S'està reproduint dijous, 9 de desembre de 2004

El 9 de desembre de 2004 era un dijous sota el signe estrella de . Era el 343 dia de l'any. El president dels Estats Units era George W. Bush.

Si vas néixer aquest dia, tens 21 anys. El teu darrer aniversari va ser el dimarts, 9 de desembre de 2025, fa 180 dies. El teu proper aniversari és el dimecres, 9 de desembre de 2026, d'aquí a 184 dies. Heu viscut durant 7.850 dies, o unes 188.406 hores, o uns 11.304.405 minuts, o uns 678.264.300 segons.

Algunes persones que comparteixen aquest aniversari:

  • Kirk Douglas (director de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1916)
  • Judi Dench (actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, actor de veu, autobiògraf, director de cinema, director de teatre, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1934)
  • John Malkovich (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, actor de veu, director de cinema, director de teatre, dissenyador de moda, guionista, productor de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1953)
  • Simon Helberg (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, comediant, director de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1980)
  • McKayla Maroney (actor de televisió, gimnasta artístic, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1995)
  • Felicity Huffman (actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1962)
  • Emperadriu Masako (aristòcrata, consort, diplomàtic, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1963)
  • Kurt Angle (lluitador amateur, lluitador professional, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1968)
  • Sonia Gandhi (polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1946)
  • Jesse Metcalfe (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, model, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1978)
  • John Cassavetes (actor, actor de cinema, actor de gènere, actor de televisió, autor, director de cinema, escriptor, guionista, muntador, productor de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1929)
  • Hikaru Nakamura (jugador d'escacs, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1987)
  • John Milton (poeta, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1608)
  • Booba (cantant, cantautor, raper, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1976)
  • Beau Bridges (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, actor de veu, director de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1941)
  • Diya Mirza (actor, actor de cinema, model, participant en concursos de bellesa, productor de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1981)
  • Mykayla Skinner (gimnasta artístic, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1996)
  • Hape Kerkeling (actor de cinema, animador, artista de cabaret, autobiògraf, cantant, director de cinema, guionista, presentador de televisió, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1964)
  • Stacey Abrams (advocat, escriptor, polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1973)
  • Choi Min-ho (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, artista d'estudi, ballarí, cantant, compositor, model, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1991)
  • Donny Osmond (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, cantant, cantautor, compositor de cançons, guionista, músic, productor de cinema, productor discogràfic, saxofonista, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1957)
  • Piotr Kropotkin (anarquista, autobiògraf, economista, escriptor, explorador, filòsof, geògraf, periodista, polític, zoòleg, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1842)
  • Jakob Dylan (cantant, cantautor, compositor de cançons, guitarrista, músic, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1969)
  • Emma Thomas (productor de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1971)
  • Fritz Haber (acadèmic, enginyer, físic, professor d'universitat, químic, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1868)
  • Bixente Lizarazu (comentarista esportiu, corredor de tobogan, futbolista, locutor de ràdio, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1969)
  • Redd Foxx (actor, actor de televisió, comediant, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1922)
  • Grace Hopper (físic, informàtic, matemàtic, oficial naval, professor d'universitat, programador, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1906)
  • Margaret Hamilton (actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, polític, professor, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1902)
  • Mardy Fish (tennista, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1981)
  • Lori Greiner (dramaturg, emprenedor, escriptor, inventor, inversor, socialite, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1969)
  • Kelly Oubre (jugador de bàsquet, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1995)
  • Dalton Trumbo (actor, director de cinema, escriptor, guionista, novel·lista, productor de cinema, realitzador, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1905)
  • Michael Dorn (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, actor de veu, aviador, director de cinema, guionista, productor de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1952)
  • Backhouse Mike (cantautor, compositor, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1972)
  • Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (banquer, economista, polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1920)
  • Ádám Szalai (futbolista, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1987)
  • Dino Morea (actor, actor de cinema, model, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1975)
  • Shatrughan Sinha (actor, polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1945)
  • Dick Van Patten (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, empresari, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1928)
  • Eric Bledsoe (jugador de bàsquet, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1989)
  • Jean-Claude Juncker (advocat, polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1954)
  • Juan Sebastián Elcano (explorador, mariner, marí, Nascut el 30 de novembre de 1476)
  • Jane Fallon (novel·lista, productor de televisió, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1960)
  • Joe Lando (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, productor de cinema, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1961)
  • Emmanuel Carrère (autor, director de cinema, escriptor, guionista, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1957)
  • Joan Armatrading (arranjador, artista d'estudi, cantautor, compositor, guitarrista, productor discogràfic, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1950)
  • Tré Cool (bateria, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1972)
  • Dolores Ibárruri Gómez (activista, periodista, polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1895)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (advocat, polític, Nascut el 9 de desembre de 1966)

9th of December 2004 News

Notícies tal com van aparèixer a la portada del New York Times el 9 de desembre de 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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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