| Jun.30 |
Bush meets Koizumi
|
| Jul.7 |
Rep. admits affair with missing woman Gary Condit told police he had a romantic relationship with 24-year-old former intern C. Levy
|
| Jul.14 |
Bush takes tougher Cuba line |
|
| Jul.18 |
Bush makes first Irish peace call |
|
| Aug.23 |
Condit admits Levy relationship on TV Rep. Condit said he had a very close relationship with missing intern, but refused to admit a sexual affair
|
| Sep.5 |
Bush, Fox meet at White House |
|
| Sep.6 |
Fox, Bush promote partnership |
|
| Sep.14 |
America mourns its dead President Bush is attending a service at the national cathedral
|
| Sep.19 |
Bush met Megawati |
|
| Sep.20 |
Bush addresses nation in Congress| President is singling out Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Bush creates High Office of Homeland Security | |
|
| Sep.21 |
US have enough evidence
|
| Sep.28 |
Bush met King of Jordan |
|
| Sep.29 |
US peace protests draw protest |
|
| Sep.30 |
US unmoved by Taleban statement |
|
| Oct.2 |
Bush 'endorses' Palestinian state |
|
| Oct.5 |
Bush pushes for more tax cuts |
|
| Oct.5 |
Fury over Sharon jibe |
|
| Oct.6 |
Bush warns Taleban US President demands to hand over Bin Laden. Gunners tried to shoot down an aircraft above Kabul
|
| Oct.7 |
Bush addressed the nation
|
| Nov.1 |
Congress tackles airport security |
|
| Nov.3 |
Sharon cancels US visit |
|
| Nov.13 |
Putin visits Bush US and Russia Presidents are focusing on reducing nuclear arsenals and Afganistan
|
| Nov.21 |
Bush invites Sharon to White House |
|
| Dec.7 |
Bush on Pearl Harbor 60th anniversary |
|
| Dec.14 |
Bush dismisses Bin Laden tape doubts |
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