24. maaliskuuta 2004 oli keskiviikkona tähtimerkin ♈ alla. Se oli 83 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli George W. Bush.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 22 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli tiistaina 24. maaliskuuta 2026, 76 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on keskiviikkona 24. maaliskuuta 2027, 288 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 8 111 päivää tai noin 194 672 tuntia tai noin 11 680 320 minuuttia tai noin 700 819 200 sekuntia.
Date: 24 March 2004
By Lynette Clemetson
Lynette Clemetson
NPR News, seeking to update program, reassigns news anchor Bob Edwards, who hosted Morning Edition for nearly 25 years; Edwards, surprised by decision, accepts new position as senior correspondent; replacement is not yet named; photo (M)
Date: 25 March 2004
By Andy Newman (NYT)
Andy NYT
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Steven W Fisher is investigating release to television news program of surveillance video showing Justice Gerald P Garson, who is being tried on corruption charges, receiving money from lawyer; Garson's lawyer Ronald Fischetti complains that release of tape violates court order (S)
Date: 25 March 2004
By John F. Burns
John Burns
L Paul Bremer III, head of American occupation authority in Iraq, argues strongly for democratic system that protects minority rights, speech at rite marking 100-day countdown to dissolution of occupation authority and return of sovereignty to Iraq; responds indirectly to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's demands for majority rule that would dilute Sunni and Kurdish rights; United States holds firm to June 30 handover date despite increasing attacks on Iraqis working with Westerners, including those working for Western news organizations; major oil pipeline ruptures in Fao, reportedly because of poor maintenance, spilling oil that catches fire and sends out vast plumes of smoke; photo (M)
Date: 25 March 2004
By Greg Myre
Greg Myre
Israeli troops on high alert at West Bank checkpoint near Nablus after finding bomb last week carried by 11-year-old boy, thwart suicide bombing attempt by Palestinian youth Hussam Abdo, who had bomb under his sweater; much of drama is recorded by television news cameraman, a Palestinian, who was among those waiting to cross checkpoint; Israel, swift to highlight Palestian use of youths barely in their teens, immediately invites journalists to scene; map (M)
Date: 24 March 2004
By Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper
New York State Lobbying Commission is itself subject of conversation at commission's own press conference after it placed rule of silence on outspoken executive director David M Grandeau; commission called conference to announce report on ethical concerns over special interest groups' increased spending, but is also forced to answer questions about agency infighting (M)
Date: 24 March 2004
By Sarah Lyall (NYT)
Sarah NYT
Michael Carroll, 20, who won $18-million British lottery jackpot, is ordered to undergo counseling after conviction for drug possession; photo; Carroll, called 'Lotto Lout' by tabloid newspapers, has long history of disorderly conduct (S)
Date: 24 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kerry Group acquires Oregon Chai and Extreme Foods for total of $96 million to help expand its coffee flavoring and beverage business in US (S)
Date: 25 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
InterMune Inc says that if Food and Drug Administration approves pirfenidone, its experimental drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, it may also grant drug orphan drug status, which provides extra patent protection (S)
Date: 25 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Credit rating of Toys 'R' Us is lowered to level below investment grade by Moody's Investors Service because of loss of Christmas sales to discount retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc (S)
Date: 24 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Watch retailer Fossil acquires Tempus, which does business as Michele Watches, for about $50 million (S)