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01-21-2005
Bush Starts New Term, Seeks End to Tyranny
President Bush is flanked by first lady Laura Bush as he watches the Inaugural Parade, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ George W. Bush embarked on an ambitious second term as president Thursday, telling a world anxious about war and terrorism that the United States would not shrink from new confrontations in pursuit of "the great objective of ending tyranny." Four minutes before noon, Bush placed his left hand on a family Bible and recited 39 tradition-hallowed words that every president since George Washington has uttered.
Tape Urges Iraqis to Prepare for Struggle
A U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldier stands near an Iraqi National Guard truck damaged in an engagement between U.S. forces and insurgents, in which five insurgents were killed in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. U.S. forces have intensified operations in Iraq's third largest city in a race to make it safe enough for voters to cast ballots in the country's Jan. 30 parliamentary and regional elections. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ Iraq's most feared terror leader called on his followers Thursday to show patience and prepare for a long struggle against the Americans, promising in an audiotape posted on the Internet that "ferocious wars ... take their time" but victory was assured. Elsewhere, U.S. troops launched fresh raids around the northern city of Mosul, killing five suspected insurgents, in a bid to rein in guerrillas and safeguard the Jan. 30 national elections. Iraqi forces sealed off main routes into Baghdad a day after a wave of deadly car bombings.
Palestinian Police to Deploy on Border
In this photo released by the Israeli Defense Force, military officers carry the coffin of Oded Sharon during his funeral in the town of Gan Yavne in southern Israel Thursday Jan. 20, 2005. Sharon, 36, a Shin Bet agent, was killed Tuesday when a Hamas militant blew himself up near an intersection where a main Palestinian road crosses an access road to a bloc of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. Seven Israelis were wounded in the attack. (AP Photo/Tal Naveh, IDF spokesman)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) _ The planned deployment of Palestinian forces on the Gaza-Israel frontier could be a first step toward a wider return of Palestinians' security control in their areas of Gaza and the West Bank _ the situation before fighting broke out with Israel in 2000, the Palestinian foreign minister said Thursday. Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath made the assessment after Israel and the Palestinians resumed security coordination, agreeing on a Palestinian plan aimed at preventing rocket from Gaza into Israel.
Protesters Target Bush's Inauguration
An unidentified anti-President Bush protestor takes part in a demonstration near the president's inaugural parade, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, in Washignton. Demonstrators waving signs that said "Worst President Ever" and "the American Nightmare" jeered the president's motorcade during the inaugural parade. (AP Photo/Heesoon Yim)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Anti-Bush demonstrators waving signs that said "Worst President Ever" and "the American Nightmare" jeered the president's motorcade during the inaugural parade Thursday. The procession of cars sped up as President Bush neared the designated location for protesters on Pennsylvania Avenue. Two rows of police lined the street in front of the main protest site. Officers stationed atop buildings along the route kept close watch on the crowd.
FBI Adds 10 Names to List in Boston Threat
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The FBI on Thursday added the names of 10 Chinese to the list of those being sought for questioning about a possible terror plot targeting Boston. Two law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the names were part of the same anonymous tip that led authorities on Wednesday to announce that they are seeking to question four other Chinese and two Iraqis.
CDC Recommends HIV Drugs for All Exposed
ATLANTA (AP) _ In a major policy shift, the government recommended for the first time Thursday that people exposed to the AIDS virus from rapes, accidents or occasional drug use or unsafe sex receive drug cocktails that can keep them from becoming infected. Previously, federal health officials recommended emergency drug treatment only for health-care workers accidentally stuck with a needle, splashed in the eye with blood, or exposed in some other way on the job. That recommendation was first made in 1996.
Ukraine's Yushchenko to Be Sworn in Sunday
Ukrainian municipal workers decorate the building with orange color on the city main square as they prepare for coming inauguration of President-elect Viktor Yushchenko, in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Parliament scheduled a Sunday inauguration for Yushchenko, setting stage for the transition to a new government for Ukraine following months of political crisis. Orange is the color of Yushchenko's party. (AP Photo/ Efrem Lukatsky)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) _ Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in Sunday as president of Ukraine, completing his "Orange Revolution" after weeks of political turmoil in which he defeated the Kremlin-backed candidate at the polls and survived a mysterious poisoning plot. Lawmakers on Thursday hurriedly scheduled the inauguration in a decision that came hours after Yushchenko cleared the last of a series of legal obstacles that had arisen since the Dec. 26 election, including an appeal filed in the Supreme Court by loser Viktor Yanukovych.
ABC's 'The View' Gets 'Desperate'
The cast of "Desperate Housewives," from left to right, Marcia Cross, Nicolette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, and Eva Longoria pose backstage after accepting the award for best television series musical or comedy at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif. During the week of Feb. 7, the five stars will co-host ABC's "The View" while the show broadcasts from Los Angeles. Thet will each join the daytime talk show for a day.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
NEW YORK (AP) _ The ladies at "The View" are getting pretty desperate. During the week of Feb. 7, the five stars of "Desperate Housewives" will co-host ABC's "The View" while the show broadcasts from Los Angeles. Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross will each join the daytime talk show for a day. The Wisteria Lane residents will be filling in for "The View" moderator Meredith Vieira, who will not be making the trip from New York to Los Angeles due to family obligations.
Delta Caps Worst Year in Airline History
A Delta Air Lines jet moves across a taxiway as another aircraft takes off from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Delta Air Lines Inc., which is transforming its business to reduce costs and attract more fliers, blamed high fuel prices, low fares and hefty charges as it reported a $2.2 billion fourth quarter loss that was much steeper than a year ago. The results, announced before the market opened on Thursday, missed Wall Street's reduced expectations and pushed the total losses at the Atlanta-based carrier to $8.5 billion since 2001. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
ATLANTA (AP) _ Delta Air Lines Inc. blamed high fuel prices, low fares and hefty charges as it reported the worst annual financial performance in the industry's history on Thursday, culminating with a $2.2 billion fourth-quarter loss. Continental Airlines Inc. cited similar difficulties and posted a smaller-than-expected $206 million loss, bringing cumulative fourth quarter losses reported so far by five large U.S. airlines to $3.17 billion.
NHL Labor Talks End With No Progress Made
Bill Daly, NHL vice president and chief legal officer, speaks at a news conference after meeting at O'Hare Airport Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2004, in Chicago. Union Representatives and NHL officials meet in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to save the NHL season.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
After two days of negotiations, the NHL and the players' association appeared no closer to a deal that could save the hockey season. Representatives from the league and union met for 4 1/2 hours Thursday in Toronto, the second straight day the sides held discussions in an attempt to end the four-month lockout.
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