Washington File Archive - October, 2004
29 October 2004 - Afghan Narcotics Trafficking to be Targeted in Coming Months
29 October 2004 - Scientists Decode Genome of Infectious Cryptosporidium Parasite
29 October 2004 - U.S. Nanotechnology Project Targets Rapid Genetic Profiling
29 October 2004 - Common Household Fragrances Might Harm Aquatic Life, Study Finds
29 October 2004 - New Detection System Prevents Cold-Weather Aircraft Damage
29 October 2004 - Cassini Radar Shows Titan's Young, Active Surface
29 October 2004 - Nanotechnology Group Convenes to Plot Industry Future
29 October 2004 - Internet Broadens Users' Political Awareness, Survey Finds
29 October 2004 - Arafat Should Receive Necessary Medical Help, White House Says
29 October 2004 - Transcript: Powell Urges Palestinians to Prepare for Gaza Disengagement
28 October 2004 - U.S. Adopts Biometric Facial Recognition Standard
28 October 2004 - U.S. Authorities Prosecute Sham Marriages
28 October 2004 - Genetically Altered Worm Might Replace Rats in Toxicology Testing
28 October 2004 - Changes to U.S. Restrictions on Plant Imports Being Considered
28 October 2004 - Dolphin, Humans Share Similar Brain Size, Scientists Say
28 October 2004 - International Spacecraft Peeks Below Cloud Shroud Around Titan
28 October 2004 - Astronomers Identify Surviving Star of 1572 Supernova
28 October 2004 - Scientists Discover Enzyme Crucial to HIV Replication
28 October 2004 - Eurasian Media Join Campaign Against HIV/AIDS
28 October 2004 - USAID Expands Agricultural Development Strategy
28 October 2004 - U.S. Foreign Aid Policies to Include Safeguarding Civilians
28 October 2004 - United States Rejects U.N. Resolution on Cuba Embargo
28 October 2004 - Excerpt: U.S. Pressing Sudan to Rein in Militias, Powell Says
28 October 2004 - Transcript: North Korea "Foremost" in Spreading Missile Technology, Bolton Says
28 October 2004 - United States Promises Russia "Utmost Efforts" in War on Terror
27 October 2004 - State Department Implements Biometric Visa Program
27 October 2004 - American Muslims Observe Ramadan Across the United States
27 October 2004 - Microbes Could Clean Arsenic-Contaminated Water, Scientists Say
27 October 2004 - World Health Officials Launch Patient Safety Initiative
27 October 2004 - U.S., Pakistan Launch Cooperative Science and Technology Projects
27 October 2004 - American Muslims Observe Ramadan Across the United States
27 October 2004 - Kahlil Gibran Day Celebrated in Boston
27 October 2004 - Transcript: North Korea Holding Out on Nuclear Talks, Powell Says
27 October 2004 - Transcript: United States Will Stand With Russia Against Terror
27 October 2004 - Excerpt: Dangers of Terrorism Must Be Confronted, Rumsfeld Says
26 October 2004 - Transcript: Verification, Compliance Vital to Arms Control Accords
26 October 2004 - U.S. Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of Israel-Jordan Peace
26 October 2004 - National Drug Office Takes Aim at Synthetic Drugs
26 October 2004 - United States Launches Plan to Target Synthetic Drug Trafficking
26 October 2004 - Scientists Use New Technology to Study Mount St. Helens Crater
26 October 2004 - U.S. Funds Effort to Catalog Materials from Ancient Iraqi Site
26 October 2004 - Three Women from Jerusalem Tour America, Plead for Peace
26 October 2004 - Armitage Urges Active NATO Approach to International Security
26 October 2004 - New State Dept. Office Will Coordinate Crisis Planning, Response
26 October 2004 - Transcript: Powell Wants to "Keep Momentum Up" on North Korean Nuclear Issue
25 October 2004 - NASA Helps Find Lifelong Gene Activity in Live Organisms
25 October 2004 - U.S., German scientists find how bacteria survive adverse conditions
25 October 2004 - Transcript: Foreign Visitors to United States Need Machine-Readable Passports
25 October 2004 - Byliner: U.S. Determined to Aid Sustainable World Coffee Production
25 October 2004 - Dumping Investigation of Resin Imports Advanced by Commerce
25 October 2004 - Transcript: Powell Says U.S., Partners Committed to Denuclearized Korean Peninsula
25 October 2004 - Transcript: "One China" Policy Stabilizes Asia-Pacific Region, Powell Says
25 October 2004 - Transcript: Powell Says Six-Party Framework Only Way Forward on North Korea
