The October 22, 2003 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 294 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 22 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 255 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in 109 days. You have lived for 8,291 days, or about 199,000 hours, or about 11,940,015 minutes, or about 716,400,900 seconds.
Date: 23 October 2003
By Marjorie Connelly
Marjorie Connelly
CBS News Poll reveals that fans watching World Series are evenly divided in their desires to see either New York Yankees or Florida Marlins win (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Sophia Kishkovsky
Sophia Kishkovsky
Six men who owned or ran news media in Togliatti, Russia, have been killed since 1995, prompting Moscow newspaper to call it 'City of Dead Journalists'; victims include two editors in chief of Togliatti Review, newspaper known for muckraking about deadly post-Soviet intersection of politics, business and organized crime; Committee to Protect Journalists reports that total of 13 journalists across Russia have been killed since 2000; Mayor Nikolai Utkin of Togliatti worries that killings mar his city's reputation, but says he cannot provide bodyguards for every journalist; photos (M)
Date: 22 October 2003
By Alton Frye
Alton Frye
Alton Frye Op-Ed article on leak of name of CIA officer as example of situation in which devious leaker with political motivations is shielded by journalist's ethical restraint, and derives de facto constitutional shelter under reporter's First Amendment privilege; suggests 'counterleaking,' by which reporters could name themselves confidential sources and share names with other journalists (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Rafael Hermoso
Rafael Hermoso
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig reminds media that San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds and New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi are only being investigated in connection with use of steroids and are not charged with crimes (S)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Thomas George
Thomas George
Washington Redskins are 3-4, and some within organization and in media blame coach Steve Spurrier for lack of communication (M)
Date: 22 October 2003
By David Johnston
David Johnston
US officials say that Khalid Shaik Mohammed, then Al Qaeda's top operational commander, personally executed American reporter Daniel Pearl, who was abducted in Pakistan in January 2002; Mohammed is now in US custody but officials do not say if Mohammed has confessed to murder; British-born Islamic extremist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is appealing death sentence for role in kidnapping and three other extremists were also found guilty (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By George Vecsey
George Vecsey
George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who is under constant media spotlight as his postseason success ebbs and flows; photo (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Prof Mark von Hagen, hired by New York Times to assess Walter Duranty's coverage of Soviet Union in 1930's, holds Pulitzer Prize Times correspondent won should be rescinded because of 'lack of balance' in covering Stalin's government; Ukrainian-Americans have pushed Pulitzer Prize Board to revoke 1932 prize because he failed to report on famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932 and 1933; von Hagen calls 1931 writing for which Duranty won prize 'dull and largely uncritical recitation of Soviet sources;' Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr, in letter sent with von Hagen's report to Pulitzer Board in July, noted Times has often acknowledged that Duranty's slovenly work should have been caught at time by his editors and prize judges; questioned wisdom of rescinding prizes; Times executive editor Bill Keller backs stand, interview (M)
Date: 22 October 2003
By Eric Lichtblau
Eric Lichtblau
Justice Department officer Christopher Wray tells Congress that Atty Gen John Ashcroft gets regular detailed briefings on probe of disclosure of CIA officer's name to media, including identities of FBI interviewees; photo; disclosure suggests he is taking more hands-on role than acknowledged; Sen Charles Schumer sees potential conflict of interest with regard to White House (S)
Date: 22 October 2003
By Robert Booth
Robert Booth
Robert Booth Op-Ed article on various kinds of leaks in government, most serious of which is unauthorized disclosure of national security information such as name of CIA agent, as happened with wife of Joseph C Wilson (S)