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| Jan.4 |
Iowa |
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Romney defeats Santorum by 8 votes
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| Jan.9 |
Iran |
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Iran sentences American to death |
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| Jan.10 |
New Hampshire |
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Romney claims victory in New Hampshire
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| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Video shows alleged U.S. Marine abuse
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| Jan.13 |
 New York |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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| Jan.17 |
Global |
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Sites protest US anti-piracy move
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| Jan.21 |
South Carolina |
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S. Carolina: Gingrich triumphs over Romney
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| Jan.25 |
Somalia |
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Navy SEALs rescue aid workers |
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| Jan.31 |
Florida |
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Romney scores big Florida victory |
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| Feb.3 |
London |
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FBI and UK police call 'hacked' |
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| Feb.5 |
Indiana |
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New York Giants win Super Bowl |
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| Feb.11 |
Los Angeles |
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Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48 
| One of the most celebrated female singers of all time died in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where she had been staying as a guest. Her hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Lov... | |
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| Feb.14 |
Washington |
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China's Xi defends rights record |
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| Feb.22 |
 Syria |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria 
Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
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| Feb.24 |
Kabul |
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Afghan Koran protests reach deadly peak
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| Feb.26 |
Florida |
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Shooting of Trayvon Martin
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| Mar.1 |
Egypt |
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NGO workers leave Egypt on U.S. military plane |
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| Mar.2 |
Indiana |
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Fierce storms leave 20 dead in US
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| Mar.6 |
Ohio |
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Romney reaps Super Tuesday spoils
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| Mar.10 |
 Kandahar |
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US soldier kills Afghan civilians A US soldier in Afghanistan is reported to have killed a number of Afghan civilians after walking off his base in Kandahar province
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| Mar.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Soldier accused of Afghan killings flown out of country |
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| Mar.24 |
South Korea |
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Obama visits tense Koreas border |
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| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court weighs Obama health law |
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| Mar.30 |
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US Mega Millions jackpot tops $640m
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| Apr.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Seven die in college shooting
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| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
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| Apr.10 |
Pennsylvania |
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Rick Santorum ends presidency bid |
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| Apr.11 |
Florida |
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Trayvon Martin killer on murder charge |
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| Apr.16 |
New York |
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American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief |
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| Apr.26 |
Japan |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal |
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| Apr.27 |
 Beijing |
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China dissident 'in US embassy' | Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC. Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall a... | |
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| May.5 |
Guantanamo |
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Key 9/11 suspects appear in court |
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| May.9 |
Washington |
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Obama supports same-sex marriage |
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| May.18 |
New York |
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Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
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| May.19 |
Washington |
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G8 targets 'growth and stability' |
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New York |
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Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. |
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| May.21 |
Chicago |
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NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
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| May.22 |
Florida |
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Launch success for SpaceX mission
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| May.23 |
Peshawar |
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Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison
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| May.24 |
Manhattan |
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Suspect held in Etan Patz death |
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| May.31 |
North Carolina |
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Mistrial declared in Edwards case |
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| Jun.5 |
Tribal Areas |
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US drone kills al-Qaeda chief |
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| Jun.22 |
Pennsylvania |
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Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse
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| Jun.28 |
New York |
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News Corp. agrees to split in two |
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| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
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Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave |
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| Jul.20 |
Colorado |
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US gunman kills 12 at Batman film At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colora...
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| Jul.23 |
Pennsylvania |
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Penn State fined $60m over abuse |
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| Aug.2 |
 London |
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Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley
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| Aug.5 |
Wisconsin |
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Seven dead at Wisconsin temple
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Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover lands Nasa lands its one-tonne Curiosity rover on the Red Planet to study the possibility that this world may once have hosted microbial life
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| Aug.11 |
Virginia |
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Romney names Ryan as running mate |
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| Aug.20 |
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US candidate's 'legitimate rape' gaffe |
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Washington |
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Obama warns Syria on chemical arms President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a 'red line' that would change his thinking on intervention in...
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| Aug.22 |
Nevada |
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Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas |
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
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USADA strips Lance of Tour titles
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| Aug.25 |
Ohio |
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US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies He set foot on the Moon on 20 July 1969. A statement from his family says he died from complications from heart surgery he had earlier this ...
