(2003-11-27) — U.S. President George Bush today followed his unexpected visit with the troops in Iraq, with a spur-of-the-moment stop at the International Space Station (ISS) in Earth orbit.
After a rousing speech to the troops in Baghdad, Mr. Bush ordered Air Force One to take an unplanned detour to Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia where the [...]

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(2003-11-26) — John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan and his Press Secretary James Brady, will be allowed to leave a mental institution for unsupervised visits with his family after undergoing a criminal background check, a 72-hour waiting period and the installation of fingerlocks on his hands to prevent him from “accidentally” pulling [...]

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(2003-11-26) — U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton announced today that, as part of a fact-finding mission to Afghanistan and Iraq, she would sing in a USO show to entertain American troops.
New York’s junior Senator is scheduled to make a cameo appearance to sing a medley of patriotic favorites like ‘This is My Country,’ ‘America the Beautiful’ [...]

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(2003-11-26) — U.S. President George Bush today converted from Christianity to Islam, declared himself to be a Grand Ayatollah and issued a fatwa, a religious edict, against those who have slowed the transition to democracy in Iraq.
The move comes as the Bush administration faced increasing criticism that it was trying to impose its brand of [...]

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(2003-11-25) — Moments before the Senate voted to approve the Medicare reform bill, including a new prescription drug benefit, Republicans added a provision renaming the Thanksgiving holiday in recognition of the historic new entitlement program.
According to the language of the bill, “Tranqsgiving, a new official holiday, will be celebrexed for 86,400 priloseconds (24 hours) starting [...]

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(2003-11-25) — The American economy is threatened by a “massive boom” which could ruin the hopes and dreams of many Americans in 2004, according to Democrat National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe.
The ominous prediction comes on the heels of an upward revision by the Commerce Department of third-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 8.2 percent. [...]

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(2003-11-25) — The Roman Catholic Church in America announced today that it needs more lawyers to defend itself against allegations of sexual abuse by priests, and coverups by bishops.
In a help wanted advertisment placed in papers around the nation, the Church said it specifically seeks attorneys with a lack of experience.
“We’re looking for top-notch legal [...]

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