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US will liberate Iraq, says Bush President rallied troops, telling them that a war in Iraq would be 'not to conquer but to liberate'
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| Feb.1 |
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Space shuttle and crew lost Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
Those killed on the flight were commander Rick D. Husband; pilot William C. McCool; payload commander Michael P. Anderson; mission specialists David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark; and Israel's astronaut, Ilan Ramon. The loss was caused by damage sustained during launch when a piece of insulation broke off
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NASA mourns, seeks answers Investigators were working to determine what caused the shuttle Columbia to disintegrate into a trail of flaming debris
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Remains found among shuttle debris NASA will conduct its own investigation, as will the Congress, and the government is forming an independent commission
| Feb.2 |
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Clues sought for shuttle disaster Nasa has vowed to leave 'no stone unturned'. police teams scoured large areas in Texas for shuttle fragments
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Sensors: rising temperatures on Columbia In the final minutes something occurred on the craft's left side, significant enough to make the space craft roll to the right
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NASA probe progressing, assessing data Federal investigators formed teams to undertake the task of determining what went wrong when Columbia broke apart
| Feb.3 |
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Nasa extends shuttle search Experts have extended their search for debris and crew remains across the western United States
| Feb.4 |
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NASA memo warned of tile damage The memo noted that debris striking the left wing after takeoff might have 'the potential for a large damage area to the tile'
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NASA remembers 'Columbia seven'
| Feb.9 |
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Shuttle recovery teams redeployed
| Feb.13 |
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NASA: puncture may be to blame Engineers convinced Columbia's left wheel well was punctured, allowing super heated gas to leak into the wing
| Feb.25 |
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NASA: debris part of shuttle wing
| Feb.26 |
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Engineers warned of shuttle wing burning
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| Mar.5 |
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Debris suggests shuttle tires blew out
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| Apr.19 |
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Former POWs return to bases A C-17 cargo plane carrying 7 soldiers once held as prisoners of war in Iraq arrived to a cheering crowd | |
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| May.4 |
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Mavericks advanced over Trail Blazers
| May.5 |
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Anaheim ends Dallas' season with 4-3 win
| May.6 |
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Seal 'caused' shuttle disaster
| May.14 |
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18 human cargo die
| May.15 |
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Spurs' rout ends Lakers' three-year reign San Antonio overpowered the tired, beat-up LA 110-82 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2
| May.17 |
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Dallas advanced over Sacramento
| May.23 |
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Annika Sorenstam failed to make cut 3 bogeys at The Colonial on the front nine led to a 4-over-par second round
| May.29 |
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Spurs get into NBA Finals over Mavs San Antonio defeated Dallas 90-78 to win the Western Conference finals 4-2
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| Jun.4 |
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Spurs dominates over Nets in Game 1
| Jun.6 |
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Nets wins over Spurs in Game 2
| Jun.8 |
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Spurs take series lead
| Jun.11 |
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Astros use 6 pitchers to no-hit Yankees
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Nets hold off Spurs to even Finals
| Jun.13 |
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Spurs win Game 5 over Nets
| Jun.15 |
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Spurs clinch NBA title over Nets Map of San Antonio Texas San Antonio captured the title with 1 game to spare as they overcame New Jersey 8-77 to take a 4-2 lead in the series | |
| Jun.26 |
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Supreme Court overturns gay sex ban By 6-3 decision court has struck down a ban on homosexual sex in Texas | |
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| Jul.4 |
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3 missing in fireworks blast
| Jul.11 |
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Enron creditors 'to lose four fifths' Creditors of bankrupt energy trader will receive less than a fifth of what they are owed, under a reorganisation plan
| Jul.13 |
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Armstrong took lead Tour de France Mayo of Spain won the legendary L'Alpe d'Huez stage. Armstrong finished third
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Hurricane alert
| Jul.15 |
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Claudette weakens to tropical storm
| Jul.21 |
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Bush, Berlusconi in ranch talks
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Armstrong wins Tour stage
| Jul.26 |
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Armstrong closes on Tour title The American leads second-placed Jan Ullrich by 76 seconds. Britain's David Millar won the 49km stage
| Jul.27 |
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Armstrong wins 5th Tour The 31-year-old Texan becomes only the 2nd rider to win 5 Tours in a row and one of 5 men to have won 5 Tours in total | |
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| Aug.10 |
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Space wedding The wedding has taken place with the groom orbiting the Earth and the bride on the ground
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| Sep.15 |
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Cundiff sparks Cowboys
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| Nov.12 |
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Agassi downs Ferrero
| Nov.13 |
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Roddick loses to Schuettler at Masters
| Nov.14 |
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Federer demolishes sorry Ferrero
| Nov.15 |
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Federer cruises past Roddick
| Nov.17 |
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Federer rolls to Masters Cup crown Wimbledon champion finished the season in style by thrashing Andre Agassi 6-3 6-0 6-4
| Nov.22 |
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Thousands pay tribute to Kennedy Dallas marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination there of United States President
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