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Date: 02 November 2003
To the Editor: Re ''Why Are We Back in Vietnam?'' by Frank Rich [Oct. 26]:
Reluare duminică, 2 noiembrie 2003
2 noiembrie 2003 era un duminică sub semnul stelut al lui ♏. Era ziua 305 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost George W. Bush.
Dacă te-ai născut în această zi, ai 22 ani. Ultima ta zi de naștere a avut loc acum duminică, 2 noiembrie 2025, 225 zile. Următoarea ta zi de naștere este pe luni, 2 noiembrie 2026, peste 139 zile. Ați trăit 8.261 zile sau aproximativ 198.280 ore sau aproximativ 11.896.832 minute sau aproximativ 713.809.920 secunde.
Câteva persoane care împărtășesc această zi de naștere:
2nd of November 2003 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 2 noiembrie 2003
The World: Press Wars in Baghdad; If the News Turns Bad, the Messenger Takes a Hit
Date: 02 November 2003
By Raymond Bonner
Raymond Bonner
Tensions between US officials in Iraq and journalists discussed; photo; civilian authorities say reporters are ignoring good news, while reporters complain of virtual impossibility of talking to any official without approval of public relations officers who they believe are determined to withhold information (M)
Charges Expected In Prudential Inquiry
Date: 03 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Massachusetts regulators plan to charge former Prudential Securities Boston branch manager Robert Shannon with failing to supervise brokers allegedly involved in improper mutual fund trades (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 November 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 U.S. Considers New Force With Old Iraqi Army Units Some American military officers in Iraq are pressing to reconstitute entire units of the former Iraqi Army to help stabilize the nation. That would require careful screening to weed out Saddam Hussein loyalists. 1
The Week in the News: Oct. 26-Nov. 1
Date: 02 November 2003
PRESIDENT BUSHS Rose Garden news conference last Tuesday was so hastily arranged that there was no time for the elegantly printed seat assignments that White House aides usually place on each chair. Instead, someone had unceremoniously scrawled out ABC, NBC and the like on the back of index cards.
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 03 November 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-12 Attack on U.S. Helicopter Kills 16 Soldiers in Iraq Guerrillas in Iraq shot down an American helicopter in a bold assault that killed 16 soldiers and wounded 20 others. It was the deadliest attack on American troops since the United States invaded the country in March. A1
Page Two: Oct. 26-Nov. 1; ECONOMIC NEWS FOR OPTIMISTS
Date: 02 November 2003
By David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt
Many economists greeted last week's rosy economic news with a chorus of ''Yes, but . . . '' Sure, they said, the economy grew at an annual rate of 7.2 percent during the three months ending on Sept. 30, more quickly than any quarter since 1984. But employment still declined during the quarter, leaving many Americans with little to show for the boom.
Public's Doubt Vs. Bush Vows
Date: 03 November 2003
By Richard W. Stevenson
Richard Stevenson
Analysis of political challenge posed to Pres Bush by deadly helicopter attack in Iraq: how to keep public opinion from swinging against him over Iraq while not abandoning his quest to bring stable democracy to that country; well-armed and apparently coordinated guerrilla attacks on American forces, on Iraqis cooperating with them, on international institutions and on ordinary civilians seem to have common purpose: undermining American resolve and sowing doubt in Iraq and elsewhere; administration officials and military commanders have been dismissive of insurgency in way that may now be questioned; Bush is clearly sensitive to pressure on him to bring home more American troops as soon as possible; his entire handling of Iraq is under intense partisan attack that is likely to intensify as presidential campaign heats up (M)
On This Ordinary Block in Brooklyn, The Kurds Are Always in the News
Date: 02 November 2003
By Tara Bahrampour
Tara Bahrampour
Vera Beaudin Saeedpour, 73, whose second husband was a Kurd, comments on her work in founding Kurdish Library and Museum in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; collection, reportedly only one of its kind in country, draws scholars, journalists and politicians from around world; photos (M)
Bush Uses Good Economic News for Tax Cut Message
Date: 03 November 2003
By David Stout
David Stout
President Bush campaigned on the economy and other domestic issues today in Alabama, where he called for permanent tax relief.