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Healthcare reform vote U.S. Congress: Obama: 'The time for reform is right now'
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Obama hails 'historic' healthcare vote| US President has described a congressional vote on healthcare reform due on Sunday as a 'historic' moment in a century-long struggle | |
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Ex-general links gays in military, massacre. U.S. Senate
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Clinton in Russia for nuke, Mideast talks 
Moscow: U.S. Secretary of State arrived to jump-start talks on a new nuclear treaty between the countries and the stalled Mideast peace process
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Obama reasserts healthcare bill |
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Clinton affirms US support for Israel
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Envoy delays visit over Israeli settlement
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Obama aide condemns Israeli homes plan
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Clinton: Israeli action an 'insult' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in East Jerusalem was 'insulting'
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Moon move dismays Apollo men |
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Biden condemns new Israel housing units Jerusalem: Vice President Joe Biden the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood
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Joe Biden in Israel to press peace talks |
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US denies settlement West Bank breach |
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Blackwater allegations prompt US review |
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Obama to block vote on Turkey genocide |
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Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide House of Representatives: House Foreign Affairs Committeel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during WWI as genocide, despite White House
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Obama urges Congress to vote on health |
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Clinton in Uruguay, plans Chile visit |
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Barak: Nuclear Iran threat beyond Israel |
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Healthcare summit fails to reach accord |
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president House of Representatives: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
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Obama pushes to revive healthcare reform |
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China. Beijing
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Obama unveils 2011 budget plans |
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Obama delivers his first State of the Union U.S. Congress: US President in his first State of the Union address has said that jobs must be the nation's number one focus
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Obama pushes new bank regulation 
US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
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Republicans win key US Senate election 
Boston: Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death
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Obama orders review of flight screenings |
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Senate passes healthcare reform bill. U.S. Senate
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Obama issues new Afghan orders |
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
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US House backs healthcare reforms. House of Representatives
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Clinton urges new Mid-East talks |
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Senate panel passes health bill |
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Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize  Norway: Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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Obama urges action on healthcare | U.S. Congress: US President has made one of the most critical speeches of his presidency, as he faced Congress over his plans for healthcare reform. He said that failure to introduce reform had led the... | |
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Kennedy laid to rest in Arlington cemetery |
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Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies | New England: The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour. Edward Kennedy became a member of the Senate in 1962 to replace his br... | |
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Obama defends health care reforms |
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Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts
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Obama presses Netanyahu over 2-states |
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Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda |
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Obama marks 100th day in office |
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US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan |
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Obama reversed stem cell ban
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Clinton visits Asia to send key message |
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US lawmakers reach stimulus deal |
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US House passes economic package. House of Representatives
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Obama reverses abortion-funding policy |
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Obama signs order to close Guantanamo President Obama issued 3 executive orders to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration
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President Obama sworn into history Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones
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Clinton named secretary of state. Chicago
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Gates 'to stay as Pentagon chief' |
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US car firms ask for $25bn aid U.S. Congress: The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth' Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth
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World leaders grapple with crisis |
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Bush calls meeting with Obama 'friendly' |
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U.S. takes North Korea off terror list
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan House of Representatives: The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
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$700 billion bailout package failed |
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Bush hails financial rescue plan President George W Bush : The US is set to take 'unprecedented measures' to tackle the crisis gripping US financial markets
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McCain vows to shake up Washington |
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Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying' |
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Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger. U.S. Congress
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US lawmakers pass housing rescue |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush |
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Clinton backs Obama and bows out |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict |
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Baseball 'rife' with drug use |
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CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes |
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted
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New Mid-East peace drive launched
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US bill on Armenia moves forward. House of Representatives
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working. U.S. Congress
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World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline |
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| Jan.20 |
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Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates
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Democrats seize control of House USA: The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
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Bush signs Mexico fence into law |
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| Oct.20 |
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks |
