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The Vatican criticizes claims that a cloned baby has been born as a sign of a brutal mentality devoid of any ethics. |
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George W. Bush elects to refer the matter of North Korea's reopening of the Yongbyon nuclear facility to the United Nations. |
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Scientists publish the effects of the West Nile Virus in North America. 241 people died in 2002, but the effect on wildlife was far worse. |
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Henry Kissinger announces that he will step down as head of the independent September 11 investigation. U.S. George Bush named Kissinger to lead the commission in November 2002, dropping his longstanding opposition to an independent probe. |
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Pope John Paul II accepts the resignation of Boston Archbishop Cardinal Bernard Law. |
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Ian Parr, a BAE Systems worker from Essex, pleads guilty to two charges of spying for the Russians. |
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Terrorists in Kenya attack Israelis on board an aircraft using mobile missle launchers. |
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Russia's chief medical examiner announces that all but one of the 118 dead hostages in the Moscow theater standoff with Chechen rebels died from gas poisoning. |
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Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone dies in a plane crash in Minnesota. |
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The U.S. House of Representatives approves a resolution giving President Bush authority to use force against Iraq. |
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American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh sentenced to 20 years in prison. |
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Trial for accused 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui delayed from January 2003 until May. |
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The U.S. National terror threat level is lowered from 'high' to 'elevated.' |
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200 soldiers of the U.S. Army Special Forces land in Ivory Coast after a rebel uprising traps Americans. |
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An 80-mile section of Florida's I-75 is closed and a no-fly zone is established in the area. Suspects are held following a terror alert. |
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Explosions went off near the parliament building as Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe was being sworn in, killing at least 10 people, officials said. |
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Britain's Princess Margaret dies in her sleep at age 71. |
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Clonaid scientist Brigitte Boisselier announces the birth of a human clone identical to her mother. She reveals that four more clones will be born soon. Some scientists doubt the claim. Many world leaders react in horror. |
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CBS News announces that Dan Rather's employee tested positive for skin anthrax. |
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Anthrax spores are found in Governor George Pataki's New York City office. |
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The United Nations and its secretary-general Kofi Annan are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Four U.N. employees killed in airstrike east of Kabul, Afghanistan |
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U.S strikes commence in Afghanistan. |
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U.S. President George Bush chooses Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge for a new Cabinet-level position overseeing homeland defense. |
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Delta Airlines announces that it will cut 20% of its workforce within a week. |
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American Airlines announces it will lay off 20,000 employees |
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Boeing announces its intention to lay off 20,000 to 30,000 workers. |
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Iran 's News Agency reports that Iran has closed its border with Afghanistan. |
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Continental Airlines announces that it will cut flights and furlough 12,000 employees. |
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Hewlett-Packard announces its acquisition of Compaq in $25 billion deal. |
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