The November 30, 2004 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 334 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 21 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, November 30, 2025, 218 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, November 30, 2026, in 146 days. You have lived for 7,888 days, or about 189,321 hours, or about 11,359,295 minutes, or about 681,557,700 seconds.
Date: 30 November 2004
By Carlos H. Conde
Carlos Conde
International and domestic news media groups criticize Philippine government for failing to stop killings of journalists--61 killed since 1986 and 21 since Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took power in 2001; hundreds of journalists all over country held protest rallies on Nov 17, demanding justice for slain colleagues; government claims it is doing its best to solve killings (M)
Date: 01 December 2004
By Alan Cowell
Alan Cowell
British Home Sec David Blunkett tries to counter press reoprts that, in conducting now-ended affair with Spectator publisher Kimberly Fortier, he ordered speedier processing of visa for Fortier's nanny; Prime Min Tony Blair dismisses talk of resignation; newspapers are feasting on reports, denied by Blunkett, that he is claiming paternity of Fortier's two-year-old son and baby expected next year; other alleged misuse of perks noted (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Nat Ives
Nat Ives
Federal Judge Claude M Hilton dismisses libel suit brought by former Army bioterrorism expert Steven J Hatfill, who accused New York Times and its columnist Nicholas D Kristof of implicating him in unsolved anthrax attacks of Oct 2001; says Kirstof directed columns primarily to FBI's handling of investigation and did not accuse Hatfill (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Robin Finn
Robin Finn
Public Lives profile of author Lily Tuck in view of her winning National Book Award for her fourth novel, The News From Paraguay; photo (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Doreen Carvajal
Doreen Carvajal
Edwy Plenel, longtime editor in chief of Le Monde, resigns to devote himself to 'simple joys of journalism and writing'; photo (M)
Date: 01 December 2004
By Nicholas D. Kristof
Nicholas
Nicholas D Kristof Op-Ed column expresses concern that China has become more repressive under its new leaders, Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao; notes that repression has now engulfed member of New York Times's family, Zhao Yan, researcher for Beijing bureau of Times; says Zhao has been detained since September and is not allowed to communicate with his family or lawyers; notes Zhao is accused of leaking state secrets; says China's government may believe that he was behind September scoop by The Times's Beijing bureau chief, Joseph Kahn, that China's former leader, Jiang Zemin, was about to retire from his last formal position; contends Zhao is innocent of everything except being fine journalist (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Halliburton Co says US Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald approved $1.5 billion settlement of asbestos claims involving its subsidiaries DII Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root and more than 150 inusrance companies; approval clears way for Halliburton to complete $4.8 billion plan to settle all current and future asbestos claims (S)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TriQuint Semiconductor will cut about 200 jobs as part of plan to trim costs by $18 million; jobs will be eliminated in Pennsylvania and Mexico (S)
Date: 01 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Briggs & Stratton Corp may buy some assets of Murray, lawn mower maker that filed for bankruptcy protection in November; Briggs has not been paid for about $40 million worth of engines it sold to Murray last spring (S)
Date: 01 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Honda Motor Co says Tom G Elliott, highest-ranking American manager at its sales unit in US, will retire in 2005 and will be succeeded by John W Mendel, former executive of Mazda Motor Corp (S)
Date: 01 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chubb Corp receives subpoenas from Securities and Exchange Commission and New York State Atty Gen Eliot Spitzer about insurance policies that couild be used to hide losses (S)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stanley Works acquires Security Group, which manufactures medium and high-security locks and provides security installation and repair services, for about $49 million in cash and $7 million in notes for Security Group and for Cal-Dor Specialities, distributor of Stanley products in El Cajon, Calif (S)