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| Oct.1 |
Western Iraq |
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U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist
Map of Anbar Iraq The operation is in an effort to dislodge a stubborn insurgency in Anbar province in western Iraq
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Boston |
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Yankees clinch American League East title |
| Oct.2 |
Iraq |
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U.S. forces battle insurgents near Syria |
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Houston |
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Astros back to postseason |
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Boston |
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Red Sox clinch wild card |
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New York |
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21 elderly tourists die on lake |
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New Orleans |
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Parish president: FEMA still fumbling |
| Oct.3 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Bush picks aide for Supreme Court
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Texas |
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New indictment against Tom DeLay
| Oct.4 |
Iraq |
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Five U.S. troops killed in attacks 3 soldiers died from injuries sustained in a blast. Marine was killed in action by a roadside bomb
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New Orleans |
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Search for Katrina bodies is over
| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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Bush military bird flu role slammed
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New Orleans |
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City sacks 3,000 workers
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate backs detainee rights Senators have voted overwhelmingly to outlaw cruel or degrading treatment of detainees held abroad
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Washington |
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White House spying probed
| Oct.6 |
New York |
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Warning of subway threat Security is being stepped up on underground railway network as officials have received a 'credible security threat' | |
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Washington |
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Official: World not ready for flu Mike Leavitt, the U.S. secretary of health says the world is 'woefully unprepared' to respond to a pandemic
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Washington |
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Bush warns of 'war on humanity' US President says the insurgency in Iraq is part of a wider strategy by al-Qaeda and other militants
| Oct.7 |
Western Iraq |
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Blasts kill 6 US Marines
A homemade bomb exploded near Karma in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, killing 4 Marines
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Boston |
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White Sox defeat Red Sox to win Series |
| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
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Marines say 50 al Qaeda killed The Marines had wrapped up Operation Iron Fist and established new outposts in Sa'da, a town near the Syrian border
| Oct.9 |
Germany |
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Davenport storms to 50th title win |
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Houston |
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Burke's blast in 18th sends Astros to NLCS |
| Oct.10 |
Sweden |
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Game theory economists win Nobel
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Los Angeles |
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Angels rally past Yanks 5-3, head to ALCS |
| Oct.12 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez moves against US preachers
| Oct.13 |
Kazakhstan |
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Rice: Kazakh democracy before oil
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New Hampshire |
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State hardest hit from flooding
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Moscow |
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Rice to make surprise trip
| Oct.15 |
Baghdad |
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US hails 'courageous' Iraq vote The US has praised Iraqis for turning out in large numbers and demonstrating courageous commitment
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India |
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India warns: Google terror threat
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Washington |
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Rally condemns Katrina response
| Oct.16 |
England |
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Rice seeks UK support over Iran US Secretary of State has met Tony Blair at Chequers for private talks
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Wife of Prominent Attorney Found Dead
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Southern California |
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White Sox eliminate Angels Crede leads White Sox to first World Series since 1959 by winning the AL Championship Series in 5 games
| Oct.17 |
Southern California |
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Wie disqualified on her pro debut |
| Oct.19 |
Washington |
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Rice: U.S. will defeat insurgency
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Mexico |
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Hurricane Wilma forces evacuation
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Missouri |
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Astros reached World Series Houston made it to their first World Series after 44 seasons after Oswalt pitched them past the St. Louis 5-1
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies' The US and the Afghans are investigating allegations that U.S. soldiers burned the bodies of killed Taliban fighters
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Washington |
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Bush: Palestinians closer to statehood
| Oct.21 |
California |
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Bush: Hariri report 'deeply disturbing' President urged the UN to address the findings of its report implicating Syria in the assassination
| Oct.22 |
Iraq |
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20 insurgents killed in raids
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Chicago |
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White Sox win 5-3 over Astros in Game 1 |
| Oct.23 |
Switzerland |
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Davenport wins Zurich Open again |
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Florida |
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Wilma to accelerate toward Florida
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Cuba |
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Wilma hits Cuba as Florida braces High winds and heavy rains are lashing western Cuba as the hurricane strengthens to a Category 3 storm
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Chicago |
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Podsednik stuns Astros |
| Oct.24 |
Florida |
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Wilma roars across Florida The hurricane slammed into south Florida with high winds, driving rains and storm surges, killing one man
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Florida |
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Wilma made 3 million homes without power The hurricane is killing at least four people brought storm surges and up to 25cm | |
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Washington |
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Bush Selects Bernanke as New Fed Chief
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Detroit |
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Civil rights icon Parks dies She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement | |
| Oct.25 |
Japan |
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US agrees Okinawa air base move
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Florida |
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Coastal areas picking up the pieces
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Texas |
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White Sox beat Astros 7-5, take 3-0 lead |
| Oct.26 |
Washington |
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Judge rules on Guantanamo strike
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Texas |
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White Sox win Series over Astros Chicago win first Series in 88 years after finishing off the Astros 1-0 in Game 4. Jermaine Dye is Series MVP | |
| Oct.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Top court nominee Miers steps down
| Oct.28 |
Washington |
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Prosecutor to seek Libby indictment The special prosecutor in the CIA leak probe, plans to ask to indict Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff
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Washington |
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Lewis Libby quits Cheney office chief-of-staff to Vice President has resigned after being charged with perjury over an investigation | |
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U.S. Congress |
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Rosa Parks set to 'lie in honour'
| Oct.30 |
Washington |
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Bush urged to revamp White House
| Oct.31 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court President is moving quickly to pick a Supreme Court nominee after his last selection withdrew her name
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Northern Iraq |
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6 U.S. soldiers killed 4 were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, and 2 other were killed by a bomb in northern Iraq
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UN |
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UN rejects Guantanamo visit offer