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'''[[October]]''' '''[[2003]]''' was the tenth month of that common year. The month, which began on a [[Wednesday]], ended on a [[Friday]] after 31 days.
 
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[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|U.S. Presidential Election]]<br>
[[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline|Occupation of Iraq]]<br>
[[Afghanistan timeline]]<br>
[[2003 California recall|California recall]]<br>
[[Hutton Inquiry]]<br>
[[Politics of Liberia|''Liberian crisis'']]<br>
[[North Korea nuclear weapons program|''North Korea crisis'']]<br>
[[Road map for peace]]<br>
[[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Same-sex marriage'']]<br>
[[SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit|''SCO vs IBM'']]<br>
[[War on Terrorism]]<br>
 
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[[Wikipedia:Announcements|Wikipedia Announcements]]<br>
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==[[September 21]], [[2003]]==
* The Washington Times reveals the arrest of U.S. Army Captain [[James Yee|James J. Yee]], an Islamic chaplain at Guantanamo Bay naval base, for espionage. [[Law]] enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, state that [[FBI]] agents discover classified documents carried by Yee and were questioning him before handing him over to the military. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97859,00.html] [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030919-105619-9614r.htm]
 
==[[September 20]], [[2003]]==
* Eight [[nomad]] [[women]] and [[children]], a [[Taliban]] fighter and a Taliban commander are killed in a [[United States]] [[airstrike]] in the [[Afghanistan]] province of [[Zabul]].[http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=3477793]
* [[Liberal Party of Canada|Canadian Liberal Leadership Race]]: Early numbers from delegate-selection elections within the Liberal Party confirm [[Paul Martin, Jr.|Paul Martin]] will win an automatic first-round victory at the forthcoming leadership convention. Barring unforseen circumstances, Martin can now be expected to become [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canada's 21st Prime Minister]] in February 2004. [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/20/liberals030920]
 
==[[September 19]], [[2003]]==
* [[Peace]]: [[United Nations Secretary General]] [[Kofi Annan]] rings the [[Japanese Peace Bell]], marking [[International Day of Peace]] at [[United Nations]] Headquarters in [[New York]], cautioning that for some, the direst threat to peace was [[terrorism]] and [[weapons of mass destruction]], while for others it was [[poverty]], [[disease]], [[deprivation]], and [[civil war]]. [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=8298&Cr=peace&Cr1=bell]
* [[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline|''Occupation of Iraq'']]: [[Iraq]]'s former defense minister, [[Sultan Hashim Ahmed]], surrenders to [[Coalition]] troops. He was seen at [[Saddam Hussein]]'s side in what is thought to have been the ousted dictator's last public appearance as [[Baghdad]] fell. He is number 27 on the [[U.S. list of most wanted Iraqis|most wanted list of former top officials]] under Saddam Hussein (also eight of hearts). The ex-minister surrendered at a house in the northern Iraqi city of [[Mosul]] and was being taken to Baghdad. [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3472711] [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20030919/ts_nm/iraq_dc]
* [[Hurricane Isabel]]: Isabel, now a tropical storm, moves through western [[Pennsylvania]] before heading to [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The storm leaves more than 4.3 million residents along the East Coast of the [[United States]] without power.
* [[Liberal Party of Canada|Canadian Liberal Leadership Race]]: Balloting begins in delegate-selection meetings across [[Canada]] which will determine the outcome of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] leadership convention this November. [[Paul Martin, Jr.|Paul Martin]] is expected to easily secure enough votes to beat opponent [[Sheila Copps]]. This all-but guarantees Martin will replace his longtime rival [[Jean Chrétien]] as the next [[Prime Minister of Canada]].[http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/19/delegates030919]
* [[Computer virus|Email virus]]: Email users are swamped by a new fast-spreading [[computer virus]] circulating through [[email]] that purports to be security software from [[Microsoft]], but actually tries to disable security programs that are already running. The worm, dubbed "Swen" or "Gibe," takes advantage of a two-year-old hole in [[Internet Explorer]] and affects systems that have not installed a patch for that [[computer security|security]] hole.
* [[Nuclear Weapon]]s: Secretary of the [[Guardians Council]] [[Ayatollah]] [[Ahmad Jannati]], a leading hardline Iranian [[cleric]], calls for [[Iran]] to withdrawal from [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]] because of the compliance [[protocol]]s refered to by the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] and not consent to unfettered inspections of its nuclear facilities. "The treaty has been denounced by a number of countries. Although Iran has inked the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it is free to withdraw from it anytime". "[[North Korea]] withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Many countries have not even signed it. It would have been better if Iran had not signed it." [http://www.irna.ir/] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/19/international0946EDT0515.DTL]
 
