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  Bush calls for offshore drilling  President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports Oil price per barrel reached $147.02  OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer   US anthrax 'suspect' found dead   Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged   Phelps wins historic eighth gold  23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m ... McCain picks woman running mate US takes over key mortgage firms 24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy Bush hails financial rescue plan Fossett plane found House backs $700bn bail-out plan Dow Jones hits 5-year low Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo U.S. takes North Korea off terror list Barack Obama wins presidential election World leaders grapple with crisis Summit pledge to 'restore growth' Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 Recession fears hit stock markets US Fed announces $800bn stimulus Gates 'to stay as Pentagon chief'

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Iran boats threatened US ships McCain wins Republican nomination Scandal-hit governor resigns Police entered YFZ compound Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict   Obama winner of Democratic race

January 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jan.7   Iran
Jan.8  New Hampshire  Clinton wins Democratic primary
Jan.22  New York  Heath Ledger found dead

February 2008 ... more > Top ^

Feb.5    McCain surges ahead in primaries
Feb.20  Hawaii  US missile hits 'toxic satellite'
Feb.21  Serbia  US embassy in Belgrade attacked

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Mar.12   New York

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Apr.3   Texas
Apr.9  San Francisco Bay Area  Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
Apr.15   Washington
Apr.20  New York  Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
Apr.22  Pennsylvania  Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote'
Apr.30  Somalia  Air raid kills militants

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May.19  Venezuela  U.S. plane strays into Venezuela
May.22  New York  Oil soars to new record over $135
May.25    Historic pictures sent from Mars
May.31  Washington  Democrats reach delegate deal

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Jun.1  Iraq  Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May
Jun.3   U. S. Midwest  
  Democratic presidential candidate has earned enough delegates to clinch his party's nomination, US media have projected
 On the final day of primary voting, Obama won the day's other primary, in Montana. Hillary Clinton, who is winning South Dakota, has refused to concede the election
Jun.5   Guantanamo 9/11 suspects on trial Jun.6   New York Oil price soars as US woes mount Jun.7  Washington  Clinton backs Obama and bows out Jun.11  West Pakistan  U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Jun.12  U.S. Supreme Court  Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Jun.18   Washington     Bush calls for offshore drilling
  President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports
Jun.25   South Korea South Korea lifts ban on US beef

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Jul.8  Czech Republic  US and Czechs sign defence deal Jul.11    Mortgage firms' shares slump   New York   Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
  OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
Jul.19   Kabul Obama opens foreign tour Jul.23   U.S. Congress US lawmakers pass housing rescue

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Aug.1   Washington     US anthrax 'suspect' found dead Map of Frederick Maryland USA
  Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged
Aug.5   U.S. Congress Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger Aug.6   Guantanamo Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty Aug.7  Baghdad  U.S. troops may leave by 2011 Aug.12  Beijing  Phelps becomes greatest Olympian Aug.14   Poland Poland, U.S. to sign missile shield deal Aug.15  Washington  Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying' Aug.16   Beijing     Phelps wins historic eighth gold
  23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley.    He teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time. Phelps swam 17 times over 9 days and set wo...
Aug.22   Chicago Senator Joe Biden is Obama's choice Aug.25  Colorado  Democrats gather to endorse Obama Aug.27  Georgia  U.S. ship arrives in Georgia Aug.28   Colorado Obama launches historic campaign Aug.29   Ohio     McCain picks woman running mate  Republican presidential hopeful has picked Sarah Palin, the female governor of Alaska, as his surprise running mate Aug.31  New Orleans  Hundreds of thousands flee coast

