USA
2007
October
World News Atlas
USA
2007
October
| USA, October 2007 Timeline | Thursday, January 8 | Author
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| The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide' President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure. Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.' |
Evening News Day News | Turkey's foreign ministry said the ambassador would return for a stay of 'a week or 10 days' |
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Gore says prize must spur action 
Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change
Morning News Evening News Day News Evening News Morning News Day News | At least 1 person has died and thousands of homes are at risk in 7 counties where fires have scorched some 200,000 acres |
Southern California 
500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
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| George Bush has declared California a major disaster zone after 4 days of wildfires sparked the biggest US evacuation since Katrina |
Morning News Washington The US has stepped up its sanctions for 'supporting terrorists' and pursuing nuclear activities. It's target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards| The new measures target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and 3 state-owned banks. The US declared the Revolutionary Guards a 'proliferator of weapons of mass destruction' |
Day News Evening News | After rallying from a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the AL championship, the Sox won 7 straight games and won their 7th World Series crown. |
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Somalia 
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Oct.1 | Los Angeles | Spears loses custody of children Singer Britney Spears has been ordered to hand over her 2 young children to her ex-husband Kevin Federline | ||||
| Afghanistan | U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys' The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan is starting a 'Most Wanted' campaign, with rewards ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 | |||||
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| Oct.2 | Washington | Blackwater boss defends company The chairman of private security contractor has defended his firm and his staff before appearing in front of a congressional committee | ||||
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| Washington | US claims success in war on drugs John Walters, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has said anti-drug efforts are having the best results of the past 20 years | |||||
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| Oct.3 | Washington | Bush veto for child health bill US President has vetoed a bill to expand a children's health care insurance scheme, after it was passed with a majority in the Senate | ||||
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| Oct.4 | Minnesota | Huge fine for music downloader A court has ordered Jammie Thomas, 32, to pay $222,000 in damages for illegally downloading music | ||||
| USA | Jones admits steroids use Marion Jones admitted using steroids before the 2000 Olympics in a letter to close family and friends | |||||
| Oct.5 | New York | Jones pleads guilty in drug case Athlete Marion Jones has pleaded guilty to lying about her steroid use to investigators, which could see her jailed and stripped of her medals | ||||
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| Oct.6 | Washington | Bush: 'This government does not torture' President Bush defended his administration's methods of interrogating terrorism suspects | ||||
| Oct.7 | Iraq | Petraeus: Iran still fueling war Although America's top genera said sectarian fighting among militias fueled by Iran could be the biggest long-term challenge for Iraq | ||||
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| Baghdad | Blackwater 'killed 17', says Iraq The Iraqi government says a shooting ast month involving the security firm killed more people than previously thought | |||||
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| Baghdad | U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins Iraqi officials say the victims were innocent bystanders. Blackwater says its contractors were part of a U.S. State Department entourage | |||||
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica supports US trade deal President Oscar Arias, has said the country has given its backing to a free trade agreement with the United States | |||||
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| Oct.8 | New York | Jones returns Olympic medals Disgraced track star Marion Jones has returned her medals after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents about her use of steroids | ||||
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| New York | Cleveland advances to ALCS over N.Y. The Indians with 6-4 win were on their way to an AL championship series matchup with the Boston Red Sox | |||||
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| Oct.9 | U.S. Supreme Court | Court rejects CIA kidnap case The Court has thrown out an appeal by a Lebanese-born German citizen who accuses the CIA of kidnapping and torturing him | ||||
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| U. S. Midwest | Republicans clash over tax cuts Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, have clashed over tax and spending cuts during a tv debate in Michigan | |||||
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| USA | Judge blocks Guantanamo move A federal judge has blocked the US military from sending a detainee to Tunisia because of allegations he would be tortured | |||||
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| Oct.10 | Washington | Rice warns against Armenia bill The administration has urged the Congress not to pass a resolution declaring the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire to be genocide | ||||
| Washington | Laura Bush to junta: Step aside First lady called on Myanmar's military junta to give up the 'terror campaigns' against its people and allow for a democratic Myanmar | |||||
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A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
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Turkey 
Turkey condemns US Armenia vote Turkey has denounced a vote by a US congressional committee recognising as genocide the 1915-17 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
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Sunni Triangle Turkey Turkey recalls U.S. envoy Turkey warned of repercussions in a growing dispute over congressional efforts to label the World War I era killings of Armenians 'genocide'| Turkey's foreign ministry said the ambassador would return for a stay of 'a week or 10 days' |
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Moscow 
Putin warns U.S. in missile talks Addressing Secretary of State Rice and Defense Secretary Gates, the Russian president appeared to mock the U.S. missile defense plan
| The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited 'efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change' |
Day News USA Gore says prize must spur action | Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change |
Evening News Morning News Moscow 
Rice attacks Kremlin's power grip US Secretary of State has voiced concern about Russia's direction by saying too much power is concentrated within the Kremlin
Day News Evening News Day News Morning News Day News Evening News U.S. Congress 
Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao
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Dalai Lama honor stokes US-China tension Expressing hope that the future of Tibet and China will move beyond mistrust, the Dalai Lama accepted the Congressional Gold Medal from Bush
Morning News Day News Southern California Two marines to face Haditha trial Battalion commander Lt Col Jeffrey Chessani is charged with dereliction of duty and failing to report and investigate the deaths
Evening News USA 
Map of Minot Air Force Base North Dakota USA The Air Force has relieved several officers of their commands after a B-52 was mistakenly flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed missiles
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Sadr City Evening News Day News Southern California Californians flee as fires rage California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara| At least 1 person has died and thousands of homes are at risk in 7 counties where fires have scorched some 200,000 acres |
Washington 
U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion George Bush has told Turkey's president his administration will keep pressing Baghdad to clamp down on the rebels
Morning News Day News Southern California 
500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
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Washington Bush declares major fire disaster Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground| George Bush has declared California a major disaster zone after 4 days of wildfires sparked the biggest US evacuation since Katrina |
Evening News Morning News Washington The US has stepped up its sanctions for 'supporting terrorists' and pursuing nuclear activities. It's target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards
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Day News U.S. Congress 
Vote on Armenian genocide put off Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure
Southern California 
Bush flies over fires US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself
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| After rallying from a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the AL championship, the Sox won 7 straight games and won their 7th World Series crown. |
Morning News Iraq Day News Somalia U.S. destroyer pursues pirates| The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates |
Evening News Washington 
Blackwater men 'given immunity' Private security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the state department
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