Week of June 1, 2004
An interim Iraqi government representing a mix of the country’s main ethnic and
religious groups is appointed after weeks of wrangling over who would lead the
country. The new body, including a prime minister, president, two vice presidents
and 32 Cabinet ministers, replaces the U.S.-appointed Governing Council.
The U.S. Army says that thousands of soldiers who were scheduled to leave the
military will be ordered to stay of their united are being sent to Iraq or
Afghanistan.
CIA Director
George J. Tenet
, who presided over a string
of intelligence failures, announces he will resign the post
he has held for seven years.
Iraq’s new interim prime minister Iyad Allawi, in his first
policy address to the nation, urges insurgents to halt
attacks on U.S. forces, saying it would be a disaster for
the country if foreign troops departed prematurely.
Passing -
Ronald Reagan
(93) - The Hollywood
actor who became one of the most popular
president’s of the 20
th
century and who changed
the political landscape.
A week of memorials on both coasts begins and a
state funeral will be held Friday in Washington.
The unemployment rate for May remained
unchanged - at 5.6%.
Scott/Laci Peterson trial at Redwood City - Amy
Rocha, Laci Peterson’s half sister testifies and talks about Laci’s last hours.
Oscar De La Hoya scores a narrow decision in his first fight at 160 pounds,
defeating Felix Sturm.
Entertainment -
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” lured more teens than the previous
two films, propelling this one to $92.6 million opening week - the best so far of
the Potter films.