==[[September 18]], [[2003]]==
* [[International Atomic Energy Agency]]: [[Iran]]ian officials gave signals that they do not intend to comply with a resolution passed by the [[United Nations]]'s nuclear watchdog giving [[Tehran]] until the end of next month to come clean on its atomic programme. Parliamenetary speaker [[Mehdi Karrubi]], a close ally of [[President]] [[Mohammad Khatami]], said the IAEA resolution was "political" and that "the Iranian people will not accept giving in to the logic of force." [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_18-9-2003_pg7_47]
*[[Hurricane Isabel]] makes landfall on the east coast of the [[United States]] near [[Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina|Kill Devil Hill]], [[North Carolina]].
*Canadian gay couple's marriage is not recognized in border crossing: Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell, two men married in Ontario, are prevented from using a family customs declaration form when attempting to board a plane at [[Pearson International Airport]]. The two gay men, on their way to a human rights conference in Georgia, abandoned their trip rather than use two separate forms for unmarried people. It is one of the first cases of practical discord between the same-sex marriage laws in Canada and the lack of same in the United States, and possibilities for legal or diplomatic action are being examined. [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030918.wgayy0918/BNStory/National/] (See [[gay rights]], [[same-sex marriage]]).
*A passenger aboard a [[South African Airways]] jet tries to break into the cockpit during a flight from [[Cape Town]] to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. The passenger, James Drake, is arrested upon arrival. He had also been arrested in [[1987]] after trying to break into another airplane's cockpit.
 
==[[September 17]], [[2003]]==
*[[NASA]] has said capsules similar to those used in the [[Apollo]] program are among the options considered as replacements to the [[Space Shuttle]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=1&u=/nm/20030917/sc_nm/space_capsules_dc]
*A gunman, claiming to be a member of [[al Qaida]] (although authorities discount that) has taken a classroom of [[junior college]] students hostage in a college in [[Dyersburg, Tennessee]]. [http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.asp?id=EC43ADCC-D899-496C-AABD-95CB61B6F6B1]
*[[Richard Grasso]], chairman of the [[New York Stock Exchange]], resigns amidst criticism of his $140 million compensation package and the fact that the compensation was approved without input from the exchange's board of directors. [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030917.wgras1809/BNStory/Business/]
*Retired General [[Wesley Clark]] formally announces that he is seeking the nomination of the [[Democratic Party]] for the [[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004 U.S. presidential election]]. This makes him the 10th Democratic contender for the presidency. [[Howard Dean]] had earlier expressed hopes that Clark would join him as a running mate for the [[vice presidency]].
*The [[Arab League]] submits a draft resolution to the annual General Conference of the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] which calls on [[Israel]] to sign the nuclear [[Non-Proliferation Treaty]] and to open up its nuclear program to inspections by the [[United Nations]]. Israel is believed by some to be in possession of 100 to 200 [[nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]], but officially maintains a policy of "nuclear ambiguity" with support from the [[United States]]. The move by Arab nations comes in response to a Friday IAEA resolution submitted by Australia, Canada and Japan and lobbied for by the United States which asked [[Iran]] for "accelerated cooperation" and set an October 31 deadline for the country to disclose any attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. [http://english.aljazeera.net/Articles/News/GlobalNews/IAEA+told+to+get+tough+with+Israel.htm]
*[[Gay rights]]: The [[Canadian House of Commons]] passes a private member's bill brought by [[NDP]] MP [[Svend Robinson]], including protection for [[sexual orientation]] in the existing law on [[hate speech|hate]] [[propaganda]]. [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030917.whate0917_2/BNStory/Front/]
 
==[[September 16]], [[2003]]==
*Engineers working with a [[nonprofit]] [[environmentalist]] group, the [[Union of Concerned Scientists]], say they have designed a fuel-efficient [[SUV]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=&e=9&u=/ap/20030917/ap_on_bi_ge/safer_suv]
*[[WNBA|WNBA Finals]]: The [[Detroit Shock]] defeat the [[Los Angeles Sparks]], 83-78 in Game three, to win the series two games to one, and the WNBA's world championship.
*[[Sweden|Swedish]] police arrest [[Per-Olof Svensson]] in connection with the [[assassination]] of [[Anna Lindh]].
* In a response to VeriSign's unilateral changes to the global [[Internet]] [[DNS]] system, the [[Internet Software Consortium]] has announced that it has produced a test version of the widely deployed [[BIND]] DNS software that can be configured to filter out VeriSign's wildcard DNS entries.
*[[Same-sex marriage in Canada]]: A [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]] motion brought by the [[Canadian Alliance]] reiterating the heterosexual definition of marriage is narrowly defeated. This motion is preparatory to the government's introduction of a bill to extend the Federal [[marriage]] law to include [[same-sex marriage|same-sex couples]], expected within the next few months. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/samesexrights/mpvotes.html]
 
