El 18 de abril de 2004 fue un domingo bajo el signo estelar de ♈. Era el día 108 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue George W. Bush.
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Date: 19 April 2004
By Bill Werde
Bill Werde
Getty Images' deal for exclusive marketing rights with National Hockey League is called into question when Getty wire service fails to offer photo of Todd Bertuzzi punching Steve Moore at Vancouver Canucks-Colorado Avalanche game in March; photo (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Aides say Pres Bush agreed to hold rare evening news conference to regain control of national political conversation and to explain to Americans his reasons for remaing in Iraq; event reveals much about amount of presidential time and planning that goes into such an effort (White House Letter); photo (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
Arts Briefing column; initial findings of study by Marquette University's College of Communications show that most articles in 10 newspapers with largest circulation in US, categorized as straight news reports, were either neutral or positive about Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ; finds that New York Times ran most articles, 63, about film between January 1 and March 20 and Los Angeles Times next highest, at 58 (M)
Date: 18 April 2004
By Michael Brick
Michael Brick
Family of Timothy Stansbury Jr continues to grieve, rage and demand justice three months after he was shot to death by Police Officer Richard S Neri Jr while patroling rooftop of housing project in Brooklyn; demonstrations continue, but news coverage steadily dwindles; US attorney's office is reviewing evidence in case now that grand jury has declined to indict Neri; family intends to sue city; photos (L)
Date: 18 April 2004
Editorial notes that foreign publications are gaining ground in China, usually as part of joint ventures with local enterprises; maintains that hard news titles are still not welcome, but foreign magazines about fashion, technology and business are increasingly popular; notes that Britain's bawdy 'lad mags' FHM and Maxim are planning their own China editions
Date: 18 April 2004
By Julie Bosman
Julie Bosman
Ana Marie Cox, 31-year-old self-described failed journalist, grabs attention in Washington, DC, with gossipy, raunchy blog that reports all sorts of unsubstantiated tales about politicians and other insiders; photo; capital's politicians and journalists are both obsessed with reading about themselves, although previously not in gossip columns (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By David E. Sanger
David Sanger
President Bush's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice says administration is worried that terrorist groups could find approaching presidential election 'too good to pass up' and that Washington is already considering measures to deter attack seeking to influence election's outcome, interview, Fox News Sunday; senior administration officials say privately that some 'chatter' picked up by National Security Agency and foreign intelligence services in past six months has included references to presidential election; say that partly explains Secret Service's quick move this year to increase protection for Sen John Kerry; FBI officials say they are actively searching for evidence of any plots related to election year (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Recoletos Grupo de Comunicacion, which is controlled by Pearson PLC, plans to invest $16.5 million this year to start newspaper in United States for Spanish speakers; it will be called Rumbo and appear in second half of 2004 (S)
Date: 19 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Olav Fjell, who quit last year as chief of Norway's largest oil company, Statoil, said over the weekend that he was personally under investigation.
Date: 19 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WH Smith, Britain's biggest bookseller, holds talks with private equity company, Permira Advisers, that may lead to takeover offer worth 940 million pounds ($1.7 billion) (S)