On February 15th in History
Part VII
Part VII
On February 15th in 2003 - Millions of protesters, many of them marching in the capitals of America's allies, demonstrated against possible US plans to attack Iraq.
On February 15th in 2003 - Rattled by an outpouring of anti-war sentiment, the US and Britain began reworking a draft resolution to authorize force against Saddam Hussein.
On February 15th in 2005 - The Guam-based Citizens Security Bank (CSB) ended credit card and other services to the Bank of Marshall Islands. Residents of the Marshall Islands will be unable to use their credit cards after the central Pacific nation's leading bank was cut off from a US partner by the anti-terrorist Patriot Act.
On February 15th in 2006 - Vice President Dick Cheney accepted blame for accidentally shooting a hunting companion, calling it “one of the worst days of my life,” but was defiantly unapologetic in a Fox News Channel interview about not publicly disclosing the accident until the next day.
On February 15th in 2006 - A US Republican-led House committee report, “A Failure of Initiative,” cited major failures at all levels of government in the handling of Hurricane Katrina. Several top Bush administration officials were singled out for criticism. Testifying before the Senate, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff acknowledged delayed aid and fumbled coordination in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina.
On February 15th in 2006 - Ben Bernanke made his debut before the US Congress as Federal Reserve chairman. He said inflation is still a risk and suggested that interest rate increases are not over.
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