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US News Archive for August 2004:
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Tropical storm threatens Carolinas
A tropical storm warning has been issued along the South Carolina coast. Tropical Storm Gaston is expected to make landfall Sunday, bringing 3 to 6 inches of rain...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Two journalists kidnapped in Iraq
Two French journalists have been taken hostage in Iraq by a group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq, the Arabic Al-Jazeera TV reports. The group is demanding France drops a law banning students from wearing religious symbols which includes the Muslim headscarf. Meanwhile in Najaf, the cleanup began after three weeks of fighting near the Imam Ali Mosque, one of the most sacred sites to Shiite Muslims...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Showing muscle on security
Republicans -- gathering amid extraordinary security measures to nominate President Bush -- plan to present him as a decisive and uncompromising leader when it comes to homeland security for a country still recovering from the wounds of September 11, 2001...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Rebels boycott Sudan peace talks
Rebel groups walked away from peace talks with the Sudanese government in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Saturday, protesting alleged attacks by the government-supported Janjaweed militia in the embattled Darfur region, a government spokesman said...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Bush Takes On Direct Role in Shaping Election Tactics
Mixed in with daily updates on security, the president receives a quick campaign overview from Karl Rove...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
With 9/11 as G.O.P. Backdrop, Families Express Raw Emotions
A survey by The New York Times shows that those who lost a loved one in the 9/11 attacks differ from the public at large on some political and national issues...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
'African-American' Becomes a Term for Debate
A growing number of foreign-born blacks have inspired a quiet debate over who can claim the term "African-American."...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
American Men Salvage Bronze in Basketball
The U.S. men's basketball team can console itself with two things: third place and the highest point total of the Olympic tournament...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Football gold for Argentina
Argentina win their first Olympic gold medal for 52 years by beating Paraguay in the men's football final...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Row over 'political' Cash tribute
Fans plan to protest at a tribute to Johnny Cash at next week's Republican convention in New York...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Two held in New York 'bomb plot'
New York police arrest a US citizen and a Pakistani national over an alleged plot to blow up a subway station. ahead of next week's Republican Party Convention...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
US women take 4x400m gold
USA's women's 4x400m relay quartet storm to victory, with the British team fourth...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
US edge basketball gold
The USA win a tight battle with Australia to defend their women's Olympic basketball title...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
US in drug admission
John Capel was left out of the US relay team for testing positive for marijuana, his team coach reveals...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Russia: Explosives found in wreckage of 2nd jet
Traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage of the second of two jets which crashed almost simultaneously this week, Russia's FSB security service says. Russian officials confirmed the traces were hexogen, a substance that has been used by guerrilla groups, including Chechen rebels. Moscow toughened security measures for airline flights Saturday and vowed to prevent any recurrence of the twin air crashes, which killed 89 people...
CNN - August 28, 2004
264 arrests in NYC protest
In the first major clampdown on protesters before the Republican National Convention, New York police arrested more than 264 bicyclists Friday night during a mass demonstration...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Powell cancels trip to Olympics
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has pulled out of a visit to Athens to attend Sunday's closing ceremonies for the Olympic Games, U.S. officials said. Washington denied this was due to demonstrations in central Athens against Powell's visit...
CNN - August 28, 2004
After 3 Weeks of Fighting in Najaf, 1 Riddle: Who Won?
The events of the past month in Najaf have fallen hardest not on Moktada al-Sadr, but on the ordinary Iraqis who had been caught between two armies...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
American Women Win the Gold
After entering these Games as heavy favorites, the United States left as champions after defeating Australia, 74-63...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Hedge Fund Is Censured and Ordered to Pay Taxes
A federal judge ruled Friday against Long-Term Capital Management, finding that the fund acted in bad faith when it took $106 million in tax deductions...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
UK Tory leader ire over rift report
The Tory leader criticises White House aides after reports he had been told he could not meet President Bush...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
FBI investigating possible Israeli spy in Pentagon
The FBI has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel, a senior official told CNN. The suspect could have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy toward Iran and Iraq, the senior official said. An Israeli Embassy spokesman told CNN that "we categorically deny these allegations...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Al-Sadr militiamen swap prisoners
The Mehdi Army and Iraqi security forces have started exchanging prisoners, according to an Iraqi police source, one day after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr brokered a peace deal in the Najaf region...
CNN - August 28, 2004
A Humble African Cleric Fiercely Protects His Flock
A Roman Catholic archbishop has begun an all-out assault on the president of Zimbabwe, who has dismissed him as "an angry, evil and embittered little bishop."...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
FBI investigating possible Israeli spy in Pentagon
The FBI has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel, a senior official told CNN. The suspect could have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy toward Iran and Iraq, the senior official said. An Israeli Embassy spokesman told CNN that "we categorically deny these allegations...
CNN - August 28, 2004
Sources: Bush beefs up CIA chief's power
The White House has drafted executive orders to implement some of the recommendations of the independent 9/11 commission, including the establishment of a national intelligence director's post, senior administration officials said Thursday...
CNN - August 28, 2004
CNN analysis: Bush leads in Electoral College
President Bush heads into the Republican National Convention next week with a small lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in the all-important Electoral College, according to a new CNN analysis of state polling, advertising buys and interviews with campaign strategists and neutral analysts...
CNN - August 28, 2004
In Palm Beach, Results of 2000 Still Stir a Fight
Although Democrats hold a solid majority in Palm Beach County, Fla., it is so big that even a small shift among its 700,000 voters could make a difference in November...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Parties Are Big Business at New York Convention
The Republican National Convention next week promises to be a more lavish affair than the Democratic one in Boston...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Palestinians on Fast in Israeli Jails Struggle for Attention
Several thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails were in their 13th day of a hunger strike, but their protest has so far not inspired great public support...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Warning Anew About Retiree Expectations
The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan, warned that the government might have to scale back programs like Social Security and Medicare...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
U.S. Growth Pace for 2nd Quarter Is Revised Downward, to 2.8%
The economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate from April through June, as oil prices limited consumer spending and contributed to a record trade deficit...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Oil Prices Slip as Speculators Start to Retreat
The price of oil dropped almost 8 percent this week, amid signs that some of the speculators who pushed the price close to $50 a barrel have bailed out...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
US Airways Pilots' Union Decides to Resume Talks
The US Airways pilots' union said it would resume talks with the airline, which is urging its unions to grant $800 million in cuts to save it from a bankruptcy filing...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
AT&T Uses Its Long Past to Promote Its Near Future
As it is getting out of the traditional phone service business, AT&T is pushing its Internet phone plan, hoping to make up for its faltering long-distance operation...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Bryant jury selection kicks off
Jury selection begins in the high-profile rape case of US basketball star Kobe Bryant...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Venezuela envoy quits Panama
Venezuela withdraws its ambassador from Panama, in an on-going row about a pardon for four Cuban exiles...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
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