|
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
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US presidents in tsunami aid plea |
| Jan.12 |
Iraq |
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U.S. ends search for WMD in Iraq
| Jan.14 |
Texas |
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Iraq jail abuse 'leader' guilty
| 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
| Jan.26 |
Western Iraq |
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31 Marines killed in chopper crash 5 troops in other incidents. Number of U.S. troops killed today is 36, the deadliest day for U.S. since the start of the war
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| Feb.2 |
Washington |
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President speaks on state of nation
| Feb.4 |
London |
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Rice: Attack on Iran 'not on agenda' |
| Feb.6 |
Florida |
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Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles |
| Feb.9 |
Iran |
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Iran defiant after U.S warning |
| Feb.15 |
Washington |
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US warns Syria over Lebanon role |
| Feb.16 |
New York |
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NHL cancel season |
| Feb.19 |
Aceh |
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Clinton and Bush see damage |
| Feb.21 |
Belgium |
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Bush calls for new trans-Atlantic unity |
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| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena
| Mar.9 |
Southern California |
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Jackson's accuser in witness box
| Mar.18 |
Florida |
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Patient's feeding tube removed
| Mar.21 |
Minnesota |
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10 dead in school shooting
| Mar.31 |
Florida |
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Terri Schiavo has died The 41-year-old brain-damaged woman became the centerpiece of a national right-to-die battle
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| Apr.11 |
Washington |
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Bush urges freeze on settlement |
| Apr.21 |
Iraq |
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6 Americans among 11 dead in copter crash
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
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Pentagon: No case in Italian shooting |
| Apr.26 |
Washington |
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Iraqi insurgency 'undiminished' |
|
| May.9 |
Georgia |
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Bush dances after arrival |
| May.11 |
U.S. Senate |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report
| May.15 |
Washington |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan | |
| |
U.S. Senate |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe |
| May.17 |
Miami |
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Cuban 'bomber' arrested |
| May.26 |
Washington |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House |
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| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
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Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran |
| |
Singapore |
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Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
| Jun.6 |
Florida |
|
Controversy over U.S. intervention plan |
| Jun.7 |
Washington |
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US and UK 'close to Africa deal' |
| Jun.13 |
Southern California |
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Michael Jackson cleared on all counts A jury deliberated about 32 hours and acquit pop star of the child molestation, conspiracy and alcohol charges | |
| Jun.18 |
West Bank |
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Rice demands Palestinian reform |
| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
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US holds talks with Iraq rebels |
| Jun.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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File-sharing suffers major defeat |
| Jun.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Rescuers try to reach downed helicopter |
| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
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16 bodies recovered from crash site
|
| Jul.1 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
|
Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires
| Jul.3 |
Washington |
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Bush rejects Kyoto-style G8 deal |
| |
|
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Nasa probe strikes Comet Tempel 1 |
| Jul.10 |
Florida |
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Dennis hits coast with 120 mph winds |
| Jul.19 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Bush names Roberts to Supreme Court |
| Jul.21 |
North Korea |
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N Korea calls for US peace treaty |
| Jul.24 |
Paris |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title | |
| Jul.26 |
Florida |
|
Shuttle returns to space
| Jul.27 |
Florida |
|
Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet |
| Jul.30 |
Uzbekistan |
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US asked to leave air base |
|
| Aug.3 |
Iraq |
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14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing |
| Aug.9 |
Southern California |