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| Aug.28 |
Louisiana |
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Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast
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Florida |
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Ann Romney speaks at Republican Convention
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| Aug.29 |
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Bin Laden book 'differs on death'
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| Sep.6 |
North Carolina |
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Obama accepts White House nomination
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| Sep.10 |
New York |
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Murray wins historic first major |
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| Sep.12 |
 Eastern Libya |
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Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya Map of Benghazi Libya Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consulate
| The attack was fueled by anger over a film mocking Islam. An 'angry crowd' marched on the U.S. compound Tuesday, furious about an American-produced online film considered offensive to Muslims. 3 other Americans were killed by rockets fired at the U.S. Consulate
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| Sep.13 |
 Yemen |
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Anti-US protests spread in Arab world Map of Sanaa Yemen In Yemen, demonstrators briefly stormed the grounds of the embassy in Sanaa and burned the US flag. In Egypt, 70 people were injured in protests
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| Sep.14 |
Sudan |
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Anti-Islam film protests escalate |
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| Sep.17 |
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Romney taped at secret donor talk |
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| Sep.22 |
Pakistan |
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Bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker |
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| Sep.30 |
Afghanistan |
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US toll in Afghan war hits 2,000 |
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| Oct.2 |
Arizona |
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US agent shot dead near Mexico border |
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| Oct.3 |
Colorado |
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US rivals square off at debate
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate in unexpected fall |
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England |
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Terror suspects extradited to US |
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| Oct.9 |
Sweden |
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Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize |
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| Oct.11 |
Yemen |
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Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed |
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Kentucky |
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US running mates clash in debate |
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| Oct.15 |
Sweden |
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
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| Oct.16 |
New York |
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Obama hits back in fiery debate |
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| Oct.21 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Nixon's challenger McGovern dies |
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| Oct.22 |
Florida |
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Candidates spar on foreign policy |
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| Oct.25 |
China |
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New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao |
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| Oct.27 |
Pennsylvania |
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US East Coast braced for storm |
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North Carolina |
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Storm threat to key US election week |
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| Oct.28 |
Detroit |
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Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title |
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| Oct.29 |
New York |
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Sandy closes in on US East Coast |
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| |
New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
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Southern California |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars |
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| Oct.31 |
New Jersey |
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Obama visits storm disaster zone |
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|
| Nov.1 |
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US campaign restarts after Sandy |
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
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Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery |
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| Nov.3 |
New York |
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Race to restore power after Sandy |
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| Nov.5 |
Ohio |
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Obama and Romney push to the finish |
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| Nov.6 |
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US votes in neck-and-neck contest |
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Obama, Romney remain locked in tight race |
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Chicago |
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Obama re-elected as US president The president earlier scored a big win in Pennsylvania. Obama also walked away with a win in the swing states of New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Michigan
| Elsewhere, Obama and Romney each racked up expected victories in relatively safe territory. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has called the president to concede the race
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| Nov.9 |
Iran |
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Pentagon: Iran fires on U.S. drone |
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CIA |
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CIA's Petraeus quits over affair CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post, admitting he had an extra-marital affair that was conducted with his biographer
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| Nov.12 |
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Petraeus scandal engulfs US commander Allen |
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| Nov.13 |
Syria |
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France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
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| Nov.16 |
U.S. Congress |
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Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack |
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| Nov.18 |
Myanmar |
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Obama in landmark Burma visit |
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|
| Dec.1 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban target US Afghan base, kill 5 |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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Obama warns Assad against attacks |
