World News Atlas
USA
2006
February
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| Feb.1 | U.S. Congress | Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' | |||
| Feb.2 | Washington | House Republicans pick Boehner as leader | |||
| Feb.3 | Washington | US to expel Venezuelan diplomat | |||
| Feb.5 | Detroit | Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks | |||
| Feb.6 | Washington | Bush seeks defence spending rise | |||
| Feb.7 | Washington | US presidents honour King widow | |||
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| Feb.9 | Washington | Bush details foiled al Qaeda attack on LA | |||
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Abducted journalist makes new plea on TV Journalist Jill Carroll appeared on Kuwaiti TV, urging the U.S. government to meet her kidnappers' demands
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| The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip |
Australia
New Abu Ghraib images broadcast An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners
Washington
Bush faces pressure to block port deal The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports
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| U.S. Congress | Angry U.S. wants envoys' answers | |||||
| USA | Jimmy Carter: Give Hamas a chance | |||||
| Feb.2 | U.S. Congress | Congress scraps cotton subsidy | ||||
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House Republicans pick Boehner as leader John Boehner of Ohio edged out the acting majority leader Roy Blunt
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| Feb.4 | US Georgia | Mourners honour Luther King wife | ||||
| Feb.5 | United Arab Emirates | Woods beats Els in Dubai playoff | ||||
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Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks Parker broke a record 75-yard touchdown run, sparking Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory over Seattle
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| Cuba | Cuba protest flags block U.S. message | |||||
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US presidents honour King widow 4 presidents were among thousands of mourners who attended the funeral of Coretta Scott King
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| Beijing | China rejects U.S. threat label | |||||
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| Secretary of State began sparring with the Syrian government over the deadly protests |
Washington
Bush details foiled al Qaeda attack on LA The attackers would have flown the plane into the Los Angeles tallest building
Kuwait | Journalist Jill Carroll appeared on Kuwaiti TV, urging the U.S. government to meet her kidnappers' demands |
Texas
Cheney shoots man in hunt error| The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip |
Guantanamo
Australia
New Abu Ghraib images broadcast| An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners |
Washington
New inquiry urged over Abu Ghraib Civil liberties groups have called for an inquiry into treatment of Iraqi detainees after new images were shown
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UN
Annan backs UN Guantanamo demand The Secretary General has said the U.S. must shut down the prison camp 'as soon as is possible'
Florida
Washington
Bush faces pressure to block port deal The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports
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Washington
Bush threatens veto in ports row US President will veto any law blocking a deal giving an Arab company control of 6 US ports
Egypt
Rice seeks Arab support in Hamas talks Condoleezza Rice: The United States and Egypt are pals, even if they don't agree on how to deal with the Hamas
Beirut
Rice makes surprise visit U.S. Secretary of State made a surprise visit to Beirut to meet with government officials, but not with President
New Orleans
Washington