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July 20, 2004

PETA releases a video of gross Cruelty to chickens taken at Pilgrim's Pride , one of KFC 's suppliers in West Virginia . The supplier will investigate the claims. (The Independent) (FOX News)

Sandy Berger resigns as a foreign affairs advisor to John Kerry 's Presidential Campaign after it is reported that Berger was under investigation for allegedly illegally taking classified documents belonging to the U.S. National Archives , intended for review by the 9/11 Commission , related to the Clinton Administration's handling of millennium terror threats. (Reuters)

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin announces his new Cabinet , which includes new faces such as Ice Hockey great Ken Dryden and former BC premier Ujjal Dosanjh . (CBC)

Gloria Arroyo , President of the Philippines , confirms that hostage Angelo De La Cruz has been freed by his captors after their demands for a one-month-early withdrawal of all 51 Filipino troops from Iraq were met. (Reuters)

Ahmed Qurei , Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority , agrees to withdraw his resignation, three days after tendering it. Qurei is maintaining a threat to quit "because he has no powers". (Reuters)

ese government documents confirm support for the Arab Janjaweed militia in their campaign of Ethnic Cleansing against African Muslim s in Darfur .

The U.S. House Of Representatives votes to override a proposal by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that would require publicly traded companies to record all forms of share-based payments to employees, including Stock Option s, as expenses. Similar legislation remains stalled in the Senate .

The EU approves a 50-50 merger between BMG and Sony . (CNN)