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| Dec.5 |
 Guatemala |
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John McAfee arrested in Guatemala John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally
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| Dec.10 |
London |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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Obama recognises Syria opposition The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the 'legitimate representative' of the people, says President Obama
|
| Dec.14 |
Connecticut |
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School shooting: Children among 27 killed A gunman has killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The gunman, 20-year-old son of a teacher, also died
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Turkey |
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U.S. sending troops, missiles to Turkey |
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Washington |
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Obama plea after school shooting |
|
| Dec.15 |
Connecticut |
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School gunman 'forced his way in' |
|
| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
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School killings spark gun debate |
|
| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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Resignations follow Benghazi report |
|
| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs ban on US adoptions |
|
| Dec.21 |
Washington |
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Obama 'to nominate John Kerry' |
|
| Dec.24 |
Upstate New York |
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Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze
|
| |
Upstate New York |
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US firefighters shot dead in 'ambush' |
|
| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear
|
| Dec.28 |
 Moscow |
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Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill Russian President has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans. The law is a reaction to the US Magnitsky Act
|
| Dec.31 |
Washington |
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US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline
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| |
U.S. Senate |
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US Senate approves key tax deal
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
Video shows alleged U.S. Marine abuse
|
| Jan.25 |
Somalia |
Navy SEALs rescue aid workers |
|
| Feb.22 |
Syria |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
|
| Mar.10 |
Kandahar |
US soldier kills Afghan civilians A US soldier in Afghanistan is reported to have killed a number of Afghan civilians after walking off his base in Kandahar province
|
| Mar.14 |
Afghanistan |
Soldier accused of Afghan killings flown out of country |
|
| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
|
| Apr.26 |
Japan |
US and Japan reach Okinawa deal |
|
| May.21 |
Chicago |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
|
| Jun.5 |
Tribal Areas |
US drone kills al-Qaeda chief |
|
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
Obama warns Syria on chemical arms President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a 'red line' that would change his thinking on intervention in...
|
| Sep.30 |
Afghanistan |
US toll in Afghan war hits 2,000 |
|
| Nov.9 |
Iran |
Pentagon: Iran fires on U.S. drone |
|
| Nov.9 |
CIA |
CIA's Petraeus quits over affair CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post, admitting he had an extra-marital affair that was conducted with his biographer
|
| Nov.12 |
|
Petraeus scandal engulfs US commander Allen |
|
| Dec.1 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban target US Afghan base, kill 5 |
|
| Dec.14 |
Turkey |
U.S. sending troops, missiles to Turkey |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Indiana |
Fierce storms leave 20 dead in US
|
| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
|
| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave |
|
| Aug.28 |
Louisiana |
Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast
|
| Oct.27 |
Pennsylvania |
US East Coast braced for storm |
|
| Oct.27 |
North Carolina |
Storm threat to key US election week |
|
| Oct.29 |
New York |
Sandy closes in on US East Coast |
|
| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
Severe flooding as Sandy strikes A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast
|
| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
|
| Oct.31 |
New Jersey |
Obama visits storm disaster zone |
|
| Nov.2 |
New York |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery |
|
| Nov.3 |
New York |
Race to restore power after Sandy |
|
| Dec.24 |
Upstate New York |
Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Feb.5 |
Indiana |
New York Giants win Super Bowl |
|
| Jun.22 |
Pennsylvania |
Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse
|
| Jul.23 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn State fined $60m over abuse |
|
| Aug.2 |
London |
Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley
|
| Aug.24 |
|
USADA strips Lance of Tour titles
|
| Sep.10 |
New York |
Murray wins historic first major |
|
| Oct.28 |
Detroit |
Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.13 |
New York |
9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
|
| Jan.17 |
Global |
Sites protest US anti-piracy move
|
| Feb.11 |
Los Angeles |
Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48 | One of the most celebrated female singers of all time died in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where she had been staying as a guest. Her hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Lov... | |
|
| Mar.30 |
|
US Mega Millions jackpot tops $640m
|
| Apr.16 |
New York |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief |
|
| May.18 |
New York |
Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
G8 targets 'growth and stability' |
|
| May.22 |
Florida |
Launch success for SpaceX mission
|
| Jun.28 |
New York |
News Corp. agrees to split in two |
|
| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
|
| Oct.5 |
Washington |
US jobless rate in unexpected fall |
|
| Oct.15 |
Sweden |
Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
|
| Oct.30 |
Southern California |
Disney buys firm behind Star Wars |
|
| Nov.2 |
New York |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery |
|
| Dec.5 |
Guatemala |
John McAfee arrested in Guatemala John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally
|
| Dec.10 |
London |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
|
| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear
|
| Dec.31 |
Washington |
US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline
|
| Dec.31 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate approves key tax deal
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Iran |
Iran sentences American to death |
|
| Jan.25 |
Somalia |
Navy SEALs rescue aid workers |
|
| Feb.3 |
London |
FBI and UK police call 'hacked' |
|
| Feb.26 |
Florida |
Shooting of Trayvon Martin
|
| Apr.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Seven die in college shooting
|
| Apr.11 |
Florida |
Trayvon Martin killer on murder charge |
|
| May.5 |
Guantanamo |
Key 9/11 suspects appear in court |
|
| May.23 |
Peshawar |
Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison
|
| May.24 |
Manhattan |
Suspect held in Etan Patz death |
|
| May.31 |
North Carolina |
Mistrial declared in Edwards case |
|
| Jun.5 |
Tribal Areas |
US drone kills al-Qaeda chief |
|
| Jun.22 |
Pennsylvania |
Jerry Sandusky guilty of child sex abuse
|
| Jul.20 |
Colorado |
US gunman kills 12 at Batman film At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colora...
