Information about November 2, 2004
November 2, 2004
- Conflict in Iraq: Iraqi officials report at least eight dead in a car bomb outside the education ministry in Baghdad. In Mosul, another car bomb kills two and wounds four Iraqi National Guard. (Reuters)(BBC)
- Darfur conflict: United Nation officials say Sudanese troops have surrounded two refugee camps in Darfur and are blocking access. The Sudanese military say they were asked to protect refugees and evict imposters. (Reuters)(BBC)
- Attempts to totally outlaw parents spanking children in England and Wales fail as a majority of 424 to 75 members of parliament vote against the ban. (BBC)
- NASA says it will resume its space shuttle program next May or early June after a lengthy investigation of the Columbia disaster in 2003, and a setback of a March date due to an active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. (BBC)
- UAE president and founding father Sheikh Zayed dies. Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Maktoum temporarily assumes presidential role. (Reuters)
- Controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam; the suspected murderer is arrested after a firefight with police. van Gogh had received numerous death threats after his movie Submission elicited criticism among the Dutch Muslim community. (Reuters) (ABC US)
- U.S. presidential election:
- U.S. civil rights organizations report on a number of misleading voter fliers and phone calls aimed at African-American voters, alleging that these are an attempt to suppress the African-American vote in today's U.S. presidential election. (Reuters)
- U.S. presidential election, 2004 timeline: Voting begins for the 2004 U.S. presidential election, as well as for elections to the U.S. Congress and many state and local offices. The incumbent, Republican George W. Bush, and the challenger, Democrat John Kerry, are statistically tied in the latest opinion polls.
- Puerto Rico General Elections:
- AnÃbal Acevedo Vilá leads with 3,880 votes of advantage against Pedro Rosselló with 98.27% of the total votes counted. By law, a recount must be performed when the winning margin is less than 0.5%. The official winner will be certified on December 31 after the recount is finished. (CEE-PUR)
- The Puerto Rican Independence Party has been unable to reach 3% of the total votes so far, putting in danger their franchise as a principal political party by Puerto Rican electoral laws. Because of this, the party may not receive funds from the government of Puerto Rico nor have a separate column in ballot papers on the following elections. However, Maria de Lourdes Santiago makes history by becoming the first woman to be elected Senator in the party's history. (El Nuevo Dia)
November 2 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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- 676 - Donus became Pope.
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Iraqi (under Saddam Hussein):
375,000+ regular forces.
Post-Baathist government, multi-sided conflict:
Sunni Insurgents
Unknown
Mahdi Army
~60,000[6][7]
al Qaeda/others
1,300+[8] Coalition
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375,000+ regular forces.
Post-Baathist government, multi-sided conflict:
Sunni Insurgents
Unknown
Mahdi Army
~60,000[6][7]
al Qaeda/others
1,300+[8] Coalition
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Motto
الله أكبر (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar" (transliteration)
"God is the Greatest"
Anthem
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الله أكبر (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar" (transliteration)
"God is the Greatest"
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For other uses, see Car bomb (disambiguation).
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Baghdad
بغدا?
A mosque in Baghdad, circa 1973.
The location of Baghdad within Iraq.
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بغدا?
A mosque in Baghdad, circa 1973.
The location of Baghdad within Iraq.
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Mosul
Tigris River and bridge in Mosul
Country Iraq
Governorate Ninawa
District Mosul
Population
- Urban 1,739,800
Time zone GMT +4 (UTC)
Mosul
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Tigris River and bridge in Mosul
Country Iraq
Governorate Ninawa
District Mosul
Population
- Urban 1,739,800
Time zone GMT +4 (UTC)
Mosul
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The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the New Iraqi Army controlled by the interim government. Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, United States Coalition Provisional Authority Chief Paul Bremer disbanded the military apparatus
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Darfur conflict is a crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Unlike the Second Sudanese Civil War, which was fought between the primarily Muslim north and Christian and Animist south, the current lines of conflict are seen to be ethnic and tribal, rather than religious.
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(and largest city)
Official languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Membership 192 member states
Leaders
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Establishment
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Official languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Membership 192 member states
Leaders
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Establishment
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Motto
"Al-Nasr Lana" (Arabic)
"Victory is Ours"
Anthem
نحن جند للہ جند الوطن (Arabic)
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"Al-Nasr Lana" (Arabic)
"Victory is Ours"
Anthem
نحن جند للہ جند الوطن (Arabic)
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refugee camp is a temporary camp built up by governments, the UN, international organisations, (such as the ICRC) or NGOs to receive refugees. Thousands of people may live in a camp.
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Darfur (Arabic: دار فور, lit. "home of the Fur") is a region of far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad.
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Spanking is the most commonly-used form of corporal punishment, consisting of one or more sharp smacks applied, often on the buttocks, but sometimes on other
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England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws.
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A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA logo
Motto: For the Benefit of All[1]
NASA seal
Agency overview
Formed 29 July 1958
Headquarters Washington D.C.
Annual Budget $16.
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NASA logo
Motto: For the Benefit of All[1]
NASA seal
Agency overview
Formed 29 July 1958
Headquarters Washington D.C.
Annual Budget $16.
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Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States government's current manned launch vehicle. The winged Shuttle Orbiter is launched vertically, usually carrying five to seven astronauts (although eight have been carried) and up
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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew, shortly before concluding its 28th mission, STS-107.
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The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2004, and lasted until November 30, 2004. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
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Motto
"God, Nation, President"
Anthem
Ishy Bilady
Capital
(and largest city) Abu Dhabi
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"God, Nation, President"
Anthem
Ishy Bilady
Capital
(and largest city) Abu Dhabi
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان
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الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان
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Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 – 4 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم) was the Vice President and Prime
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Amsterdam
Canal houses alongside the Prinsengracht
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname: Mokum
Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig
(Valiant, Determined, Compassionate)
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Canal houses alongside the Prinsengracht
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname: Mokum
Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig
(Valiant, Determined, Compassionate)
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Crimes
Classes of crime
Infraction · Misdemeanor · Felony
Summary · Indictable · Hybrid
Against the person
Assault · Battery
Extortion · Harassment
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Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form of 'Muslim' is Muslimah (Arabic: مسلمة).
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The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican candidate George Walker Bush, the President of the United States, was elected over Democratic candidate John Kerry, the junior United States Senator from
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.[1] In the United States the term is generally used for Americans with sub-Saharan African ancestry.
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