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| Mar.1 |
Lebanon |
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U.S. hails Lebanese democracy move Pro-Syrian president was searching for a new prime minister to replace Karami
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court bans juvenile executions |
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Washington |
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Rice turns up the heat on Syria
| Mar.2 |
New York |
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Officials: No evidence of NY plot |
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Oceania |
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Fossett presses on despite fuel problem
| Mar.3 |
Iraq |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,500 |
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USA |
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Fossett sets solo flight record Steve Fossett has become the first person to fly a non-stop plane solo around the globe without refuelling
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New York |
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Martha Stewart freed from prison |
| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena | |
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Washington |
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Bush: Syria get out of Lebanon U.S. President has rejected any partial withdrawal of Syrian troops, saying he wants 'complete withdrawal'
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Washington |
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US to investigate hostage shots
| Mar.5 |
Dubai |
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Davenport wins Dubai Open |
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Washington |
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U.S. slams Syria pullback plan
| Mar.6 |
Florida |
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Woods returns as world number one
| Mar.7 |
Seattle |
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Boeing fires CEO over relationship |
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Washington |
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US demands 'action' from Syrians
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Southern California |
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Boy's brother 'saw Jackson abuse' |
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UN |
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Bush names hardliner Bolton as UN envoy |
| Mar.8 |
Rome |
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Italy disputes U.S. shooting account
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USA |
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U.S. urges China to rethink Taiwan law
| Mar.9 |
USA |
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Mount St. Helens coughs up ash |
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Southern California |
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Jackson's accuser in witness box Gavin Arvizo, 15, has testified he slept in the singer's bedroom where they watched internet pornography together | |
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Rome |
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Italy disputes US hostage account
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USA |
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Dan Rather retired |
| Mar.10 |
Southern California |
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Jackson accuser tells of 'abuse' |
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Washington |
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Rice: U.S., Europeans near deal on Iran |
| Mar.11 |
Chicago |
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Revenge likely motive in judge killings
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England |
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Oil demand set to soar this year
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US Georgia |
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Defendant overpowers deputy, kills 3
Map of Atlanta USA At Atlanta courthouse Brian Nichols, 33, shot a judge and court reporter before killing a deputy while fleeing the building
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Washington |
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US in policy shift on Iran trade |
| Mar.12 |
Switzerland |
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Miller clinches overall Cup title |
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US Georgia |
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Court killings suspect arrested
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Wisconsin |
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Gunman kills 7 at church meeting
| Mar.13 |
France |
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Julich wins Paris-Nice race |
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Southern California |
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Disney names Iger as Eisner replacement
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Florida |
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Harrington tops Singh to win Honda |
| Mar.15 |
New York |
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Ebbers guilty of Worldcom fraud
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USA |
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Banks accused over Pinochet cash
| Mar.16 |
Washington |
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Wolfowitz to run World Bank President Bush has nominated US Deputy Defense Secretary as the next head of the World Bank
| Mar.17 |
Afghanistan |
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Blast kills 5 on Rice visit
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European Union |
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Hostility, support for Wolfowitz
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Washington |
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Belfast family encouraged by Bush talks
Map of White House USA The family of murdered McCartney have said they are encouraged after meeting US President at the White House
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Pakistan |
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Rice calls for Pakistan democracy
| Mar.18 |
Florida |
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Patient's feeding tube removed The feeding tube that keeps a brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive has been taken out after a lengthy court battle | |
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Japan |
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US urges N Korea to re-join talk
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Japan |
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Rice presses Japan over beef sales
| Mar.20 |
Beijing |
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Rice presses China on North Korea U.S. Secretary of State has met China's top leaders on the final leg of her six-nation Asian tour
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U.S. Congress |
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Deadlock in right-to-die case The Congress has delayed debating a bill that would force doctors to keep a brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive
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New Jersey |
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Shamed car maker DeLorean dies
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Southern California |
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Federer the master at Indian Wells |
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Washington |
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Bush bids to save feed-tube woman President has signed a law designed to force doctors to keep a severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive
| Mar.21 |
Minnesota |
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10 dead in school shooting 
A gunman, a local student, opened fire at a school in Minnesota. He is believed to be among the dead | |
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Florida |
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Judge silent on feed-tube case Federal Judge James Whittemore has heard a request by the parents of a severely brain-damaged woman
| Mar.22 |
Florida |
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Judge denies bid to restore feeding tube The federal judge denied an emergency request to reinsert a feeding tube for brain-damaged Terri Schiavo
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Florida |
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Schiavo's parents plead in appeal The parents of a brain-damaged woman have filed an appeal against a judge's ruling that would let her die
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European Union |
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EU is 'concerned' over Wolfowitz
| Mar.23 |
Florida |
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Feed tube appeal denied By a 2-1 vote, a 3-judge panel declined to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube
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Japan |
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Fischer leaves Japan for Iceland |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Human Finger Found in Fast Food Chili A woman who ordered chili at a Wendy's found a cooked human finger complete with a long fingernail in her bowl
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Texas |
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Huge blast rocks oil plant An explosion at an oil refinery owned by BP has killed at least 14 and injured more than 70
| Mar.24 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Top court rejects Schiavo plea The US Supreme Court in one-page ruling has refused to intervene in the case of brain-damaged woman
| Mar.26 |
Florida |
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Appeal court rejects Schiavo plea The state Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal to keep brain-damaged woman alive
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Iraq |
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2 U.S. soldiers, 1 Marine killed
| Mar.27 |
Florida |
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Schiavo parents appeal for calm
| Mar.28 |
Southern California |
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Jackson's 'past' allowed in court
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Florida |
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48-year-old Funk claims victory in Players |
| Mar.29 |
Southern California |
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Johnnie Cochran, OJ trial lawyer, dies
| Mar.31 |
Florida |
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Terri Schiavo has died The 41-year-old brain-damaged woman became the centerpiece of a national right-to-die battle | |
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Washington |
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Report: Iraq intelligence 'dead wrong' A commission said that the US knows 'disturbingly little' about the threats posed by most dangerous adversaries