|
| Jul.23 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn State fined $60m over abuse |
|
| Aug.5 |
Wisconsin |
Seven dead at Wisconsin temple
|
| Aug.29 |
|
Bin Laden book 'differs on death'
|
| Sep.12 |
Eastern Libya |
Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya Map of Benghazi Libya Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consulate
| The attack was fueled by anger over a film mocking Islam. An 'angry crowd' marched on the U.S. compound Tuesday, furious about an American-produced online film considered offensive to Muslims. 3 other Americans were killed by rockets fired at the U.S. Consulate
|
| |
|
| Sep.22 |
Pakistan |
Bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker |
|
| Oct.2 |
Arizona |
US agent shot dead near Mexico border |
|
| Oct.5 |
England |
Terror suspects extradited to US |
|
| Oct.11 |
Yemen |
Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed |
|
| Nov.16 |
U.S. Congress |
Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack |
|
| Dec.5 |
Guatemala |
John McAfee arrested in Guatemala John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally
|
| Dec.14 |
Connecticut |
School shooting: Children among 27 killed A gunman has killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The gunman, 20-year-old son of a teacher, also died
|
| Dec.14 |
Washington |
Obama plea after school shooting |
|
| Dec.15 |
Connecticut |
School gunman 'forced his way in' |
|
| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
School killings spark gun debate |
|
| Dec.24 |
Upstate New York |
Two US firefighters shot dead while responding to blaze
|
| Dec.24 |
Upstate New York |
US firefighters shot dead in 'ambush' |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Iowa |
Romney defeats Santorum by 8 votes
|
| Jan.10 |
New Hampshire |
Romney claims victory in New Hampshire
|
| Jan.17 |
Global |
Sites protest US anti-piracy move
|
| Jan.21 |
South Carolina |
S. Carolina: Gingrich triumphs over Romney
|
| Jan.31 |
Florida |
Romney scores big Florida victory |
|
| Feb.14 |
Washington |
China's Xi defends rights record |
|
| Feb.22 |
Syria |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
|
| Feb.24 |
Kabul |
Afghan Koran protests reach deadly peak
|
| Feb.26 |
Florida |
Shooting of Trayvon Martin
|
| Mar.1 |
Egypt |
NGO workers leave Egypt on U.S. military plane |
|
| Mar.6 |
Ohio |
Romney reaps Super Tuesday spoils
|
| Mar.24 |
South Korea |
Obama visits tense Koreas border |
|
| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court weighs Obama health law |
|
| Apr.10 |
Pennsylvania |
Rick Santorum ends presidency bid |
|
| Apr.16 |
New York |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief |
|
| Apr.26 |
Japan |
US and Japan reach Okinawa deal |
|
| Apr.27 |
Beijing |
China dissident 'in US embassy' | Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC. Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall a... | |
|
| May.9 |
Washington |
Obama supports same-sex marriage |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
G8 targets 'growth and stability' |
|
| May.19 |
New York |
Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. |
|
| May.21 |
Chicago |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
|
| May.22 |
Florida |
Launch success for SpaceX mission
|
| May.23 |
Peshawar |
Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison
|
| May.31 |
North Carolina |
Mistrial declared in Edwards case |
|
| Aug.5 |
|
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover lands Nasa lands its one-tonne Curiosity rover on the Red Planet to study the possibility that this world may once have hosted microbial life
|
| Aug.11 |
Virginia |
Romney names Ryan as running mate |
|
| Aug.20 |
|
US candidate's 'legitimate rape' gaffe |
|
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
Obama warns Syria on chemical arms President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a 'red line' that would change his thinking on intervention in...
