On December 23rd in US History
Part VI
Part VI
On December 23rd in 2002 US Senate Republicans unanimously elected Bill Frist to succeed Trent Lott as their leader in the next Congress.
On December 23rd in 2003 The Bush administration reversed a 2001 Clinton policy and opened some 300,000 acres of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to possible logging or other development. The plan affirmed a Clinton plan from 1997.
On December 23rd in 2003 A Virginia jury recommended a sentence of life in prison for Lee Boyd Malvo.
On December 23rd in 2005 US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced the first of a series of US combat troop draw downs in Iraq in 2006. The Pentagon said the reductions would be about 7,000 troops.
On December 23rd in 2006 The UN Security Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment. The Security Council resolution ordered all countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology that could contribute to its nuclear and missile programs. It also froze the Iranian assets of 10 key companies and 12 individuals related to those programs. Iran denounced the sanctions. China’s endorsement was an important symbolic act.
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