Replay giovedì 9 dicembre 2004

Il 9 dicembre 2004 era una giovedì sotto il segno zodiacale del . Era il 343 ° giorno dell'anno. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti era George W. Bush.

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Alcune persone che condividono questo compleanno:

  • Kirk Douglas (regista cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1916)
  • Judi Dench (attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, autobiografo, doppiatore, regista cinematografico, regista teatrale, nato il 9 dicembre 1934)
  • John Malkovich (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, doppiatore, produttore cinematografico, regista cinematografico, regista teatrale, sceneggiatore, stilista, nato il 9 dicembre 1953)
  • Simon Helberg (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, comico, regista cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1980)
  • McKayla Maroney (attore televisivo, ginnasta artistico, nato il 9 dicembre 1995)
  • Felicity Huffman (attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1962)
  • Masako (aristocratico, consorte, diplomatico, nato il 9 dicembre 1963)
  • Kurt Angle (lottatore, wrestler, nato il 9 dicembre 1968)
  • Sonia Gandhi (politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1946)
  • Jesse Metcalfe (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, modello, nato il 9 dicembre 1978)
  • John Cassavetes (attore, attore caratterista, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, autore, montatore, produttore cinematografico, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1929)
  • Issei Takahashi (attore, attore bambino, attore televisivo, doppiatore, seiyu, nato il 9 dicembre 1980)
  • Hikaru Nakamura (scacchista, nato il 9 dicembre 1987)
  • John Milton (poeta, nato il 9 dicembre 1608)
  • Booba (cantante, cantautore, rapper, nato il 9 dicembre 1976)
  • Beau Bridges (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, doppiatore, regista cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1941)
  • Diya Mirza (attore, attore cinematografico, concorrente di concorsi di bellezza, modello, produttore cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1981)
  • Mykayla Skinner (ginnasta artistico, nato il 9 dicembre 1996)
  • Hape Kerkeling (attore cinematografico, autobiografo, cabarettista, cantante, conduttore televisivo, intrattenitore, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1964)
  • Stacey Abrams (avvocato, politico, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1973)
  • Choi Minho (artista discografico, attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, cantante, compositore, danzatore, modello, nato il 9 dicembre 1991)
  • Donny Osmond (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, cantante, cantautore, compositore di canzoni, musicista, produttore cinematografico, produttore discografico, sassofonista, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1957)
  • Pëtr Alekseevič Kropotkin (anarchico, autobiografo, economista, esploratore, filosofo, geografo, giornalista, politico, scrittore, zoologo, nato il 9 dicembre 1842)
  • Jakob Dylan (cantante, cantautore, chitarrista, compositore di canzoni, musicista, nato il 9 dicembre 1969)
  • Emma Thomas (produttore cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1971)
  • Fritz Haber (accademico, chimico, fisico, ingegnere, professore universitario, nato il 9 dicembre 1868)
  • Bixente Lizarazu (calciatore, conduttore radiofonico, skeletonista, telecronista sportivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1969)
  • Redd Foxx (attore, attore televisivo, comico, nato il 9 dicembre 1922)
  • Grace Murray Hopper (fisico, informatico, matematico, professore universitario, programmatore, ufficiale di marina, nato il 9 dicembre 1906)
  • Margaret Hamilton (attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, docente, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1902)
  • Mardy Fish (tennista, nato il 9 dicembre 1981)
  • Lori Greiner (drammaturgo, imprenditore, inventore, investitore, scrittore, socialite, nato il 9 dicembre 1969)
  • Kelly Oubre (cestista, nato il 9 dicembre 1995)
  • Dalton Trumbo (attore, produttore cinematografico, regista, regista cinematografico, romanziere, sceneggiatore, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1905)
  • Michael Dorn (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, aviatore, doppiatore, produttore cinematografico, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1952)
  • Michael Corcoran (cantautore, compositore, nato il 9 dicembre 1972)
  • Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (banchiere, economista, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1920)
  • Ádám Szalai (calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1987)
  • Dino Morea (attore, attore cinematografico, modello, nato il 9 dicembre 1975)
  • Shatrughan Sinha (attore, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1945)
  • Eric Bledsoe (cestista, nato il 9 dicembre 1989)
  • Dick Van Patten (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, personalità del mondo degli affari, nato il 9 dicembre 1928)
  • Ki Tae-young (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1978)
