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Bush: Al Qaeda linked to Kenya attacks
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| Dec.5 |
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Bush meets leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia
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| Dec.6 |
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Treasury chief O'Neill, Lindsey resigned  Map of White House USA| Both men were asked to resign by the White House, continuing the house cleaning of the Bush's economic team | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Bush taps Snow for Treasury
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U.S. upbeat after China military talks
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| Dec.10 |
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 U.S. warns it has nuke option The administration warns any nation using weapons of mass destruction against the U.S. will face massive retaliation
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| Dec.11 |
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Smallpox vaccinations for military ordered Bush plans to order military personnel to begin getting vaccinations to protect against the possibility of biological attack
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| Dec.12 |
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Mideast aid plan aims to bridge gap
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| Dec.13 |
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 U.S.: Iraq report 'far short' of complete Officials believe Iraq's declaration of its weapons of mass destruction program omits many details
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Kim, Bush: N. Korea move 'unacceptable'
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Kissinger quits as 9/11 inquiry chief
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U.S.: Iran working on nuclear weapons
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| Dec.15 |
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Gore will not run for president in 2004| Former US Vice President only last month re-iterated that he was the true winner of the 2000 presidential race | |
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Clinton planned to attack N. Korea reactor
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| Dec.16 |
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 Powell: Iraq declaration has 'problems' Secretary of State say that 'there are problems' with declaration to the United Nations about weapons programs
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INS to register Saudi, Pakistani men
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| Dec.17 |
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 Bush gives go-ahead to missile defence| President has ordered the United States military to begin deploying a national missile defence system by 2004 | |
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Lott denies racism Senate Republican Leader was appearing on BET, denounced his comments about the 1948 segregationist campaign
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Officials: Bush to declare Iraq in violation President is poised to declare that Iraq has fallen far short of its requirement to provide a complete accounting
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| Dec.19 |
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Powell: Declaration 'fails totally'| U.S. Secretary of State laid out the path for the United States as it continues to increase pressure on Iraq to disarm | |
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Bush to speak on Iraq 'violation' President is due to make his first public comments on Iraq's weapons declaration since America announced material breach
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Lott stepping down as majority leader| Wounded by the controversy over his racially divisive comments, Lott stepping down as Senate Republican leader | |
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Bush: 'A disappointing day' for peace President said the Iraqi arms declaration 'was not encouraging' and that the U.S. 'will fulfill the terms' of the U.N. resolution
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US agrees to share Iraq intelligence The United States will share intelligence data about Iraq with UN weapons inspectors following a request from Hans Blix
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President Bush postpones trip to Africa The White House is citing the standoff with Iraq and a desire to start work on domestic priorities
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Frist has votes to succeed Lott Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, a heart surgeon and second-term lawmaker should be elected as the new Senate GOP leader
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 Key Mideast peace plan agreed A draft road map drawn up by 'Mideast quartet' says the ultimate goal is final settlement by 2005
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| Dec.22 |
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 US rebuffs Iraq's CIA invitation Map of White House USA A White House official has dismissed as a stunt offer to admit CIA agents to assist United Nations arms inspectors
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Frist elected Senate leader Republican Senators have elected a former heart transplant surgeon to be their new leader
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| Dec.26 |
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CIA using 'stress and duress' interrogation Washington Post: The interrogators have been using 'stress and duress' techniques on captured enemies
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'Inaccuracies' in reports of interrogations U.S. officials are responding to a Washington Post article
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| Dec.29 |
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 US rules out strike on N Korea Powell has said US has no immediate plans to attack North Korea to force it to abandon its nuclear programme
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U.S. tracking ships linked to al Qaeda Spy agencies have identified 15 cargo freighters around the world that are controlled by al Qaeda network
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