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| May.21 |
Afghanistan on Bush-NATO agenda U.S. President welcomed Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to his ranch for talks to be dominated by the surging violence in Afghanistan
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| Aug.16 |
Erin wanes, Dean waxes Tropical Storm Erin weakened to a tropical depression as it crossed the Gulf Coast, bringing localized heavy rain and 35-mph wind
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| May.3 |
Warriors finish off Mavs with blowout win Davis scored 20 points, Jackson made a franchise playoff-record 7 3-pointers with a 111-86 victory over the NBA-best Dallas
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| May.3 |
Suns and Spurs progress to semis The Suns beat LA 119-110 with the help of 26 points from Stoudemire. Spurs' 93-78 victory completed a 4-1 series triumph
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| May.18 |
Spurs clinching series win over Suns San Antonio closed out their contentious series with Phoenix with a 114-106 victory in Game 6
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| May.31 |
San Antonio advance to NBA finals| The Spurs made a crushing 109-84 victory over the Utah Jazz. Duncan and Parker each scored 21 points, helping clinch the Western Conference series 4-1 | |
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| Jun.8 |
Spurs go ahead with a crushing win San Antonio used a harassing defense to fluster LeBron James and crush Cavaliers 85-76 in the opening game of the NBA finals
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| Jun.10 |
Spurs hold off Cavaliers to lead Finals 2-0 Parker scored 30 points as the Spurs schooled Cleveland in championship basketball for 31.5 quarters, overpowering Cleveland 103-92
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| Jun.13 |
Spurs one away from NBA title win San Antonio moved to the brink of their third title in the last five years after grinding out a 75-72 victory over Cleveland
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| Jun.14 |
Spurs finish off Cavs Parker scored 24 points, Ginobili had 27 and the Spurs moved in among the NBA's greatest franchises with an 83-82 victory
| With their 4th championship since 1999 the Spurs joined the Boston Celtics, LA Lakers and Chicago Bulls as the only teams in NBA history to win 4 titles
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| Aug.22 |
Rangers score 30 runs on Orioles The Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an AL record in a 30-3 rout
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| Nov.18 |
Dynamo repeats MLS championship Houston rallied with two goals in the second half to beat the New England Revolution 2-1 in the MLS Cup, the first MLS team to repeat in a d...
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| Jan.16 |
BP failed on safety - U.S. panel| Panel: British oil company failed to emphasize safety at its U.S. refineries before the Texas City explosion that killed 15. CEO Browne to s... | |
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| Jan.27 |
Bluesman BB King leaves hospital Blues legend has been discharged from hospital after a bout of flu, and his management says he is 'back to his old self'
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| Feb.11 |
Dixie Chicks earn Grammys triumph Dixie Chicks have album, song, record of year, Red Hot Chili Peppers earn 4 awards, Carrie Underwood is best new artist
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| Apr.21 |
Nasa killer 'had bad job review' The gunman who killed a hostage and himself in a stand-off blamed his victim for a poor work performance review
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| Apr.20 |
Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base
Map of Johnson Space Center Houston USA| Police, who entered when they heard a gunshot, also found a 2nd hostage, a woman, who was alive but tied up with tape | |
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| Apr.21 |
Nasa killer 'had bad job review' The gunman who killed a hostage and himself in a stand-off blamed his victim for a poor work performance review
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| May.8 |
US drops Cuban militant's charges A judge has dropped immigration charges against Luis Posada Carriles, who has been accused of blowing up a Cuban airliner
| The Cuban government accuses him of being involved in the downing of a Cuban passenger plane, which killed 73 people
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| Aug.22 |
Texas carries out 400th execution Johnny Ray Conner, 32, was put to death. Texas has carried out its 400th execution since the US Supreme Court reintroduced the penalty
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| Aug.30 |
Clemency for death row man Governor Rick Perry has halted the execution of a getaway driver in a botched 1996 bank robbery
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| May.21 |
Afghanistan on Bush-NATO agenda U.S. President welcomed Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to his ranch for talks to be dominated by the surging violence in Afghanistan
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| May.26 |
'Love triangle' pilot leaves Nasa The space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein is at the center of a love triangle that included a former astronaut who faces attempted kidnapping charges
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| Jul.14 |
US farewell to former first lady Former US presidents and first ladies to pay their respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late widow of former President Lyndon B Johnson