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US News Archive for February 2005:
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Iraqi police nab man linked to terror mastermind
On a day when bombers in Iraq launched attacks that killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 100, Iraqi police announced the arrest of a man they say is linked to terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The attacks are the latest examples of sectarian violence aimed at Shiites, who make up the majority of the population in Iraq...
CNN - February 19, 2005
Senators visit Iraq
A U.S. Senate delegation, that included John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton, visited Iraq on Saturday and met with the country's interim government leaders...
CNN - February 19, 2005
In Secretly Taped Conversations, Glimpses of the Future President
Tapes of George W. Bush made as he moved onto the national political stage provide a rare record of the future president...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Brazil detains nun murder suspect
A man allegedly involved in the murder of a US nun in Brazil gives himself up to police...
BBC News - February 19, 2005
Nasa sets shuttle launch date
The US space agency says Discovery should return to flight on 15 May, two years after the Columbia disaster...
BBC News - February 19, 2005
16 killed in holy day attacks
Suicide bombers launched a string of attacks that killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more in Iraq today. The violence coincided with the climax of Ashura, a major Shiite religious festival. The bombings are the latest in a wave of sectarian attacks aimed at Shiite targets. Ten suicide bombers also are reported to have been killed in the violence...
CNN - February 19, 2005
N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks'
North Korea is not ready to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks and does not want a direct meeting with the United States, an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman has been quoted as saying...
CNN - February 19, 2005
For Pain Management, Doctors Prescribe Caution
Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra will be prescribed much less readily, for a smaller group of patients, at lower doses and for shorter periods, pain management experts said...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Bush and Clinton, in Thailand, Start Tour of Tsunami Region
George Bush and Bill Clinton, began a tour of countries devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami today,...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
A Last-Second Save for Hockey?
Two days after N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the cancellation of the season, hopes were revived that a portion of the season could still be played...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Audit Faults U.S. for Its Spending on Port Defense
The Department of Homeland Security has given hundreds of millions of dollars to protect ports without sufficiently directing the money to those that are most vulnerable...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Bush Seeks to Begin a Thaw in a Europe Still Cool to Him
President Bush leaves for Brussels on Sunday for a four-day campaign to sell himself to Europe as a new man with open arms...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Bid to open up Jackson finances
Details of Michael Jackson's finances could be revealed during his child abuse trial, court documents show...
BBC News - February 19, 2005
Deadly blast at Iraq funeral
A suicide bomber on a bicycle has blown himself up inside a funeral tent at a Baghdad mosque, killing at least three people and wounding 38 others, Iraqi police said. The Saturday morning attack happened the al-Baya'a district of southwestern Baghdad, police said...
CNN - February 19, 2005
N. Korea 'sets talks conditions'
North Korea will return to six-party talks on its nuclear program if the United States pledges to stay out of Pyongyang's "domestic affairs" -- a prospect that could lead to the two nations becoming "friends," North Korea's U.N. envoy told a South Korean newspaper...
CNN - February 19, 2005
Iraq or No, Guard Bonus Lures Some to Re-enlist
After missing recruiting goals, the National Guard is offering a re-enlistment bonus of $15,000 in an effort to bolster its ranks...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Budget Growth Clouds Pataki Legacy of Tax Cuts
Fiscal analysts warn that unchecked spending could help undo Gov. George E. Pataki's early tax cuts in New York...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Administration Is Warned About Its 'News' Videos
The comptroller general has told federal agencies that they may not produce fake newscasts without clearly stating that the government itself is the source...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Boxing: Margarito dumps Lujan
Mexican Antonio Margarito beats Argentine Sebastian Lujan to retain his WBO welterweight title...
BBC News - February 19, 2005
F.D.A. Is Advised to Let Pain Pills Stay on Market
The panel of experts, however, advised the F.D.A. to ban advertising for the painkillers Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Tired of TiVo? Beyond Blogs? Podcasts Are Here
Enthusiasts of all sorts are creating their own broadcasts, or "podcasts" on computers and then posting them to a Web site...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
In the Balance
In the northern city of Kirkuk, a nation will come together or come apart. Are they Iraqis, ultimately, or are they Kurds?...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
White House Bond: Teamed by No. 43, 41 and 42 Hit It Off
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 - Former President George Bush calls them "the odd couple," and this weekend one of the most unlikely teams in modern American politics is on a four-day humanitarian air odyssey to the Asian nations hit hard by the tsunami last year...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Health Industry Under Pressure To Computerize
The federal government has delivered a warning to the health care industry: move into the computer age or the government will probably impose a solution...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Exxon Mobil Takes Top Spot From G.E.
Buoyed by rising profits from lofty oil prices, Exxon Mobil passed General Electric Friday to become the largest corporation in the nation measured by stock market value...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Shares Finish Mixed as Concern About Inflation Rises
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
In a British Mobile Phone Suit, the Color of Money Is Orange
The color orange could one day become the legal property of Orange, the British mobile phone company...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
Time Warner Stops Granting Stock Options to Most of Staff
The decision to stop granting options comes at a time when many companies that happily doled out options to employees during the last boom are reining in their use...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
7 Habits of Highly Effective Cadres
Western management experts are flocking to China, trying to capitalize on a capitalist frenzy...
New York Times - February 19, 2005
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