==[[September 15]], [[2003]]==
*[[China]] formally acknowledges that it has transferred guard duties along the Korean border from the police to the army. They did not formally report the number of troops deployed, which independent media estimate have placed at 150,000.
*[[VeriSign]] Inc introduces a [[wildcard DNS entry]] for all non-existent .net and .com ___domain names which redirect users to a VeriSign website with information about VeriSign products and purchases links to "partner" sites.
*[[2003 California recall]]: The 9th [[U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] rules unanimously that the [[California]] [[recall election]] be postponed because several large counties, including [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], have not upgraded their [[voting machine]]s to replace the [[punch card ballot]] systems which have consistently resulted in a significant number of uncountable votes (and thus unrepresented citizens).[http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/6779647.htm]
* [[Weather]]: [[Hurricane Isabel]] is now predicted to hit the Mid-Eastern U.S. Coast with winds up to 110mph. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0915_030915_hurricaneisabel.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97381,00.html]
* [[Iraq]]: [[Shiite]] [[cleric]]'s killer held. A former [[Baath Party]] official arrested in connection with the killing of [[Ayatollah]] [[Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim]] last month has confessed to planning the operation that killed the senior Shiite cleric. [http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030915-104723-8758r]
* [[Terrorism]]: [[German]] neo-[[Nazi]] threat 'rising'. [[Interior Minister]] [[Otto Schily]] has warned a new quality and new level of neo-Nazi terror has emerged. The discovery of a suspected plot to [[bomb]] a [[Munich]] [[Jew]]ish centre during a visit by the [[President of Germany|German president]] has "dramatically confirmed" the danger to society. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3109966.stm]
* [[Terrorism]]: A powerful truck [[bomb]] has exploded near the local headquarters of [[Russia]]'s [[Federal Security Service]] in [[Ingushetia]], which borders separatist [[Chechnya]]. Reports say three people were killed and more than 20 injured. [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=933D95CE-43DD-4108-9F391348CC679ACE]
 
==[[September 14]], [[2003]]==
* [[European Union|''EU enlargement'']]: [[Sweden|Swedish]] voters reject the [[Euro]] in a popular referendum. [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,360696,00.html]
* [[Revolution]]: A military [[coup d'état]] is reported in [[Guinea-Bissau]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/14/guineabissau_030914]
* [[European Union|''EU enlargement'']]: [[Estonia]]ns vote in a [[plebiscite]] to join the [[European Union]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/14/estonia030914]
* [[WTO]]: [[World Trade Organization]] talks collapse in [[Cancun]], [[Mexico]]. Rich and poor countries are unable to find common ground. The meetings have been the subject of [[anti-globalization]] protests. [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/14/wto030914]
* [[Natural disaster]]: Some of the severe [[wildfire]]s in [[British Columbia]] have been contained, including the one threatening [[Kelowna, British Columbia|Kelowna]]. The one near [[Kamloops, British Columbia|Kamloops]] is still threatening structures. This has been the worst wildfire season in BC in fifty years. [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/14/wto030914]
 
==[[September 13]], [[2003]]==
* A [[typhoon]] hits [[South Korea]], reportedly killing 42 people and leaving 24 missing.
* [[Yetunde Price]], the eldest sister of [[tennis]] stars [[Venus Williams|Venus]] and [[Serena Williams]] was shot and killed just outside [[Compton, California]], a suburb of [[Los Angeles]]. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/tennis/09/14/williams.obit/index.html]
 
==[[September 12]], [[2003]]==
* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: [[Arab]] and [[Non-Aligned Movement|Non-Aligned]] nations call on the [[United Nations]] [[Security Council]] to stop [[Israel]] carrying out its threat to expel the head of the [[Palestinian Authority]], [[Yasser Arafat]], from the [[West Bank]]. Elsewhere the [[European Union]] and [[Russia]] describe the Israeli proposal as a 'terrible mistake'. [[Secretary General of the United Nations|UN General Secretary]] [[Kofi Annan]] calls the Israel's proposed action "dangerous" and "unwise". The [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Taoiseach]], [[Bertie Ahern]], who takes over as [[President of the European Council]] in January, tells journalists after a summit meeting with [[France|French]] [[President]] [[Jacques Chirac]] in [[Paris]] that he is "shocked" by the Israeli plan and said his government is "totally opposed" to the Israeli plan. The United States Ambassador to Israel meets the Israeli Defence Minister to outline American hostility to the plan. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0912/mideast.html] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3105180.stm] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0912/annank.html]
* [[Zimbabwe]]'s only opposition newspaper, the ''Daily News'' ceases publication following a court order that it breached the ''Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act'' introduced by President [[Robert Mugabe]] in [[2002]]. The closure follows an armed raid on the paper's offices by police. One reporter told [[Reuters]] that the action was an "unprecedented attack on press freedom". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3105220.stm]
* [[Libya]] : The [[United Nations]] today ends 15-year old sanctions against Libya. The sanctions were imposed following the [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie disaster]]. The sanctions are lifted following payment by Libya (following an admission of responsibility) of $2.7 billion to the families of those who died in the bombing.
 