  • Anatoly Wasserman (conduttore televisivo, giornalista, ingegnere, membro della Duma di Stato, opinionista, presentatore, programmatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1952)
  • Jean-Claude Juncker (avvocato, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1954)
  • Juan Sebastián Elcano (esploratore, marittimo, nato il 30 novembre 1476)
  • Jane Fallon (produttore televisivo, romanziere, nato il 9 dicembre 1960)
  • Joe Lando (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, produttore cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1961)
  • Emmanuel Carrère (autore, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1957)
  • Joan Armatrading (arrangiatore, artista discografico, cantautore, chitarrista, compositore, produttore discografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1950)
  • Satoshi Ishii (judoka, lottatore di arti marziali miste, nato il 9 dicembre 1986)
  • Tré Cool (batterista, nato il 9 dicembre 1972)
  • Dolores Ibárruri (attivista, giornalista, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1895)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (avvocato, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1966)
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, produttore cinematografico, sceneggiatore, ufficiale, nato il 9 dicembre 1909)
  • Giōrgos Giakoumakīs (calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1994)
  • Michael Nouri (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1945)
  • Srirasmi Akharapongpreecha (assistente sociale, dama di compagnia, ufficiale, nato il 9 dicembre 1971)
  • Toby Huss (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, doppiatore, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1966)
  • Paul Landers (autore di testi, chitarrista, compositore, musicista, nato il 9 dicembre 1964)
  • Fernando Parrado (personalità del mondo degli affari, rugbista a 15, scrittore, speaker motivazionale, nato il 9 dicembre 1949)
  • Imogen Heap (artista discografico, artista musicale, cantante, cantautore, musicista, produttore discografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1977)
  • Dick Butkus (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, conduttore radiofonico, conduttore televisivo, giocatore di football americano, nato il 9 dicembre 1942)
  • Ruth Williams Khama (politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1923)
  • Gideon Sa'ar (avvocato, giornalista, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1966)
  • Aron Baynes (cestista, nato il 9 dicembre 1986)
  • Bob Hawke (politico, sindacalista, nato il 9 dicembre 1929)
  • Broderick Crawford (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1911)
  • Ragini Khanna (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1988)
  • Kwadwo Asamoah (calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1988)
  • Michael Müller (politico, stampatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1964)
  • Baruch Goldstein (medico, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1956)
  • Mia Julia Brückner (attore pornografico, cantante, modella di nudo, modello, nato il 9 dicembre 1986)
  • Johann Joachim Winckelmann (archeologo, bibliotecario, scrittore, storico, storico dell'arte, nato il 9 dicembre 1717)
  • Joseph Pilates (allenatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1883)
  • Morton Downey Jr. (attore, conduttore radiofonico, nato il 9 dicembre 1933)
  • Maria Luisa di Borbone-Parma (politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1751)
  • Reiko Aylesworth (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1972)
  • LaFee (attore, cantante, nato il 9 dicembre 1990)
  • Andrea Doria (capitano di ventura, nato il 30 novembre 1466)
  • Mario Cantone (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1959)
  • Tip O'Neill (politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1912)
  • Bae Soo-bin (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, modello, nato il 9 dicembre 1976)
  • Columba di Iona (missionario, monaco, nato il 7 dicembre 521)
  • Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (animatore, character designer, illustratore, mangaka, regista cinematografico, romanziere, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1947)
  • Ichikawa Ennosuke II (attore, impresario teatrale, nato il 9 dicembre 1939)
  • Joshua Bell (insegnante di musica, musicista, violinista, nato il 9 dicembre 1967)
  • James Angleton (autobiografo, spia, nato il 9 dicembre 1917)
  • Takeshi Masu (attore, attore televisivo, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1955)
  • Buck Henry (attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, produttore cinematografico, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1930)
  • Joshua Sasse (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1987)
  • Begum Rokeya (riformatore sociale, scrittore, scrittore di fantascienza, nato il 9 dicembre 1880)
  • Bianca Berlinguer (giornalista, nato il 9 dicembre 1959)
  • Camille Cerf (concorrente di concorsi di bellezza, modello, nato il 9 dicembre 1994)
  • Johannes B. Kerner (conduttore televisivo, giornalista, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1964)
