Interview With the Interviewer (Hands to Yourself)
Date: 26 June 2003
By Robin Finn
Robin Finn
Profile of Soledad O'Brien, new co-anchor of CNN's American Morning; photo (M)
Replaying Wednesday, June 25, 2003
The June 25, 2003 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♋. It was the 175 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 23 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, June 25, 2026, 7 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, June 25, 2027, in 357 days. You have lived for 8,408 days, or about 201,801 hours, or about 12,108,080 minutes, or about 726,484,800 seconds.
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25th of June 2003 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on June 25, 2003
CNN's Ad Sales Chief Says He Will Retire
Date: 25 June 2003
By Nat Ives
Nat Ives
Larry Goodman, president of advertising sales force at CNN, is retiring; Greg D'Alba succeeds Goodman (S)
Quiet Freshman Lets Game Do the Talking
Date: 25 June 2003
By Liz Robbins
Liz Robbins
Georgia Tech University forward Chris Bosh could go fourth in NBA draft, despite lack of hype and media attention as draft nears; photo (M)
World Briefing | Asia: Indonesia: Journalist Leaves Aceh Rebels
Date: 25 June 2003
By Jane Perlez (NYT)
Jane NYT
American freelance journalist William Nessen turns himself over to Indonesian military after requesting he be allowed to leave rebel group he was traveling with in Aceh Province unharmed; American officials were present when Aceh commander Bambang Dharmono accompanied writer out of region; Nessen is being held for questioning by military; Lin Neumann, Asia representative of Committee to Protect Journalists, expresses hope process will continue to proceed smoothly and journalist will be allowed to leave Indonesia; photo (S)
Bush Escapes Fury That Batters Blair
Date: 26 June 2003
By David E. Sanger With Warren Hoge
David Sanger
Government of British Prime Min Tony Blair has been barraged with angry accusations that it misled Parliament and public by embellishing evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but Pres Bush has laregley brushed off questions about the intelligence as work of 'revisionist historians'; his Republican allies, unlike Blair's divided Labor Party, have managed to keep Congressional hearings behind closed doors and protective press aides have been successful at shielding him from many questions; photo (M)
SCHLUMBERGER TO SELL SEMICONDUCTOR-TESTING UNIT
Date: 25 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Schlumberger Ltd sells its NPTest semiconductor-testing unit to group led by Francisco Partners and Shah Management for $220 million in cash (S)
U.S. STEEL'S PURCHASE OF SERBIAN COMPANY IS CHALLENGED
Date: 26 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Group of foreign creditors of Serbia's Sartid steel company challenges government's sale of company to US Steel Corp, seeking new public tender, in bid to recoup their $100 million claim (S)
KROLL TO BUY FACTUAL DATA FOR $115 MILLION
Date: 25 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kroll Inc to acquire Factual Data Corp for about $115 million; Factual Data offers mortgage screening services (S)
LOCKHEED AND BAE TO WORK JOINTLY ON MISSILE DEFENSE
Date: 25 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lockheed Martin Corp and BAE Systems, Europe's biggest military company, agree to work together to develop systems for defending against missile attacks (S)
H&R BLOCK SETTLEMENT IN TEXAS IS APPROVED
Date: 25 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Judge Manuel Banales approves H&R Block's settlement of lawsuits that accused it of overcharging and deceiving Texas customers, despite complaints that consumers are getting too little compensation as their lawyers reap $23 million in fees; Banales says settlement, allowing about 700,000 Texans to divide $26 million and receive coupons for tax services and guides, is fair and reasonable resolution of complaints about loans tied to anticipated tax refunds (S)