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February 28 , 2005

Federated Department Stores buys Mays Department Stores for 11 bn dollars. The new company has approximately 300,000 employees and 30 bn dollars in annual sales. MSNBC

February 27 , 2005

Halle Berry turns up to collect her Razzie award, one of the few actors to actually do so, stating that she rather be a "good loser" (Boston Globe) (E!Online) (Reuters) (BBC)

February 20 , 2005

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Nearly a third of California 's 1000 School District s, including some of the state's highest performing, could face being labeled as "failing" under standards of No Child Left Behind . (SF Gate) (LA Daily) (New Kerala) (Pasadena Star)

Doug Wead , a friend of President George W. Bush , releases Tape recordings of conversations with Bush from 1998 , when Bush was Governor of Texas . Bush reportedly admits to Marijuana use in one of the recorded conversations. (Reuters) (ABC)

February 19 , 2005

Rainstorms in Southern California cause Flood s and increase the threat of Mudslide s. (Guardian) (ABC)

February 16 , 2005

A German Shorthaired Pointer named Carlee beat out 2,581 other Dog s of 165 Breeds to become the 97th dog to win Best In Show at America's most prestigious Dog Show , the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show , in Manhattan .

February 12 , 2005

Howard Dean , a former governor of Vermont and 2004 Presidential Candidate , is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee . (CNN)

February 11 , 2005