17. децембар 2004. је био петак под знаком звездице ♐. Био је 351 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био George W. Bush.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 21 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био среда, 17. децембар 2025., пре 173 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је четвртак, 17. децембар 2026., за 191 дана. Живели сте 7.843 дана, или око 188.232 сати, или око 11.293.944 минута, или око 677.636.640 секунди.
Date: 17 December 2004
By SIERRA PRASADA MILLMAN and ANDREA PERELMAN
Sierra MILLMAN
In this lesson, students identify flags by country, then research the symbolism and history of those flags in preparation for writing and delivering oral presentations. For homework, they write essays reflecting on the relationship between flags, anthems and patriotism.
Date: 17 December 2004
By SIERRA PRASADA MILLMAN and ANDREA PERELMAN
Sierra MILLMAN
In this lesson, students identify flags by country, then research the symbolism and history of those flags in preparation for writing and delivering oral presentations. For homework, they write essays reflecting on the relationship between flags, anthems and patriotism.
Date: 18 December 2004
By BARNABY J. FEDER
Barnaby FEDER
Announcement by Pfizer that patients in cancer study who used widely prescribed painkiller Celebrex had heightened incidence of heart attacks leaves lawyers wondering whether legal troubles will match those of Merck, which withdrew Vioxx on September 30; lawyers say case against Pfizer does not appear as strong because major clinical studies suggest that Celebrex does not pose as great a risk as Vioxx; photos; graphs (M)
Date: 18 December 2004
Editorial notes that US, Europe and Arab countries are considering giving Palestinians four-year aid package of $6 billion to $8 billion; holds that aid package means so much more than usual language about getting back to road map for peace; contends that real money, directed toward helping Palestinian people and not just toward keeping bureaucracy of Palestinian Authority afloat, will help shore up moderate Palestinian leaders like Mahmoud Abbas
Date: 18 December 2004
By DAVID JOHNSTON and NEIL A. LEWIS
David JOHNSTON
Current and former government officials say CIA secretly operated holding and interrogation center within larger US military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; say CIA operation, which was used for questioning of terror suspects, was closed within last year (M)d
Date: 18 December 2004
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Daniel WAKIN
Date: 18 December 2004
By ANITA GATES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
Anita GATES
Date: 18 December 2004
By LEE JENKINS
Lee JENKINS
Date: 18 December 2004
By Todd Zaun (NYT)
Todd NYT
Bank of Japan policy board decides to keep short-term interest rates at virtually zero; bank says industrial production is weakening (S)