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59 Killed in Iraq as Insurgency Rages On
(Los Angeles Times)
59 Killed in Iraq as Insurgency Rages On
(Los Angeles Times)
09/15/2004 06:11 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A car bomb and a mass shooting
killed 59 people in Iraq on Tuesday, many of them policemen and
unemployed young men seeking to join the country's beleaguered
security forces. More than 120 Iraqis have been killed in the last
three days as the nation's insurgency shows no sign of abating.
Premier of Iraq Calls for End to
Insurgency (Los Angeles Times)
Premier of Iraq Calls for End to
Insurgency (Los Angeles Times)
06/05/2004 05:51 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Iraq's new interim prime minister,
in his first policy address to the nation, urged insurgents Friday to
halt attacks on U.S. forces, saying it would be a "disaster" for the
country if foreign troops departed prematurely.
U.S. Response to Insurgency Called a
Failure (Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Response to Insurgency Called a
Failure (Los Angeles Times)
07/06/2004 05:21 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Almost a year after
acknowledging they were facing a well-armed guerrilla war in Iraq, the
Pentagon and commanders in the Middle East are being criticized by
some top Bush administration officials, military officers and defense
experts who accuse the military of failing to develop a coherent,
winning strategy against the insurgency.
Kerry Showing Strength Across Board in
N.H. (Los Angeles Times)
Kerry Showing Strength Across Board in
N.H. (Los Angeles Times)
01/24/2004 10:21 AMLos Angeles Times - MANCHESTER, N.H. — Democratic presidential
candidate John F. Kerry, demonstrating the broad appeal that powered
his victory in Iowa, leads by double digits among likely voters in
Tuesday's pivotal New Hampshire primary, a new Times poll has found.
Greenspan: Recovery Regaining Momentum
(Los Angeles Times)
Greenspan: Recovery Regaining Momentum
(Los Angeles Times)
09/09/2004 07:04 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan said Wednesday that the recovery was gaining momentum again
after a spring slowdown, but he warned that Washington's burgeoning
budget deficits posed a long-term threat to the economy.
Kerry Keeps Momentum, Winning Maine Race
(Los Angeles Times)
Kerry Keeps Momentum, Winning Maine Race
(Los Angeles Times)
02/10/2004 02:52 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign
for the Democratic presidential nomination rolled along Sunday, as he
scooped up a victory in Maine's party caucuses — his third this
weekend. He now turns toward primaries in Virginia and Tennessee on
Tuesday.
Governor Signs $105.4-Billion Budget
(Los Angeles Times)
Governor Signs $105.4-Billion Budget
(Los Angeles Times)
08/01/2004 05:16 AMLos Angeles Times - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a
$105.4-billion state budget before a cheering crowd Saturday,
enacting a compromise spending plan that avoids new taxes but depends
heavily on borrowing.
Iraq Might Welcome a Strongman (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq Might Welcome a Strongman (Los
Angeles Times)
06/21/2004 06:08 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — On the eve of sovereignty, Iraq is
a nation in disarray, riven by bombings, assassinations and sabotage.
Yet many people here appear cautiously optimistic that a tough-talking
new government run by Iraqis can confront the withering cycle of
violence better than their U.S.-led occupiers.
One Year Later:Where Is Iraq? (Los
Angeles Times)
One Year Later:Where Is Iraq? (Los
Angeles Times)
04/09/2004 04:00 PMLos Angeles Times - John Daniszewski was in Baghdad throughout the war
and has continued reporting there during the U.S. occupation. This is
his impression of the conflict's aftermath.
Coming of Age in Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
Coming of Age in Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
08/17/2004 05:23 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Halfway up a red-carpeted stairway
inside the exclusive Baghdad Hunting Club, the rhythmic boom-boom-boom
of techno dance music is rattling windows and vibrating the floor.
Past an armed guard and into a darkened conference room, Mansour High
School's prom is in full swing.
Kurds Wonder Where They Fit in the New
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Kurds Wonder Where They Fit in the New
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
07/27/2004 05:47 AMLos Angeles Times - SULAYMANIYA, Iraq — Sitting on the top of
Azmar Mountain, looking down on the twinkling lights of this Kurdish
city with a whiskey in his plastic cup and a skewer of roasted lamb on
his plate, Bahdai Ahmad Hassan could be forgiven for thinking that
Iraq, with all its problems, might as well be another country.
105 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
105 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
06/25/2004 05:32 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A wave of attacks that killed at
least 105 people in five Iraqi cities Thursday indicate a new level of
coordination by insurgents, days before the United States is scheduled
to hand over control to an interim government.