  • Tom Daschle (politico, ufficiale, nato il 9 dicembre 1947)
  • Elle Evans (attore, attore televisivo, modello, playmate, nato il 9 dicembre 1989)
  • Carl Scheele (chimico, farmacista, farmacologo, nato il 9 dicembre 1742)
  • Leah Lewis (attore, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1996)
  • Shigeyoshi Inoue (docente, militare, ufficiale, nato il 9 dicembre 1889)
  • Ödön von Horváth (autore, drammaturgo, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1901)
  • Billy Bremner (allenatore di calcio, calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1942)
  • Nicole Randall Johnson (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1973)
  • Pippa Bacca (artista, artista performativo, attivista contro la guerra, nato il 9 dicembre 1974)
  • Djalminha (calciatore, giornalista, nato il 9 dicembre 1970)
  • David Anthony Higgins (attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, produttore cinematografico, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1961)
  • Antony Alda (attore, attore televisivo, regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1956)
  • Ryūzō Sejima (militare, personalità del mondo degli affari, nato il 9 dicembre 1911)
  • José Luis Ábalos Meco (maestro, politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1959)
  • Aya Okamoto (attore, seiyu, nato il 9 dicembre 1982)
  • Neslihan Demir (giocatore di beach volley, pallavolista, nato il 9 dicembre 1983)
  • Henk ten Cate (allenatore di calcio, calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1954)
  • Alan Sorrenti (artista discografico, cantante, cantautore, chitarrista, compositore, compositore di canzoni, nato il 9 dicembre 1950)
  • Irena Santor (cantautore, nato il 9 dicembre 1934)
  • Jermaine Beckford (calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1983)
  • Jose Luis Gil (attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, direttore del doppiaggio, doppiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1957)
  • Irma Serrano (attore, attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, cantante, personalità del mondo degli affari, politico, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1933)
  • Deacon Jones (attore, giocatore di football americano, nato il 9 dicembre 1938)
  • Jolene Purdy (attore, attore cinematografico, attore televisivo, nato il 9 dicembre 1983)
  • Maksim Bahdanovič (critico letterario, linguista, opinionista, poeta, scrittore, storico, traduttore, nato il 9 dicembre 1891)
  • Kara DioGuardi (cantante, compositore di canzoni, musicista, produttore, produttore discografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1970)
  • Brian Bell (chitarrista, compositore, musicista, nato il 9 dicembre 1968)
  • Anna Gavalda (giornalista, romanziere, sceneggiatore, scrittore, scrittore per ragazzi, traduttore, nato il 9 dicembre 1970)
  • Richard Brooks (attore cinematografico, attore teatrale, attore televisivo, cantante, musicista, regista cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1962)
  • Raja Gosnell (montatore, regista cinematografico, nato il 9 dicembre 1958)
  • Santiago Silva (calciatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1980)
  • Fabrice Santoro (allenatore di tennis, tennista, nato il 9 dicembre 1972)
  • Kim Tae-yong (regista cinematografico, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1969)
  • Max Manus (agente SOE, autobiografo, combattente della resistenza, personalità del mondo degli affari, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1914)
  • Aiko Uemura (sciatore freestyle, nato il 9 dicembre 1979)
  • John Paragon (attore, attore televisivo, regista cinematografico, regista televisivo, sceneggiatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1954)
  • Donald Byrd (artista discografico, compositore, insegnante di musica, musicista jazz, nato il 9 dicembre 1932)
  • Luisa Elisabetta di Borbone-Orléans (regina consorte di Spagna, nato il 9 dicembre 1709)
  • Marcus Goldman (banca, banchiere, finanziere, imprenditore, nato il 9 dicembre 1821)
  • Neil Innes (attore, attore cinematografico, cantante, comico, compositore, compositore di canzoni, pianista, nato il 9 dicembre 1944)
  • Caroline Lucas (politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1960)
  • Peggy Hayama (cantante, tarento, nato il 9 dicembre 1933)
  • Gastón Gaudio (tennista, nato il 9 dicembre 1978)
  • Canibus (cantante, musicista, rapper, nato il 9 dicembre 1974)
  • Ana Pastor García (conduttore televisivo, giornalista, nato il 9 dicembre 1977)
  • World B. Free (cestista, nato il 9 dicembre 1953)
  • Kémi Séba (attivista, autore, nato il 9 dicembre 1981)
  • Michael Townley (assassino, terrorismo, nato il 9 dicembre 1942)
  • Mehmet Ali Birand (conduttore radiofonico, giornalista, scrittore, nato il 9 dicembre 1941)
  • Rab Butler (politico, nato il 9 dicembre 1902)
  • Toni Santagata (attore, cabarettista, cantautore, nato il 9 dicembre 1935)
  • Jean Mermoz (aviatore, nato il 9 dicembre 1901)
  • Wolfgang Fierek (attore, cantante pop, nato il 9 dicembre 1950)
  • Yurika Ochiai (cantante, seiyu, nato il 9 dicembre 1979)
  • Jonathan Sumption (barrister, giudice, scrittore, storico, nato il 9 dicembre 1948)

