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US News Archive for February 2005:
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Iraqis celebrate vote results
Iraqi leaders began looking ahead to forming a National Assembly and filling top posts after uncertified election results were released Sunday. "We are going to spare no time in including all communities -- Sunnis, Shia, Arab and Kurds and Turkoman and Kurdo-Assyrians, Assyrians," Iraq's national security adviser said...
CNN - February 13, 2005
Police: Pregnant woman kills attacker
A nine-months pregnant woman killed her knife-wielding attacker, who police say may have been trying to steal her fetus. Police say Brady acted in self-defense and no charges have been filed...
CNN - February 13, 2005
Mailman confirms final delivery
NBA legend Karl Malone announces his retirement after 19 years...
BBC News - February 13, 2005
Shiite alliance wins Iraqi vote count
The Shiite alliance backed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani received the most votes of any party but failed to win a majority, election officials said today. The cleric's United Iraq Alliance received 48 percent of the votes in the January 30 election, followed by a Kurdish coalition with 26 percent, and parties loyal to interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi with 14 percent...
CNN - February 13, 2005
Shiite bloc short of Iraq majority
The United Iraq Alliance, backed by Shiite Muslim Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, won a plurality of votes in the January 30 elections but fell short of an outright majority, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq said Sunday...
CNN - February 13, 2005
U.S. lawmakers: Iraqi vote gives minorities influence
Iraq's minority coalitions have a chance to strongly influence formation of the nation's new government, two key members of the U.S. Senate said on Sunday...
CNN - February 13, 2005
Zeppelin celebrate Grammy honour
Rock legends Led Zeppelin celebrate their Grammy lifetime achievement award at a lunch party in Los Angeles...
BBC News - February 13, 2005
Fresh Guantanamo torture claims
Australian Mamdouh Habib says he was tortured and abused during his detention at a US prison in Cuba...
BBC News - February 13, 2005
For Arabs, Uneasy Calm, Little Hope for Lasting Peace
In the days after a declaration of truce between the Palestinians and Israel, Palestinians are ready for quiet, but aren't optimistic about peace...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Palestinian militants say they will hold to truce
Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad reiterated their promise Saturday to halt attacks against Israel, but stopped short of joining an oral cease-fire pact reached four days ago between Israel and the Palestinian Authority...
CNN - February 13, 2005
In a Saffron Ribbon, a Billowy Gift to the City
"The Gates," the Central Park installation by Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, is the first great public art event of the century...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
AIDS Report Brings Alarm, Not Surprise
A report of a rare and potentially more aggressive form of H.I.V. brought fear and skepticism, but little surprise...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Democrats Elect Dean as Committee Chairman
Howard Dean, once a party outsider, rode to an easy victory to become the chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Fat Substitute, Once Praised, Is Pushed Out of the Kitchen
Scientists contend that trans fat, a component of partially hydrogenated oil, is more dangerous than the fat it replaced...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
How to Stop Junk E-Mail: Charge for the Stamp
We can now glimpse what had once seemed unattainable: stopping the exorbitant flow of spam at its very source...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Is Labor Out in Front on Health Care?
Union leaders may be thinking about the health system in ways more sophisticated and businesslike than many chief executives...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Analyzing the I.Q. of Money
Ever wonder what the smart money is doing? Walter Hertler, a technical analyst, thinks he has it figured out, and many stock market investors won't like the news...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Spinning Frenzy: P.R.'s Bad Press
The admission by Armstrong Williams that he was paid $240,000 to promote the administration’s education initiative has roiled the public relations industry...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
Please Don't Call the Customers Dead
Can the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the home of Ted Williams's head, rescue patients from natural post-mortem deterioration?...
New York Times - February 13, 2005
NBA superstar Malone to bow out
Karl Malone will announce his retirement on Sunday after 19 years in the NBA, say the Utah Jazz...
BBC News - February 13, 2005
Miller confirms retirement plan
Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller will retire at the end of the season...
BBC News - February 13, 2005
US missionary murdered in Brazil
A US Catholic missionary and human rights worker is shot dead in the Brazilian Amazon after receiving death threats...
BBC News - February 13, 2005
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