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Former US Vice-President Al Gore made an emotional return to the US
Congress to testify Congress on the dangers posed by global warming.
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February 2007
In a surprise move US Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped
down amid a row over the poor treatment of wounded US soldiers returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan.
3 march 2007
Tornadoes have ripped through the southern parts of the United States
killing at least 11 people and leaving a trail of destruction.
Microsoft must pay French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent
$1.52bn after the San Diego court ruled the Redmond, Wash.-based IT
giant had infringed audio patents.
NASA has postponed next month's launch of US space shuttle Atlantis
after damage to the shuttle's fuel tank.
In a fiery speech billed as his final, Nation of Islam leader Louis
Farrakhan railed against US Foreign policy, calling on the black community
to maintain Christian-Muslim unity.
According to poll conducted by Newsweek magazine, more than two-thirds
of Americans oppose President George W. Bush's plan to add 20,000
U.S. troops in Iraq, and an all-time low of 24 percent approve of
the president's handling of the war.
The rival US presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary
Rodham Clinton traded charges against each other over Hollywood donor
David Geffen, who once supported former President Bill Clinton but
now backed his wife’s top rival.
Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama has been in Los Angeles
for a dinner with a host of Hollywood stars to raise much needed cash
for his tilt the November 2008 presidential elections.
As Photos of Shane Gibson and Anna Nicole Smith embracing each other
began to do the rounds, the Bahamas' immigration minister resigned
amid calls for him to leave. It is being speculated that the Playboy
model and actress received special treatment when applying for permanent
residency on the island.
The general manager of Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network has
resigned over a marketing ply which caused a security alert in Boston,
setting off fears of closing and shutting down major roadways and
subway lines.
A top court has ruled Wal-Mart will face a lawsuit claiming pay discrimination
against more than a million female US employees.
In
what may be a blow to war opponents the Republicans have blocked a
debate on the resolution opposing President Bush's decision to send
additional troops to Iraq.
In his upcoming budget US President Bush will ask Congress for a
$2.9 trillion spending that seeks billions of dollars more to fight
the Iraq war and tries to contain the spiraling cost of the government's
big health care programmes.
1 February 2007
Police in Boston are investigating Turner Broadcasting System for
causing a security alert, setting off fears of closing and shutting
down major roadways and subway lines. Bomb disposal squads were sent
in before authorities declared the devices were harmless.
31 January 2007
Sidney Sheldon, an Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter who went
on to become one of the world's most prolific writer, died in California
last night at the age of 89.
Sheldon died of complications related to pneumonia at the Eisenhower
Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, near his Palm Springs home, according
to his friend and publicist Warren Cowan.
President Bush condemned the recent sectarian violence in Lebanon,
accusing Iran, Syria and Lebanese Hezbollah party were behind last
week's bloody clashes.
"I am deeply disappointed by the recent violence and bloodshed
on the streets of Lebanon," he said in a White House statement
out late last night. “It is all the more troubling that the
violence occurred while Lebanon's legitimate leaders and friends were
gathered together in Paris," Bush said, "to help secure
a peaceful and prosperous future for the country."
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters from all walks of life gathered
in front of the US Capitol to pressure the government to get out of
Iraq.
Celebrities, lawmakers, veterans and military families and protesters
from different states rallied in the capital to urge Congress and
President George W Bush to stop funding the war and troop escalation.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fierce critic of George Bush,
has announced that the U.S. representative to Caracas will be asked
to leave if he continued to "meddle in Venezuela's issues.
Despite President George W. Bush's urge to give him more time on
Iraq, a Senate committee granted approval of a resolution critical
of his plan of troop build-up in Iraq. more...
An online video message has emerged in which Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri,
the number two in command of Al Qaeda, has warned the US of dire consequences
'worse than anything you have seen' if the country persists in sending
more troops to Iraq. more...
According to poll conducted by Newsweek magazine, more
than two-thirds of Americans oppose President George W. Bush's plan
to add 20,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and an all-time low of 24 percent
approve of the president's handling of the war...more...
Baltimore Sun, MD - 1 hour ago Two Republicans supported a Democrat
driven Senate resolution opposing President Bush's 21,500-troop escalation
in Iraq and setting up a showdown between the White House and Congress
over the Iraq war...more...
President Bush harshly criticized the circumstances surrounding Saddam
Hussein's hanging, saying it looked like "kind of a revenge killing"
that will make it harder for him to persuade Americans to support
the Iraqi government...
The United Nations and the European Union have strongly condemned
the executions of Saddam Hussein's two top aides in Baghdad. The UK
and US also expressed concern about the conduct of the executions.
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon regretted the move, while EU said
it is opposed to capital punishment under any circumstances.
Saddam Hussein’s half brother and the former head of Iraq's
Revolutionary Court have been hanged before dawn Monday, two weeks
and two days after the former Iraqi dictator was hanged in a chaotic
execution that has provoked widespread criticism across the world.
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