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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. The flight's captain was Chesley B. Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, California, a former U.S. Air Force captain. All 150 passengers, 3 flight attendants and 2 pilots were rescued,... | |
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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
| After being sworn in as the first African-American US leader, President Obama uses his inaugural address to pledge a 'new era of responsibility. He said the country will overcome its serious economic and international challenges
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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.23 |
Washington |
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Obama reverses abortion-funding policy |
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| Jan.26 |
Los Angeles |
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Woman gives birth to octuplets |
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| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
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US House passes economic package |
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| Feb.1 |
Florida |
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Pittsburgh won 6th Super Bowl |
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| Feb.6 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final' |
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| Feb.11 |
U.S. Congress |
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US lawmakers reach stimulus deal |
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Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide |
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house
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| Feb.13 |
Tribal Areas |
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Missile hit 'kills 27' |
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| Feb.16 |
Japan |
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Clinton visits Asia to send key message |
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| Feb.18 |
Washington |
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Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' |
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| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low
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| Feb.26 |
Washington |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010
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| Mar.2 |
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AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
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Obama reversed stem cell ban |
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| Mar.10 |
Alabama |
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Ten die in shooting spree |
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term |
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
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Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy
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| Mar.20 |
Iran |
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Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'
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| Mar.22 |
Mountain States |
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'Children die' in plane crash |
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
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US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan |
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
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GM chairman to leave car maker
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| Apr.3 |
New York |
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Gunman kills 13 in siege |
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates
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Somalia |
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel |
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| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel |
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| Apr.12 |
 Somalia |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
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| Apr.17 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
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Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning'
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| Apr.18 |
Iran |
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Iran jails journalist as US spy
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| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
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US women 'face North Korea trial' |
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| Apr.29 |
Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed
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Washington |
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Obama marks 100th day in office |
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| May.6 |
Washington |
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Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda |
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| May.11 |
Iran |
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U.S. journalist freed in Iran |
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Ohio |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
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| May.15 |
Washington |
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Obama to resurrect military tribunals |
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| May.18 |
Washington |
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Obama presses Netanyahu over 2-states |
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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
| General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years. US government expected to take a 60% stake in the company
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| Jun.4 |
 Egypt |
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Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims President Obama is offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures
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| Jun.6 |
France |
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Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing |
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| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
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Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea
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| Jun.9 |
New York |
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First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S.
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| Jun.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' |
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
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Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
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Fatal crash on subway system |
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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. Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving ... | |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
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 Baghdad |
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US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities US troops are withdrawing to base in Iraq, handing control of cities and towns to Iraq's new security forces
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| Jul.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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U.S. launches 'major operation'
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| Jul.6 |
Moscow |
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Obama moves to bolster U.S.-Russia ties |
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| Jul.7 |
Los Angeles |
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Emotional farewell to King of Pop
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| Jul.10 |
Ghana |
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Obama's trip sends message to Africa
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
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Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan
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| Jul.22 |
Washington |
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Obama defends health care reforms |
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| Jul.31 |
Iran |
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3 U.S. tourists held by Iran |
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| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
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Bill Clinton meets with N. Korea leader |
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 North Korea |
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N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists after Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials
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| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
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Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died
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| Aug.25 |
Massachusetts |
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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.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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Boston |
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Mourners bid farewell to Kennedy |
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| Aug.29 |
Virginia |
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Kennedy laid to rest in Arlington cemetery |
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| Aug.31 |
Los Angeles |
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Heat fuelling California wildfire |
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| Sep.3 |
Los Angeles |
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Pop legend Michael Jackson buried
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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.14 |
Somalia |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' |
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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.19 |
Colorado |
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Three Afghans held over US 'plot'
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| Sep.20 |
Afghanistan |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning |
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| Sep.22 |
New York |
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Summit focuses on climate change
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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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.25 |
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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.27 |
 Switzerland |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
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| Sep.29 |
 Samoa |
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85 deaths reported after quake A tsunami warning for the South Pacific was called off hours after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded near American Samoa
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| Oct.9 |
 Norway |
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Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
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| Oct.13 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate panel passes health bill |
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home
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| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
