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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Friday, February 11, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST.
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Friday, February 11, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
The Week in News Review
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Among the major news of this past week:

1) North Korea announces it possesses nuclear weapons and pulls out of multilateral negotiations, demanding one-on-one talks with the U.S.

2) Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declare a ceasefire.

3) President Bush unveils his $2.58 trillion budget. It comes under immediate attack from Democrats, including South Carolina Congressman John Spratt, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee.

4) The House passes a tough new set of immigration reforms.

5) One of the country’s top female business leaders, Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, is forced out of her job.

6) And England’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles announces he will marry longtime love Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Hear On Point news analyst Jack Beatty and host Tom Ashbrook look back at this week’s major news.

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