30 September: Russia signs on to Kyoto, could lead to global adoption of treaty...
29 September: Blair's gov't says it will implement plan to cancel third-world debt...
22 September: Gonaïves, Haiti, devastated by floods, as many as 600 now known killed by flood effects... Iraqi gov't reports it will release Dr. Taha, 1 of 2 female scientists held prisoner for crimes under Hussein regime...
21 September: Britain anxiously awaits word of the fate of its hostage engineer captured during Iraqi reconstruction... Sen. Kerry accuses Pres. Bush of catastrophic miscalculations in his prosecution of the Iraq war... BBC reports 2nd American hostage may have been killed in Iraq; family of British hostage Ken Bigley continues to urge release of 2 female Iraqi scientists in exchange for his life...
20 September: Deaf Nicaraguan children create new language, unique independently evolved sign language... Indonesia votes today to elect next president... Sen. John Edwards declares Kerry admin. will "crush" Al Qaeda, reorganize armed forces to eliminate the "backdoor draft" of reservists, establish more efficient deployments... American hostage reported killed by militants in Iraq...
19 September: Blair, Allawi call for international assitance in stopping violence in Iraq... London Daily Express says 40,000 letters from readers back petition to recognize service of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers by granting them UK citizenship; Blair told Parliament "We are examining it very carefully... we understand the strength of the case that's being made"... Iran says UN calls for end to Uranium-enrichment are illegal...
16 September: Woman will run for office in Saudi Arabia, first even to declare candidacy in nation's history... Negroponte, State Dept. want to spend reconstruction funds on training Iraqi security forces...
15 September: Darfur rebels say talks with Khartoum gov't failed in Abuja, over secuity guarantees, hope to continue next month... EU joins US in criticism of Putin's security enhancements; Putin rebukes US, urging no more interference... UN Sec. Gen. Annan calls Iraq war "illegal", says elections there are threatened by widespread factional violence... Rasmussen puts Bush at 47.3% support, Kerry at 46.4%...
14 September: El Baradei reports evidence not definitive on Iran's nuclear program: not yet proven peaceful, no firm evidence of weapons program... CSM reports North Korea may be close to testing nuclear device; South Korea produced "fissle material" in recent years, but gov't claims ignorance... Porter Goss tells Senate Intel. Comm. Congress must thoroughly examine 9/11 Commission's recomm. to "blur line between foreign and domestic intelligence"; Sen. Rockefeller cites Congressional record, shows Kerry proposed increase in funding, Goss actually proposed cutting funding, spending $8.8B less than Kerry proposed, adds that Goss plan would have led to thousands fewer agents; hearings reveal Goss opposed inquiry into Chalabi, proposed CIA domestic arrest powers; Goss now opposes such new CIA powers... Powell warns Putin's security reforms may erode Russian democracy... Rasmussen shows gap closing: Bush with 47.1%, Kerry 46.5%...
13 September: North Korea says 2.5-mile-wide mushroom cloud last week was controlled demolition of mountain for dam project... Brazil seeks to save remaining, highly-depleted tropical savanna... US Airways files for bankruptcy protection for 2nd time in 2 years... Hong Kong elects new pro-democracy officials, but not majority; polling marred by ballot shortages, voters turned away... Rasmussen downgrades Bush lead to 47.2% over Kerry's 46.4%...
12 September: Hong Kong gets brief opportunity to exercise democracy, as Beijing seeks to constrain "people power"... Massive explosion, "mushroom cloud" reported in North Korea, near China border; S. Korea says no evidence so far of nuclear test; blast reportedly seen from satellite, S. Korean Yonhap news agency reports mushroom cloud measured 2.5 miles in diameter ... Police clash with demonstrators at ceremonies to remember victims of Chile's 1973 military coup; officials acknowledge small number of rogues disturbed an otherwise peaceful event... Europe joins US in setting Nov. deadline for Iran to prove it has no covert nuclear weapons program... 5 car bombs hit Baghdad today, US engages militants in air raid on Sadr City, 13 killed, 55 wounded... Some Likud members urge IDF to disobey orders to evacuate Gaza settlements; Sharon warns such tactics could lead to civil war... Rasmussen today shows Bush at 48.3% to Kerry's 45.2%, a broadening margin; Rasmussen's 9/11 survey showed 43% say nation has changed for the worse, 37% for the better, since 2001 attacks...
