—By Borgna Brunner (as of Sept. 28)
Presidential Power and Terrorism
In response to what he has called a “new kind of war,” President Bush has sought a significant expansion of executive powers…
Viktor Yushchenko
(1954– )
2004
Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow pleads guilty to defrauding Enron (Jan. 13). Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes…
WorldTaiwanese President Accused of Corruption (Nov. 3): Prosecutors indict Wu Shu-chen, the wife of President Chen Shui-ban, charging that she spent $450,000 in public funds on personal…
WorldSuicide Bomber Strikes in Afghanistan (June 1): At least 20 people killed, including Kabul police chief, in attack on mosque in Kandahar. European Constitution in Jeopardy (June 1):…
Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State, professor, diplomatBorn: 11/14/1954Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Rice became President George W. Bush's second Secretary of State in January 2005,…
WorldEarth Summit Ends with Pact (Sept. 4): Meeting produces plan to improve sanitation, increase accessibility of clean water, reduce the number of endangered species, and improve safety of…
WorldRussian Insurgents Take Over School (Sept. 1): Armed Islamic guerrillas, most of them Chechen, take about 1,200 schoolchildren, parents, and teachers hostage in Beslan. (Sept. 3):…
—Borgna Brunner
In 2004, the United States' major preoccupation was the ongoing war in Iraq. Hopes that Saddam Hussein's capture in Dec. 2003 would stem the country's turmoil faded with a dramatic…
Mahmoud Abbas(1935– )Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(1956– )Angela Merkel(1954– )Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf(1938– )2005Worldwide aid pours in to help the 11 Asian countries devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004,…
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