El 19 de julio de 2003 fue un sábado bajo el signo estelar de ♋. Era el día 199 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue George W. Bush.
Si naciste en este día, tienes 22 años. Su último cumpleaños fue el sábado, 19 de julio de 2025, hace 325 días. Su próximo cumpleaños es el domingo, 19 de julio de 2026, en 39 días. Ha vivido durante 8.361 días, o aproximadamente 200.687 horas, o aproximadamente 12.041.279 minutos, o aproximadamente 722.476.740 segundos
Date: 20 July 2003
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column on Bush administration's fury at American troops in Iraq griping, especially to ABC correspondent Jeffrey Kofman, who is both Canadian-born and gay; notes that Kofman background was publicized by Drudge Report, which is where Bush loyalists regularly plant information; observes that Bush team is responding to problems in Iraq by attacking those who point them out
Date: 19 July 2003
Excerpt from Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant's press conference, in which he discusses sexual assault charges against him (S)
Date: 20 July 2003
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
British Prime Min Tony Blair calls suicide of weapons expert Dr David Kelly 'absolutely terrible tragedy' and appeals for politicians and press to end speculation while judicial inquiry proceeds; Thames Valley Police announce cause of death was bleeding to death from cutting of wrist and report recovering knife and package of painkillers at scene; decline to say if there was note or any other explanation recovered; Blair appears grim and tired as he struggles to contain what is shaping up as major crisis for his government; Kelly's role as likely source for BBC report that Blair exaggerated threat of Iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein's weapons discussed; photo (M)
Date: 19 July 2003
By Warren Hoge With Judith Miller
Warren With
Dr David Kelly, arms expert at center of dispute about BBC charge that British government doctored its intelligence reports on Iraq's weapons programs to gain public support for going to war, is found dead near his home in Oxfordshire, a suicide, according to his wife; wife, Jan Kelly, says her husband was under enormous stress; Alastair Campbell, aide to Prime Min Tony Blair, has conducted wide-ranging campaign against BBC, alleging that it has let its vaunted standards of impartiality lapse in pursuit of what he has called 'agenda against the war'; Kelly, soft-spoken civil servant, may have unwittingly become caught up in painfully public political storm for which his experience as respected expert on bioterrorism and his personal life as intensely private family man had not prepared him; photo (M)
Date: 20 July 2003
By Mike Wise and Alex Markels
Mike Wise
Sexual assault charges against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who is accused of raping Eagle County (Colo) hotel employee, bring media attention to tight-knit county where it seems that everyone is connected to story in some way; photos (M)
Date: 19 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal court approves bankruptcy reorganization plan of business software maker Peregrine Systems; company will exit bankruptcy protection in August with $70 million in debt (S)
Date: 19 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dynegy Inc announces unspecified loss for second quarter and warns that 2003 earnings will not meet earlier expectations (S)
Date: 19 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Smithfield Foods Inc acquires Global Culinary Solutions Inc; financial terms undisclosed; Global Culinary Solutions leader Michael J Brando will become president of new Smithfield division (S)
Date: 19 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Citadel Broadcasting Co files for initial public offering; plans to raise as much as $418 million with 22 million shares to be sold for $17 to $19 each (S)
Date: 19 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Business Objects acquires Crystal Decisions for $820 million in cash and stock (S)