25 October 2004 - Bush Recognizes U.N. Contributions to Peace, Human Rights
25 October 2004 - Bush Administration Remains Skeptical of Europe's Iran Strategy
22 October 2004 - Travelers to U.S. Need Visas or Machine-Readable Passports
22 October 2004 - United States Allocates $871 Million to Support Iraqi Elections
22 October 2004 - United States to Allow One-Time Exemption for New Passports
22 October 2004 - Earth Drags Space and Time as It Rotates, Scientists Say
22 October 2004 - International Consortium Awards $5.5 Million for DNA Encyclopedia
22 October 2004 - New Passport Requirement Will Not Cause Border Disruption
22 October 2004 - U.S. Urges "Unrelenting" Global Effort Against Terrorism
22 October 2004 - Middle East Partnership Initiative Announces New Programs
22 October 2004 - U.S. Training Program Aims to Curb Illicit WMD Smuggling
22 October 2004 - Global Group Urges Focus on Cash Smuggling to Combat Terrorism
22 October 2004 - Transcript: U.S. Aid to North Korea Hinges on Dismantling Nuclear Program
22 October 2004 - White House Reports on Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur
20 October 2004 - Bolton Outlines Bush Administration's Nonproliferation Efforts
20 October 2004 - State Department Invests in Improving the Visa Process
19 October 2004 - Powell Outlines "Big Three" Foreign Policy Challenges
19 October 2004 - U.S. Identifies 39 Groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
18 October 2004 - Powell: U.S. Diplomacy Creates "Expanding Circle of Liberty"
18 October 2004 - Afghan Election Results Will Reflect Popular Will, Says Powell
15 October 2004 - Bush Sends Ramadan Greeting to Muslims Around the World
14 October 2004 - Powell: War on Terrorism Only Part of U.S. Security Policy
12 October 2004 - Powell Sees Afghan Election as Illustration of Iraq's Potential
12 October 2004 - United States Awards $4.9 Million for Pathogen Research Tool
12 October 2004 - New Smallpox Study Uses Microarrays to Show Virus Workings
12 October 2004 - Byliner: World Food Prize Foundation Chief Reviews History of Award
12 October 2004 - State Department Uses Satellite Imagery as Foreign Policy Tool
12 October 2004 - Researchers Create Particles that Blend Biology, Nanotechnology
12 October 2004 - Arab Americans in Michigan Feel at Home Despite Impact of 9/11
12 October 2004 - Congress Approves Repeal of Disputed Export Tax Breaks
12 October 2004 - U.S. Task Force Urges Tough Policies on Piracy, Counterfeiting
12 October 2004 - U.S. Committed to Fighting Trafficking in Persons, Protecting Victims
12 October 2004 - New Program Targets Child-Sex Tourists
12 October 2004 - Abide by International Humanitarian Law in Conflicts, U.S. Urges
12 October 2004 - United States Defends Position on International Criminal Court
11 October 2004 - U.S. Transfers Yaser Esam Hamdi to Saudi Arabia
08 October 2004 - Terrorist Targeting of Civilians Unjustifiable, United Nations Says
08 October 2004 - Although No WMD Found, Saddam Had Intent, Capability, Powell Says
08 October 2004 - United States Seeks China's Help in Preserving Asian Species
08 October 2004 - Polio Immunization Effort Targets 80 Million African Children
08 October 2004 - NASA Rovers Find More Evidence of Water on Mars, Scientists Say
08 October 2004 - U.S. Urges Other Donors to Help Bolster Assistance to Darfur
08 October 2004 - Longest Sitting U.S. Supreme Court Opens New Term
08 October 2004 - Workers' Remittances An Effective Anti-Poverty Tool, Says U.S.
08 October 2004 - U.S. Supports Restricted Trade in Tropical Wood Ramin
08 October 2004 - Congressman Leach Views with Alarm Violence in Sri Lanka
08 October 2004 - U.N. Security Council Declares Terrorism "Serious Threat to Peace"
08 October 2004 - Torture Is Not Acceptable Under Any Circumstances, U.S. Says
08 October 2004 - Bush Condemns Terror Attacks in Egypt, Offers Condolences
08 October 2004 - House Passes Bill Repealing Export Tax Breaks Ruled WTO-Illegal
07 October 2004 - USAID Warns Darfur Death Rates Likely to Rise Despite Assistance
07 October 2004 - Leach Calls for Greater International Pressure on Burmese Junta
07 October 2004 - "Outsourced" U.S. Jobs Comparatively Few, Bank Official Says