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Discovery returns safely to Earth The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn | |
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
|
Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans |
| Aug.19 |
Jordan |
 |
Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships
| |
Texas |
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Merck punished for faulty drug |
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
 |
Katrina now Category 5 New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city
| |
New Orleans |
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City evacuated as storm nears |
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
 |
Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 
1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
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| |
| |
New Orleans |
|
Dozens feared dead after storm |
| Aug.30 |
New Orleans |
|
'Up to 80' dead in hurricane |
| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
|
City evacuations under way |
|
| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
|
Up to 60,000 trying to flee city |
| |
New Orleans |
 |
'Desperate SOS' for city Mayor Ray Nagin has issued a 'desperate SOS' for thousands of people stranded at the city's convention center
| Sep.2 |
|
|
Bush condemns Katrina aid effort |
| Sep.3 |
Virginia |
 |
Chief Justice Rehnquist dies The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court has died at his home in Virginia at the age of 80
| |
New Orleans |
 |
Massive airlift rescues thousands Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being taken to safety in what is being called the largest-ever airlift in the country
| Sep.4 |
New Orleans |
|
Thousands of deaths predicted |
| |
New Orleans |
|
House-to-house rescues under way |
| Sep.5 |
New Orleans |
|
Residents return |
| Sep.6 |
New Orleans |
|
Flood survivors 'must leave city' |
| Sep.7 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Bush seeks $50bn hurricane relief |
| Sep.8 |
New Orleans |
 |
Flood survivors expelled by force Police backed by troops have begun to use force to remove people from their homes
| Sep.9 |
Washington |
|
US emergency aid chief sidelined |
| |
Iraq |
|
Tal Afar drive targets insurgents |
| Sep.10 |
New Orleans |
|
Police hunt for dead |
| Sep.11 |
New York |
|
US pauses to recall 9/11 attacks |
| Sep.12 |
Washington |
|
Emergencies chief steps down
| Sep.15 |
New Orleans |
|
Bush vows 'biggest relief effort' |
| Sep.20 |
Florida |
|
Rita strengthens to hurricane
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Bombs kill 8 Americans |
| Sep.21 |
Texas |
|
Storm triggers mass evacuation |
| Sep.22 |
Texas |
|
Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita
| Sep.23 |
Texas |
|
Evacuee bus explodes as Rita closes
| |
New Orleans |
|
Storm overcomes levee |
| Sep.24 |
Louisiana |
|
Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita |
| Sep.26 |
Texas |
|
US soldier guilty of Iraq abuse
| Sep.28 |
Texas |
|
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge |
| Sep.29 |
U.S. Senate |
 |
Roberts confirmed as chief justice The Senate voted on the appointment of John Roberts as the next US Supreme Court chief justic
| Sep.30 |
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CIA agent case reporter in court |
|
| Oct.1 |
Western Iraq |
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U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist |
| Oct.5 |
U.S. Senate |
|
Senate backs detainee rights |
| Oct.6 |
New York |
|
Warning of subway threat
| |
Washington |
|
Official: World not ready for flu |
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
|
U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies' |
| Oct.21 |
California |
|
Bush: Hariri report 'deeply disturbing' |
| Oct.24 |
Florida |
|
Wilma made 3 million homes without power
| |
Detroit |
 |
Civil rights icon Parks dies She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement
| Oct.26 |
Texas |
|
White Sox win Series over Astros
| Oct.28 |
Washington |
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Lewis Libby quits Cheney office chief-of-staff to Vice President has resigned after being charged with perjury over an investigation
|
| Nov.1 |
Washington |
|
Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy
| Nov.10 |
Mosul |
|
Rice on surprise visit |
| Nov.15 |
Spain |
 |
'Secret CIA flights' probed There are claims that CIA planes carrying terror suspects made secret stopovers on Spanish soil
| Nov.16 |
Washington |
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U.S. admits using white phosphorous
Pentagon acknowledged that U.S. troops used white phosphorous as a weapon against insurgent strongholds
| Nov.20 |
Beijing |
|
Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
| Nov.23 |
Zimbabwe |
|
Zimbabwe officials' assets frozen by US |
| Nov.30 |
Washington |
 |
Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan' The President has said he will not accept 'anything less than complete victory' in Iraq
| |
Washington |
|
Report: U.S. buys positive press in Iraq
|
| Dec.1 |
North Carolina |
|
US carries out 1,000th execution
| Dec.2 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
10 Marines killed near Falluja
| Dec.5 |
Berlin |
|
Rice visits Germany amid CIA row |
| Dec.7 |
Miami |
|
Man killed after bomb claim at airport
| Dec.8 |
Chicago |
|
Jet skids off runway |
| Dec.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
 |
Nobel nominated gang leader executed Convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams executed at the state prison
| |
European Union |
|
CIA abduction claims 'credible' |
| Dec.16 |
Washington |
|
Secret U.S. spy powers sparks anger
| Dec.18 |
Washington |
|
Bush hails Iraqi anti-terror role |
| Dec.19 |
Kabul |
|
Cheney attends parliament ceremony |
| |
Miami |
|
Seaplane crashes off Miami Beach
| Dec.20 |
New York |
 |
Strike shuts down NYC transit system Millions of passengers are having to find a new way of getting to work and do their holiday shopping
| |
Washington |
|
'Intelligent design' teaching ban |
| Dec.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
US to make Iraq troop level cuts
| |
House of Representatives |
|
Bush suffers Patriot Act defeat |
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.12 |
Iraq |
U.S. ends search for WMD in Iraq
| Jan.14 |
Texas |
Iraq jail abuse 'leader' guilty
| Jan.26 |
Western Iraq |
31 Marines killed in chopper crash 5 troops in other incidents. Number of U.S. troops killed today is 36, the deadliest day for U.S. since the start of the war
| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena
| Apr.21 |
Iraq |
6 Americans among 11 dead in copter crash
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
Pentagon: No case in Italian shooting |
| Apr.26 |
Washington |
Iraqi insurgency 'undiminished' |
| Jun.3 |
Singapore |
Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
US holds talks with Iraq rebels |
| Jun.28 |
Afghanistan |
Rescuers try to reach downed helicopter |
| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
16 bodies recovered from crash site
| Jul.30 |
Uzbekistan |
US asked to leave air base |
| Aug.3 |
Iraq |
14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing |
| Aug.19 |
Jordan |
Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships
| Sep.9 |
Iraq |
Tal Afar drive targets insurgents |
| Sep.20 |
Sunni Triangle |
Bombs kill 8 Americans |
| Sep.26 |
Texas |
US soldier guilty of Iraq abuse
| Oct.1 |
Western Iraq |
U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist |
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies' |
| Nov.16 |
Washington |
U.S. admits using white phosphorous
Pentagon acknowledged that U.S. troops used white phosphorous as a weapon against insurgent strongholds
| Nov.30 |
Washington |
Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan' The President has said he will not accept 'anything less than complete victory' in Iraq
| Dec.2 |
Sunni Triangle |
10 Marines killed near Falluja
| Dec.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
US to make Iraq troop level cuts
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
US presidents in tsunami aid plea |
| Jan.26 |
Western Iraq |
31 Marines killed in chopper crash 5 troops in other incidents. Number of U.S. troops killed today is 36, the deadliest day for U.S. since the start of the war
| Feb.19 |
Aceh |
Clinton and Bush see damage |
| Mar.18 |
Florida |
Patient's feeding tube removed
| Apr.21 |
Iraq |
6 Americans among 11 dead in copter crash
| Jun.28 |
Afghanistan |
Rescuers try to reach downed helicopter |
| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
16 bodies recovered from crash site
| Jul.10 |
Florida |
Dennis hits coast with 120 mph winds |
| Jul.27 |
Florida |
Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet |
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
Katrina now Category 5 New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
City evacuated as storm nears |
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 
1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
|
| |
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
Dozens feared dead after storm |
| Aug.30 |
New Orleans |
'Up to 80' dead in hurricane |
| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
City evacuations under way |
| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
Up to 60,000 trying to flee city |
| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
'Desperate SOS' for city Mayor Ray Nagin has issued a 'desperate SOS' for thousands of people stranded at the city's convention center
| Sep.3 |
New Orleans |
Massive airlift rescues thousands Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being taken to safety in what is being called the largest-ever airlift in the country
| Sep.4 |
New Orleans |
Thousands of deaths predicted |
| Sep.4 |
New Orleans |
House-to-house rescues under way |
| Sep.5 |
New Orleans |
Residents return |
| Sep.6 |
New Orleans |
Flood survivors 'must leave city' |
| Sep.10 |
New Orleans |
Police hunt for dead |
| Sep.20 |
Florida |
Rita strengthens to hurricane
| Sep.21 |
Texas |
Storm triggers mass evacuation |
| Sep.22 |
Texas |
Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita
| Sep.23 |
Texas |
Evacuee bus explodes as Rita closes
| Sep.23 |
New Orleans |
Storm overcomes levee |
| Sep.24 |
Louisiana |
Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita |
| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Official: World not ready for flu |
| Oct.24 |
Florida |
Wilma made 3 million homes without power
| Nov.1 |
Washington |
Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy
| Dec.8 |
Chicago |
Jet skids off runway |
| Dec.19 |
Miami |
Seaplane crashes off Miami Beach
|
|
2005 |
| Jun.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
File-sharing suffers major defeat |
| Aug.19 |
Texas |
Merck punished for faulty drug |
| Sep.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush seeks $50bn hurricane relief |
| Sep.15 |
New Orleans |
Bush vows 'biggest relief effort' |
| Dec.20 |
New York |
Strike shuts down NYC transit system Millions of passengers are having to find a new way of getting to work and do their holiday shopping
|
|
2005 |
| Feb.6 |
Florida |
Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles |
| Feb.16 |
New York |
NHL cancel season |
| Jul.24 |
Paris |
Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title | |
| Oct.26 |
Texas |
White Sox win Series over Astros
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.14 |
Texas |
