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Daily Archives: November 17, 2005

US Manufacturing Jumps

by admin • NOV 17, 2005

US manufacturing production jumped 1.4% in October, its biggest monthly rise in six years, according to figures from the Federal Reserve.

Bush Unsigns War Crimes Treaty

by admin • NOV 17, 2005

The Bush administration Monday formally renounced its obligations as a signatory to the 1998 Rome Statute to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). Critics say the decision to “unsign” the treaty will further damage the United States’ reputation and isolate it from its allies.

Woodward Leaked To?

by admin • NOV 17, 2005

Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor Bob Woodward testified under oath Monday in the CIA leak case that a senior administration official told him about CIA operative Valerie Plame and her position at the agency nearly a month before her identity was disclosed.

Masked man in video threatens attacks

by admin • NOV 17, 2005

A video found in the hide-out of one of Asia’s most wanted militants shows a masked man threatening attacks against the United States, Britain and Australia.