07 October 2004 - Energy Department Awards Subcontracts for Fusion Experiment
07 October 2004 - U.S. Health Agency Moving Toward Smallpox, Plague Vaccines
07 October 2004 - State Dept. Urges U.S., Mexico Fight Human Trafficking Together
07 October 2004 - Leach Calls for Greater International Pressure on Burmese Junta
07 October 2004 - Respect Right to Freedom of Movement, U.S. Urges OSCE States
07 October 2004 - Freedom of Thought, Religion in Trouble in Some OSCE States
07 October 2004 - U.N. Panel Named to Investigate Charges of Genocide in Darfur
07 October 2004 - USAID Warns Darfur Death Rates Likely to Rise Despite Assistance
07 October 2004 - Senators Review U.S. Visa Policies
07 October 2004 - State Dept. Gains Authority to Seize Passport, Visa Fraud Assets
07 October 2004 - U.S. Condemns Terrorist Bombing in Multan, Pakistan
06 October 2004 - Chief U.S. Inspector Says Hussein Sought to Break Sanctions
06 October 2004 - State's Armitage Says Afghan Election Will Lead to a Better Future
06 October 2004 - Powell Applauds Brazil's Achievements and Robust Democracy
06 October 2004 - Wildlife Conservationists Must Challenge Organized Crime
06 October 2004 - Research Team Develops Animal Model of Smallpox Infection
06 October 2004 - International Team Assembles Bovine Genome
06 October 2004 - Excerpt: New Biosensor Rapidly Detects Deadly Food-borne Pathogen
06 October 2004 - NASA, International Student Program Sponsor Science Event
06 October 2004 - U.S. Boosts Funding to Combat Counterfeiting, Piracy Overseas
05 October 2004 - Obstacles Remain to Repeal of U.S. Tax Export Breaks
06 October 2004 - Plight of Minorities in OSCE Area Improving, but More Must Be Done
06 October 2004 - U.S. Reiterates Belief That Brazil Has No Desire to Make Nuclear Weapon
06 October 2004 - Transcript: Secretary Powell Recaps Meeting with Brazilian Leaders
05 October 2004 - U.S. Envoy to United Nations Urges Return to Mideast Road Map
05 October 2004 - NASA Administrator Congratulates the SpaceShipOne Team
05 October 2004 - NASA Studies Space Railway to Explore Planet Origins
05 October 2004 - International Study Focuses on Transplants for Diabetics
05 October 2004 - U.S. Labor Dept. Gives $110 Million in 2004 to Fight Child Labor
05 October 2004 - Global Refugee Numbers Down as U.S. Admissions Increase
05 October 2004 - U.S. Supports Nepalese Government Against Maoist Insurgents
05 October 2004 - United States Supports OSCE Action Plan for Gender Equality
05 October 2004 - U.S. Committed to Humane Treatment of Detainees in War on Terror
04 October 2004 - Transcript: State Dept. Official Touts Partnerships for Peace, Human Rights
05 October 2004 - U.N. Special Envoy Reports No Improvement in Darfur Security
05 October 2004 - Transcript: U.S. Says U.N. Draft Resolution on Gaza Encourages Terrorism
04 October 2004 - U.S. Condemns Violence in Northeast India
03 October 2004 - Rice Maintains Coalition Forces Were Right to Make War on Iraq
01 October 2004 - Ex-Im Bank Offers $5.5 Million Loan Guarantee for Indian Telecom
01 October 2004 - Up to 70,000 Refugees Authorized for U.S. Entry in 2005
01 October 2004 - United States Funds Five New Climate Change Centers
01 October 2004 - International Scientists Watch Sky for Possible Supernova
01 October 2004 - NASA Display System Gives Pilots Electronic View of Ground
01 October 2004 - Childhood Obesity Requires Comprehensive Approach, Report Says
30 September 2004 - 2006 U.S. Visa Lottery Opens in November
01 October 2004 - Transcript: Development Tied to Democratic Reform, Security, Powell Says
01 October 2004 - Seven Potential Millennium Challenge Account Qualifiers Announced
01 October 2004 - Environmental Projects Gaining Importance, World Bank Chief Says
01 October 2004 - United States Correcting Climate Change Outside Kyoto Protocol
01 October 2004 - Transcript: U.S. Hails Pakistan's Efforts to Fight Terror, Build Democracy
01 October 2004 - Powell Thanks Belgium for Support in Afghanistan
01 October 2004 - United States, China Discuss Ways to Stop Terrorist Financing
01 October 2004 - Transcript: Armitage Discusses NATO, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, N. Korea, Russia
