On May 2nd in US Political History
Part VI
On May 2nd in 2005 Verizon Communications won its bid to buy MCI Inc. in a $8.44 billion deal.
On May 2nd in 2007 In a defeat for anti-war Democrats, Congress failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation requiring the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Bush declared al-Qaida "public enemy No. 1 in Iraq."
On May 2nd in May 2, The US and EU warned Turkey's military to stay out of the country's political showdown between the Islamic-rooted government and those in the secular establishment who fear the country will shift toward Islamic rule.
On May 2nd in 2008 The US Federal Reserve and key European central banks announced a fresh offensive against a global credit crisis that has gridlocked lending and slowed the world economy.
On May 2nd in 2011 Authorities in Arizona found a 250-foot-long unfinished smuggling tunnel underneath the US-Mexico border containing electricity, water pumps and ventilation.
On May 2nd in 2011 Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in an early morning raid by US SEAL Team 6 in Abbotabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden was quickly buried at sea after spending decade on the run. 3 men were also killed in the raid, including one of bin Laden's sons. One woman was killed when she was used as a human shield by one of the men in the compound. (AP, 5/2/11)
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