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Sep.3   West Pakistan U.S. troops attack in Pakistan  Minnesota  Palin makes convention debut Sep.4  Minnesota  McCain vows to shake up Washington Sep.5   Libya Rice meets with Libya leader Sep.7   Washington   US takes over key mortgage firms  US financial officials have outlined plans for the government to take over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the largest bail-outs in US history Sep.8  New York  Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open Sep.9  Washington  Bush reshuffles war-zone troops Sep.11   Venezuela Venezuela to expel U.S. ambassador Sep.12   Los Angeles   24 killed, 135 injured in train collision  Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train Sep.13   Texas Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast Sep.14   New York   Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy   The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis Sep.16   New York World markets continue to slide Sep.17  United Kingdom  Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal  New York  Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling Sep.19   Washington     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 Sep.21  New York  US banks make shock status switch Sep.22  West Pakistan  Pakistan troops 'repel US raid'  Global  Shares slide amid bail-out fears Sep.26   Southern U.S. McCain and Obama spar in first debate Sep.27  New England  Paul Newman dies at 83 Sep.29  New York  Dow closed down 777 points  U.S. Congress  $700 billion bailout package failed

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Oct.1  U.S. Congress  Senate backs new bail-out bill Oct.2   California   Fossett plane found Map of Mammoth Lakes USA  Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body Oct.3   U.S. Congress   House backs $700bn bail-out plan   The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector  Nevada  Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts Oct.7   New York   Dow Jones hits 5-year low  The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses   Guantanamo   Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo  A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility  Tennessee  McCain, Obama trade blows on economy Oct.8  London  World's central banks slash interest rates  Guantanamo  Guantanamo Uighur release blocked  Western Afghanistan  US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians Oct.9  New York  Wall St. falls after early gains Oct.10  Washington  U.S. would support talks with Taliban  Washington  G7 nations pledge to fight crisis Oct.11   Washington   U.S. takes North Korea off terror list  State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism Oct.12  West Pakistan  Suspected U.S. strike kills 4 Oct.26  Syria  U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria Oct.27  West Pakistan  US missile strike has killed up to 20 people Oct. 29   Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series  Washington  Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks

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Nov. 4  Ohio  Obama wins battleground Ohio   Chicago     Barack Obama wins presidential election  As polls closed on the West coast, the senator was projected to receive enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold Nov. 5  Washington  Obama builds up White House team Nov. 7  Washington  US jobless rate at 14-year high Nov. 10   Washington Bush calls meeting with Obama 'friendly' Nov. 12  Washington  Car wrangle looms in US bail-out Nov. 14   Washington   World leaders grapple with crisis   The world leaders gathering for economic summit may be looking ahead to his successor. Bush is ready to defend Western-style capitalism Nov. 15  Washington  New trade deal by 'end of year'  Washington  Bush: G20 committed to free trade   Washington   Summit pledge to 'restore growth'   Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth Nov. 16   Baghdad   Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal  The cabinet has approved a security pact with the US governing the future presence of 150,000 US troops in the country  Southern California  Wildfires wreak havoc Nov. 17   New York   Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000  The bank has announced plans for new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year It's about 20% of its staff  Washington  Obama vows to 'work with' McCain  San Francisco Bay Area  Jerry Yang to quit as Yahoo boss Nov. 18   U.S. Congress US car firms ask for $25bn aid Nov. 19   New York US shares plunge to five-year low Nov. 20   Global   Recession fears hit stock markets  World shares have fallen amid concerns that the economy will enter a protracted downturn. The Dow Jones fell 2.3% in early trade  Pakistan  Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike  U.S. Congress  No agreement for US car bail-out    Report: US dominance 'set to wane' Fri.  New York  Gadhafi's son praises Libya-U.S. relations Sat.  Alaska  Palin's star burns brightly as Oprah calls Sun.  U.S. Congress  Democrats eye huge economic boost   Washington Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline Mon.  Washington  Obama pledges 'jolt' to economy  Texas  Charity guilty of funding terror Tue.   Washington   US Fed announces $800bn stimulus  The Federal Reserve is to inject another $800bn into the US economy in a further effort to stabilise the financial system   Washington     Gates 'to stay as Pentagon chief'  Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to stay on in charge of the Pentagon when Obama takes office as president, according to media reports  Iraq  U.S. troops killed on humanitarian mission Yesterday  Baghdad  Iraq delays vote on future of U.S. troops  Kabul  Four killed in blast near U.S. Embassy Today   Thanksgiving