9th of December 2004 News

Notizie come è apparso sulla prima pagina del New York Times il 9 dicembre 2004

Fox News's Deal Will Make It A Radio Power, Analysts Say

Date: 09 December 2004

By LOLA OGUNNAIKE

Lola OGUNNAIKE

Industry analysts say Fox News Channel's deal to replace ABC News as sole provider of news to radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications will make Fox significant player in radio; Fox News, cable television channel owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, currently provides news for 275 stations nationwide (M)

Full Article

Thousands of Opponents Await In a New Virtual Fantasy World

Date: 09 December 2004

By Seth Schiesel

Seth Schiesel

World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment is standout among hundreds of multiplayer online role-playing games; photos (S)

Full Article

A New French Headache: When Is Hate on TV Illegal?

Date: 09 December 2004

By ELAINE SCIOLINO; Carole Corm contributed reporting for this article

Elaine SCIOLINO

Arabic channel Al Manar, run by Hezbollah from Lebanon, beams anti-US, anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic messages by satellites into thousands of French homes, cafes and shops, thwarting French government's year-long effort to close it down; French broadcasting regulator has granted license as long as channel does not incite hate or violence, but such broadcasts continue daily and Prime Min Jean-Pierre Raffarin acknowledges government lacks judicial means to intervene immediately; Jewish American groups join criticism while conceding little has been done to ban such broadcasts in US because laws prosecuting racist and hate crimes are much weaker than in France; Bush administration has not yet taken position on whether US can stop broadcasts (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 09 December 2004

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 December 2004

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New Breed of Games Is Not All Thumbs

Date: 09 December 2004

By Charles Herold

Charles Herold

Charles Herold Game Theory column reviews Eyetoy: Antigrav, Feel the Magic: XY/XX, Taiko: Drum Master, and Donkey Konga; photos (M)

Full Article

Stern Stance for Europe's New Antitrust Chief

Date: 10 December 2004

By PAUL MELLER

Paul MELLER

Neelie Kroes, talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, blocks merger in Portugal's energy industry and sets fines on three chemical companies for colluding on prices; Kroes, expressing 'zero tolerance' for cartels and speaking out in defense of energy consumers, tries to lay to rest suspicions that her close ties to business before taking office would not compromise her ability to police that world; Kroes recommends blocking acquisition of Gas de Portugal by Energias de Portugal and Italian energy company ENI; recommendation is accepted by her fellow commissioners; commission imposes fine of $88.4 million on Akzo Nobel, BASF and UCB for running cartel in market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, animal growth stimulant given many to poultry and pigs (M)

Full Article

Pain of War Draws Bead on New York Region

Date: 09 December 2004

By ALAN FEUER; Lisa W. Foderaro, Robert Hanley and Stacey Stowe contributed reporting for this article

Alan FEUER

Nineteen servicemen from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have died in Iraq since Nov 7, deadliest period for soldiers from region since war began; names, ages, homes and occupations reflect diverse population; Joseph Behnke was Brooklyn carpenter, Dimitrios Gavriel stock analyst, Stephen C Benish a fireman in Cranford, New Jersey and Christian Engeldrum a veteran New York City firefighter; James Matteson, 23-year-old former high school football player in upstate New York, came from long line of American soldiers dating to Revolutionary War, and has sister who has re-enlisted after being injured in Iraq; others are former high school wrestler Kevin Dempsey of Monroe, Conn, who would be celebrating 24th birthday, 20-year-old David Mahlenbrock of Maple Shade, New Jersey and 38-year-old Staff Sgt Henry Irizarry of the Bronx; photos (M)

