Iraq Power Grid Shows U.S. Flaws (Los Angeles Times)
Grok Headline matches for Iraq Power Grid Shows U.S. Flaws (Los Angeles Times)
Flaws Cited in Powell's U.N. Speech on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Flaws Cited in Powell's U.N. Speech on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
07/15/2004 05:31 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Days before Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell was to present the case for war with Iraq to the
United Nations, State Department analysts found dozens of factual
problems in drafts of his speech, according to new documents contained
in the Senate report on intelligence failures released last week.
Bush Concedes Flaws in Iraq Weapons Data
(Los Angeles Times)
Bush Concedes Flaws in Iraq Weapons Data
(Los Angeles Times)
02/10/2004 02:52 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — President Bush on Sunday
conceded for the first time that he relied on flawed assumptions and
inaccurate information in launching the Iraq war, but he denied having
intentionally misled the American people.
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.
'Reality' TV Shows Strip the Vegas
Facade (Los Angeles Times)
'Reality' TV Shows Strip the Vegas
Facade (Los Angeles Times)
06/04/2004 05:47 AMLos Angeles Times - HENDERSON, Nev. — Michael Tata, a
dark-suited fireplug of a man, could be a visiting senator, judging by
the way two TV cameramen and a boom-mike operator are chasing him
around the grounds of the Green Valley Ranch, straining to record his
every observation.
At Beloved Artists Retreat, Nature Shows
Its Dark Side (Los Angeles Times)
At Beloved Artists Retreat, Nature Shows
Its Dark Side (Los Angeles Times)
05/09/2004 04:34 AMLos Angeles Times - Dorland Mountain Arts Colony always lived on
borrowed time. Tucked in a majestic grove of live oaks in the hills
above Temecula, the retreat repeatedly fended off both modernity and
the threat of flames.
Gov. Plans Attack on Lawmakers' Power
(Los Angeles Times)
Gov. Plans Attack on Lawmakers' Power
(Los Angeles Times)
07/28/2004 05:45 AMLos Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is
preparing an assault on the institutional power of California
legislators after a month of contorted state budget negotiations in
which his clout was questioned and his ideas were rejected.
Gandhis Return to Power in India (Los
Angeles Times)
Gandhis Return to Power in India (Los
Angeles Times)
05/14/2004 04:51 AMLos Angeles Times - NEW DELHI — Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi
and her allies delivered a surprising election defeat to Prime
Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's ruling party Thursday, plunging India
into political uncertainty that may threaten economic reforms and
peace talks with Pakistan.
Power Loss Delays Flights (Los Angeles
Times)
Power Loss Delays Flights (Los Angeles
Times)
04/13/2004 04:47 AMLos Angeles Times - A two-second power outage at the Los Angeles
International Airport control tower — caused, officials believe,
by a bird standing on an electrical line — delayed nearly 100
commercial jets as technicians scrambled to bring equipment back on
line.
3 Jockey for Power of House's Purse
Strings (Los Angeles Times)
3 Jockey for Power of House's Purse
Strings (Los Angeles Times)
01/02/2005 07:20 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — In his campaign to become
chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Jerry Lewis
(R-Redlands) recently gave a group of his most conservative colleagues
a flier showing a bloated Uncle Sam. The caption: "Uncle needs a
diet."
Putin, Citing Terror Threat, Moves to
Centralize Power (Los Angeles Times)
Putin, Citing Terror Threat, Moves to
Centralize Power (Los Angeles Times)
09/14/2004 05:43 AMLos Angeles Times - MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin on
Monday proposed measures that would enhance his own power and the
Kremlin's political control of the country, arguing that stronger
state authority is needed to fight terrorists in the wake of a school
hostage crisis earlier this month.
U.S. Emphasizes Intent to Transfer Full
Power to Iraqis -- With Limits (Los
Angeles Times)
U.S. Emphasizes Intent to Transfer Full
Power to Iraqis -- With Limits (Los
Angeles Times)
05/26/2004 04:38 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The White House scrambled
Tuesday to reassure skeptics that the U.S. planned to transfer full
sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30, even as the Bush administration
publicly disagreed with its closest ally about whether a new Iraqi
government could block U.S. military operations.
Enron Tapes Hint Chiefs Knew About Power
Ploys (Los Angeles Times)
Enron Tapes Hint Chiefs Knew About Power
Ploys (Los Angeles Times)
05/18/2004 10:38 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Enron Corp. employees spoke of
"stealing" up to $2 million a day from California during the
2000-01 energy crisis and suggested that their market-gaming ploys
would be presented to top management, possibly including Jeffrey K.
Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay, according to documents released Monday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Bush's Tilt to U.N. Shifts Iraq Debate
(Los Angeles Times)
Bush's Tilt to U.N. Shifts Iraq Debate
(Los Angeles Times)
04/21/2004 04:44 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — President Bush's increasing
reliance on the United Nations in Iraq is unsettling some of his
political allies, but blunting Sen. John F. Kerry's main argument
against the administration's strategy for restoring stability there.
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.
Grok Description matches for Iraq Power Grid Shows U.S. Flaws (Los Angeles Times)
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