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| Jan.4 |
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CIA bomber was al-Qaeda triple agent
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| Jan.5 |
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Obama admits intelligence failures |
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| Jan.19 |
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Republicans win key US Senate election Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death
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| Jan.21 |
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Obama pushes new bank regulation
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| Jan.27 |
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Obama delivers his first State of the Union
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| Feb.1 |
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Obama unveils 2011 budget plans |
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| Feb.6 |
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Snowstorm paralyses DC and eastern US |
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| Feb.18 |
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China |
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| Feb.24 |
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
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| Mar.4 |
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Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide
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| Mar.9 |
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Biden condemns new Israel housing units |
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| Mar.12 |
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Clinton: Israeli action an 'insult' |
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| Mar.19 |
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Obama hails 'historic' healthcare vote |
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. House passes health care vote 
The House passed the Senate's health care reform bill and a package of measures meant to reconcile differences with the Senate bill
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| Mar.23 |
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Obama, Netanyahu meet amid strain |
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| Mar.24 |
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'No breakthrough' in US-Israeli talks
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| Mar.26 |
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U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts President Obama: The United States and Russia have reached 'the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades'
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| Apr.2 |
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U.S. official: Iran to ship arms to Taliban |
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| Apr.6 |
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Obama limits US nuclear arms use |
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| Apr.12 |
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Ukraine to remove uranium stockpile
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| Apr.13 |
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Obama: 'Real progress' at nuclear summit
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| May.9 |
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'Pakistan Taliban' behind bomb plot |
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| May.10 |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' |
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| May.12 |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'
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| May.14 |
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Obama: No more cosying up to oil industry |
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| May.17 |
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Obama to set up oil spill panel |
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| May.20 |
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Senate approves reforms of Wall Street
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| May.21 |
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US oil spill commission takes shape |
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| May.24 |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill
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Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants |
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| May.30 |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' | White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced | |
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| Jun.1 |
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Obama, Turkish PM speak on raid |
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| Jun.6 |
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Too soon to be 'pleased' with BP progress |
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| Jun.12 |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
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| Jun.14 |
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Obama: Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks' |
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| Jun.15 |
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US oil firms 'not ready' for leak |
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Obama in national address on oil US President has made his first national address from the Oval Office to outline his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Jun.16 |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
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| Jun.17 |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
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| Jun.19 |
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
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| Jun.21 |
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US money 'reaches Taliban' |
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| Jun.22 |
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Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned |
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| Jun.23 |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
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| Jun.24 |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America
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| Jun.27 |
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Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA |
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| Jun.28 |
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Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia| After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country. They were part of an operation where agents posed as ord... | |
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| Jun.29 |
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Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen |
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| Jul.3 |
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Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4 |
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| Jul.6 |
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Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk
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| Jul.8 |
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US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange' |
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| Jul.13 |
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Iran nuclear scientist free to leave US The US insists that Shahram Amiri who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave
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| Jul.15 |
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US financial reform passed by Senate
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| Jul.18 |
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Clinton in Pakistan to bolster relations
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US seeks BP well cap release plan |
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| Jul.19 |
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Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting |
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| Jul.20 |
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Lockerbie bomber release 'not BP's fault'
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| Jul.21 |
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Obama signs financial reform law
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| Jul.26 |
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'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak |
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| Aug.1 |
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Disagreement over Iraq death toll |
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| Aug.2 |
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Obama confirms pullout from Iraq |
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| Aug.9 |
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Gates seeks cuts in US military |
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| Aug.13 |
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Obama backs 'Ground Zero mosque' |
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| Aug.15 |
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Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit |
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| Aug.19 |
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US pledges Pakistan full support |
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| Aug.20 |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to resume talks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The talks, involving other regional and international players, are intended to resolve all 'final status' issues
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| Aug.24 |
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General warns on Afghan deadline |
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| Aug.27 |
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US recovery 'slower than expected' Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has laid out four 'unconventional' policy options to boost the US economy
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| Aug.28 |
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Anger as US conservatives rally |
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| Aug.31 |
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Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice |
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| Sep.1 |
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Obama holds high-stakes Mideast talks Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians President Barack Obama said that he was cautiously hopeful
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| Sep.2 |
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Middle East talks 'constructive'
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| Sep.3 |
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Settlements remain obstacle in peace talks
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| Sep.6 |
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Obama to unveil $50bn building plan
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| Sep.8 |
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Clinton: Mexico drug crime like insurgency |
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| Sep.10 |
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Obama pleads for Koran row calm
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| Sep.11 |
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9/11 anniversary marked amid row The U.S. is marking 9 years since terrorist attack on 9/11 amid controversy over plans for an Islamic centre near Ground Zero and a threat to burn the Koran
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| Sep.13 |
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US to push $60bn Saudi arms sale |
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| Sep.17 |
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Nuclear scientist tried to pass info |
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| Sep.21 |
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Bid to repeal US gay ban falters |
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| Sep.24 |
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Obama condemns Ahmadinejad speech
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| Sep.29 |
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Senators want facts on bomber's release |
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U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran
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| Sep.30 |
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'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries' |
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| Oct.2 |
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US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack
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| Oct.6 |
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Oil spill probe raps White House |
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Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen |
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| Oct.7 |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors |
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| Oct.8 |
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Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' |
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| Oct.18 |
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China firms 'evade Iran embargo' |
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| Oct.19 |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' |
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| Oct.25 |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US
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| Oct.29 |
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US economic growth rate quickens
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Packages had 'explosive material' Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
| The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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| Oct.30 |
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China assures US over rare earths |
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| Nov.2 |
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Republicans build up Senate seats |
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Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate | US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate. GOP has picked up nine governorships from Democrats. Republicans took six Senate seats from... | |
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| Nov.3 |
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Republicans to fight Obama agenda |
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Fed pumps $600bn into US economy
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Obama says US voters 'frustrated' |
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| Nov.9 |
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent' |
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| Nov.13 |
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US offers Israel settlement plan
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| Nov.18 |
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Obama says arms treaty must pass |
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| Nov.23 |
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N Korea a serious threat - Obama |
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| Nov.24 |
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DeLay guilty of money laundering |
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| Nov.26 |
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US warns allies on possible leaks
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| Dec.5 |
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Wikileaks: Saudis 'militants' chief funders' |
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| Dec.6 |
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Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans
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| Dec.7 |
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US drops settlement freeze demand |
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| Dec.11 |
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US envoy Holbrooke in 'critical condition' |
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| Dec.13 |
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U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies Richard C. Holbrooke spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and served as the Obama administration's point man in the Afghan-Pakistan zone
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| Dec.15 |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
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| Dec.16 |
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Obama says Afghan effort on track |
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| Dec.18 |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
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| Dec.21 |
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Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
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| Dec.22 |
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Obama signs law ending military gay ban US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
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| Dec.23 |
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US attacks 'sacred war' threats |
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| Dec.27 |
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict |
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