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1. Sunni Arab and secular groups refuse to open discussions with the Shiite religious bloc leading in Iraq's parliamentary elections until contested results are reviewed. 2. Residents go through the w
1. In Iraq, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld announces the first of what's likely to be a series of reductions in US troop levels there in the coming year. 2. Protesters gather across Iraq to denounce the r
1. A transit strike in New York City forces millions of subway and bus riders to find new ways to get around at the height of the holiday shopping and tourist season. 2. In a huge courtroom fight over
1. In a surprise visit to Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney suggests Iraq's elections are a major step toward withdrawing US troops as a string of attacks kills 19. 2. President Bush unapologetically d
1. Iraqi authorities say they've uncovered a plan by a Sunni Arab insurgent group to rocket Saddam Hussein’s trial when it resumes on Monday. 2. The mother of one of 4 Christian peace activists held
1. Iraqi insurgents claim online they've killed a kidnapped US security consultant. The White House says it can't confirm the death. 2. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says US troop levels in Iraq could be
1. Ernesto is coming ashore in Florida. Forecasters warn the storm could bring 15 inches of rain. Residents have spent the day stocking up on food, gas and other supplies. 2. On the anniversary of Hur
1. Families are settling back in their homes after a fire at a North Carolina chemical plant forced them to evacuate. Authorities had asked more than 17,000 people to leave their homes. Investigators
1. Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has died. An activist in her own right, she created the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change,
1. In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a coma following emergency surgery Saturday morning to remove about 20 inches of his large intestine . He was rushed into surgery after
1. On the last day of 2005, bombings and shootings in Iraq kill at least 20 people. Final results from parliamentary elections are expected next week. 2. The world greets the arrival of 2006 in a gene
1. A scan of Ariel Sharon's brain shows improvement. Doctors will start bringing the Israeli prime minister out of his medically induced coma Monday. 2. Congressman Tom DeLay steps down as House major
1. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon resumes breathing on his own and moves his hand and leg in response to stimulation as doctors begin bringing him out of an induced coma. 2. Vice President Dick C
1. Senate Democrats grill Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, accusing him of inconsistency on voting rights, ethics , and membership in a conservative organization. 2. British Prime Minister Tony Bla
1. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito tells senators Americans have a right to designate family members or friends to carry out their right-to-die wishes. 2. At least 110 are killed and 1,000 injured
1. A new audiotape supposedly from Osama bin Laden, and Al-Jazeera has aired it. A voice identified as bin Laden says Al Qaeda is making preparations for attacks in the US, but offers a truce to build
1. Masked Kurdish demonstrators set a bus on fire in Turkey Sunday to protest the solitary confinement of a Kurdish rebel leader. Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for autonomy since 1984. 2. West
1. Major cost-cutting moves were announced Monday at Ford Motor Company. As many as 30,000 jobs will be cut and 14 facilities closed in North America over the next few years in an effort to save billi
1. President Bush is spending the night at a heavily fortified US diplomatic compound in Pakistan. The president who just wrapped up a trip to India, plans to meet Saturday with Pakistan's president a
1. The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been put on hold until April after he refused to answer prosecutors' questions and gave a speech to the Iraqi people. 2. Joseph Smith, the man ca