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'U.S. threatened to bomb us' |
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US remembers 9/11 five years on. New York
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons |
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Europe 'connived in CIA flights' |
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US to join Iran talks |
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| May.9 |
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Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush |
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Bush faces pressure to block port deal |
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Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan' |
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| Nov.15 |
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'Secret CIA flights' probed. Spain
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| Oct.28 |
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Lewis Libby quits Cheney office |
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| Sep.29 |
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Roberts confirmed as chief justice. U.S. Senate
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Emergencies chief steps down |
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Chief Justice Rehnquist dies. Virginia
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| Jul.1 |
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Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires |
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| May.15 |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story
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| May.11 |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report |
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President speaks on state of nation |
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| Jan.20 |
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Bush sworn in for second term
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| Nov.15 |
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Rice to replace Colin Powell |
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| Nov.2 |
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Bush re-elected 
USA: In Ohio Kerry trailed Bush by about 104,000 votes out of just over 5 million cast -- 48% to 51%
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Iraq PM thanks U.S. |
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911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination' The 570-page, 14-chapter report offers recommendations for reforming security agencies to fight terrorism
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Tenet resigns as CIA director |
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| May.4 |
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Bush appeal to Arabs in abuse row |
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Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal |
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| Mar.29 |
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Bush welcomes NATO's new seven |
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| Feb.6 |
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Bush launches Iraq WMD commission |
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| Jan.25 |
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Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs |
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Bush unveils vision for moon and beyond |
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Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq |
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CIA chief takes blame for Bush speech |
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Bush: Saddam has 48 hours to leave Iraq |
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| Sep.20 |
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Bush addresses nation in Congress |
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| Jan.20 |
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Bush sworn in as president |
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| Dec.13 |
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Gore conceded race |
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| Nov.7 |
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Closest Presidential election Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state
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| 2010 |
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| coming Sun. |
Healthcare reform vote U.S. Congress: Obama: 'The time for reform is right now'
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger. U.S. Congress
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.19 |
Republicans win key US Senate election Boston: Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death
| 2008 |
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| Sep.4 |
McCain vows to shake up Washington |
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| Jun.7 |
Clinton backs Obama and bows out |
| 2007 |
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| Jan.20 |
Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.7 |
Democrats seize control of House USA: The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
| 2004 |
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| Nov.2 |
Bush re-elected USA: In Ohio Kerry trailed Bush by about 104,000 votes out of just over 5 million cast -- 48% to 51%
| 2000 |
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| Dec.13 |
Gore conceded race |
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| Nov.7 |
Closest Presidential election Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state
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| 2010 |
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| Mar. 8 |
US denies settlement West Bank breach |
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| Feb. 22 |
Obama pushes to revive healthcare reform |
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| Feb.1 |
Obama unveils 2011 budget plans |
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| Jan.21 |
Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
| 2009 |
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| Jan.22 |
Obama signs order to close Guantanamo President Obama issued 3 executive orders to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration
| 2005 |
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| Nov.30 |
Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan' |
| 2004 |
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| Mar.29 |
Bush welcomes NATO's new seven |
| 2003 |
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| Sep.7 |
Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq |
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| 2010 |
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| Tue. |
Clinton affirms US support for Israel
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| Mar. 12 |
Clinton: Israeli action an 'insult' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in East Jerusalem was 'insulting'
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| Mar. 5 |
Obama to block vote on Turkey genocide |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.15 |
Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.23 |
Obama reverses abortion-funding policy |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.12 |
Major Guantanamo setback for Bush |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.26 |
Bush signs Mexico fence into law |
| 2005 |
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| Jul.1 |
Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires |
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| 2005 |
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| May.15 |
Newsweek backs off Quran story
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| 2006 |
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| Sep.11 |
US remembers 9/11 five years on. New York
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.15 |
Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying' |
| 2003 |
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| Mar.17 |
Bush: Saddam has 48 hours to leave Iraq |
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| 2008 |
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| Nov.15 |
Summit pledge to 'restore growth' Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth
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| Nov.14 |
World leaders grapple with crisis |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.27 |
New Mid-East peace drive launched
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| 2010 |
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| Mar. 5 |
Blackwater allegations prompt US review |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.15 |
'Secret CIA flights' probed. Spain
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| May.11 |
Names named in US Iraq oil report |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.22 |