Full Article

The New Leader's Injudicious Start

Date: 10 December 2004

Editorial scores new Senate minority leader Harry Reid for comments he made on Meet the Press when he said he would be able to support Assoc Justice Antonin Scalia if he is appointed as chief justice; says Scalia has proven himself inappropriate for position through series of ethical lapses

Full Article

Ukrainians Enact Reforms, Clearing Way for New Vote

Date: 09 December 2004

By STEVEN LEE MYERS

Steven MYERS

Pres Leonid D Kuchma and Ukrainian parliament adopt constitutional amendments and election law changes to defuse bitter political crisis over discredited presidential vote; agreement eases way for new runoff election and means that winner will inherit fewer powers than Kuchma has wielded in last decade; opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails 'historic compromise'; photo of supporters celebrating; Prime Min Viktor Yanukovich denounces vote (M)

Full Article

Fox News's Deal Will Make It A Radio Power, Analysts Say

Date: 09 December 2004

By LOLA OGUNNAIKE

Lola OGUNNAIKE

Industry analysts say Fox News Channel's deal to replace ABC News as sole provider of news to radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications will make Fox significant player in radio; Fox News, cable television channel owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, currently provides news for 275 stations nationwide (M)

Full Article

Thousands of Opponents Await In a New Virtual Fantasy World

Date: 09 December 2004

By Seth Schiesel

Seth Schiesel

World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment is standout among hundreds of multiplayer online role-playing games; photos (S)

Full Article

A New French Headache: When Is Hate on TV Illegal?

Date: 09 December 2004

By ELAINE SCIOLINO; Carole Corm contributed reporting for this article

Elaine SCIOLINO

Arabic channel Al Manar, run by Hezbollah from Lebanon, beams anti-US, anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic messages by satellites into thousands of French homes, cafes and shops, thwarting French government's year-long effort to close it down; French broadcasting regulator has granted license as long as channel does not incite hate or violence, but such broadcasts continue daily and Prime Min Jean-Pierre Raffarin acknowledges government lacks judicial means to intervene immediately; Jewish American groups join criticism while conceding little has been done to ban such broadcasts in US because laws prosecuting racist and hate crimes are much weaker than in France; Bush administration has not yet taken position on whether US can stop broadcasts (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 December 2004

Full Article

Stern Stance for Europe's New Antitrust Chief

Date: 10 December 2004

By PAUL MELLER

Paul MELLER

Neelie Kroes, talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, blocks merger in Portugal's energy industry and sets fines on three chemical companies for colluding on prices; Kroes, expressing 'zero tolerance' for cartels and speaking out in defense of energy consumers, tries to lay to rest suspicions that her close ties to business before taking office would not compromise her ability to police that world; Kroes recommends blocking acquisition of Gas de Portugal by Energias de Portugal and Italian energy company ENI; recommendation is accepted by her fellow commissioners; commission imposes fine of $88.4 million on Akzo Nobel, BASF and UCB for running cartel in market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, animal growth stimulant given many to poultry and pigs (M)

Full Article

Pain of War Draws Bead on New York Region

Date: 09 December 2004

By ALAN FEUER; Lisa W. Foderaro, Robert Hanley and Stacey Stowe contributed reporting for this article

Alan FEUER

Nineteen servicemen from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have died in Iraq since Nov 7, deadliest period for soldiers from region since war began; names, ages, homes and occupations reflect diverse population; Joseph Behnke was Brooklyn carpenter, Dimitrios Gavriel stock analyst, Stephen C Benish a fireman in Cranford, New Jersey and Christian Engeldrum a veteran New York City firefighter; James Matteson, 23-year-old former high school football player in upstate New York, came from long line of American soldiers dating to Revolutionary War, and has sister who has re-enlisted after being injured in Iraq; others are former high school wrestler Kevin Dempsey of Monroe, Conn, who would be celebrating 24th birthday, 20-year-old David Mahlenbrock of Maple Shade, New Jersey and 38-year-old Staff Sgt Henry Irizarry of the Bronx; photos (M)