Iran boats threatened US ships Poland, U.S. to sign missile shield deal U.S. troops attack in Pakistan Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal  The cabinet has approved a security pact with the US governing the future presence of 150,000 US troops in the country   Gates 'to stay as Pentagon chief'  Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to stay on in charge of the Pentagon when Obama takes office as president, according to media reports Thanksgiving   US anthrax 'suspect' found dead Map of Frederick Maryland USA



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2008
Jan.7   Iran
Feb.20  Hawaii  US missile hits 'toxic satellite'
Apr.30  Somalia  Air raid kills militants
May.19  Venezuela  U.S. plane strays into Venezuela
Jun.1  Iraq  Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May
Jun.11  West Pakistan  U.S.-led troops behind border deaths
Jul.8  Czech Republic  US and Czechs sign defence deal
Aug.7  Baghdad  U.S. troops may leave by 2011
Aug.14   Poland
Aug.27  Georgia  U.S. ship arrives in Georgia
Sep.3   West Pakistan
Sep.9  Washington  Bush reshuffles war-zone troops
Sep.22  West Pakistan  Pakistan troops 'repel US raid'
Oct.8  Western Afghanistan  US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians
Oct.10  Washington  U.S. would support talks with Taliban
Oct.12  West Pakistan  Suspected U.S. strike kills 4
Oct.26  Syria  U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria
Oct.27  West Pakistan  US missile strike has killed up to 20 people
Nov. 16   Baghdad
Nov. 20  Pakistan  Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike
Tue.   Washington
Tue.  Iraq  U.S. troops killed on humanitarian mission
Yesterday  Baghdad  Iraq delays vote on future of U.S. troops



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Aug.1   Washington
  Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged
Aug.31  New Orleans  Hundreds of thousands flee coast Sep.12   Los Angeles 24 killed, 135 injured in train collision  Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train Sep.13   Texas Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast Oct.2   California Fossett plane found Map of Mammoth Lakes USA  Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body Nov. 16  Southern California  Wildfires wreak havoc


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2008 Apr.9  San Francisco Bay Area  Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Aug.12  Beijing  Phelps becomes greatest Olympian Aug.16   Beijing   Phelps wins historic eighth gold
  23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley.    He teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time. Phelps swam 17 times over 9 days and set wo...
Sep.8  New York  Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open Oct. 29   Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series


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2008 Jan.22  New York  Heath Ledger found dead May.22  New York  Oil soars to new record over $135 Jun.6   New York Oil price soars as US woes mount Jun.18   Washington   Bush calls for offshore drilling
  President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports
Jun.25   South Korea South Korea lifts ban on US beef Jul.11    Mortgage firms' shares slump Jul.11   New York Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
  OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
Jul.23   U.S. Congress US lawmakers pass housing rescue Aug.5   U.S. Congress Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger Sep.7   Washington US takes over key mortgage firms  US financial officials have outlined plans for the government to take over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the largest bail-outs in US history Sep.14   New York Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy   The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis Sep.16   New York World markets continue to slide Sep.17  United Kingdom  Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal Sep.17  New York  Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling Sep.19   Washington   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 Sep.21  New York  US banks make shock status switch Sep.22  Global  Shares slide amid bail-out fears Sep.27  New England  Paul Newman dies at 83 Sep.29  New York  Dow closed down 777 points Sep.29  U.S. Congress  $700 billion bailout package failed Oct.1  U.S. Congress  Senate backs new bail-out bill Oct.3   U.S. Congress House backs $700bn bail-out plan   The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector Oct.7   New York Dow Jones hits 5-year low  The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses Oct.7  Tennessee  McCain, Obama trade blows on economy Oct.8  London  World's central banks slash interest rates Oct.9  New York  Wall St. falls after early gains Oct.10  Washington  G7 nations pledge to fight crisis Oct. 29  Washington  Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks Nov. 7  Washington  US jobless rate at 14-year high Nov. 12  Washington  Car wrangle looms in US bail-out Nov. 14   Washington World leaders grapple with crisis   The world leaders gathering for economic summit may be looking ahead to his successor. Bush is ready to defend Western-style capitalism Nov. 15  Washington  New trade deal by 'end of year' Nov. 15  Washington  Bush: G20 committed to free trade Nov. 15   Washington Summit pledge to 'restore growth'   Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth Nov. 17   New York Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000  The bank has announced plans for new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year It's about 20% of its staff Nov. 17  San Francisco Bay Area  Jerry Yang to quit as Yahoo boss Nov. 18   U.S. Congress US car firms ask for $25bn aid Nov. 19   New York US shares plunge to five-year low Nov. 20   Global Recession fears hit stock markets  World shares have fallen amid concerns that the economy will enter a protracted downturn. The Dow Jones fell 2.3% in early trade Nov. 20  U.S. Congress  No agreement for US car bail-out Sat.  Alaska  Palin's star burns brightly as Oprah calls Sun.  U.S. Congress  Democrats eye huge economic boost Sun.   Washington Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline Mon.  Washington  Obama pledges 'jolt' to economy Tue.   Washington US Fed announces $800bn stimulus  The Federal Reserve is to inject another $800bn into the US economy in a further effort to stabilise the financial system


