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| May. 25 |
USA |
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NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars |
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| Tue. |
USA |
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Clinton wins W Virginia primary |
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| Sat. |
 Oklahoma |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states Tornadoes and other severe weather swept across Oklahoma and Missouri. A tornado touched down in Ottawa County, killing six people
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| May. 8 |
New Jersey |
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Global manhunt ends in pedophile's arrest |
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| May. 6 |
Indiana |
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H. Clinton narrowly won Indiana primary |
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North Carolina |
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Obama wins North Carolina vote
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| May. 1 |
Washington |
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Bush offers $770m for food crisis |
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| Apr. 22 |
Pennsylvania |
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Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote'
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| Apr. 20 |
New York |
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
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| Apr. 18 |
UN |
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Pope Benedict makes speech to UN
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USA |
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Citigroup sees second giant loss |
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USA |
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Carter presses on with Hamas |
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Unity government sworn in
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
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Pope attacks US sex abuse record |
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict| Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US | | |
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| Apr.10 |
Washington |
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Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze |
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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Princess Diana unlawfully killed
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
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Police entered YFZ compound 
Map of Eldorado TX USA Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
| On April 8, 533 women and children had been removed from the compound by authorities
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
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Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75 |
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Hardliners surge ahead in vote
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| Mar.12 |
New York |
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Scandal-hit governor resigns 
| Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after being linked to a prostitution ring. Flanked by his wife, he told he could not allow 'private failings' to disrupt public work. Eliot Spitzer apologized for not living up to the standards he demanded of others. He... | |
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| Mar.4 |
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McCain wins Republican nomination | John McCain has won the Republican party's nomination to run for president with projected poll wins in Ohio, Vermont, Rhode Island and Texas. Mike Huckabee has dropped out of the race and pledged to support McCain's candidacy. McCain's wins in 3 states have given hi... | |
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Top FARC leader killed by Colombians
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| Feb.26 |
Ohio |
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Democrats meet in crucial debate |
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| Feb.12 |
Washington |
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Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries |
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Southern California |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role |
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| Feb.6 |
USA |
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Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South |
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| Feb.5 |
USA |
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McCain surges ahead in primaries
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Rebels withdraw from capital
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| Feb.3 |
Arizona |
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Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots |
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| Jan.30 |
Southern California |
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Giuliani quits White House race |
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| Jan.28 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush addresses US economy fears |
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Congress |
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Deal reached on US economic plan |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Jan.22 |
New York |
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Heath Ledger found dead
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| Jan.19 |
Nevada |
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Clinton wins tight Nevada caucus |
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| Jan.8 |
New Hampshire |
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Clinton wins Democratic primary
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| Jan.3 |
Iowa |
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Huckabee and Obama take Iowa wins |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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Baseball 'rife' with drug use
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| Dec.6 |
CIA |
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CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted | A U.S. intelligence report: Iran halted work toward a nuclear weapon under international scrutiny in 2003. Iran is not likely to have enough highly enr... | |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq
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| Nov.27 |
Washington |
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New Mid-East peace drive launched Map of Annapolis Maryland USA President W Bush has said the Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to make every effort to reach a peace agreement before the end of 2008
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8 dead in school shooting
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| Oct.23 |
 Southern California |
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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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| Oct.12 |
USA |
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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
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| Oct.10 |
 U.S. Congress |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward 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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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path
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| Sep.24 |
New York |
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Iran president in campus clash |
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100,000 protest junta
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
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OJ Simpson arrested over break-in |
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| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
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Bin Laden says US should convert |
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Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
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| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
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Famed flier Fossett missing
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
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World markets fall after US losses
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New York |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
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| Aug.1 |
 Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi Map of Minneapolis U. S. Midwest A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
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| Jul.31 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. troops will go to Darfur |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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Fans receive final Potter book
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EU leaders agree on reform treaty
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| May.30 |
UN Security Council |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
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World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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U.S. Congress |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan |
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier
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| Mar.27 |
U.S. Congress |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline |
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Iran seizes 15 British sailors
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| Feb.8 |
Florida |
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Former Playmate Smith dies at 39
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| Feb.6 |
Florida |
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Astronaut charged with attempted murder |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Jan.22 |
Western Canada |
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Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings |
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| Jan.20 |
New York |
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Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.12 |
USA |
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Missing teens discovered alive
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| Jan.10 |
Washington |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
