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 BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m  British Airways has been fined after it admitted collusion in fixing the prices of fuel surcharges
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| Aug.2 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules The Senate has voted in favour of a bill to tighten rules on lobbying and ethics for lawmakers, following its approval in the House of Reps
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
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US bridge safety review ordered The officials have ordered a review of all bridges similar to the one that collapsed in Minnesota, killing at least five people
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Bush eavesdropping bill gets boost
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| Aug.4 |
House of Representatives |
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House passes clean energy bill The House of Representatives has passed a radical bill to expand the use of renewable fuels and cut tax breaks to oil firms
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| Aug.5 |
Washington |
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 Karzai and Bush in security talks  Afghan President is meeting US President for talks at Camp David. They are expected to discuss the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda
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  Gates: U.S. will keep 'residual' force in Iraq Defense Secretary Robert Gates: U.S. forces will probably be in Iraq for a 'protracted' period to support the country's year-old government
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
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  Bush and Karzai vow 'an end to Taliban' US President and the Afghan leader have vowed to put an end to the Taleban in Afghanistan. Karzai said the Taliban were a defeated force
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| Aug.9 |
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 Rice sways Musharraf on emergency | U.S. Secretary of State helped persuade Pakistan's President hold off declaring a state of emergency | |
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| Aug.10 |
London |
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Central banks pour money into system| The U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank pumped money into the banking system for a second day to ward off a global credit crisis | |
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 U.S. assessing Pakistan nukes U.S. military intelligence officials are urgently assessing how secure Pakistan's nuclear weapons would be if Musharraf falls
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| Aug.13 |
Washington |
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Top White House aide Rove resigns Karl Rove, seen by many as the brains behind Bush's presidency, has said he will resign at the end of August
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| Aug.15 |
Washington |
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 U.S. eyes terror tag for Iranian force The U.S. government is involved in discussions over naming all or part of Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group
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| Aug.17 |
New York |
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US rate cut boosts global markets Wall Street shares opened sharply higher on the news that the Federal Reserve is cutting the interest rate
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| Aug.21 |
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CIA criticises ex-chief over 9/11 An inquiry has accused the agency's ex-chief Tenet and his aides of failing to prepare for al-Qaeda threats before the attacks
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| Aug.22 |
Washington |
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  Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq | President has warned a US withdrawal could trigger the kind of upheaval seen in South East Asia after US forces quit Vietnam | |
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 Democrats condemn Bush over Iraq Leading members of the Democratic Party have criticised President's speech in which he defended his Iraq policy
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| Aug.23 |
U.S. Senate |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout| John Warner, an influential senator, has called for the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Iraq by the year's end | |
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U.S. intel: Doubts over al-Maliki National Intelligence Estimate: Civilian casualties are high, sectarian groups can't get along, al Qaeda in Iraq is still pulling off high-profile attacks
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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Attorney General Gonzales resigns | Embattled U.S. Attorney General announced his resignation. 'I have lived the American dream,' said Alberto Gonzales | |
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| Aug.30 |
Washington |
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 Bush discusses Iraq, China military U.S. President would be concerned about China's military if the country ever turned hostile
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
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Federal Reserve in rate cut hint Ben Bernanke has hinted that rates may be cut to stem the financial crisis caused by a slump in the housing market
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U.S. lawmakers' plane fired upon A U.S. military plane came under rocket fire while leaving Baghdad, for Amman, and had to take evasive maneuvers
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  Laura Bush presses UN over Burma First Lady has urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon to condemn Burma's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors
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Main Event: Bush issues Vietnam war... 