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Washington, 3 November, 2004— ”America has spoken, and I’m humbled by the trust and the confidence of my fellow citizens,” said President George W. Bush on November 3 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Building […]

Washington, 3 November, 2004— President George W. Bush on November 2 was re-elected president of the United States. ”Voters turned out in historic numbers and delivered a historic victory,” Bush said in a November 3 […]

Washington, 3 November, 2004— The Republican Party retained control of both the Senate and House of Representatives in the November 2 elections, expanding its current majorities and extending the party’s control of Congress. Republican candidates […]

Ankara, 27 October, 2004— Freedom of the press remains poor amongst the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, says a new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). ”The situation is very […]

Washington, 27 October, 2004— Each generation must relearn the lesson that weakness can provoke and embolden adversaries, and that ”victory ultimately comes to those who are steadfast,” Donald Rumsfeld says. In prepared remarks October 27 […]

Peshawar, 13 October, 2004— Usman is just 11 years old. Dressed in ragged, greasy clothes, he holds heavy engine parts as he awaits orders from his employer, who is busy fitting a head gasket to […]

Washington, 12 October, 2004— Secretary of State Colin Powell welcomed Afghanistan’s successful holding of a presidential election and said that Iraq will soon be able to follow suit with its own exercise of democracy. ”The […]

New York, 22 September, 2004— Holding Iraqi elections by the end of January 2005 ”is reasonable, it is feasible, and that is the goal,” Secretary of State Colin Powell said September 22. Powell, who has […]