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The Islamic Palestinian resistance group Hamas claims 76 of the 132 seats in the second Palestinian Authority (PA) election. In spite of the democratic victory, the Bush administration balks at continued economic support to Palestine because Hamas does not recognize Israel's right to exist in the r ... |
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US forces in Iraq suffer a deadly day of losses when 30 US Marines and a Navy corpsman are killed in a CH-53 helicopter crash near Iraq's border with Jordan. Additionally, four Marines are killed during combat in Iraq's al-Anbar province, and two US soldiers are killed in attacks in the Baghdad ar ... |
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The U.S. Senate votes 85-13 to confirm Condoleezza Rice as George W. Bush's Secretary of State. A few democrats voice strong opposition, such as Sen. Mark Dayton from Minnesota who said "Lying to Congress, lying to our committees and lying to the American people. It's wrong, it's immoral." He sugge ... |
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During a news conference, James Guckert with the Talon News Service asks US President George Bush how he could deal with Democratic congressional leaders "who seem to have divorced themselves from reality." The question will lead to an investigation regarding his status as an activist with GOPUSA, ... |
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U.S. Gasoline Prices Rise for Fourth Straight Week. |
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Congressional Budget Office Projects Record $477B Deficit for 2004 |
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The Connecticut House of Representatives votes unanimously to create House Select Committee of Inquiry to determine whether to recommend Gov. John Rowland's impeachment. |
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An earthquake in Gujarat, India results in more than 20,000 deaths. |
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Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip. |
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The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) publishes a letter to President Clinton urging war against Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein because he is a "hazard" to "a significant portion of the world's supply of oil." |
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U.S. President bill Clinton tells the American public and investigators that "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time, never. These allegations are false." |
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First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears before a grand jury to discuss Whitewater and the White House Travel Office firings. |
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India gains full sovereignty from Great Britain and Nehru is named Prime Minister. |
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Argentina ceases diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan. |
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Deng Xiaoping offers a "General Account of the Struggle Against the Enemy Over the Past Five Years" |
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Reagan marries actress Jane Wyman. |
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Louisiana secedes from the Union. |
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English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold sets sail from Falmouth on a voyage that will take him to the New England coast. On May 15th, he sites Cape Cod and gives it its name. |
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