Apr. 2, 2005 – Pope John Paul II, a staunch opponent of the Iraq war, dies.

The administration push to war reportedly energized the frail Pope, aged 84 at the time of his death, who spoke vigorously and publicly against it.

 

Apr. 19, 2005 – The U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. turns down a request by Judith Miller to review the previous decision rebuffing her effort to get the grand jury subpoena quashed in the CIA leak case. Miller will appeal to the Supreme Court.

 

Apr. 25, 2005 – In his final statement, the CIA top inspector ...   more »