The May 23, 2004 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 143 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 Saturday, May 23, 2026, 41 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, May 23, 2027, in 323 days. You have lived for 8,076 days, or about 193,826 hours, or about 11,629,585 minutes, or about 697,775,100 seconds.
23rd of May 2004 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 23, 2004
2 Journalists Subpoenaed Over Source of Disclosure
Date: 23 May 2004
By Adam Liptak and Peter T. Kilborn
Adam Liptak
Federal grand jury subpoenas Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press and Matthew Cooper of Time Magazine in investigation of whether someone in Bush administration leaked identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame; syndicated columnist Robert D Novak identified her without naming sources; Democrats believe identification is revenge because her husband Joseph C Wilson IV criticized Iraq war; NBC and Time will fight subpoenas (M)
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Meeting the Press and Surviving It
Date: 23 May 2004
By Jim Kennedy
Jim Kennedy
Op-Ed article by Jim Kennedy, communications director for former Pres Bill Clinton, advises press secretaries on how to avoid repeat of recent debacle on NBC's Meet the Press that occurred when State Dept aide Emily Miller tried to cut off Tim Russert's questioning of Sec of State Colin Powell because interview's ground rules were broken (M)
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Michael Moore's Candid Camera
Date: 23 May 2004
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich article on Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11; says material used by Moore on some events in Iraq, such as abuse of prisoners, was available to news organizations months ago but media chose not to use it; says Moore is being selective in what he chooses to include in his moive; he is a polemicist, not journalist; but he implicitly raises issue that much of what we have seen elsewhere during this war, often under label of 'news,' has been just as subjectively edited; holds perhaps most damning sequence in documentary is one showing American troops as they ridicule hooded detainees in holding pen near Samara, Iraq, in December 2003; photos (M)
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Off The Record
Date: 23 May 2004
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire On Language column comments on phrases 'off the record,' 'background' and 'not for attribution,' commonly used by government officials and politicians when talking to reporters (M)
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The Nation: Kerry's Gender Gap; Yes, Democrats Can Win (Some) White Male Voters
Date: 23 May 2004
By Rick Lyman
Rick Lyman
Sen John Kerry has not made any real headway in polls despite Pres Bush's dip in popularity; part of problem is his lack of support among white men; recent New York Times/CBS News poll showed that Kerry has support of only 36 percent of white male voters, compared with 55 percent for Bush; drawing (M)
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A Jail Tour in Los Angeles Offers a Peek Into 5 Killings Behind Bars
Date: 23 May 2004
By Charlie Leduff
Charlie Leduff
Los Angeles County Jail has had five killings over last seven months, more than San Quentin penitentiary has had in eight years; Sheriff Lee Baca say budget cuts have led to slipshod security; budget was cut by $160 million over two years, and number of guards has been reduced by 25 percent; Baca's critics dismiss his cries of poverty and question his management of jail; Dist Atty Steve Cooley plans to commission investigation into jail operations; Baca offers reporters tour of jail; photos (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 23 May 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 U.S. Forces Hopeful in Karbala American commanders said that insurgents loyal to Moktada al-Sadr, a rebel Shiite cleric, appeared to have given up control of central Karbala, where they had been using two holy shrines as shields in their war against the American-led forces in Iraq. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 24 May 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-15 Jostling for Seats In New Iraqi Government Senior envoys struggled in Baghdad with competing demands by Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds for the top positions of the new caretaker government, officials said, while President Bush prepared a new campaign to rally support at the United Nations for his policies in Iraq. A1 A military intelligence unit that oversaw interrogations at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was also in charge of questioning at a detention center in Afghanistan where two prisoners died in December 2002 in incidents that are being investigated as homicides, according to documents and interviews. A1
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Rise and Fight: Morning News Wars
Date: 23 May 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Review of rivalry between early morning television shows produced by major networks: ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's Early Show, and NBC's Today, long-time morning leader; photos (L)
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There, in Grasso's Corner, Is That Oliver North?
Date: 23 May 2004
By Landon Thomas Jr
Landon Thomas
Richard A Grasso, facing lawsuit demanding he return most of $139.5-million pay from New York Stock Exchange, enlists lawyer Brendan V Sullivan, who rose to prominence defending Oliver North in Iran-contra scandal in 1980's; photos (M)
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