3 Turks Taken Hostage in Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
3 Turks Taken Hostage in Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
06/27/2004 05:04 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Followers of the United States'
"No. 1 target" in Iraq announced Saturday that they had kidnapped
three Turkish contractors and threatened to behead them, even as
President Bush was flying to Turkey for a NATO summit. The abductions
came as 54 people were killed in insurgent attacks across Iraq.
Back to Africa, From Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
Back to Africa, From Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
01/17/2004 10:42 PMLos Angeles Times - BASRA, Iraq — His ebony skin, curly hair
and facial features distinguish Mohammed Abbass as a man of African
descent. But he has never set foot in Africa and knows little about
the continent and its people. As long as he can recall, his
forefathers have lived in Iraq, and his roots are deep in this Middle
Eastern country.
Violence Escalates Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
Violence Escalates Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
09/13/2004 04:59 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A bloody and chaotic day of
violence across Iraq — including at least three suicide car
bombings and an exchange of gunfire between an Iraqi crowd and a U.S.
helicopter crew — killed dozens and injured scores of others
Sunday.
For Iraq, Trial Is Balancing Act (Los
Angeles Times)
For Iraq, Trial Is Balancing Act (Los
Angeles Times)
07/02/2004 05:10 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — The sheer breadth of the war
crimes case against Saddam Hussein, which involves charges dating back
30 years, would be daunting for any country.
CIA Iraq 'Failures' Condemned (Los
Angeles Times)
CIA Iraq 'Failures' Condemned (Los
Angeles Times)
07/10/2004 06:23 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The United States went to war
with Iraq on the basis of flawed intelligence assessments that "either
overstated or were not supported by" the underlying evidence on
Baghdad's weapons programs, according to a scathing report released by
the Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday.
U.S. Toll in Iraq Reaches 1,000 (Los
Angeles Times)
U.S. Toll in Iraq Reaches 1,000 (Los
Angeles Times)
09/08/2004 05:29 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — The number of American military
deaths in Iraq reached 1,000 Tuesday as fierce fighting erupted
between U.S. forces and insurgents in Baghdad and Fallouja.
Lugar Has Little Say Over U.S. Policies
on Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Lugar Has Little Say Over U.S. Policies
on Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
04/22/2004 05:23 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — For almost 20 years, as one of
the most respected internationalists in Washington and a senior member
of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Richard G. Lugar
(R-Ind.) was a man whose voice counted when it came to U.S. foreign
policy.
Sun-Microsoft Deal Showing Signs of
Stress?
Sun-Microsoft Deal Showing Signs of
Stress?
08/16/2004 01:01 AMWhile the companies have been working on ways to help users move
secure, highly structured data between their respective environments,
Sun president Jonathan Schwartz recently said little will be
accomplished until Microsoft embraces open standards and
interoperability.
Spy Work in Iraq Riddled by Failures
(Los Angeles Times)
Spy Work in Iraq Riddled by Failures
(Los Angeles Times)
06/17/2004 05:08 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — A pair of British-recruited
spies in Iraq, whose alarming reports of Saddam Hussein's illicit
weapons were rushed to the White House shortly before the U.S.-led
invasion last year, were never interviewed by the CIA and are now
viewed as unreliable, current and former U.S. intelligence officials
say.
Options for Iraq Trouble Envoy (Los
Angeles Times)
Options for Iraq Trouble Envoy (Los
Angeles Times)
02/14/2004 05:57 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A special United Nations envoy
left Iraq on Friday after signaling that swift, direct elections
sought by the nation's Shiite Muslim majority were impractical and
highly unlikely.
CIA Study on Iraq Weapons Is Off Course,
Officials Say (Los Angeles Times)
CIA Study on Iraq Weapons Is Off Course,
Officials Say (Los Angeles Times)
08/20/2004 04:35 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Having failed to find banned
weapons in Iraq, the CIA is preparing a final report on its search
that will speculate on what the deposed regime's capabilities might
have looked like years from now if left unchecked, according to
congressional and intelligence officials.
Iraq, U.S. Differ on Prisoner Release
(Los Angeles Times)
Iraq, U.S. Differ on Prisoner Release
(Los Angeles Times)
09/23/2004 04:51 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — In a sign of confusion over who
runs post-Hussein Iraq, the United States on Wednesday contradicted an
announcement by an Iraqi government ministry that a female Iraqi
scientist in U.S. custody would soon be released.
Iraq War Eclipses Domestic Agenda (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq War Eclipses Domestic Agenda (Los
Angeles Times)
05/16/2004 05:03 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Pity the advocates of
overhauling Social Security. They have been told for months that
President Bush would give a major speech pushing their cause as the
cornerstone of his new domestic agenda.
