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House votes 296-133 to let Bush go to war in Iraq

Most Democrats vote no; six Republicans break ranks the other way.

Eight days after the White House sent its draft language to Capitol Hill, the House voted on whether to hand President Bush the authority to invade Iraq. At 3:05 p.m. on October 10, 2002, the House passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, 296-133. Republicans backed it almost unanimously, 215 to 6, while Democrats split, 81 in favor and 126 opposed. The measure cited Iraq's alleged weapons programs and ties to terrorist groups, along with its defiance of UN resolutions, as grounds for action…

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1814

Beached and outgunned, Eagle's crew fights the Royal Navy from shore for three days

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1957

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1973

Agnew quits the vice presidency; pleads no contest to tax evasion

A Baltimore courtroom deal ends a kickback investigation that reached back to his days as county executive.
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The Egyptian airliner was bound for Tunisia when F-14s off the USS Saratoga boxed it in over the Mediterranean.
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CIA releases documents confirming a classified base at Groom Lake, Nevada exists

The disclosure, triggered by a Freedom of Information Act request filed eight years ago by a George Washington University researcher, answers narrow historical questions; current operations remain classified.
2015

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