The September 12, 2003 was a Friday under the star sign of ♍. It was the 254 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 Friday, September 12, 2025, 294 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in 70 days. You have lived for 8,330 days, or about 199,937 hours, or about 11,996,252 minutes, or about 719,775,120 seconds.
Date: 12 September 2003
Spanish judge jails Tayssir Alouni, correspondent for Al Jazeera, after he is accused of being member of Al Qaeda; Alouni's lawyer claims client's dealings with Al Qaeda were limited to his reporting (S)
Date: 12 September 2003
By Steve Popper
Steve Popper
New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey talks to media, but will not address questions about derogatory comment he made in magazine about Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells; photos (M)
Date: 12 September 2003
By Joseph Kahn (NYT)
Joseph NYT
China's official press accuses American military analysts of overstating amount China spends on armament and defense (S)
Date: 13 September 2003
By Warren Hoge (NYT)
Warren NYT
BBC director general Greg Dyke is called to testify at weapons expert David Kelly's suicide inquiry; Kelly killed himself shortly after he was named as source of BBC report stating government exaggerated intelligence concerning Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (S)
Date: 12 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Carreker Corp reports net income of $3.9 million in fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 51 percent decline from $7.9 million year earlier; revenue fell 17 percent, to $36.2 million from $43.5 million; chief financial officer Frank W Tilley says company will have profitable year and positive cash flow (S)
Date: 12 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First Midwest Bancorp acquires CoVest Bancshares for $102.5 million (S)
Date: 12 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rockwell Collins, maker of cockpit instruments, says cash flow from operations will fall at least 20 percent in its next fiscal year because of higher contributions to its pension plan (S)
Date: 13 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Elder-Beerman Stores receives $90 million, $7.80 per share, acquisition offer from Wright Holdings; offer tops earlier $7.25 per share bid by Bon-Ton Stores Inc (S)
Date: 13 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Spiegel Inc., the owner of the Eddie Bauer clothing store chain, failed to disclose information about the company's deteriorating condition to investors and may have manipulated some data to stave off a Chapter 11 filing, according to a court-appointed examiner. Spiegel's majority owner, the Otto family of Germany, and its audit committee, rejected advice to file financial reports because they were worried that the company's creditors would refuse to extend credit, according to the report, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Spiegel spokeswoman, Debbie Koopman, declined to comment on the report.
Date: 12 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Standard & Poor's Corp cuts credit rating of Park Place Entertainment to level below investment grade because of concern that $376 million expansion of Caesars Palace Las Vegas might hinder debt repayment (S)