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AFP 02:37 PM | September 11,2009
The day of tributes begins in New York, where two jet airliners slammed into the Twin Towers, killing 2,752 people and prompting President George W. Bush to declare a “war on terror”
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Reuters 10:15 AM | March 16,2009
The secret report implied that the United States violated international law prohibiting torture and maltreatment of prisoners
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Reuters 09:17 AM | March 10,2009
Shares of companies specializing in stem cell research burst upward on the news, with Geron Corp up by as much as much as 35% and StemCells Inc up 73%
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09:04 PM | January 20,2009
Both Bush and Laura were standing at the North Portico of White House, when the Obamas arrived at their new residence in their new limousine called ‘The Beast´
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AP 11:00 AM | January 11,2009
Obama working ahead of his 20 January inauguration with members of his own Democratic Party to seek consensus on a plan to stimulate a recovery from the recession
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Eric Lichtblau / NYT 10:54 PM | December 25,2008
There were 133 cases in the first 11 months this fiscal, down from 437 cases in 2000 and from a high of 513 in 2002
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Reuters 09:30 AM | December 18,2008
Chrysler said it would shut down all of its production for at least a month, effective from the last shift on Friday
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Reuters 09:09 AM | December 15,2008
An Iraqi journalist shouted in Arabic “this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog,” and hurled his shoes at Bush during a news conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
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David E. Sanger / NYT 09:54 PM | December 07,2008
The review contains an array of options, including telling Pakistan’s military that billions of dollars in American aid will depend on the military’s being reconfigured to effectively fight militants
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10:41 PM | November 23,2008
Some of this is political posturing, but it is sensible to prepare for further deterioration in the economy
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11:25 AM | November 16,2008
Speaking after the G-20 summit on the financial crisis, Bush said he would work tirelessly to achieve the transition of his administration to that of the new president’s
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PTI 04:42 PM | November 12,2008
Although invited to the global financial summit, Obama has opted to stay in Chicago and will not meet any of the leaders separately, the New York Times reported
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01:54 PM | November 02,2008
Americans on Tuesday will vote to 51 separate elections in each state and the District of Columbia; whichever candidate gets 270 electoral votes wins the White House
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02:38 PM | October 20,2008
The 70-member Francophonie has supported Nicolas Sarkozy’s call for talks to discuss a revamp of the banking system, with Group of Seven industrialized nations
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11:45 AM | October 19,2008
The White House says Bush, who has just three months left in office, wants to listen to a broad range of ideas, not just from Europe, but from Asia and developing countries
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