U.S. Death Toll in Iraq at Least 52 This
Month (Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Death Toll in Iraq at Least 52 This
Month (Los Angeles Times)
09/17/2004 04:53 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Iraqi insurgents pressed their
assault on U.S. and allied forces Thursday as two Americans and a
Briton were kidnapped from their Baghdad house and three Marines were
killed, bringing the number of U.S. military deaths in the country
this month to at least 52.
Iraq Deal on Airline Is Probed (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq Deal on Airline Is Probed (Los
Angeles Times)
06/23/2004 06:27 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The top U.S. transportation
official in Iraq was forced out after conducting closed-door
negotiations to create a national airline with a firm suspected of
helping Saddam Hussein's regime skirt United Nations sanctions,
according to documents and current and former U.S. officials.
Nations Slow to Deliver Iraq Aid (Los
Angeles Times)
Nations Slow to Deliver Iraq Aid (Los
Angeles Times)
07/12/2004 05:27 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Amid continuing efforts by the
Bush administration to build international support for its mission in
Iraq, countries have provided only a small fraction of the
reconstruction aid they promised at a conference nine months ago.
NATO Balking at Iraq Mission (Los
Angeles Times)
NATO Balking at Iraq Mission (Los
Angeles Times)
05/09/2004 04:34 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's hopes
for a major NATO military presence in Iraq this year appear doomed,
interviews with allied defense officials and diplomats show.
Kerry Comes Under Fire for Stance on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Kerry Comes Under Fire for Stance on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
05/09/2004 04:34 AMLos Angeles Times - In a speech nine days ago in Missouri, Sen. John
F. Kerry laid out his case against President Bush on Iraq, saying the
administration had left America dangerously isolated from the rest of
the world.
U.S. May Delay Iraq Power Transfer (Los
Angeles Times)
U.S. May Delay Iraq Power Transfer (Los
Angeles Times)
02/12/2004 05:51 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Colin L.
Powell signaled Wednesday that the administration might delay plans to
return sovereignty to Iraqis by June 30, telling a congressional
oversight panel that violence continued to vex U.S. and Iraqi
officials.
Bay Area IPO market showing new signs of
life Investors think ...
Bay Area IPO market showing new signs of
life Investors think ...
12/28/2003 08:13 PMI think we will see many, many more IPOs in 2004, including the most
anticipated one in the tech world, the offering for Google.". ...
Iraq Setbacks Change Mood in Washington
(Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Setbacks Change Mood in Washington
(Los Angeles Times)
05/23/2004 04:47 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — President Bush is hearing
increasingly bleak warnings that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is
heading for failure — from Republican and Democratic members of
Congress, current and former officials and even some military officers
still on active duty.
Iraq Issues Ultimatum as Militia Stays
Put (Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Issues Ultimatum as Militia Stays
Put (Los Angeles Times)
08/20/2004 04:35 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — Cleric Muqtada Sadr and his
militia refused to budge from the Imam Ali Mosque here Thursday after
the Iraqi government issued tough new demands on the conditions under
which they would disarm and depart.
Events in Iraq Test President as Leader
(Los Angeles Times)
Events in Iraq Test President as Leader
(Los Angeles Times)
05/07/2004 04:50 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The cascade of troubling
developments in Iraq has posed an extraordinary test of President
Bush's leadership, forcing him to do several things that do not come
easily to him.
Oil Sabotage Threatens Iraq Economy,
Rebuilding (Los Angeles Times)
Oil Sabotage Threatens Iraq Economy,
Rebuilding (Los Angeles Times)
09/18/2004 05:45 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The sharp rise in attacks on
Iraq's oil pipelines in recent weeks has substantially impaired the
country's production, dealing a blow to the economy and threatening
the struggling reconstruction effort, U.S. and Iraqi officials say.
Congress Wants Answers on Bush's Plans
for Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Congress Wants Answers on Bush's Plans
for Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
04/19/2004 05:52 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — An increasingly anxious
Congress has summoned Bush administration officials to testify this
week on their plans for quelling violence in Iraq and for handing
power over to Iraqis by June 30.
Iraq Cellular Project Leads to U.S.
Inquiry (Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Cellular Project Leads to U.S.
Inquiry (Los Angeles Times)
04/29/2004 04:47 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — A senior Defense Department
official is under investigation by the Pentagon inspector general for
allegations that he attempted to alter a contract proposal in Iraq to
benefit a mobile phone consortium that includes friends and
colleagues, according to documents obtained by The Times and sources
with direct knowledge of the process.
Bush Offers Plan to End Chaos in Iraq
(Los Angeles Times)
Bush Offers Plan to End Chaos in Iraq
(Los Angeles Times)
05/25/2004 05:16 AMLos Angeles Times - CARLISLE, Pa. — Seeking to shore up eroding
public confidence in his leadership, President Bush told the American
people Monday night that he has a strategy to turn Iraq's violence and
chaos into stability and democracy.
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