Full Article

The New Leader's Injudicious Start

Date: 10 December 2004

Editorial scores new Senate minority leader Harry Reid for comments he made on Meet the Press when he said he would be able to support Assoc Justice Antonin Scalia if he is appointed as chief justice; says Scalia has proven himself inappropriate for position through series of ethical lapses

Full Article

Ukrainians Enact Reforms, Clearing Way for New Vote

Date: 09 December 2004

By STEVEN LEE MYERS

Steven MYERS

Pres Leonid D Kuchma and Ukrainian parliament adopt constitutional amendments and election law changes to defuse bitter political crisis over discredited presidential vote; agreement eases way for new runoff election and means that winner will inherit fewer powers than Kuchma has wielded in last decade; opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails 'historic compromise'; photo of supporters celebrating; Prime Min Viktor Yanukovich denounces vote (M)

Full Article

Fox News's Deal Will Make It A Radio Power, Analysts Say

Date: 09 December 2004

By LOLA OGUNNAIKE

Lola OGUNNAIKE

Industry analysts say Fox News Channel's deal to replace ABC News as sole provider of news to radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications will make Fox significant player in radio; Fox News, cable television channel owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, currently provides news for 275 stations nationwide (M)

Full Article

A New French Headache: When Is Hate on TV Illegal?

Date: 09 December 2004

By ELAINE SCIOLINO; Carole Corm contributed reporting for this article

Elaine SCIOLINO

Arabic channel Al Manar, run by Hezbollah from Lebanon, beams anti-US, anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic messages by satellites into thousands of French homes, cafes and shops, thwarting French government's year-long effort to close it down; French broadcasting regulator has granted license as long as channel does not incite hate or violence, but such broadcasts continue daily and Prime Min Jean-Pierre Raffarin acknowledges government lacks judicial means to intervene immediately; Jewish American groups join criticism while conceding little has been done to ban such broadcasts in US because laws prosecuting racist and hate crimes are much weaker than in France; Bush administration has not yet taken position on whether US can stop broadcasts (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 09 December 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 December 2004

Full Article

New Breed of Games Is Not All Thumbs

Date: 09 December 2004

By Charles Herold

Charles Herold

Charles Herold Game Theory column reviews Eyetoy: Antigrav, Feel the Magic: XY/XX, Taiko: Drum Master, and Donkey Konga; photos (M)

Full Article

Stern Stance for Europe's New Antitrust Chief

Date: 10 December 2004

By PAUL MELLER

Paul MELLER

Neelie Kroes, talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, blocks merger in Portugal's energy industry and sets fines on three chemical companies for colluding on prices; Kroes, expressing 'zero tolerance' for cartels and speaking out in defense of energy consumers, tries to lay to rest suspicions that her close ties to business before taking office would not compromise her ability to police that world; Kroes recommends blocking acquisition of Gas de Portugal by Energias de Portugal and Italian energy company ENI; recommendation is accepted by her fellow commissioners; commission imposes fine of $88.4 million on Akzo Nobel, BASF and UCB for running cartel in market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, animal growth stimulant given many to poultry and pigs (M)

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Pain of War Draws Bead on New York Region

Date: 09 December 2004

By ALAN FEUER; Lisa W. Foderaro, Robert Hanley and Stacey Stowe contributed reporting for this article

Alan FEUER

Nineteen servicemen from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have died in Iraq since Nov 7, deadliest period for soldiers from region since war began; names, ages, homes and occupations reflect diverse population; Joseph Behnke was Brooklyn carpenter, Dimitrios Gavriel stock analyst, Stephen C Benish a fireman in Cranford, New Jersey and Christian Engeldrum a veteran New York City firefighter; James Matteson, 23-year-old former high school football player in upstate New York, came from long line of American soldiers dating to Revolutionary War, and has sister who has re-enlisted after being injured in Iraq; others are former high school wrestler Kevin Dempsey of Monroe, Conn, who would be celebrating 24th birthday, 20-year-old David Mahlenbrock of Maple Shade, New Jersey and 38-year-old Staff Sgt Henry Irizarry of the Bronx; photos (M)

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The New Leader's Injudicious Start

