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| May.1 |
Afghanistan |
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Rumsfeld: Major combat over |
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USA |
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Bush calls end to 'major combat'| From the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln President delivers a nationally televised address | |
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Pakistan |
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Suspect may know bin Laden's location |
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New Jersey |
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New Jersey advanced over Milwaukee |
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Boston |
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Celtics moving on in playoffs over Pacers |
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Los Angeles |
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Lakers show T'wolves first-round door |
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| May.2 |
Iraq |
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Key 'weapons official' held
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Mosul |
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U.S. inspects truck for biological weapons |
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Pakistan |
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Advisory: plan to attack U.S. consulate |
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Syria |
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Powell begins 'candid' Syria talks
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Iraq |
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'Multi-national force' for Iraq |
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| May.3 |
Washington |
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Bush: U.S. will find banned Iraqi weapons
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Kentucky |
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Gelding wins Derby |
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Kazakhstan |
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Space crew returns to Earth |
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| May.4 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Tornadoes wreak havoc| Tornadoes are killing about 20 people and leaving an extensive trail of damage | |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld: Iraq WMD will be found
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Detroit |
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Pistons end Magic dreams |
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Texas |
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Mavericks advanced over Trail Blazers |
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| May.5 |
Southern U.S. |
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Tornadoes kill 38
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Southern California |
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Anaheim ends Dallas' season with 4-3 win |
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| May.6 |
Alabama |
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More severe weather rolls through South |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld expected to cite mobile bio-lab |
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Texas |
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Seal 'caused' shuttle disaster |
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| May.7 |
Angola |
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U.S. lifts Angola sanctions |
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Iraq |
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Former regional chairman detained |
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UN |
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US moves to end Iraq sanctions Bush is announcing he was lifting some of Washington's trade restrictions immediately
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Pakistan |
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US envoy begins Pakistan talks |
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| May.8 |
Southern California |
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FBI's former China agent indicted
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UN Security Council |
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Rift looms over Iraq sanctions
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| May.9 |
Microsoft |
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Flaw exposes Microsoft ID service |
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USA |
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Multiple twisters hit Kansas |
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Washington |
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Bush proposes Mideast free-trade zone President: The U.S. will use its 'influence and idealism' to 'replace old hatred with new hopes'
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| May.10 |
Oklahoma |
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Disaster area declared after storms |
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Jerusalem |
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Powell urges action on Mid-East plan
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New Delhi |
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End Kashmir violence, Armitage warns |
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Kentucky |
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Derby winner investigated |
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| May.11 |
Washington |
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U.S. shakes up Iraq interim team Jay Garner will turn over command within weeks to L. Paul Bremer III, appointed as presidential envoy
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Kentucky |
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Tornadoes batter Kentucky, Illinois |
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| May.12 |
FBI |
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FBI to drain pond as part of anthrax probe |
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Saudi Arabia |
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al Qaeda suspected in Riyadh blasts| As result of vehicles detonating blasts tore through at least 3 compounds housing Americans | |
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Boston |
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Nets eliminated Celtics in conf. Semi |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
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US expels 14 Cuban diplomats The United States are implying that they had been spying
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Saudi Arabia |
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20 killed in blasts Saudi officials: 7 Americans killed. The bodies of 9 terrorist suspects were found in cars at the scene
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Washington |
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More al Qaeda attacks possible Bush said that he wouldn't be surprised if al Qaeda were behind the bombings in Saudi Arabia
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| May.14 |
Saudi Arabia |
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US criticises security in Riyadh Ambassador Jordan said Saudi had not responded quickly enough to requests to improve security at the compounds
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Texas |
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18 human cargo die |
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| May.15 |
UN |
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US considers Iraq sanctions deal The US may accept an initial suspension of UN sanctions rather than press for an immediate end to them
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Beirut |
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Attack on U.S. Embassy thwarted |
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Los Angeles |
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Spurs' rout ends Lakers' three-year reign
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Washington |
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Yemeni pair charged in USS Cole bombing |
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Washington |
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South Korea's president meets Bush |
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| May.16 |
Washington |
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Bush launches re-election bid |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis open door to U.S. investigators |
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Philadelphia |
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Pistons advance over 76ers |
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| May.17 |
Texas |
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Dallas advanced over Sacramento |
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| May.19 |
UN |
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US submits 'final draft' on Iraq The resolution includes a role for the UN in choosing a new government and mentions UN weapons inspectors
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Iraq |
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Helicopter crash kills 5 Marines
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| May.20 |
Washington |
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United States goes on orange alert
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| May.21 |
New England |
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Blast hits Yale university
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| May.23 |
Iraq |
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U.S. dissolves Iraqi army, 2 ministries Bremer dissolved the Iraqi Armed Forces, the ministries of Defense and Information
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Texas |
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Annika Sorenstam failed to make cut
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Canada |
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Devils advance to finals over Senators
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Washington |
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US thinks Mid-East summit close US diplomats: A summit hosted by Bush early next month is looking increasingly likely
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| May.24 |
New Jersey |
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Nets return to Finals over Pistons
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| May.25 |
Washington |
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U.S. to consider destabilizing Iran
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France |
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School shooting film wins at Cannes
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Miami |
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4 killed in explosion on cruise ship
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| May.27 |
Sunni Triangle |
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2 U.S. soldiers die in Fallujah firefight A hostile force fired on the U.S. Army unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms
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Washington |
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Bush to sign bill to help fight AIDS
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Iran |
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US steps up pressure on Iran Senior officials have issued new warnings to Iran not to interfere in the Iraq reconstruction
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Washington |
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Bush to meet with Arab leaders President is to meet in Egypt with key Arab leaders ibefore a summit with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers
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Iraq |
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U.S. forces find suspected gold cache
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| May.28 |
Washington |
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Bush to hold summit on Mideast trip President plans to hold 3-way talks in Jordan with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers
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Washington |
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U.S. rejects Amnesty charge Amnesty International claimed the war against terror is sowing fear and danger in the name of global security
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Iran |
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Iran hits back at U.S. pressure
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| May.29 |
USA |
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Microsoft settles lawsuit for $750m
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Iraq |
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Missile targeted coalition HQ during war
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Texas |
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Spurs get into NBA Finals over Mavs
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New Jersey |
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Devils wins 3-0 over Ducks in Game 2 |
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| May.30 |
Washington |
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Bush 'not mad' at France over Iraq
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Iraq |
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US widens Iraq weapons hunt Instead of methodically visiting sites inspectors will also be interviewing officials and relying on interrogations
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Poland |
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Bush visits Poland| President is preparing to thank Poland for supporting the war against Iraq and to urge an end to the global divisions | |
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Indonesia |
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U.S. urges Jakarta to rethink Aceh
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| May.31 |
North Carolina |
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FBI: Olympic bombing suspect arrested| A police officer arrested Eric Robert Rudolph ending a 5-year manhunt | |
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Poland |
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Bush tours 'evil' Auschwitz President has toured the former Nazi death camps, saying his visits were 'a sobering reminder of the power of evil'
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St. Petersburg |
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Bush flew into St. Petersburg
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Southern California |
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Ducks win 3-2 OT over Devils in Game 3 |