==[[September 11]], [[2003]]==
* [[War on Terrorism]] : As the United States remembers the deadliest [[terrorist attack]] ever on its shores, the [[State Department]] warns that it is seeing "increasing indications that [[al-Qaida]] is preparing to strike United States interests abroad." The State Department issues a worldwide warning of possible al-Qaida attacks against United States interests. The [[United States]] [[State Department]] urges U.S. [[citizen]]s and [[employee]]s overseas to take special caution on the second anniversary of the [[September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks|September 11 Terrorist Attacks]] amid growing indications that al-Qaida is planning bigger attacks, "possibly involving [[nonconventional weapon]]s such as [[chemical agent|chemical]] or [[biological agent]]s." [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3427315] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3134360,00.html] [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/11/national/main572664.shtml]
* [[Sweden|Swedish]] Foreign [[Minister]] [[Anna Lindh]] has died in hospital from stab wounds inflicted while she was shopping in a department store in the centre of [[Stockholm]]. In the wake of the incident, both the Yes and No [[Euro]] campaigns suspended their activities. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3098834.stm]
* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: The [[Israel]]i Security Cabinet votes in principle to expel [[Yasser Arafat]], the chairman of the [[Palestinian Authority]], from the [[West Bank]]. According to one source, the cabinet decided to ask the [[Israeli Defense Force]] to draw up a plan to expel Arafat. No timeline was specified, and Israeli government sources say that the decision was not to expel him immediately. The [[United States]] [[State Department]] criticises such a move as "unhelpful". Thousands of Palestinians travel to the presidential compound in [[Ramallah]] to protest at the Israeli decision. The Palestinian prime minister-designate, [[Ahmed Qurei]], announces in response to the Israeli decision that he is halting efforts to form a government. [[Russian]] [[Foreign Minister]] [[Igor Ivanov]] states an international force may be needed to end spiraling violence in the Palestinian territories. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/11/international/middleeast/11WEB-MIDE.html?ex=1063944000&en=75f0f839c455e368&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3098656.stm] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0911/mideast.html]
*Scientists at [[MIT]] have achieved the lowest [[temperature]] ever recorded, [[1 E-9 K|half a billionth of a kelvin (0.5 nanokelvin)]] above [[absolute zero]], in [[sodium]] gas. At that speed, atoms move about 12 cm/second.[http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/11/cold_sodium030911]
 