Date: 10 December 2004

Editorial scores new Senate minority leader Harry Reid for comments he made on Meet the Press when he said he would be able to support Assoc Justice Antonin Scalia if he is appointed as chief justice; says Scalia has proven himself inappropriate for position through series of ethical lapses

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Fox News's Deal Will Make It A Radio Power, Analysts Say

Date: 09 December 2004

By LOLA OGUNNAIKE

Lola OGUNNAIKE

Industry analysts say Fox News Channel's deal to replace ABC News as sole provider of news to radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications will make Fox significant player in radio; Fox News, cable television channel owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, currently provides news for 275 stations nationwide (M)

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Thousands of Opponents Await In a New Virtual Fantasy World

Date: 09 December 2004

By Seth Schiesel

Seth Schiesel

World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment is standout among hundreds of multiplayer online role-playing games; photos (S)

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A New French Headache: When Is Hate on TV Illegal?

Date: 09 December 2004

By ELAINE SCIOLINO; Carole Corm contributed reporting for this article

Elaine SCIOLINO

Arabic channel Al Manar, run by Hezbollah from Lebanon, beams anti-US, anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic messages by satellites into thousands of French homes, cafes and shops, thwarting French government's year-long effort to close it down; French broadcasting regulator has granted license as long as channel does not incite hate or violence, but such broadcasts continue daily and Prime Min Jean-Pierre Raffarin acknowledges government lacks judicial means to intervene immediately; Jewish American groups join criticism while conceding little has been done to ban such broadcasts in US because laws prosecuting racist and hate crimes are much weaker than in France; Bush administration has not yet taken position on whether US can stop broadcasts (M)

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 09 December 2004

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 December 2004

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Stern Stance for Europe's New Antitrust Chief

Date: 10 December 2004

By PAUL MELLER

Paul MELLER

Neelie Kroes, talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, blocks merger in Portugal's energy industry and sets fines on three chemical companies for colluding on prices; Kroes, expressing 'zero tolerance' for cartels and speaking out in defense of energy consumers, tries to lay to rest suspicions that her close ties to business before taking office would not compromise her ability to police that world; Kroes recommends blocking acquisition of Gas de Portugal by Energias de Portugal and Italian energy company ENI; recommendation is accepted by her fellow commissioners; commission imposes fine of $88.4 million on Akzo Nobel, BASF and UCB for running cartel in market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, animal growth stimulant given many to poultry and pigs (M)

Full Article

Pain of War Draws Bead on New York Region

Date: 09 December 2004

By ALAN FEUER; Lisa W. Foderaro, Robert Hanley and Stacey Stowe contributed reporting for this article

Alan FEUER

Nineteen servicemen from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have died in Iraq since Nov 7, deadliest period for soldiers from region since war began; names, ages, homes and occupations reflect diverse population; Joseph Behnke was Brooklyn carpenter, Dimitrios Gavriel stock analyst, Stephen C Benish a fireman in Cranford, New Jersey and Christian Engeldrum a veteran New York City firefighter; James Matteson, 23-year-old former high school football player in upstate New York, came from long line of American soldiers dating to Revolutionary War, and has sister who has re-enlisted after being injured in Iraq; others are former high school wrestler Kevin Dempsey of Monroe, Conn, who would be celebrating 24th birthday, 20-year-old David Mahlenbrock of Maple Shade, New Jersey and 38-year-old Staff Sgt Henry Irizarry of the Bronx; photos (M)

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The New Leader's Injudicious Start

Date: 10 December 2004

Editorial scores new Senate minority leader Harry Reid for comments he made on Meet the Press when he said he would be able to support Assoc Justice Antonin Scalia if he is appointed as chief justice; says Scalia has proven himself inappropriate for position through series of ethical lapses

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Ukrainians Enact Reforms, Clearing Way for New Vote

Date: 09 December 2004

By STEVEN LEE MYERS

Steven MYERS

Pres Leonid D Kuchma and Ukrainian parliament adopt constitutional amendments and election law changes to defuse bitter political crisis over discredited presidential vote; agreement eases way for new runoff election and means that winner will inherit fewer powers than Kuchma has wielded in last decade; opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails 'historic compromise'; photo of supporters celebrating; Prime Min Viktor Yanukovich denounces vote (M)

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Fox News's Deal Will Make It A Radio Power, Analysts Say

Date: 09 December 2004

By LOLA OGUNNAIKE

Lola OGUNNAIKE

Industry analysts say Fox News Channel's deal to replace ABC News as sole provider of news to radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications will make Fox significant player in radio; Fox News, cable television channel owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, currently provides news for 275 stations nationwide (M)

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Thousands of Opponents Await In a New Virtual Fantasy World

Date: 09 December 2004

By Seth Schiesel

Seth Schiesel

World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment is standout among hundreds of multiplayer online role-playing games; photos (S)

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A New French Headache: When Is Hate on TV Illegal?