911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination' The 570-page, 14-chapter report offers recommendations for reforming security agencies to fight terrorism
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| Jan.25 |
Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs |
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| 2010 |
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Clinton in Russia for nuke, Mideast talks Moscow: U.S. Secretary of State arrived to jump-start talks on a new nuclear treaty between the countries and the stalled Mideast peace process
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Envoy delays visit over Israeli settlement
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| Mar. 8 |
Joe Biden in Israel to press peace talks |
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| Mar. 1 |
Clinton in Uruguay, plans Chile visit |
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| Feb. 18 |
Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China. Beijing
| 2009 |
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| Oct.31 |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks |
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| May.18 |
Obama presses Netanyahu over 2-states |
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| Feb.16 |
Clinton visits Asia to send key message |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.23 |
Iraq PM thanks U.S. |
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| Apr.14 |
Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.6 |
CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes |
| 2006 |
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| Sep.6 |
Bush admits to CIA secret prisons |
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| Jun.6 |
Europe 'connived in CIA flights' |
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| 2010 |
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| Feb. 25 |
Healthcare summit fails to reach accord |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.11 |
Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
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| May.6 |
Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.20 |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks |
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| 2010 |
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| Wed. |
Obama reasserts healthcare bill |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.30 |
Obama issues new Afghan orders |
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| Oct.9 |
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | Norway: Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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| Sep.9 |
Obama urges action on healthcare | U.S. Congress: US President has made one of the most critical speeches of his presidency, as he faced Congress over his plans for healthcare reform. He said that failure to introduce reform had led the... | |
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| Apr.29 |
Obama marks 100th day in office |
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| Jan.20 |
President Obama sworn into history Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones
| 2008 |
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| Dec.1 |
Clinton named secretary of state. Chicago
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| Nov.25 |
Gates 'to stay as Pentagon chief' |
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| Nov.10 |
Bush calls meeting with Obama 'friendly' |
| 2007 |
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| May.17 |
World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
| 2006 |
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| Nov.8 |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates
| 2005 |
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| Oct.28 |
Lewis Libby quits Cheney office |
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| Sep.12 |
Emergencies chief steps down |
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| Feb.2 |
President speaks on state of nation |
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| Jan.20 |
Bush sworn in for second term
| 2004 |
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| Nov.15 |
Rice to replace Colin Powell |
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| Jun.3 |
Tenet resigns as CIA director |
| 2001 |
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| Sep.20 |
Bush addresses nation in Congress |
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| Jan.20 |
Bush sworn in as president |
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.22 |
Obama defends health care reforms |
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| 2010 |
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| Mar. 12 |
Moon move dismays Apollo men |
| 2009 |
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| Jul.20 |
Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts
| 2004 |
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| Jan.14 |
Bush unveils vision for moon and beyond |
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| 2010 |
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| Yesterday |
Ex-general links gays in military, massacre. U.S. Senate
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| 2010 |
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| Feb. 26 |
Barak: Nuclear Iran threat beyond Israel |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.3 |
U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted
| 2006 |
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| May.31 |
US to join Iran talks |
| 2004 |
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| Feb.6 |
Bush launches Iraq WMD commission |
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.29 |
Kennedy laid to rest in Arlington cemetery |
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| Aug.25 |
Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies | New England: The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour. Edward Kennedy became a member of the Senate in 1962 to replace his br... | |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.3 |
Chief Justice Rehnquist dies. Virginia
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| 2010 |
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| Today |
Obama hails 'historic' healthcare vote| US President has described a congressional vote on healthcare reform due on Sunday as a 'historic' moment in a century-long struggle | |
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| Mar. 4 |
Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide House of Representatives: House Foreign Affairs Committeel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during WWI as genocide, despite White House
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| Mar. 3 |
Obama urges Congress to vote on health |
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| Feb. 24 |
Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president House of Representatives: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
| Toyoda apologises for faults behind the recall of millions of its vehicles
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| Jan.27 |
Obama delivers his first State of the Union U.S. Congress: US President in his first State of the Union address has said that jobs must be the nation's number one focus
| 2009 |
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| Dec.24 |
Senate passes healthcare reform bill. U.S. Senate
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| Nov.7 |
US House backs healthcare reforms. House of Representatives
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| Oct.13 |
Senate panel passes health bill |
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| Feb.11 |
US lawmakers reach stimulus deal |
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| Jan.28 |
US House passes economic package. House of Representatives
| 2008 |
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| Nov.18 |
US car firms ask for $25bn aid U.S. Congress: The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy
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| Oct.3 |
House backs $700bn bail-out plan House of Representatives: The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
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| Sep.29 |
$700 billion bailout package failed |
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| Jul.23 |
US lawmakers pass housing rescue |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.10 |
US bill on Armenia moves forward. House of Representatives
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| Sep.10 |
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working. U.S. Congress
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| Apr.26 |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan |
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| Mar.27 |
Senate votes for Iraq deadline |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.29 |
Roberts confirmed as chief justice. U.S. Senate
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