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Officials seize cocaine submarine |
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| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
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Fire rages at fuel depot
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
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US declares swine flu 'emergency' |
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
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Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
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| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes |
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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8 U.S. troops killed |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again
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| Oct.30 |
Colombia |
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Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases |
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| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
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Six bodies at rapist's house |
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Jerusalem |
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Clinton urges new Mid-East talks |
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| Nov.3 |
Detroit |
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General Motors cancels Opel sale |
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New Jersey |
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Republicans win key elections |
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| Nov.4 |
Manhattan |
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Yankees win World Series |
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood Texas| An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested. The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the... | |
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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.7 |
House of Representatives |
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US House backs healthcare reforms |
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| Nov.9 |
Iran |
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Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
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| Nov.10 |
Washington |
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Washington sniper is put to death |
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| Nov.11 |
Washington |
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
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| Nov.17 |
Beijing |
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Trade focus for Obama talks |
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| Nov.28 |
Florida |
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Tiger Woods to face police over crash |
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| Nov.30 |
Washington |
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Obama issues new Afghan orders |
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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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| Dec.4 |
Italy |
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder |
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| Dec.7 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. defense secretary arrives |
|
| Dec.8 |
U.S. Senate |
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McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical' |
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| Dec.9 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S. |
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| Dec.11 |
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Tiger Woods to take leave from golf
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| Dec.18 |
Denmark |
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Obama announces climate deal with China |
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| Dec.19 |
Virginia |
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Snowstorm strikes US East Coast |
|
| Dec.23 |
Colorado |
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Balloon boy parents jailed |
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| Dec.24 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate passes healthcare reform bill |
|
| 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.26 |
Nigeria |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber |
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| Dec.27 |
Washington |
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Obama orders review of flight screenings |
|
| Dec.30 |
 Afghanistan |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
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| Dec.31 |
CIA |
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CIA chief confirms officers killed by bomb |
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|
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final' |
|
| Feb.13 |
Tribal Areas |
Missile hit 'kills 27' |
|
| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
|
| Feb.26 |
Washington |
Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
US drops 'enemy combatant' term |
|
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
|
| May.11 |
Ohio |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
|
| May.15 |
Washington |
Obama to resurrect military tribunals |
|
| Jun.6 |
France |
Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
|
| Jun.6 |
Baghdad |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing |
|
| Jun.11 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' |
|
| Jun.29 |
Baghdad |
US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities US troops are withdrawing to base in Iraq, handing control of cities and towns to Iraq's new security forces
|
| Jul.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
U.S. launches 'major operation'
|
| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan
|
| Sep.14 |
Somalia |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' |
|
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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
|
| Sep.20 |
Afghanistan |
US in Afghanistan failure warning |
|
| Oct.9 |
Norway |
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
|
| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine |
|
| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes |
|
| Oct.27 |
Southern Afghanistan |
8 U.S. troops killed |
|
| Oct.30 |
Colombia |
Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases |
|
| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks |
|
| Nov.5 |
Texas |
Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood Texas| An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested. The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the... | |
|
| Nov.11 |
Washington |
Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
|
| Nov.30 |
Washington |
Obama issues new Afghan orders |
|
| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
|
| Dec.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. defense secretary arrives |
|
| Dec.8 |
U.S. Senate |
McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical' |
|
| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
|
| Dec.31 |
CIA |
CIA chief confirms officers killed by bomb |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.15 |
New York |
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. The flight's captain was Chesley B. Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, California, a former U.S. Air Force captain. All 150 passengers, 3 flight attendants and 2 pilots were rescued,... | |
|
| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
Russian and US satellites collide |
|
| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
50 die after plane crashes into house
|
| Mar.22 |
Mountain States |
'Children die' in plane crash |
|
| Apr.29 |
Texas |
First U.S. swine flu death confirmed
|
| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies
|
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Fatal crash on subway system |
|
| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died
|
| Aug.31 |
Los Angeles |
Heat fuelling California wildfire |
|
| Sep.29 |
Samoa |
85 deaths reported after quake A tsunami warning for the South Pacific was called off hours after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded near American Samoa
|
| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
'Balloon boy' found alive at home
|
| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
Fire rages at fuel depot
|
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
US declares swine flu 'emergency' |
|
| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes |
|
| Dec.19 |
Virginia |
Snowstorm strikes US East Coast |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.1 |
Florida |
Pittsburgh won 6th Super Bowl |
|
| Nov.4 |
Manhattan |
Yankees win World Series |
|
| Nov.28 |
Florida |
Tiger Woods to face police over crash |
|
| Dec.11 |
|
Tiger Woods to take leave from golf
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Los Angeles |
Woman gives birth to octuplets |
|
| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes economic package |
|
| Feb.11 |
U.S. Congress |
US lawmakers reach stimulus deal |
|
| Feb.18 |
Washington |
Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' |
|
| Feb.23 |
New York |
US shares at nearly 12-year low
|
| Mar.2 |
|
AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
|
| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy
|
| Mar.23 |
Washington |
US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan |
|
| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
GM chairman to leave car maker
|
| Jun.1 |
New York |
GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
| General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years. US government expected to take a 60% stake in the company
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| |
|
| Jun.25 |
Los Angeles |
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. Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving ... | |
|
| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
|
| Jul.7 |
Los Angeles |
Emotional farewell to King of Pop
|
| Jul.22 |
Washington |
Obama defends health care reforms |
|
| Sep.3 |
Los Angeles |
Pop legend Michael Jackson buried
|
| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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
|
| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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
|
| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
|
| Oct.13 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate panel passes health bill |
|
| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economy is growing once again
|
| Nov.3 |
Detroit |
General Motors cancels Opel sale |
|
| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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
|
| Nov.7 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs healthcare reforms |
|
| Nov.17 |
Beijing |
Trade focus for Obama talks |
|
| Dec.24 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate passes healthcare reform bill |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Mar.10 |
Alabama |
Ten die in shooting spree |
|
| Mar.13 |
Washington |
US drops 'enemy combatant' term |
|
| Apr.3 |
New York |
Gunman kills 13 in siege |
|
| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
US crew seized by Somali pirates
|
| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
Drama as US crew recapture vessel |
|
| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel |
|
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
|
| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy
|
| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
US women 'face North Korea trial' |
|
| May.11 |
Iran |
U.S. journalist freed in Iran |
|
| May.11 |
Ohio |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
|
| May.15 |
Washington |
Obama to resurrect military tribunals |
|
| Jun.6 |
Baghdad |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing |
|
| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea
|
| Jun.9 |
New York |
First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S.
