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The trip was known in advance only to a few and non announced to the public until the president had left field Baghdad alarm space he was attach to by only a few select reporters and a small official entour develop. The month terminate with a spate of violence, much of it aimed at non-American foreigners. Seven Spanish intelligence officers died south of Baghdad Novo. 9 when their Subs were attacked by rocket- propelled grenades and a rifle fire. Separate attacks the same twenty-four hour period also killed 2 Japanese diplomats and a Colombian OLL worker, and 2 South Korean contractors were killed in ambush Novo. 30. For all of November, guerrillas killed 104 coalition troops, Including 79 Americans. When they came to a lower place attack In Samara, Novo. 30, U. S. Forces struck back, killing 54 Iraqi fighters according to U. S. Military sources, although bodies were not recovered(p) and Iraqi sources claimed many fewer were 1 OFFS largely Muslim nation that supported the U.S. Invasion of Iraq. On Novo. 15, 2 Truck bombs exploded extraneous 2 synagogues in Istanbul, killing 25 concourse and stabbing more than 250 or so had been att caning Sabbath prayers. On Novo. 20, Truck bombs exploded in Istanbul, at the British consulate and Turkish headquarters of HASH bank, killing 30 and injuring 450 the British consul cosmopolitan, Roger Short, was among those killed. An anonymous caller attributed the bank attack to al-Qaeda and the Islamic Front of Raiders of the Great Orient, a Turkish group that had also claimed responsibility for the synagogue bombings.A auto bomb that exploded Novo. 8 in a residential compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, claimed 17 lives and wounded more than 120. * Bush Visits Britain- Pres. Bush arrived in London Novo. 18 to begin a articulate visit to Britain. The next day he was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth lat Backing palace in a speech he urged Britain to stand with the U. S. In a long term effort to surpass terrorism and bring d emocracy to Islamic nations of Middle East. Bushs movements were sharply restricted for security reasons the usual patterned advance trough the streets was scrubbed, and he did not address Parliament.Ata meeting between Bush and Prime Min. Tony Bl demarcation Novo. 20, the 2 deplored terrorist attacks that day in Turkey. The same day a crowd of anti Bush protesters estimated by authorities at 100,000 to 110,000 marched through London streets. President of Georgia Resigns Pres. Eduardo Spearheaded resigned his office Novo. 23, after mass protest in Georgia. On Novo. 20, the Central Election Commission had certified that his supporters won the parliamentary election of Novo. 2, but international observers had account instances of fraud, On Novo. 2, protestors had broken into Parliament, forcing Spearheaded, the last foreign minister of Soviet Union, to flee. His decade-long rule had been marked to ward the end by national economic collapse and charges of official corruption. facto rral U. S. Episcopal church consecrates Gay Bishop- The Rev. V. Gene Robinsons consecrated Novo. 2 as bishop of New Hampshire, becoming the first openly gay prelatic The Episcopal perform U. S. A. The consecration went forward despite warnings from Anglican primates in Africa, Asia, and Latin Americana it could ca use up a schism in church.Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, issued a statement Novo. 2 that recognized the right of the American branch to choose its bishops, but expressed regret that the concerns of other church leaders had not been given consideration. On Novo. 3, Anglican leaders in Africa declared that they were in State of impaired communion with the U. S. Episcopalian. Man admits killing 48 women in car park River case- Gary Ridgeway, a resident of a Seattle (WA) suburb pleaded guilty Novo. 5 to killing 48 young women, most of them prostitutes or runaways.Since the sass authorities had been searching the so-called Green River Killer, who had strangled the women after having sex with them and left many of their bodies near the river. Ridgeway confessed the crime in an agreement with prosecutors that spared him the death penalty no other in series(p) murderer in U. S. History had been convicted of so many killings. On DCE. 8, Ridgeway was sentenced to 48 consecutive life terms. 2002 DC Sniper Convicted A Virginia Beach (VA) control board Novo. 17 appoint John Muhammad guilty in sniper attacks that plagued the Washington, DC, accomplice, Lee Mallow, currently on trial separately.He was convicted of 2 counts of capital murder, genius for committing multiple murders over 3 years and one for killing doyen Meyers in Cot. 2002 to further a terrorist scheme aimed at extorting $10 mil. Muhammad was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and illegal use of a firearm. Prosecutors relied on strong specific evidence, including a rifle mound in his car that ballistics tests showed had been used in 13 shootings. The Jury Novo. 24 recommended a death sentence, which was imposed by the Judge Mar. 9,2004. Michael Jackson Arrested for Child Abuse- right enforcement officials in Santa Barbara, CA, Novo. 9 issued an arrest warrant for singer Michael Jackson on multiple counts of child molestation. They say that the pouch star would be charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under age 14. Allegations a decade earlier that he had molested a 13-year- old boy had been resolved out of mash with a multimillion-dollar settlement. Jackson was booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail, Novo. 20, and released on $3 mil bail he was formally charged DCE. 18. Jackson rejected the charge as unfounded. DECEMBER 2003 NATIONAL Bush Lifts Tarries on brand name Imports- Pres. George. W. Bush reversed one of his state policies DCE. When he lifted tarries on sport imported steel, stiff DCE. 5. His government activity had imposed the tarries in March 2002, and they were scheduled to be in effect for 3 years. Howev er, the human worlds Trade Organization Novo. 10 had upheld an earlier ruling declaring the tariffs illegal, and the European Union and a number f countries had threatened to