==[[September 10]], [[2003]]==
* The [[Sweden|Swedish]] foreign minister [[Anna Lindh]] is stabbed while shopping for clothes at a mall without bodyguards. The killer is still at large. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3097706.stm]
* [[Terrorism]]: [[Al-Qaida]] sued over [[September 11]] attacks. Major [[insurance]] companies are sueing al-Qaida and [[Middle East]]ern governments in a bid to recover [[billion]]s of dollars in losses related to the September 11 attacks. [http://english.aljazeera.net/Articles/News/GlobalNews/Al-Qaida+sued+over+September+11.htm]
* [[Terrorism]]: On the eve of the second anniversary of the [[September 11]] [[terrorist]] attacks, the [[Arabic language|Arabic]]-language [[television]] channel [[Al Jazeera]] airs a [[videotape]], purportedly from [[Osama bin Laden]]. The videotape shows two men, including one meant to be bin Laden, walking down an (unidentified) rocky hillside. Al Jazeera said the other man seen on the tape, carrying an [[Semi-automatic rifle|automatic rifle]], was [[Ayman al-Zawahri]], the [[Egypt]]ian [[physician]] who merged his [[Islamic Jihad]] organization with [[Al Qaeda]]. The tape was claimed to have been made in late [[April]] or early [[May]]. An accompanying [[audiotape]], attributed to the deputy, [[Ayman al-Zawahri]], called on Iraqis to "bury" [[United States|American]] troops in [[Iraq]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/Articles/News/ArabWorld/Usama+bin+Ladin+on+new+Aljazeera+tape.htm] [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-09-10-binladen-tape_x.htm] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96966,00.html] [http://www.nbc10.com/news/2469763/detail.html] [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/08/attack/main572189.shtml] [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6738132.htm]
* [[Japan]] is to freeze and confiscate assets linked to the removed [[Iraq]]i [[regime]] based on a [[United Nations]] resolution. The assets belong to former Iraqi [[President]] [[Saddam Hussein]], his two sons, and 52 other former top officials of the removed regime. [http://home.kyodo.co.jp/all/display.jsp?an=20030910214]
* [[Terrorism]]: [[Imam]] [[Samudra]] became the second [[Bali]] bomber to be sentenced to death by [[firing squad]] for his role in the [[October 12]] atrocity which killed 202 people. Samudra greeted the sentence with chants of "Allahu Akbar" (''God is great''). [http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7230415%255E401,00.html] [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7225199%255E661,00.html]
* [[War on Terrorism]] : An [[Israel]]i warplane targeted the apartment building which is home of the senior [[Hamas]] leader, [[Mahmoud al-Zahar]], in [[Gaza]]. Al-Zahar is lightly wounded; his adult son and a [[bodyguard]] are killed in the attack. A half-[[ton]] [[bomb]] destroys the building, marking the first time a Hamas leader has been attacked in his home, an escalation of Israel's campaign against the group. Twenty-five people were wounded, including Zahar's wife and a daughter. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3522897&thesection=news&thesubsection=world] [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=57F475CA-4F72-4834-A768668682DEFBE5&title=Israeli%20Warplanes%20Target%20Home%20of%20Senior%20Hamas%20Leader]
* [[Terrorism]]: The leader of [[Hamas]], says that its [[jihad]] will continue, and that the group may now attack [[Israel]]i homes. The [[military]] wing of the group has threatened to change tactics by attacking Israeli houses and buildings after Israel tried to kill Hamas political leader. [http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=83380&SecID=2] [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/24by7panews/page.cfm?objectid=13392139&method=full&siteid=50143]
* [[War on Terrorism]]: [[Israel]] states that an "unwritten and abstract" axis with [[India]] and the [[United States]] has been created to combat international [[terrorism]] and make the world a more secure place for all. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_369742,0008.htm]
* [[War on Terrorism]]: [[APEC]]: [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]] have submitted lists of 20 suspected [[terrorist]]s with links to two [[militant]] groups, asking for [[Thailand]] to help monitor their movements on the southern border. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/page.news.php3?clid=1&id=20544&usrsess=1]
* [[War on Terrorism]]: [[Kuala Lumpur]]: [[Malaysia]] will amend its [[Penal Code]] to punish not just terrorists but also those who provide financial services or facilities to them. Changes will penalize those who help terrorists. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/9/10/nation/6241798&sec=nation]
 
==[[September 9]], [[2003]]==
*[[Governor of Indiana]] [[Frank O'Bannon]] is in a [[coma]] following an operation after the Governor suffered a [[stroke]] in a hotel room in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. [[Lieutenant Governor]] [[Joe Kernan]] took over as acting Governor. [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3415592]
*[[Iraq]]: The [[Iraqi Governing Council]] gains the seat at the [[Arab League]] left open since [[Saddam Hussein]]'s ouster by the US-led coalition earlier this year. The council, which was formed under US auspices, seems to have taken a step toward sovereign legitimacy in the eyes of the international community. [http://www.washtimes.com/world/20030908-115623-2827r.htm]
*[[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: A [[Palestinian]] [[suicide bomber]] kills at least 8 [[Israeli]]s and seriously wounds 15 others at a bus stop near [[Rishon LeZion]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/09/mideast.blast/index.html] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A47952-2003Sep9?language=printer] [http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,96819,00.html]. Several hours later this is followed by a second suicide bombing at a [[Jerusalem]] café, in which 7 more people are killed and dozens are wounded. [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3415473] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3095304.stm]
* [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]]: A [[Singapore]]an man is confirmed to have SARS, which is the first case of the illness since [[June 2003]]. Home [[quarantine]] have been imposed on those who had direct contact with the 27-year-old man, who is a post-doctoral student working with the [[West Nile virus]]. The man did not travel to [[Hong Kong]] or [[Mainland China]] recently. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96792,00.html] [http://www.straitstimes.com/latest/story/0,4390,208936,00.html?] [http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=65377600&p=65378y8x] [http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30700-1103128,00.html] [http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11452] [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_top16sep09,0,7951927.story?coll=sns-newsnation-headlines] [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2003/09/09/singapore.braces.for.possible.sars.return.as.new.suspected.case.emerges.(2nd.update.11.35.am).html]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|''2004 U.S. Presidential Election'']]: The nine [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] competing for the Democratic Party nomination for [[President of the United States]] clashed in a live [[television|televised]] debate, which was co-sponsed by the [[Congressional Black Caucus]] and the [[FOX News|FOX News Channel]]. The debate was held at the historic [[Morgan State University]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96889,00.html]
*The [[United States Department of the Treasury]] revamps its $20 bill as part of its never-ending quest to foil counterfeiters, including the addition of a peach-hued background to the denomination. (Many non-US citizens regard the US dollar as "[[hard currency]]" and keep much of their wealth in it as a hedge against inflation.) [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030909/161/57s80.html]
*The name of [[Montreal Dorval International Airport]] is officially changed to [[Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport]]. The [[Montreal]] airport becomes the first major Canadian site to be renamed in honour of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Pierre Elliott Trudeau|Trudeau]]. The move sparks controversy among many in [[Quebec]] owing to Trudeau's political history, such as his decision to invoke the War Measures Act and send troops into Montreal during the [[October Crisis]] in 1970, and his construction of [[Montreal Mirabel International Airport]], which they regard as a white elephant. The renaming will take effect on [[January 1]], [[2004]]. [http://montreal.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=qc_airport20030909]
 
