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| Jan.1 |
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Officials consider cost of war with Iraq
| Jan.2 |
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U.S. to host talks on N. Korea The U.S., Japan and South Korea will have a trilateral coordination group meeting to discuss the nuclear situation | |
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Bush warns Iraq 'faces reckoning' US President has warned Saddam Hussein that his 'day of reckoning' is coming
| Jan.6 |
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25,000 more troops heading to Gulf
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Three-way talks held over North Korea The United States, South Korea and Japan opened talks. U.S. officials played down the possibility of a breakthrough
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Powell meets leading Cuban dissident
| Jan.7 |
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Bush unveils tax cutting package The package is worth $674bn over 10 years and aimed at invigorating the sluggish US economy
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U.S. agrees to talk with North Korea United States said it wouldn't compromise with the communist country according to a statement after trilateral talks
| Jan.10 |
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U.S. orders 35,000 more troops to Gulf Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signed the largest deployment order since a buildup of forces last month | |
| Jan.13 |
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Pyongyang must move first: U.S North Korea first must take 'verifiable' and 'irreversible' steps to meet international commitments, Washington says
| Jan.15 |
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Bush on attack over affirmative action
| Jan.16 |
Washington |
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Judge: Try Malvo as an adult
| Jan.17 |
Washington |
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Justice Dept. defends alien registration
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White House: Iraqi warheads 'troubling' President Bush found it 'troubling and serious' that UN inspectors found 11 empty chemical warheads
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Powell: 'a persuasive case' against Iraq Secretary of State said that the United States will have 'a persuasive case' by the end of the month
| Jan.18 |
Washington |
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U.S. reviews Korea military options
| Jan.19 |
Washington |
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Rumsfeld: Saddam exile could avoid war
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Powell: 'Time is running out' for Iraq
| Jan.21 |
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Bush: Iraq isn't disarming President again warned Saddam Hussein that 'time is running out'
| Jan.22 |
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Rumsfeld dismisses Europe opposition Defense Secretary dismissed French and German insistence that 'everything must be done to avoid war' with Iraq
| Jan.24 |
Washington |
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White House rejects lengthy inspections United States have not set a cutoff date for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq
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Department of Homeland Security starts Tom Ridge was sworn in as secretary of the department charged with coordinating the work of security and intelligence agencies
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US seeks last-minute support on Iraq Colin Powell has embarked on a last mission to drum up support for action against Iraq
| Jan.25 |
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Powell: U.S. has 12 allies on Iraq Secretary of State says the United States is counting on the support of a dozen countries with or without another resolution
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U.S. willing to wait on Iraq Powell: United States would wait until after inspectors submitted their report before making any decision
| Jan.26 |
Switzerland |
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Powell: U.S. prepared to act alone U.S. Secretary of State told European doubters that 'multilateralism cannot become an excuse for inaction'
| Jan.27 |
Washington |
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U.S. be ready for war by mid-February If Iraq were to make an aggressive move before then, the U.S. could respond instantly
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U.S. prepares to present evidence on Iraq The administration is to declassify intelligence that it shows that senior Iraqi officials are working to conceal weapons
| Jan.28 |
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Bush made State of the Union address President is promising 'focus and clarity and courage' | |
| Jan.29 |
Washington |
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Fed Keeps Rates Low The Federal Reserve is expressing hopes the recovery will pick up once Iraq war fears lift
| Jan.31 |
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Bush, Blair: Time running out for Saddam President and Prime Minister met to talk about Iraq | |
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Bush Gives Diplomacy Weeks Blix complained Baghdad had failed to increase its cooperation despite his stinging report | |
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