11 September: 3rd anniversary of 9/11 attacks (read 9/11 Commission report online); NY-NJ Port Authority to sue Saudi Arabia for damages tied to 9/11... Sweden honors slain Foreign Minister Anna Lindh one year after her death, nation pledges not to lose openness in reaction to her assassination... 31 years ago today, Chile's Salvador Allende died in military coup d'état... 4 major coffee distributors agree Fri. to aid poor coffee growers, their communities, work to end slavery, forced labor... Species that go extinct have coat-tails: may take thousands of less visible species with them... Robert Rubin cites economic projections that making Bush tax cuts permanent will push 10-year budget deficit to $5.5 trillion; Congressional Budget Office projects permanent cuts would mean $4 trillion deficit... Est. 500 protesters try to storm al-Sadr's offices in Najjaf, Fri.; today est. 4,000 Sadr supporters rally against US... Rasmussen shows Bush with 47.5% to 46.1% lead as of today...
10 September: Assault Weapons Ban due to expire Monday, 13 Sept., after 10 years; police nationwide say ban expiration will place tens of thousands of lives in danger; GOP has no plan to pass renewal, NRA says any renewal will lead to end of political careers... White House today officially refused to meet with law enforcement officials to discuss merits of Assault Weapons Ban; Sarah Brady tells CNN lifting ban will result in "terrorism in our streets"... Al Qaeda operative says Afghanistan is controlled by terrorists, US not acting to secure country... House votes by substantial margin to suspend Bush overtime rules changes that could affect as many as 6 million workers; House Republican leaders vow to strip amendment from bill... Rasmussen shows Bush at 47.8%, Kerry at 46.2%... Zogby shows Bush with 46% to 42% lead as of yesterday, with 53% saying they disapprove of Bush's job performance, plurality of 48% saying policy on wrong track; 46% want to re-elect, 49% want "someone new"...
9 September: Powell tells Congress Darfur crisis constitutes genocide; use of word triggers legal responsibilities under international law... New report cites all-out civil war as "most likely" consquence of Iraq invasion csmonitor.com (regan) ... N. Korea accuses South of fueling nuclear arms race... As many as 180 unidentifiable bodies located at site of Beslan siege... Boston Globe finds Lt. George W. Bush was absent from duty not only during his term with the Texas Air National Guard and in Alabama, but also that after being permitted to travel to Massachusetts for business school, he failed to fulfill promised training duty there... Military intel. agent said ready to plead guilty in Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse case... Nebraska federal judge is third to rule Late-Term Abortion ban unconstitutional; government plans to appeal rulings to Supreme Court... GSK faces class-action suit by parents who say company suppressed studies showing Paxil may have spurred suicidal tendencies in young patients... Rasmussen gives Bush 47.5% to 46.8% lead over Kerry in national poll, 1% better for Kerry than yesterday...
8 September: Brazilian government estimates 40,000 enslaved in remote Amazon; Lula initiates new drive to end slave labor... Afghanistan's first free presidential campaign opens this week; Taliban guerrillas threaten to sabotage the process... Beslan tolls confused: 338 known dead, 400+ in hospital, locals say 100-200 missing, no apparent means of disappearance of missing bodies... Top Russian security official says Russia will launch preemptive strikes against terrorist bases around the world; NATO calls meeting with Russia to discuss security situation in Caucasus... Pres. Bush changes position, says he will overrule any objection from Pentagon, CIA, give "full budgetary authority" to new National Intelligence Director... Florence, Italy, celebrates 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David... VP Cheney crosses line, alleges US would suffer terrorist strike if Kerry elected; VP cites Afghanistan as success in thwarting terror, even as Sen. Graham accuses admin. of moving troops away from hunt for Bin Laden 14 months prior to Iraq invasion... Fmr. TX Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes tells 60 Minutes he pulled strings to get George W. Bush into National Guard, avoid service in Vietnam, says he was inspired to come forward by visit to Vietnam memorial in DC... Rasmussen shows Bush with slight lead over Kerry, 48.2% to 46.5%...