|
| Aug.22 |
Nevada |
Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas |
|
| Aug.25 |
Ohio |
US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies He set foot on the Moon on 20 July 1969. A statement from his family says he died from complications from heart surgery he had earlier this ...
|
| Aug.28 |
Florida |
Ann Romney speaks at Republican Convention
|
| Sep.6 |
North Carolina |
Obama accepts White House nomination
|
| Sep.12 |
Eastern Libya |
Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya Map of Benghazi Libya Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consulate
| The attack was fueled by anger over a film mocking Islam. An 'angry crowd' marched on the U.S. compound Tuesday, furious about an American-produced online film considered offensive to Muslims. 3 other Americans were killed by rockets fired at the U.S. Consulate
|
| |
|
| Sep.13 |
Yemen |
Anti-US protests spread in Arab world Map of Sanaa Yemen In Yemen, demonstrators briefly stormed the grounds of the embassy in Sanaa and burned the US flag. In Egypt, 70 people were injured in protests
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| Sep.14 |
Sudan |
Anti-Islam film protests escalate |
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| Sep.17 |
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Romney taped at secret donor talk |
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| Oct.2 |
Arizona |
US agent shot dead near Mexico border |
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| Oct.3 |
Colorado |
US rivals square off at debate
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| Oct.9 |
Sweden |
Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize |
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| Oct.11 |
Yemen |
Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed |
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| Oct.11 |
Kentucky |
US running mates clash in debate |
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| Oct.16 |
New York |
Obama hits back in fiery debate |
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| Oct.21 |
U. S. Midwest |
Nixon's challenger McGovern dies |
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| Oct.22 |
Florida |
Candidates spar on foreign policy |
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| Oct.25 |
China |
New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao |
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| Oct.27 |
North Carolina |
Storm threat to key US election week |
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| Oct.31 |
New Jersey |
Obama visits storm disaster zone |
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| Nov.1 |
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US campaign restarts after Sandy |
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| Nov.5 |
Ohio |
Obama and Romney push to the finish |
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| Nov.6 |
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US votes in neck-and-neck contest |
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| Nov.6 |
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Obama, Romney remain locked in tight race |
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| Nov.6 |
Chicago |
Obama re-elected as US president The president earlier scored a big win in Pennsylvania. Obama also walked away with a win in the swing states of New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Michigan
| Elsewhere, Obama and Romney each racked up expected victories in relatively safe territory. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has called the president to concede the race
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| Nov.9 |
CIA |
CIA's Petraeus quits over affair CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post, admitting he had an extra-marital affair that was conducted with his biographer
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| Nov.12 |
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Petraeus scandal engulfs US commander Allen |
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| Nov.13 |
Syria |
France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
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| Nov.16 |
U.S. Congress |
Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack |
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| Nov.18 |
Myanmar |
Obama in landmark Burma visit |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
Obama warns Assad against attacks |
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
Obama recognises Syria opposition The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the 'legitimate representative' of the people, says President Obama
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| Dec.14 |
Washington |
Obama plea after school shooting |
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| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
School killings spark gun debate |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Resignations follow Benghazi report |
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| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
Putin backs ban on US adoptions |
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
Obama 'to nominate John Kerry' |
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| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear
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| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill Russian President has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans. The law is a reaction to the US Magnitsky Act
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| Dec.31 |
Washington |
US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline
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| Dec.31 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate approves key tax deal
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