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 2005
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| Jan.2 |
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St. Louis clinches playoff spot over Jets
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| Jan.15 |
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Falcons run all over Rams 47-17
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| Jan.16 |
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Patriots 'D' stifles Colts in 20-3 victory
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Eagles cruise past Vikings 27-14
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| Jan.23 |
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Patriots routed Steelers 41-27 The New England are going back to the Super Bowl for the 3rd time in 4 seasons because they overwhelmed Pittsburgh
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| Mar.11 |
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Revenge likely motive in judge killings Bart Ross committed suicide after leaving a note confessing to the killings
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| Mar.12 |
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Gunman kills 7 at church meeting A gunman opened fire in a Wisconsin hotel, leaving 7 people dead or dying before killing himself
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| Mar.21 |
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10 dead in school shooting   Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4370617.stm#map| A gunman, a local student, opened fire at a school in Minnesota. He is believed to be among the dead | |
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| Apr.2 |
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North Carolina, Illinois advances to final
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| Apr.4 |
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N. Carolina win national title over Illinois Tar Heels win 75-70 4th national title and Roy Williams' first as a head coach
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| Apr.19 |
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GM loses $1.1bn as car sales slow Flagging sales and the cost of employee healthcare pushed General Motors to a net loss of $1.1bn
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| Apr.26 |
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Mafia 'takes major hit' 14 alleged mobsters have been charged with crimes including 18 murders, in one of biggest ever crackdowns
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| May.6 |
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Wizards eliminated Bulls
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| May.7 |
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Pacers win first-round series over Celtics
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| May.19 |
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Detroit eliminated Indiana in Game 6 Pistons are knocking the Pacers out of the playoffs, 88-79, and sending Reggie Miller into retirement
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| Jun.6 |
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Detroit defeated Heat in East finals Led by their backcourt the Pistons defeated Miami 88-82 in final Game 7
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| Jun.7 |
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GM to cut 25,000 jobs by '08 General Motors is closing a number of plants, CEO Rick Wagoner told shareholders
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| Jun.12 |
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Spurs win over Pistons 97-76
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| Jun.14 |
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Pistons pull away for 96-79 Game 3 win
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| Jun.19 |
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USA Grand Prix descends into farce
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Horry lifts Spurs to OT victory
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| Jun.21 |
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Detroit forces Game 7 with win over Spurs
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| Jun.23 |
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Spurs dethrone Pistons| Duncan dominates the fourth quarter of Game 7, as San Antonio beat the Detroit 81-74 | |
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| Jun.28 |
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Bucks make Bogut No. 1 pick
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| Jul.12 |
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All-Star Game
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| Jul.25 |
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Teamsters, SEIU quit AFL-CIO The announcement came on the first day of the 50-year-old labor federation's meeting
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| Aug.10 |
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Police seize jailbreak couple Police have arrested George and Jennifer Hyatte a day after she helped him to escape from a courthouse
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| Aug.21 |
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Federer wins 22nd successive final
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| Sep.29 |
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White Sox clinched AL Central crown
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| Oct.7 |
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White Sox defeat Red Sox to win Series
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| Oct.16 |
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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
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| Oct.19 |
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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
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| Oct.22 |
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White Sox win 5-3 over Astros in Game 1
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| Oct.23 |
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Podsednik stuns Astros
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| Oct.24 |
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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 | |
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| Oct.25 |
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White Sox beat Astros 7-5, take 3-0 lead Geoff Blum won the longest game in World Series history in the 14th inning with a tiebreaking, 2-out solo homer
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| Oct.26 |
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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 | |
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| Nov.2 |
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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks buried Clinton and singer Aretha Franklin are attending
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| Nov.6 |
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Killer tornado strikes At least 21 people have been killed and dozens injured. Most of the dead were in a mobile park in Evansville
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| Nov.21 |
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Car giant GM to cut 30,000 staff General Motors is to cut 30,000 jobs in N. America under a restructuring drive that aims to revive the company
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| Dec.1 |
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Former media baron pleads not guilty Conrad Black pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges in connection with the alleged looting of more than $80m
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| Dec.8 |
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Jet skids off runway| Boeing 737 has skidded off at Midway airport and onto a street and hit 2 cars, killing a 6-year-old boy | |
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