|
| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
|
| Jul.31 |
Iran |
3 U.S. tourists held by Iran |
|
| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists after Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials
|
| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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
|
| Sep.14 |
Somalia |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' |
|
| Sep.19 |
Colorado |
Three Afghans held over US 'plot'
|
| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
|
| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine |
|
| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
|
| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
Six bodies at rapist's house |
|
| Nov.5 |
Texas |
Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood Texas| An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested. The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the... | |
|
| Nov.9 |
Iran |
Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
|
| Nov.10 |
Washington |
Washington sniper is put to death |
|
| Nov.28 |
Florida |
Tiger Woods to face police over crash |
|
| Dec.4 |
Italy |
Amanda Knox found guilty of murder |
|
| Dec.9 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S. |
|
| Dec.23 |
Colorado |
Balloon boy parents jailed |
|
| Dec.25 |
Detroit |
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
|
| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Father alerted US about plane bomber |
|
| Dec.27 |
Washington |
Obama orders review of flight screenings |
|
| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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
| After being sworn in as the first African-American US leader, President Obama uses his inaugural address to pledge a 'new era of responsibility. He said the country will overcome its serious economic and international challenges
|
| |
|
| Jan.22 |
Washington |
Obama signs order to close Guantanamo President Obama issued 3 executive orders to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration
|
| Jan.23 |
Washington |
Obama reverses abortion-funding policy |
|
| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes economic package |
|
| Feb.6 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final' |
|
| Feb.11 |
U.S. Congress |
US lawmakers reach stimulus deal |
|
| Feb.16 |
Japan |
Clinton visits Asia to send key message |
|
| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
Obama reversed stem cell ban |
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| Mar.20 |
Iran |
Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan |
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| Apr.17 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning'
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| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy
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| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
US women 'face North Korea trial' |
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| Apr.29 |
Washington |
Obama marks 100th day in office |
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| May.6 |
Washington |
Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda |
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| May.11 |
Iran |
U.S. journalist freed in Iran |
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| May.18 |
Washington |
Obama presses Netanyahu over 2-states |
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| Jun.4 |
Egypt |
Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims President Obama is offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures
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| Jun.6 |
France |
Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
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| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea
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| Jul.6 |
Moscow |
Obama moves to bolster U.S.-Russia ties |
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| Jul.10 |
Ghana |
Obama's trip sends message to Africa
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts
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| Jul.22 |
Washington |
Obama defends health care reforms |
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| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
Bill Clinton meets with N. Korea leader |
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| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists after Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials
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| Aug.25 |
Massachusetts |
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.27 |
Boston |
Mourners bid farewell to Kennedy |
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| Aug.29 |
Virginia |
Kennedy laid to rest in Arlington cemetery |
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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.20 |
Afghanistan |
US in Afghanistan failure warning |
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| Sep.22 |
New York |
Summit focuses on climate change
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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.25 |
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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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| Oct.9 |
Norway |
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
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| Oct.13 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate panel passes health bill |
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
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| Oct.30 |
Colombia |
Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases |
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| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks |
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| Nov.3 |
New Jersey |
Republicans win key elections |
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| Nov.7 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs healthcare reforms |
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| Nov.9 |
Iran |
Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
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| Nov.11 |
Washington |
Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
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| Nov.17 |
Beijing |
Trade focus for Obama talks |
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| Nov.30 |
Washington |
Obama issues new Afghan orders |
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
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| Dec.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. defense secretary arrives |
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| Dec.18 |
Denmark |
Obama announces climate deal with China |
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| Dec.24 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate passes healthcare reform bill |
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| Dec.27 |
Washington |
Obama orders review of flight screenings |
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