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| Aug.1 |
 New York |
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Threat level raised at key financial sites
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| Aug.2 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush warns of 'nation in danger'
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New York |
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Statue of Liberty opening again |
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
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Ridge defends new terror warning
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Afghanistan |
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Battle leaves 50 dead |
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North Carolina |
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Hurricane Alex winds near 100 mph |
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Iraq |
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Abuse photos 'taken for fun'
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| Aug.4 |
Iraq |
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Iraq force 'will not yield' over hostages
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| Aug.5 |
 Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter downed in Najaf U.S. military forces joined Iraqi security forces fighting the militia loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
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Guantanamo |
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Gitmo detainees plead their case
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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2 U.S. Marines killed in Najaf fighting
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Switzerland |
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Powell beats Greene in 100m again |
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New York |
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Indexes pummeled after hiring shock
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| Aug.8 |
Texas |
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Firefighter Red Adair dies at 89
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Ohio |
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Agassi won his 3rd Cincinnati Masters |
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Pakistan |
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U.S. leak 'harms al Qaeda sting' |
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
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Marines take lead in Najaf Radical Shiite Muslim cleric al-Sadr vowed to fight American troops to the death
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Iraq |
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US 'making progress' in holy city
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| Aug.10 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush appoints new CIA director US President has chosen Congressman Porter Goss to be the new director
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Germany |
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U.S.: No testimony at 9/11 retrial
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Iraq |
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U.S. warns militia: Quit or die
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf| The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr | |
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Florida |
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Double-dose of storms aimed |
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
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US moves to crush Shia uprising
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England |
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Oil prices return to record levels |
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Iraq |
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Forces raid al-Sadr home
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Gay marriages annulled |
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New Jersey |
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Governor: 'I am a Gay American' |
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| Aug.13 |
Florida |
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Residents flee as Charley nears Hundreds of thousands were moving inland as hurricane picked up strength churning toward the state's Gulf Coast
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Florida |
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Hurricane batters coast |
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| Aug.14 |
Florida |
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Hurricane Charley death toll at 13 Charley made landfall with winds of 145 mph. At its worst, Hurricane gusts topped 180 mph in Punta Gorda
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Greece |
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Phelps strikes gold |
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| Aug.15 |
Florida |
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Bush visits hurricane-hit Florida |
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USA |
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Singh clinches PGA victory |
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Greece |
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'Dream team' beaten by Puerto Rico |
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| Aug.16 |
Washington |
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Shake-up for US troops overseas Bush has unveiled plans for a major shake-up of US forces in Europe and Asia. Up to 70,000 troops are to be redeployed
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Southern California |
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Jackson attends pre-trial hearing
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| Aug.17 |
Washington |
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Critics slam U.S. troops pullout Critics say a plan weakens ties to traditional defense allies such as Germany and South Korea
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Greece |
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Phelps strikes gold, misses record |
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| Aug.18 |
Greece |
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Gymnast Hamm win all-around title |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google to float at $85 a share
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| Aug.19 |
 Greece |
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Patterson made gold in all-around The 16-year-old dynamo beat Russian superstar Khorkina. She is the first U.S. woman to win the all-around since 1984
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google goes public, shares surge 18% Shares finished the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares having changed hands
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U. S. Midwest |
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U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse A leading bioethicist charges that U.S. military medical personnel are complicit in abuse of detainees
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Athens |
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Phelps banks his 4th gold medal |
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| Aug.20 |
New York |
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Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark| Fresh violence in Iraq has seen oil prices surge to $49.27 a barrel | |
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Greece |
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Phelps wins gold medal number 5 |
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Washington |
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Kerry files Vietnam ads complaint
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
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Fighting resumes at Najaf shrine U.S. forces and fighters loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr traded sporadic gunfire outside the Imam Ali mosque
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Greece |
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Phelps got record-tying 8th medal| Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games | |
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Iraq |
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US warplane attacks Najaf rebels An AC-130 gunship poured rapid cannon and howitzer fire into the streets as rebels pumped tracer rounds skyward
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Chicago |
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Kerry comrade breaks war silence
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
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Gatlin guns to 100m glory Justin Gatlin ran 9.85 seconds to take a brilliant gold in one of the greatest sprint races of all time
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Iraq |
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Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen French-American was released in Nasiriya along with his Iraqi translator after being kidnapped more than a week ago
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Germany |
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Soldiers face Abu Ghraib hearings
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| Aug.23 |
Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo hearings set to begin
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Iraq |
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U.S. warplanes slam militia in Najaf
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
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US forces 'tighten Najaf noose' US tanks and Iraqi soldiers are moving into position closer to the Imam Ali shrine
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Germany |
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Iraq abuse 'before MPs arrived'
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Washington |
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Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' An independent US commission has found the abuse of inmates was mainly to be blamed on soldiers running the facility
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| Aug.25 |
Washington |
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More complicit in Iraq jail abuse
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Crawford stormed to victory in 200m
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Greece |
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U.S. women win gold medal in OT |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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Bush to give CIA chief new powers
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| Aug.28 |
FBI |
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FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon A spy may supplied Israel with classified material that included secret deliberations on Iran
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Greece |
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British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay
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Greece |
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U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold
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Greece |
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United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles
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| Aug.30 |
New York |
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Convention lauds Bush on terror| Speaker after speaker said that President Bush's decisive declaration demonstrated the need to re-elect him | |
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| Aug.31 |
New York |
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Arnold, First lady take spotlight Austrian-immigrant highlights family issues and portray the party as a people of compassion at the Republican convention
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New York |
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Indians rout Yankees 22-0 |
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