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Clinton wins tight Nevada caucus Deal reached on US economic plan Bush addresses US economy fears Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75   Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict  Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US Democrats reach delegate deal Surprise Obama-Clinton talks held Clinton backs Obama and bows out Major Guantanamo setback for Bush   Bush calls for offshore drilling


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Jan.22  Fed slashes rates in shock move
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Jan.31  CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist


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Feb.11  US 'to charge six 9/11 suspects'
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Feb.18  U.S. recognizes independent Kosovo
Feb.21  UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil


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Mar.16  McCain arrives in Baghdad
Mar.18  US admits economy is in downturn
 Bush: War in Iraq must go on
Mar.19  Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory'
 Protesters march on Iraq anniversary
Mar.20  Firings over Obama file breach
Mar.21  House speaker blasts China over Tibet
 US candidates' records breached
Mar.26  Bush calls Hu to urge Tibet talks
Mar.31  US plans finance system overhaul


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Apr.4  Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed
Apr.8  IMF may sell 400 tons of gold
 Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal
Apr.10  Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
 Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions
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Apr.16  Pope in landmark White House trip
 Pope attacks US sex abuse record
Apr.23  U.S. to cite N. Korea-Syria nuclear link
Apr.30  CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy'
 Further cut in interest rates


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May.1  Bush offers $770m for food crisis
May.20  Gates: U.S. 'stuck' in Guantanamo
May.30  Burma policy costs lives, says US
May.31  US Democrats hold key poll talks


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 Danger of US downturn 'has faded'
Jun.11  US defends Afghan border strike
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  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.23  Violence down in Iraq since 'surge' Jun.24  US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result Jun.28  Bush calls for Zimbabwe sanctions

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Jul.2  U.S. may push UN sanctions on Zimbabwe Jul.9  U.S. to reduce cluster bomb casualties Jul.10  US warns Iran on missile threat  U.S. source disputes Iran missile tests Jul.13  US moves to bolster lending firms Jul.15  US official to attend Iran talks Jul.16 US inflation rate at 26-year high
Jul.18  Rice: 'Iran is a difficult, dangerous state' Jul.23   US lawmakers pass housing rescue  The House of Representatives has passed a massive housing rescue bill that could help struggling homeowners get cheaper loans Jul.26  Senate approves housing bill

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Aug.1     US anthrax 'suspect' found dead
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  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   Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger  U.S. auditors: Iraq is raking in more money from oil exports than it is spending, amassing a projected 4-year budget surplus of up to $80 billion Aug.6  U.S. warns of 'punitive' action on Iran Aug.13  US forces to deliver Georgia aid  Rice says Russia faces isolation Aug.15     Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying'   U.S. President Bush chided Russia for Cold War-style behavior in its territorial conflict with Georgia, accusing it of 'bullying and intimid... Aug.26 West condemns Russia over Georgia  U.S. envoy talks with Pakistan questioned Aug.28  US GDP rebounds with 3.3% growth

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Sep.2  Rice to make historic Libya visit  Bush backs McCain for president Sep.4  Lobbyist Abramoff jailed for corruption     McCain vows to shake up Washington   John McCain said he's prepared to reach across the aisle to get the country 'back on the road to prosperity and peace'  U.S. military: No troop cuts this year Sep.5  U.S. may pull nuclear deal to punish Russia  Bush considering 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq Sep.7   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.9     Bush reshuffles war-zone troops  US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan Sep.10  US oil officials in sex scandal Sep.11  Washington expels Bolivian envoy Sep. 12  US sanctions Venezuela officials Sep. 16 US government rescues insurer AIG
Sep. 18 US pledges financial rescue plan  Rice criticises 'isolated' Russia Sep. 19 Bush to meet Pakistani president     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
 Pentagon reviewing Afghanistan strategy Sep. 20  Crisis talks over 'toxic debt' rescue plan Sep. 21  Paulson wants a speedy debt deal Sep. 22  No cut in Iraq troop levels expected Sep. 23  Paulson eyes rescue plan backing Congress cool after bail-out plea Sep. 24  Bernanke demands bail-out action     Bush: Bail-out 'vital to easing crisis'   US President: Americans must support a massive bail-out of financial markets to ease a 'serious financial crisis'  N Korea warned over nuclear move Sep. 25     US rivals in economy crisis talks  Presidential candidates McCain and Obama are due to meet President Bush at the White House for emergency talks on the economy Wall St rescue plan 'needs work' Sep. 26   Bailout talks implode   High-stakes negotiations over the $700 billion bailout of the financial system dissolved into bickering, begging and a battle between parties  U.S. envoy urges better coordination Sep. 27  US edges closer to bail-out deal 'Great progress' in US bail-out Sep. 28 Obama and McCain back bail-out package  Buffett: Bail out or face meltdown   US lawmakers publish rescue deal  The move, backed by both Republicans and Democratics, allows the Treasury to spend up to $700bn buying bad debts from ailing banks Sep. 29 Wall Street bail-out goes to vote   $700 billion bailout package failed
  Democrats and Republicans immediately blamed each other for the failure of the bailout package in the House.    The package failed in the House by a vote of 228-20. It was unclear in what form the congressional leadershi...
Sep. 30 Bush warning over bail-out delay

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Oct. 1 Senate urged to back crisis bill
  Senate backs new bail-out bill   The Senate, 74 to 25, has approved a new version of a $700bn rescue plan for the troubled US financial system  US approves Indian nuclear deal  U.S.-Syria talks may be step toward thaw Oct. 3   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 U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan Bush warns of economic challenges Mon. Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined' Tue. Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan Wed.   World's central banks slash interest rates
  The leading economies, led by the U.S. and the UK, slashed interest rates to tackle the global financial crisis after days of stock market losses US warns of further bank failures Yesterday     Bush vows to stabilise US economy  President has promised the American people the U.S. government is working 'aggressively' to restore stability to the economy Bush urged to meet with G8 over economy     U.S. would support talks with Taliban  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks   G7 nations pledge to fight crisis  Finance ministers from leading industrialised nations have pledged action to tackle the crisis after a torrid week on stock markets Today   U.S. takes North Korea off terror list  State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism   IMF in global 'meltdown' warning   The head of the International Monetary Fund: The world financial system is teetering on the 'brink of systemic meltdown'