Iraq jail abuse 'leader' guilty
| Mar.9 |
Southern California |
Jackson's accuser in witness box
| Mar.21 |
Minnesota |
10 dead in school shooting
| May.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Russians cited in oil-for-food probe |
| May.17 |
Miami |
Cuban 'bomber' arrested |
| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran |
| Jun.13 |
Southern California |
Michael Jackson cleared on all counts A jury deliberated about 32 hours and acquit pop star of the child molestation, conspiracy and alcohol charges | |
| Aug.19 |
Jordan |
Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships
| Sep.26 |
Texas |
US soldier guilty of Iraq abuse
| Sep.28 |
Texas |
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge |
| Sep.30 |
|
CIA agent case reporter in court |
| Oct.6 |
New York |
Warning of subway threat
| Dec.1 |
North Carolina |
US carries out 1,000th execution
| Dec.7 |
Miami |
Man killed after bomb claim at airport
| Dec.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Nobel nominated gang leader executed Convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams executed at the state prison
| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Secret U.S. spy powers sparks anger
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
US presidents in tsunami aid plea |
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in for second term Bush vows to fight world tyranny. President's closest political allies around the world moved to congratulate him
| Feb.2 |
Washington |
President speaks on state of nation
| Feb.4 |
London |
Rice: Attack on Iran 'not on agenda' |
| Feb.9 |
Iran |
Iran defiant after U.S warning |
| Feb.15 |
Washington |
US warns Syria over Lebanon role |
| Feb.19 |
Aceh |
Clinton and Bush see damage |
| Feb.21 |
Belgium |
Bush calls for new trans-Atlantic unity |
| Mar.18 |
Florida |
Patient's feeding tube removed
| Mar.31 |
Florida |
Terri Schiavo has died The 41-year-old brain-damaged woman became the centerpiece of a national right-to-die battle
| Apr.11 |
Washington |
Bush urges freeze on settlement |
| May.9 |
Georgia |
Bush dances after arrival |
| May.11 |
U.S. Senate |
Names named in US Iraq oil report
| May.15 |
Washington |
Newsweek backs off Quran story The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan | |
| May.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Russians cited in oil-for-food probe |
| May.26 |
Washington |
Abbas meets Bush at White House |
| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran |
| Jun.3 |
Singapore |
Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
| Jun.6 |
Florida |
Controversy over U.S. intervention plan |
| Jun.7 |
Washington |
US and UK 'close to Africa deal' |
| Jun.18 |
West Bank |
Rice demands Palestinian reform |
| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
US holds talks with Iraq rebels |
| Jun.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
File-sharing suffers major defeat |
| Jul.1 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires
| Jul.3 |
Washington |
Bush rejects Kyoto-style G8 deal |
| Jul.3 |
|
Nasa probe strikes Comet Tempel 1 |
| Jul.19 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Bush names Roberts to Supreme Court |
| Jul.21 |
North Korea |
N Korea calls for US peace treaty |
| Jul.26 |
Florida |
Shuttle returns to space
| Jul.30 |
Uzbekistan |
US asked to leave air base |
| Aug.9 |
Southern California |
Discovery returns safely to Earth The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn | |
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans |
| Sep.2 |
|
Bush condemns Katrina aid effort |
| Sep.3 |
Virginia |
Chief Justice Rehnquist dies The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court has died at his home in Virginia at the age of 80
| Sep.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush seeks $50bn hurricane relief |
| Sep.8 |
New Orleans |
Flood survivors expelled by force Police backed by troops have begun to use force to remove people from their homes
| Sep.9 |
Washington |
US emergency aid chief sidelined |
| Sep.11 |
New York |
US pauses to recall 9/11 attacks |
| Sep.12 |
Washington |
Emergencies chief steps down
| Sep.28 |
Texas |
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge |
| Sep.29 |
U.S. Senate |
Roberts confirmed as chief justice The Senate voted on the appointment of John Roberts as the next US Supreme Court chief justic
| Sep.30 |
|
CIA agent case reporter in court |
| Oct.5 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate backs detainee rights |
| Oct.21 |
California |
Bush: Hariri report 'deeply disturbing' |
| Oct.24 |
Detroit |
Civil rights icon Parks dies She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement
| Oct.28 |
Washington |
Lewis Libby quits Cheney office chief-of-staff to Vice President has resigned after being charged with perjury over an investigation
| Nov.1 |
Washington |
Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy
| Nov.10 |
Mosul |
Rice on surprise visit |
| Nov.15 |
Spain |
'Secret CIA flights' probed There are claims that CIA planes carrying terror suspects made secret stopovers on Spanish soil
| Nov.20 |
Beijing |
Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
| Nov.23 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe officials' assets frozen by US |
| Nov.30 |
Washington |
Report: U.S. buys positive press in Iraq
| Dec.5 |
Berlin |
Rice visits Germany amid CIA row |
| Dec.13 |
European Union |
CIA abduction claims 'credible' |
| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Secret U.S. spy powers sparks anger
| Dec.18 |
Washington |
Bush hails Iraqi anti-terror role |
| Dec.19 |
Kabul |
Cheney attends parliament ceremony |
| Dec.20 |
Washington |
'Intelligent design' teaching ban |
| Dec.22 |
House of Representatives |
Bush suffers Patriot Act defeat |