retaliate against them. South Dakota Congressman Resigns After Conviction- Rep. William Jackson (RED), a creator governor of the state, was convicted DCE. 8 of 2nd-degree manslaughter and other charges, and announced he would resign from Congress in January.In August, Sandlots car had struck and killed a motorcyclist. dialog box Endorses Dean for democratic nomination Former Vice Pres. AH Gore DCE. 9 endorsed Howard Dean for a participatory presidential nomination. Gore, the partys presidential nominee in 2000, passed over another candidate, Seen . Joe Lieberman (CT), his 2000 running mate, and was redirected by some particularly for having failed to notify Lieberman of his decision before it was made public. In DCE. 9 speeches in New York and Iowa, Gore praised Dean for being the only leading Democrati c contender who had consistently opposed the Iraq war.The 9 Democrats seeking the nomination debated that day in Durham, NH. On DCE. 14, Lieberman remarked, If Howard Dean had his way, Sad Hussein would be in power today, not in prison. On DCE. 15, Dean asserted,The capture of Sad Hussein has not made America safer. On DCE. 23, consumer advocate Ralph Ender, the Green Party presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000, said e would not seek the partys nomination for 2004. Democrats elected in San Francisco, Houston- In a nonpartisan election, businessman Gavin Newswomen, a Democrat, won a runoff election for mayor of San Francisco DCE. , defeating Green Party member Matt Gonzalez, 53% to 47% this was the best(p) showing yet by a green in a U. S. Biscuit mayoral election. Newswomen was to copy outgoing Mayor Wily Democrat and a former U. S. Deputy energy secretary, won with 62% of the vote, defeating Cuban-born Ronald Sanchez, a Republican. Supreme Court Upholds crowd Finance Law- A 5- 4 majority on the U. S. Supreme Court, DCE. 10, upheld the 2002 campaign-finance law as a constitutional approach to combating spending abuses in a political process.The 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act had been challenged on first-amendment grounds by a number of desperate organizations they objected to the ban on unlimited soft money contributions to the political parties and to a ban on certain advertising Just front to elections. California Governor Declares Fiscal Crisis- Gob. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R,CA) DCE. 18 declared that his state was in a fiscal crisis. This announcement would allow him, he said, to cut pending by $1 50 mil without having to get the legislatures approval.Californians amaze ratings had been reduced to near Junk-bond levels, and a state deficit of $15 bill was projected for 2004. Terror natty in U. S. Is Raised to High- Tom Ridge, secretary of homeland security, announced DCE. 21 that the U. S. Antiterrorism alert status was being raised to high (or ange) from elevated (yellow). Ridge said that the danger of a terrorist attack was perhaps greater now than at any point since Swept. 11, 2001 . He cited unspecific new intelligence information that suggested plans to lulu during the holiday season. On DCE. 24, Air France, responding Tao U.S. Request, canceled 6 flights between Paris and Los Angles U. S. Officials reportedly suspected that the passengers on the flights could hire links to terrorism. On the same day the FBI circulated a warning to law enforcement organizations to be on the comply for almanacs, since they could be used by terrorist to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning. Some media reports noted the warning humorously, since these general reference works, official the largest * selling is The World Almanac and Book of Facts, are read by millions of people each year. On DCE. 9, the Department of Homeland Security announced a Rule requiring armed air marshals on certain foreign carriers flight s entering U. S airspace that intelligence suggested were at limited risk of terrorist attack. When a British Airways plane landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, DCE. 31, authorities held the passengers, interviewing some, and rescanned the luggage. U. S. Bans Use of Weight Reduction Pill- the Bush administration DCE. 30 said it would prohibit use of Phaedra, a herbal supplement used by millions of Americans to lose weight or to improve acrobatic performance.Tommy Thompson, secretary of Health and Human services, said the supplement was too risky to be used. Phaedra had been linked to philia attacks, stokes, and sudden deaths. In February 2003, Steve Bechtel, a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, died after taking Phaedra tablets, and a medical examiner said that the supplement was a factor in his death. Special Council to Investigate Leak of Agents Name- Tatty. Gene. John Ashcroft DCE. 30 outback(a) himself from any role in the investigation into the lea king of a CIA name Tao journalist.At issue was whether anyone in the Bush administration had violated the awe by revealing the name of the agent, Valerie Blame, to columnist Robert Novak, who published her name in July. The judge dept. Said DCE. 30 that a special council would head the investigation. Blame was the wife of Joseph Wilson, a former U. S. ambassador who had publicly cast doubt on an administration assertion of nuclear for 3 years in a row, investors had much to cheer about DCE. 31, as major stock indexes showed large gains for 2003. The DOD Jones industries average has risen 25%to 10,453. 92.A broader measure, Standard and Poors 500-stock index, posted a 26%gain, moving up to 1. 92. The tech-Agave NASDAQ index innovative 50%, to 2003. 37. Averages were still below their all-time highs of the late sass, however.. Forces Strike Back in Iraq- U. S. Forces continued the tactic of launching massive raids targeting insurgents resisting the occupation. On DCE. 2, 1,000 troo ps raided Hajji, west of Kirk, in an effort to capture an aide to former Pres. Sad Hussein. Ata meeting in Iraq DCE. 6 with U. S. Sec. OF Defense Donald Remorseful, Lit. Gene. Richard Sanchez said that attacks on U. S. Ores were running below 20 a day, half the rate of a few weeks earlier. Remorseful Visits Afghanistan- Amid reports of a growing number of attacks on u. S forces in Afghanistan