==[[September 8]], [[2003]]==
* [[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline|''Occupation of Iraq'']]: Declaring [[Iraq]] to be the "central front" in the war against [[terrorism]], [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] asks [[United States Congress|Congress]] for $87 billion to help pay for the reconstruction of [[Iraq]] as well as [[Afghanistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3088772.stm]
* [[Road map for peace]]: [[Ahmed Qurei]], who was nominated as [[Palestinian]] prime minister by the the head of the [[Palestinian Authority]], [[Yasser Arafat]], accepts the position (pending the approval of the parliament). He had originally said there was no reason to form a new government unless "[[Israel]] wants to change its hostile attitude." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3091212.stm]
 
==[[September 7]], [[2003]]==
* [[War on Terrorism]]: [[Israel]]'s Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]] declares that [[Hamas]] leaders are "marked for death" and won't have a moment's rest, after Israel failed in an attempt to kill the top-ranking members of Hamas with a 550-pound bomb dropped on a [[Gaza City]] apartment.
* Violence surges sharply in [[India]]n-controlled [[Kashmir]] with a series of separatist attacks across the Himalayan region. This follows a bomb explosion on Saturday in the main wholesale market for fruit in the region, which killed six people and wounded 25.
* [[Tennis]]: [[Andy Roddick]] defeated Spain's [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] in straight sets (6-3, 7-6, 6-3) in the Men's Singles Final at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]]. This marks the first Grand Slam victory for the 21-year-old American.
 
==[[September 6]], [[2003]]==
*[[Johns Hopkins]] researchers retract all results of a frequently-cited study which claimed that extensive and permanent brain damage occured after just a single dose of [[Ecstasy]]. Due to a labelling mistake on the experimental drug vials, all but one of the animals involved in the study were not actually given Ecstasy at all, but were instead given the drug [[d-methamphetamine]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/06/health/06ECST.html?ex=1063425600&amp;en=98d49146d27710de&amp;ei=5062&amp;partner=GOOGLE]
* [[War on Terrorism]]: [[European Union]] foreign ministers denounce the political wing of [[Hamas]] as a [[terrorist]] organization following the group's claim of responsibility for a truce-shattering bomb attack in Jerusalem. [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3398765]
* [[War on Terrorism]]: An [[Israel]]i warplane drops a relatively small bomb on a house in [[Gaza City]] (in an effort to avoid killing innocents, according to military sources who spoke to [[Associated Press|AP]]), lightly wounding [[Hamas]] founder Sheik [[Ahmed Yassin]] and 15 other people in an airstrike that Israeli officials confirm was an attempt to wipe out the Islamic group's top leaders as they assemble for a meeting. [http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030906_709.html]
* [[Natural disaster]]: [[Hurricane Fabian]] lashes [[Bermuda]], causing heavy damage. It is the most powerful storm to hit the island in fifty years. [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030905.whurr0905/BNStory/International/]
* [[Palestinian Authority]]: Prime Minister [[Mahmoud Abbas]] submits his resignation to the President of the Palestinian Authority, [[Yasser Arafat]]. According to Palestinian sources, he will play a "caretaker" role of the position until a new prime minister is sworn in. [http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/06/mideast/index.html]
* [[Tennis]]: Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters 7-5, 6-1 to win her first [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] title. She had defeated Clijsters earlier this year to take the [[French Open]] as well.
 