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| Jan.2 |
UN |
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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over |
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Dec.26 |
Southern California |
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Gerald Ford dies
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| Dec.23 |
 UN Security Council |
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Security Council approves Iran sanctions The Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
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General Pinochet dead
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates
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| Nov.7 |
USA |
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Democrats seize control of House The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
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| Nov.1 |
UN Security Council |
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Venezuela, Guatemala quit race |
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| Oct.26 |
Washington |
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Bush signs Mexico fence into law |
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| Oct.20 |
Washington |
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks |
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Blast 'kills 90' sailors
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| Oct.14 |
UN |
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
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| Oct.13 |
UN |
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South Korean named U.N. leader The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
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| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
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Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test' |
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UN Security Council |
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S Korean proposed as new UN chief |
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North Korea claims nuclear test
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| Oct.2 |
Pennsylvania |
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Fatal shooting at Amish school |
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Abe elected as new premier
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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US remembers 9/11 five years on
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| Sep.9 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off |
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Blair: I will resign within a year
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| Sep.6 |
Washington |
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons |
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| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
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49 dead in plane crash |
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| Aug.22 |
UN |
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Iran hands U.N. nuclear response |
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| Aug.11 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. adopts Mideast deal
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
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Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel |
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Israeli jets strike Beirut airport
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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Java quake kills 6,000
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| Apr.28 |
UN Security Council |
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Iran 'fails to heed nuclear call' |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345
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Sharon to quit Likud party
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.24 |
Detroit |
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Civil rights icon Parks dies |
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Merkel to become German chancellor
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.29 |
U.S. Congress |
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Roberts confirmed as chief justice |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Sep.3 |
New Orleans |
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Massive airlift rescues thousands |
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Virginia |
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Chief Justice Rehnquist dies |
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1,000 dead in stampede
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
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| Aug.9 |
Southern California |
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Discovery returns safely to Earth |
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| Aug.8 |
UN |
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Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes' |
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| Aug.2 |
Canada |
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All survive Air France jet crash and fire |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town
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Bombs kill 52
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| Jun.13 |
Southern California |
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Michael Jackson cleared on all counts |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine
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| May.15 |
Washington |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story |
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Last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Mar.31 |
Florida |
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Terri Schiavo has died |
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Huge blast kills ex-PM
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Bush sworn in for second term |
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Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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Storm of protest at poll result
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Arafat died
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| Nov.2 |
USA |
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Bush re-elected In Ohio Kerry trailed Bush by about 104,000 votes out of just over 5 million cast -- 48% to 51%
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| Sep.27 |
New York |
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Oil rises to $50 |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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Glittering opening for Olympics
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300
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| Jul.22 |
Washington |
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911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination'
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| Jul.6 |
Pennsylvania |
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Kerry names Edwards his running mate |
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| Jun.5 |
Los Angeles |
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Ronald Reagan dead at 93
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
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Rail blasts: 200 dead
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Aristide quits, flees Haiti
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| Jan.19 |
Iowa |
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Kerry leads in caucuses |
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Protest as reformists blocked
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
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NASA rover lands safely on red planet
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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Saddam captured
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| Nov.20 |
Southern California |
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Jackson arrested |
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| Oct.7 |
California |
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Davis out, Schwarzenegger wins |
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Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast
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| Aug.14 |
New York |
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Major power outage
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| May.1 |
USA |
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Bush calls end to 'major combat' |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Mar.17 |
Washington |
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Bush: Saddam has 48 hours to leave Iraq |
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First alert over SARS
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno |
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| Feb.5 |
UN Security Council |
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Powell made evidence presentation |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down
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| Nov.8 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441 |
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Russian troops storm theater
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183 people dead after bomb blasts
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| Sep.12 |
UN |
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Bush addressed U.N. on Iraq |
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Kidnapped US reporter is dead
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| Feb.8 |
Utah |
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Winter Olympics opened |
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing |
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| Nov.29 |
Southern California |
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George Harrison dies |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260 |
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US begins military strike
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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Terror attacks hit U.S. 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
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Closest Presidential election Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
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Nasdaq reached 5048 |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
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Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict
