17. maaliskuuta 2005 oli torstaina tähtimerkin ♓ alla. Se oli 75 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli George W. Bush.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 21 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli tiistaina 17. maaliskuuta 2026, 82 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on keskiviikkona 17. maaliskuuta 2027, 282 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 7 752 päivää tai noin 186 054 tuntia tai noin 11 163 275 minuuttia tai noin 669 796 500 sekuntia.
Date: 18 March 2005
By TODD BENSON
Todd BENSON
Article on Embraer, Brazilian jet maker that is building family of four next-generation, 70-to-118-seat jets that may push company past its rival Bombardier Inc by giving it lucrative aviation niche ignored by top two aircraft makers, Airbus and Boeing; Embraer 190, for example, is 100-seat regional jet with expanded range and comfort and feel of big airliner at fraction of its cost; photo (M)
Date: 18 March 2005
By C.J. CHIVERS and ERIN E. ARVEDLUND
C. CHIVERS
Anatoly B Chubais, designer of Russia's post-Soviet privatization and one of Moscow's most controversial figures, survives roadside ambush 18 miles west of Moscow; he is not harmed; authorities say attackers detonated bomb or landmine as armored car carrying Chubais and his bodyguards was returning from his dacha; Chubais says shrapnel and perhaps bullets damaged his car, but failed to disable it; says he escaped as his bodyguards provided covering fire, forcing attackers to run into woods; search is under way; photos (M)
Date: 18 March 2005
American International Group vice president for reinsurance Christian Milton is put on leave amid regulatory investigations into policies that may help companies manipulate earnings (S)
Date: 18 March 2005
By SIMON ROMERO
Simon ROMERO
Galveston County, along with two neighboring Texas counties, opted out of Social Security in 1981, instead offering public employees private retirement accounts that offer preview of Pres Bush's privatization proposals; hundreds of county workers have since retired and more than 4,000 current workers make deposits; some prominent retirees, like former judge Ray Holbrook, say they are richer as result, but those on lower end of scale have seen small nest eggs eroded by inflation or gone altogether if they chose lump-sum payment; photos; workers put 6.1 percent of pay into accounts, about same as Social Security, and county adds 7.7 percent; First Financial Benefits of Houston invests most of money in safe but low-yielding securities and annuities (M)
Date: 18 March 2005
By James Brooke (NYT)
James NYT
South Korean and Japanese dispute over island group located halfway between nations heats up; there are protests in both countries over islands called Tokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan (S)
Date: 18 March 2005
By TOM ZELLER Jr
Tom ZELLER
Sen Charles Schumer announces that data search service Westlaw has agreed to new restrictions on release of personal information, including access to Social Security numbers, in effort to curb identity theft; changes follow Senate and House hearings on theft of information of tens of thousands of people from data brokers ChoicePoint and LexisNexis (M)
Date: 18 March 2005
Letter from Joseph D O'Connell Jr of Voice of America says March 13 reference to broadcasting of 'pro-government news' would come as surprise to more than 100 million people who tune in and log on to Voice of America every week
Date: 18 March 2005
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LYNNLEY BROWNING
Gretchen MORGENSON
Maurice R Greenberg continues to hold powerful sway over management of American International Group just days after stepping down as chief executive; Greenberg's unusual control stems largely from his role as top executive of related, private entities, C V Starr and Starr International Co; Greenberg holds reins over vehicles that dole out compensation to AIG exeutives; is also still chairman of Starr Foundation, one of nation's largest private foundations, which makes contributions to organizations and charities run by company's directors; photo (M)