A man lifts a cut out of President George Bush next
to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on the lawn of
the American Center in New Delhi on November 3, 2004. REUTERS/Desmond
Boylan
President Bush won four more years in the White House on Wednesday, pocketing a quiet concession from Democrat John Kerry that closed out a loud and long campaign fought over the war on terror and the economy.
U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday as
President Bush won re-election, boosting shares of companies in
sectors seen benefiting from Republican administration
policies, such as defense and drugs.
Hungary's 300 troops will be withdrawn
from Iraq by the end of March 2005, the government said, in an
announcement officials said was timed to avoid influencing the
U.S. presidential election. Full Coverage
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blockbuster success is, well, incredible.
Bothered by a strained left hamstring, Shaquille O'Neal said he would decide before tipoff whether he would play in the Miami Heat's opener Wednesday night against the New Jersey Nets.
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President Bush won four more years in the White House on Wednesday, pocketing a quiet concession from Democrat John Kerry that closed out a loud and long campaign fought over the war on terror and the economy.
An international team of astronomers
believe they have solved a mystery that has been perplexing
scientists for 100 years -- the origin of cosmic rays.
Many teens do not get enough
exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or
computer screen. Yet, the few who are physically active do not
often stay that way as they enter adulthood, according to a
team of North Carolina researchers.
A man leaped into a lion's den at the
Taipei Zoo on Wednesday to try to convert the king of beasts to
Christianity, but was bitten in the leg for his efforts.
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