Date: 09 December 2004

By ELAINE SCIOLINO; Carole Corm contributed reporting for this article

Elaine SCIOLINO

Arabic channel Al Manar, run by Hezbollah from Lebanon, beams anti-US, anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic messages by satellites into thousands of French homes, cafes and shops, thwarting French government's year-long effort to close it down; French broadcasting regulator has granted license as long as channel does not incite hate or violence, but such broadcasts continue daily and Prime Min Jean-Pierre Raffarin acknowledges government lacks judicial means to intervene immediately; Jewish American groups join criticism while conceding little has been done to ban such broadcasts in US because laws prosecuting racist and hate crimes are much weaker than in France; Bush administration has not yet taken position on whether US can stop broadcasts (M)

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 09 December 2004

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 December 2004

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New Breed of Games Is Not All Thumbs

Date: 09 December 2004

By Charles Herold

Charles Herold

Charles Herold Game Theory column reviews Eyetoy: Antigrav, Feel the Magic: XY/XX, Taiko: Drum Master, and Donkey Konga; photos (M)

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Stern Stance for Europe's New Antitrust Chief

Date: 10 December 2004

By PAUL MELLER

Paul MELLER

Neelie Kroes, talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, blocks merger in Portugal's energy industry and sets fines on three chemical companies for colluding on prices; Kroes, expressing 'zero tolerance' for cartels and speaking out in defense of energy consumers, tries to lay to rest suspicions that her close ties to business before taking office would not compromise her ability to police that world; Kroes recommends blocking acquisition of Gas de Portugal by Energias de Portugal and Italian energy company ENI; recommendation is accepted by her fellow commissioners; commission imposes fine of $88.4 million on Akzo Nobel, BASF and UCB for running cartel in market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, animal growth stimulant given many to poultry and pigs (M)

Full Article

Pain of War Draws Bead on New York Region

Date: 09 December 2004

By ALAN FEUER; Lisa W. Foderaro, Robert Hanley and Stacey Stowe contributed reporting for this article

Alan FEUER

Nineteen servicemen from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have died in Iraq since Nov 7, deadliest period for soldiers from region since war began; names, ages, homes and occupations reflect diverse population; Joseph Behnke was Brooklyn carpenter, Dimitrios Gavriel stock analyst, Stephen C Benish a fireman in Cranford, New Jersey and Christian Engeldrum a veteran New York City firefighter; James Matteson, 23-year-old former high school football player in upstate New York, came from long line of American soldiers dating to Revolutionary War, and has sister who has re-enlisted after being injured in Iraq; others are former high school wrestler Kevin Dempsey of Monroe, Conn, who would be celebrating 24th birthday, 20-year-old David Mahlenbrock of Maple Shade, New Jersey and 38-year-old Staff Sgt Henry Irizarry of the Bronx; photos (M)

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The New Leader's Injudicious Start

Date: 10 December 2004

Editorial scores new Senate minority leader Harry Reid for comments he made on Meet the Press when he said he would be able to support Assoc Justice Antonin Scalia if he is appointed as chief justice; says Scalia has proven himself inappropriate for position through series of ethical lapses

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Ukrainians Enact Reforms, Clearing Way for New Vote

Date: 09 December 2004

By STEVEN LEE MYERS

Steven MYERS

Pres Leonid D Kuchma and Ukrainian parliament adopt constitutional amendments and election law changes to defuse bitter political crisis over discredited presidential vote; agreement eases way for new runoff election and means that winner will inherit fewer powers than Kuchma has wielded in last decade; opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails 'historic compromise'; photo of supporters celebrating; Prime Min Viktor Yanukovich denounces vote (M)

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