==[[September 5]], [[2003]]==
*[[Hong Kong]]'s leader [[Tung Chee-hwa]] announces that he will indefinitely postpone plans for an extremely unpopular [[Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23|security bill]] which sparked massive public protests and would have granted the government broad powers to prosecute vaguely defined threats to national security. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32701-2003Sep5.html]
*[[Palestinian Authority]]: Prime Minister [[Mahmoud Abbas]] tells the Palestinian parliament to either support him or fire him, a move seen as making public for the first time his quarrel with [[Yasser Arafat]]. [http://www.washtimes.com/world/20030905-120801-4875r.htm] [[VOA]] characterizes Mr. Abbas' ultimatum as the latest twist in a power struggle between him and Arafat, who is the President of the Palestinian Authority. [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=B2CDAE69-7656-4FC5-9082E31ABCE4BE1E&title=Palestinian%20PM%20Abbas%20Threatens%20to%20Resign%20Unless%20Government%20Endorsed]
*A car explodes in [[Vaasa]], [[Finland]]. One man was killed in this suicide bombing in the corner of a city centre square. This was the second bombing in Finland in a short time: in [[Jyväskylä]] an apartment building was bombed on Thursday and is in danger of collapsing. Next bombing was on Friday in [[Keuruu]], where a summer cottage exploded. [http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/kotimaa.shtml?2003/09/184631] [http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/kotimaa.shtml?2003/09/184606] [http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/arkisto.shtml?2003/09/184492]
*[[David Blaine]] begins a new stunt. He will stay in a small transparent capsule suspended 30 feet above the ground near [[Tower Bridge]] on [[London]]'s [[River Thames]] without food for 44 days.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3083066.stm]
*A train goes off the rails at a [[roller coaster]] at [[Disneyland]] in [[Anaheim, California]], killing one. [http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/09/07/disneyland.accident/index.html]
 
==[[September 4]], [[2003]]==
*[[North Korea]] announces re-election of dictator [[Kim Jong Il]] as chairman of the National Defense Commission by a unanimous vote of the [[Supreme People's Assembly]], a move dismissed as a [[propaganda]] stunt by [[Western countries|Western]] observers, who nearly all regard the Supreme People's Assembly as a [[rubber stamp]] body. [http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/world/6678039.htm]
*[[California]] legislature passes expanded [[domestic partner|domestic partnership]] bill. The state assembly approved a measure to extend nearly all the legal rights of married couples to people in same-sex partnerships. If signed by the governor, the bill will become law in 2005.[http://www.nbc11.com/politics/2453726/detail.html]
*The [[neo-fascist]] [[British National Party]] (BNP) candidate Nicholas Geri, who is of [[Italy|Italian]] descent, wins a surprise victory in a local government [[by-election]] to [[Thurrock]] Borough Council in [[Essex]]. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], which has a 21 seat majority on the Council, saw its candidate pushed into third place, behind the BNP and the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. Turnout in the by-election was 22%. [http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-12761138,00.html]
*[[Singapore]] drops its 21-year ban on ''[[Cosmopolitan]]'' magazine and slightly relaxes its film [[censorship]] policy. Despite this move, the censorship board's surveyors found the Singaporean public largely does not want the country's tough censorship rules liberalized. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=638&e=1&u=/nm/20030904/en_nm/singapore_censorship_dc]
*[[Natural disaster]]: The Booth and Bear Butte [[forest fire]]s in the [[Cascade Mountains]], which had been 45% contained, explodes to burn an additional 20,000 acres. Estimates of the size of this fire vary between 62,000 and 80,000 acres. The resort community of [[Camp Sherman]], where authorities allowed residents to return, is once again evacuated. [http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=10649]
* A Dutch court rules that [[Karin Spaink]]'s publication of the [[Fishman affidavit]] on her website is legal in the Netherlands. [http://theregister.co.uk/content/6/32701.html]
 
