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Limelight
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Personalities/events
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President
Bush Begins Second Term:
George W. Bush was officially sworn in by Supreme Court chief
justice William Rehnquist for a second consecutive term to
the oval office. Referring to the war in Iraq, Bush says,
"All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the
United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your
oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand
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Pope
John Paul II Dies :
John
Paul, the first Polish Pope and the first non-Italian Pope
since 1522,died on 2 nd April after a long struggle
with Parkinson's disease and was buried on April 8. Leaders
from more than 70 nations gathered for the largest funeral
for a pope in history.
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Prince
Charles Remarries :
Prince
Charles, heir to the royal throne and Camilla Parker Bowles
were married on April 8th in a civil ceremony after a 25-year
long association.
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Bombs
Explode in London :
On
July 7th four coordinated terrorist attacks on the city's subway
and bus systems during rush hour killed 52 people, including
the suicide bombers and wounded more than 700. |
London
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Saudi
King Dies :
King Fahd bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud, 82, died on 1st
August after a bout with pneumonia. Prince Abdullah(81),his
brother, assumed the throne. Abdullah had been Saudi Arabia's
de facto leader since King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995.
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Fahd bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud |
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Hurricane
Causes Catastrophic Damage in U.S:
Officials call the devastation the worst natural disaster
in U.S. history. Hurricane Katrina, a category 4 storm,
pounded the Gulf Coast on August 29th
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Hurricane
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Hurricane
Rita Causes Devastation in U.S:
On September 24th Rita hit the Gulf Coast,
causing extensive damage and widespread flooding. Damages are
estimated at around $6 billion. Wind-swept waves caused by category
3 storm also flood parts of New Orleans. |
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Hurricane
Wilma roared across Florida :
Hurricane Wilma roared across Florida on October
24th. Wilma remained unexpectedly potent as it moved eastward,
wrecking mobile homes, shattering windows and cutting electricity
from Miami to Daytona Beach.
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Bill
Gates:
Founder of Microsoft Corporation and a philanthropist,Bill Gates
was made a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire by Queen Elizabeth in March for his charity work and for
his astute skills as a businessman. |
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Gates |
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Tony
Blair :
Prime
minister of the United Kingdom, became the first Labour party
leader to win a third term.
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Blair |
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Pope
Benedict XVI:
Benedict
XVI,formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was named pope by the conclave
of cardinals in April. He was born in Bavaria in 1927. Pope Benedict
XVI is known as an accomplished scholar of theology and is considered
an archconservative in his religious views.
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Management
Guru, Dies at 95 :
Peter
Drucker, who was considered the greatest management guru and coined
such terms as ``management by objective'' and ``knowledge workers,''
died on November 11. He was 95. The Austria-born journalist and intellectual
taught, wrote and advised companies on management techniques for seven
decades, completing his 35th book at the age of 94. |
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Mahinda
Rajpakse :
Sri Lankan Prime Minister,Mahinda Rajpakse,is declared
elected President defeating Ranil Wickremesinghe of the United
National Party.
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Earthquake
Devastates Pakistan :
A
devastating earthquake, measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, hit the
northern part of Pakistan on the morning of 8th October, 2005. |
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