USA, 2008 Crime & Justice Timeline ... See World Crime & Justice timeline Top ^
2008 Apr.3   Texas Police entered YFZ compound Jun.5   Guantanamo 9/11 suspects on trial Jun.12  U.S. Supreme Court  Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Aug.1   Washington   US anthrax 'suspect' found dead Map of Frederick Maryland USA
  Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged
Aug.6   Guantanamo Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty Oct.3  Nevada  Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts Oct.7   Guantanamo Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo  A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility Oct.8  Guantanamo  Guantanamo Uighur release blocked Oct.11   Washington U.S. takes North Korea off terror list  State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism Mon.  Texas  Charity guilty of funding terror Yesterday  Kabul  Four killed in blast near U.S. Embassy


USA, 2008 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2008 Jan.8  New Hampshire  Clinton wins Democratic primary Feb.5    McCain surges ahead in primaries Feb.20  Hawaii  US missile hits 'toxic satellite' Feb.21  Serbia  US embassy in Belgrade attacked Mar.4   McCain wins Republican nomination Mar.12   New York Scandal-hit governor resigns Apr.3   Texas Police entered YFZ compound Apr.9  San Francisco Bay Area  Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Apr.15   Washington Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict Apr.20  New York  Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero Apr.22  Pennsylvania  Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote' May.25    Historic pictures sent from Mars May.31  Washington  Democrats reach delegate deal Jun.3   U. S. Midwest   Obama winner of Democratic race
  Democratic presidential candidate has earned enough delegates to clinch his party's nomination, US media have projected
 On the final day of primary voting, Obama won the day's other primary, in Montana. Hillary Clinton, who is winning South Dakota, has refused to concede the election
Jun.7  Washington  Clinton backs Obama and bows out Jun.12  U.S. Supreme Court  Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Jul.8  Czech Republic  US and Czechs sign defence deal Jul.19   Kabul Obama opens foreign tour Jul.23   U.S. Congress US lawmakers pass housing rescue Aug.5   U.S. Congress Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger Aug.14   Poland Poland, U.S. to sign missile shield deal Aug.15  Washington  Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying' Aug.22   Chicago Senator Joe Biden is Obama's choice Aug.25  Colorado  Democrats gather to endorse Obama Aug.27  Georgia  U.S. ship arrives in Georgia Aug.28   Colorado Obama launches historic campaign Aug.29   Ohio   McCain picks woman running mate  Republican presidential hopeful has picked Sarah Palin, the female governor of Alaska, as his surprise running mate Sep.3  Minnesota  Palin makes convention debut Sep.4  Minnesota  McCain vows to shake up Washington Sep.5