April 27th in US History
Part VII
On April 27th in 2001 The US GDP was reported at 2% growth due to buying by American consumers.
On April 27th in 2001 In Puerto Rico the US Navy resumed bombing exercises on Vieques Island where 14 protesters were arrested.
On April 27th in 2006 The Bush administration announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with Canada to settle the long-running trade battle over softwood lumber.
On April 27th in 2006 Alberto Gonzales, the US Attorney General, said police nationwide had arrested 9,037 people in a roundup of fugitives from April 17 to 23, including over 1,100 sex offenders.
On April 27th in 2006 The US states joined by environmentalists sued the federal government to compel it to regulate carbon-dioxide emissions blamed for global warming.
On April 27th in 2007 President Bush and visiting Japanese PM Shinzo Abe threatened stronger punitive actions against North Korea if it reneged on a promise to padlock its sole nuclear reactor.
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