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| Dec.1 |
 Afghanistan |
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U.S. airstrikes kill villagers 
Nangarhar regional security chief said 50 civilians were killed
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Afghanistan |
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Pentagon denies its bombs hit village |
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Peru |
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Plot against U.S. Embassy |
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| Dec.2 |
 Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing| Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection | |
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Kandahar |
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Marines prepares for Kandahar |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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Ridge issues new security alert |
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Canada |
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Agreement to bolster border security |
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| Dec.5 |
Kandahar |
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3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb Also 5 anti-Taleban fighters killed and 19 U.S. soldiers wounded when the smart bomb was dropped north of Kandahar
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New York |
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Dow above 10,000, Nasdaq over 2K |
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New York |
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Ex-Sotheby's boss convicted |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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White House knifeman detained |
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Indiana |
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Gunman dead in shooting spree |
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| Dec.7 |
Israel |
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3-way security meeting
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Washington |
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Bush on Pearl Harbor 60th anniversary
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. troops battle fleeing Taliban
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| Dec.8 |
Afghanistan |
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Hunt for bin Laden steps up
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| Dec.9 |
Afghanistan |
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US planes pound Bin Laden hideout B-52 bombers has carried the heaviest bombing on the Tora Bora region
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans gaining on al Qaeda Anti-Taliban fighters had captured 2 enemy command centers and 4 tunnel complexes
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USA |
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Astronauts commemorate 9/11 victims
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Somalia |
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U.S. Military meets warlords
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Moscow |
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Russia, U.S. close on weapons cuts
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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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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New York |
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Fed cuts rates a 0.25%
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| Dec.12 |
U.S. Congress |
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US to withdraw from ABM treaty
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USA |
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US bomber crashes in Indian Ocean
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Canada |
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Smart border declaration
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Washington |
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Release of bin Laden tape delayed
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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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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Washington |
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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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Austria |
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Anthrax found in American embassy
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Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden surrounded in caves Opposition fighters and U.S. troops have surrounded Osama near Tora Bora. Warplanes pounded the mountains
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Moscow |
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Putin: U.S. ABM move 'a mistake'
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| Dec.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Bombs pound bin Laden hideout
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European Union |
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EU slams U.S. steel tariffs
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Washington |
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Bush dismisses Bin Laden tape doubts
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 UN Security Council |
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U.S. vetoes Mideast peace move The United States has vetoed a Security Council resolution that called for an immediate end to violence
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Afghanistan |
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US troops storm al-Qaeda caves Special forces have been fighting a pitched battle alongside Afghan allies in the Tora Bora. There is no sign of surrender
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Indiana |
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O'Leary out for lying on resume |
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| Dec.15 |
New England |
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Ruiz retains WBA title |
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| Dec.16 |
Cuba |
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US food arrives in Cuba
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Afghanistan |
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Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda US forces, UK troops and their Afghan allies are pursuing hundreds of militants fleeing into the mountains
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| Dec.17 |
Florida |
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Shuttle lands safely
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| Dec.18 |
New York |
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Fire hits cathedral
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USA |
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Motorola to cut 9,400 jobs
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Philadelphia |
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Abu-Jamal's sentence overturned
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| Dec.19 |
New York |
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Ground Zero fires finally out
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| Dec.20 |
Washington |
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2 groups join terror blacklist
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Microsoft |
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Fix your Windows, says Microsoft
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| Dec.21 |
Afghanistan |
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US warplanes attack convoy
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| Dec.22 |
Boston |
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Explosives feared on Paris flight| A plane to Miami made an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to light explosive in his shoes | |
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| Dec.23 |
New York |
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Giuliani is Person of the Year Mayor admired for rallying the city after the September 11 attacks. Speculation was bin Laden would be named
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USA |
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Probe into plane bomb plot
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Wisconsin |
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Packers clinch play-off berth |
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| Dec.24 |
Boston |
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Bomber held for Friday hearing British citizen Richard Reid tried to detonate explosives packed in the heels of his shoes
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| Dec.25 |
Boston |
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Bomb suspect part of network The FBI believes Richard Reid had an accomplice
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| Dec.27 |
 Qatar |
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Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden Osama' latest video message urged supporters to 'hit the pillars of the US economy'
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Guantanamo |
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Base to house Afghan prisoners Taleban and al-Qaeda prisoners to transfer to the Guantanamo Bay naval base
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USA |
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US warns India and Pakistan The United States is trying to defuse escalating tensions between nuclear rivals
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Afghanistan |
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US bombers hit Taleban hideout Warplanes have destroyed a compound south-west of Kabul
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| Dec.28 |
Boston |
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Shoe bomb plane 'faced disaster' Court has heard Richard Reid could have blown a hole in the side of the plane
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Texas |
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Bush says Afghan mission goes on Bush has said troops will remain in Afghanistan until they destroy the cells of al-Qaeda
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| Dec.31 |
Afghanistan |
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US denies bombing civilians US is being accused of bombing a village, killing more than 100 residents
USA
US withdraws from ABM treaty Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
Enron in bankruptcy filing
