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The jury in Scott Peterson's double murder trial recommends that he be put to death for killing his wife Laci, and their unborn son, Connor. The judge will formally sentence Peterson on February 25th. If the judge chooses to change Peterson's punishment to life in prison, he can do so. |
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On the one year anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture, a suicide bomber detonates his vehicle in the proximity of cars waiting to enter Baghdad's Green Zone, home to the U.S. Embassy and Iraq's interim government. |
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The truth is revealed that George Bush's choice for Homeland Security Director was much worse than revealed in Bernard Kerik's statement of withdrawal. New reports show simultaneous extra-marital affairs and unreported gifts of thousands of dollars in cash and other items from associates at a New J ... |
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An US Army spokesperson reveals that the estimated 250,000 people that fled the assault on Falluja cannot return to the city until the risk posed by stray animals and sewage is eliminated. Ahmad Rawi of the Red Cross / Red Crescent said that sewage water is running in the streets and "hundreds of ... |
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In a statement without details, the US military announces that seven Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died while conducting ``security and stabilization operations in Anbar province.'' The US Military can soften the news of continued resistance in a paritcular location, simply by cit ... |
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President George W. Bush chose U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt on Monday to take charge of the Department of Health and Human Services. The White House did not name a successor for Leavitt, whose brief tenure at the helm of the EPA did little to please environmenta ... |
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Gold +3.1 NAS +19.61 CRB +2.63 USD -0.43 DOW +95.10 S&P +10.17 |
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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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The Vatican announces that Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Boston's Archbishop Bernard Law, though he retains his rank of Cardinal. |
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U.S. President George W. Bush announces that the U.S. is withdrawing from Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. |
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U.S. Supreme Court reverses a decision by the Florida Supreme Court to allow manual recounts of ballots in some Florida counties. Bush wins the presidency with 271 electoral votes, just one more than he needed, although he lost the popular vote by half a million. |
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North Vietnam's negotiating team walks out of secret talks with U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. President Nixon demands their return within 72 hours "or else." |
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Japanese forces route Chinese troops defending the city of Nanjing. Fearing the consequences of surrender to the Japanese, Chinese military men donned civilian clothing and retreated into the city. A six-week stretch of atrocities against the civilian population of Nanjing commences. |
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The B11, a British submarine, sinks the Turkish battleship "Messudiya" in the Dardanelles. |
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Battle of Fredricksburg. A costly Union defeat in which Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside ordered repeated Union charges against an impregnable Confederate position. |
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Congress authorizes the construction of 13 ships for the Continental Navy, only seven of which are completed and all of which are lost during the war. |
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The Council of Trent commences in response to the Protestant Reformation. It resulted in clearer specifications of Catholic doctrines and standardized the Mass throughout the church. |
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