El 17 de junio de 2004 fue un jueves bajo el signo estelar de ♊. Era el día 168 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue George W. Bush.
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Date: 17 June 2004
By Matthew Mirapaul
Matthew Mirapaul
Imagination Environment is improvisational multimedia art piece created by David Ayman Shamma and Kristian J Hammond; it begins with live television news broadcast that is displayed on computer monitor, then scans closed captioning of broadcast and selects keywords that prompt Internet searches that are displayed on eight surrounding monitors; photo (M)
Date: 17 June 2004
By Steven Lee Myers and Erin E. Arvedlund
Steven Myers
Former Yukos Oil chairman Mikhail B Khodorkovsky, still Russia's richest man, goes on trial, Moscow, on charges of fraud and tax evasion; challenges his lengthy detention and merits of case against him; three-judge court denies bid by him and co-defendant, Platon Lebedev, to be released from jail; opens trial to media coverage, but not television cameras; Yukos shares fall to two-year low (M)
Date: 17 June 2004
By Michelle Slatalla
Michelle Slatalla
Michelle Slatalla Online Shopper column on ancestry.com Web site; subscription service allows searching of vital statistics and records from 1790 to 1930 and newspaper articles that subscribers can search for names; drawing (M)
Date: 18 June 2004
By David E. Sanger and Robin Tonerl
David Sanger
Pres Bush and Vice Pres Cheney say they remain convinced that Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq had long history of ties to Al Qaeda, despite Sept 11 commission report that classified intelligence shows no evidence of 'collaborative relationship'; photo; Bush says his administration never said Sept 11 attacks were orchestrated with Hussein, but does say there were 'numerous contacts,' as when 'Iraqi intelligence officers met with bin Laden' in Sudan; repeats that Hussein was 'sworn enemy' of US; Cheney calls The New York Times coverage of commission findings 'outrageous'; charges press confuses issue of Iraqi role in Sept 11 with other ties to Al Qaeda, for which he says there is 'overwhelming' evidence; Democratic candidate John Kerry demands Bush explain why he rushed to war; says Bush and Cheney, not press, are muddling distinctions (M)
Date: 17 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hewitt Associates Inc, consultant for human resources and administrative services, acquires competitor Exult Inc for about $598 million in stock; new company would have 2,300 human-resources customers and 300 clients who hire out their benefits plans (S)
Date: 18 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's Sumitomo Corp agrees to purchase pet-supplies maker Hartz Mountain for $365 million; Sumitomo and its US unit agree to purchase all outstanding shares in JWC Hartz Holdings from J W Child Associates (S)
Date: 18 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IMCO Reycling to acquire aluminum-sheet manufacturer Commonwealth Industries for about $175.6 million in stock (S)
Date: 18 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NeoPharm's chief executive James M Hussey resigns and will be succeeded by Gregory P Young, who was executive at Baxter International (S)
Date: 17 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vornado Realty Trust acquires 25 supermarkets in Southern California from Newkirk Master LP for $65 million (S)
Date: 18 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
L-3 Communications Holdings acquires Cincinnati Electronics for $127 million and Brashear for $36 million (S)
Date: 17 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cyberonics wins Food and Drug Administration endorsement for its brain-stimulation device for severe depression; recommendation could lead to approval for first implantable tool to treat depression (S)