7 September: Russian authorities parade suspected hostage-taker on state-run TV; BBC reports fears in Russia Putin poised to use Beslan tragedy as pretext for crackdown on all political opposition... Putin blames all Chechen rebels for actions of "child killers", angrily accuses West of double standards, refuses to negotiate, also refuses probe into government's role in hostage deaths; tens of thousands rally for Beslan siege victims... Ship flying Vietnamese flag, loaded with toxic waste, sinks in Turkish port; ship had been stalled offshore for 4 years while authorities debated permitting dumping of waste... Israel strikes Gaza sports club site it says was Hamas base, targetting Hamas militants: 14 people killed; Palestinians say site was summer camp for children... 7 US soldiers, 3 Iraqi troops killed in car bombing near Fallujah, city still held by militant insurgents; 5 separate incidents bring total of US military dead to 998... AP reports 998 troops plus 3 civilian contractors means US deaths in Iraq now top 1,000; est. 100 killed as US targets insurgents in Fallujah... Reuters reports Israeli spy satellite crashes into Mediterranean after liftoff... Bush admin. proposes exempting 2,000 banks from the Community Reinvestment Act, which is thought largely responsible for spread in home ownership, small business ownership during last quarter century... Rasmussen survey shows Kerry, Bush exactly tied at 47.3% each, Bush leading in Electoral College; both candidates take shots at one another while touring swing states...
6 September: Astronomers say radio signal is not sign of extraterrestrial intelligent life, but probable interference from common element like Hydrogen... CNN reports Bush RNC "bounce" is 2%, smallest for incumbent in over 3 decades... Americans Coming Together reports that of 201 minutes of major speeches at the RNC, 131 minutes were spent talking about 9/11, terrorism, Iraq and related threats, only 8 minutes on economic issues... CSM reports al-Sadr growing into mainstream political figure in Iraq... India, Pakistan end talks without resolving Kashmir differences... Fmr. Pres. Clinton now recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery...
5 September: John McCain calls for Medicare right to negotiate drug prices, defends Kerry's antiwar stance as exercise of basic American rights... Kerry seeks to reverse Bush pro-logging rule on Alaska's unspoiled Tongass National Rainforest; in 2003, feds paid $36M to log in Alaska, for business revenues of $2M... India, Pakistan to hold talks on resolving Kashmir strife... McLaughlin reports 976 US soldiers killed in Iraq, est. 26,750 wounded, injured, amputees, est. 20,000 Iraqi civilians killed to date...
4 September: Medicare premiums will jump 17% next year, largest increase in history... C-SPAN criticized for airing Republican "Convention Jockeys" interviewing party members in favorable light, blurring line between reporting, campaigning...
3 September: Fmr. Pres. Clinton admitted to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for chest pains, will undergo bypass surgery for a blockage... RNC continues trend of basing every speech of the week on 9/11, "changed world"... Pataki falsely lauds Bush for doing everything he promised, then alleges Kerry has no clear stand on any issue, falsely states Clinton admin. never acted against Al Qaeda, in speech marked by facile attacks and baseless innuendo... CNN, Salon report Bush aides learned over 2 years ago of possible Israel-lobby group spying at Pentagon... Of estimated 1,500 held captive, at least 100 killed, 409 wounded as Russian troops storm school... Warner Bros. refuses to distribute new anti-war documentary by director of Three Kings...
2 September: Terrorists take entire school hostage in southern Russia; some 30 individuals later freed, while 300 children, adults remain captive; unexplained explosions occurred near school, residents decry perceived ineptitude of police response... Keyes attacks Cheney's lesbian daughter, says all homosexuality is "selfish hedonism"; Keyes trails Obama in IL senate race ?% to ?% ... MSNBC reports Zell Miller threatened Chris Matthews, calling for a duel instead of answering questions about fact-challenged speech... Judge orders release of nearly 500 detained protestors, saying authorities were taking too long to process their information; demonstrators allege police "illegally arrested" the first 300 members of a march on charges of blocking a sidewalk after refusing them right to march in street... ABC News found Sen. Frist's charity benefit has legally questionable links to the Republican party, Rep. Oxley's PAC, allowing major donors to use huge tax deductions and gain access to political leaders in one benefit...
1 September: Riots in Nepal follow killing of 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq; PM calls for restraint... Russian officials now say both downed airliners were bombed in flight by terrorists, say suspects may be "Black Widows", Chechen women seeking revenge for loved ones killed in Chechen conflict... RNC seeks to put on moderate face, then unleashes political attacks by VP, Zell Miller; convention said to be among most negative in memory; Cheney again defends Iraq war, as campaign tries to undo Bush's statement against winning the war... Bush accepts endorsement of firefighters union; Kerry holds endorsement of largest national firefighters union... Bush, Cheney officially become the official nominees for November election...
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