==[[September 3]], [[2003]]==
*[[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline|''Occupation of Iraq'']]: [[Poland]] assumes a position in postwar [[Iraq]]. The coalition in Iraq hands over the south-central part of the country to a force led by Poland. The force of Polish troops leads a multinational peacekeeping brigade that will relieve Coalition forces (in particular the [[United States]] [[Marine expeditionary force]]). This is Poland's biggest military operation since [[World War II]]. This is also the first sign of the global community's commitment to a postwar Iraq. [http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0903/p07s02-woeu.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96288,00.html] [[Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]] seeks support from [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Germany]], and [[Russia]] on a proposed [[United Nations]] resolution that would give the United Nations a role in [[Iraq]]'s [[economic]] and [[politics|politic]]al future.[http://www.boston.com/dailynews/246/wash/Powell_sounds_out_allies_on_U_%3A.shtml] [http://www.nynewsday.com/news/ny-uniraq0903,0,4084645.story?coll=nyc-topnews-short-navigation] Coalition [[soldier]]s strongly desire to see more troops from other nations share the work of occupation. [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3378091]
*[[Palestinian Authority]]: [[Palestinian]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] threatens to quit if the Palestinian [[legislature]] does not endorse his government and its policies at a session scheduled for Thursday. [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=B2CDAE69-7656-4FC5-9082E31ABCE4BE1E&title=Palestinian%20PM%20Abbas%20Threatens%20to%20Resign%20Unless%20Government%20Endorsed]
*[[Iraq]]: [[Iraq Interim Governing Council|Iraqi Governing Council]] swears in the first ministerial cabinet since Saddam Hussein's removal. They urge the cabinet to help restore stability to the country. [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=B60CCD9C-EA19-4B63-836D5DC28A8A7898&title=Iraq%20Swears%20In%20First%20Post%2DSaddam%20Ministerial%20Cabinet]
*[[Iran]]: Iranian [[Vice President]] [[Mohammad Ali Abtahi]] states that [[President]] [[Mohammad Khatami]] rejects compromise with hard-line opponents over key reform bills. The bills seek to curb the conservatives' power. [http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/09/03092003153037.asp]
*[[Diplomacy]]: [[British]] [[Embassy]] in [[Tehran]] closes temporarily after shots are fired at it from the street. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-802481,00.html]
*[[United States]]: Former [[Presbyterian]] minister [[Paul Jennings Hill|Paul J. Hill]] is [[death penalty|executed]] for his [[1994]] murder in [[Pensacola, Florida]] of an [[abortion]] doctor and his bodyguard. [http://www.cbn.com/CBNNews/News/030903e.asp] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21484-2003Sep3.html]
*[[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] minister [[Frank Fahy]] accuses [[United States|US]] [[Immigration]] authorities at [[Shannon Airport]] of acting 'disgracefully' in turning back a group of 13 Irish musicians travelling to attend [[New York]] benefit concert to raise money for a Irish [[cancer]] victim in the United States for treatment. Ireland's [[2003 Eurovision Song Contest]] singer [[Mickey Joe Harte]], one of the singers refused entry, said they were told they needed no visas in their case. However at Shannon, the musicans were suddenly told they needed [[work visa]]s, though the event was for charity and they were providing their services 'free of charge'. Irish people travelling to the United States do not normally need visas except to get paid employment. The concert is scheduled for Friday. [http://www.rte.ie/arts//2003/0903/harte.html]
*Miss Justice [[Mary Laffoy]] dramatically resigns as chairperson of the [[Laffoy Commission on Child Abuse]], which is investigating evidence of child sex abuse in schools, orphanages and [[Catholic Church]]-run institutions over decades in [[Ireland]]. Her resignation followed one day after the the Minister for Education, [[Noel Dempsey]] told [[RTÉ|RTÉ Radio]] that the Irish Government, worried by suggestions that the investigation would last more than a decade and cost hundreds of millions of euro, wanted to restructure the investigation to examine only a sample of the 1800 cases being investigated. The government has delayed publishing Justice Laffoy's resignation letter. Abuse victim and crusader against abuse [[Christine Buckey]] calls for Dempsey's resignation. [[Colm O'Gorman]], of the child abuse charity ''[[One in Four]]'', and himself a prominent survivor of abuse, calls on [[Taoiseach]] [[Bertie Ahern]] to publish all correspondence relating to the resignation. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0903/ABUSE.html]
*[[2003 California recall|California recall]]: Five candidates (Lt. Governer [[Cruz Bustamante]], California state senator [[Tom McClintock]], [[Peter Camejo]], [[Peter Ueberroth]] and [[Arianna Huffington]]) attended the first debate held for the recall election. [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] was criticized for not turning up at the debate. Issues such as [[tax]] and campaign finance were brought up. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030904/ap_on_el_gu/davis_recall_538]
 
==[[September 2]], [[2003]]==
*[[War on Terrorism]]: [[Al Qaeda]] leader [[Osama bin Laden]] says that his organization is working on "''serious projects''," and that his priority is to use [[biological weapon]]s against the [[United States]]. Al Qaeda may already have such weapons, and be seeking means to transport and launch them. [http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/9/1/182216.shtml] [http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=966452003]
*[[Indonesia]]: An Indonesian court sentences Muslim cleric [[Abu Bakar Bashir]] to four years in prison for treason against the Indonesian government. However, the court found insufficient proof that Bashir was the leader of the militant Islamic organization [[Jemaah Islamiyah]]. [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/indonesia_09-02-03.html]
*[[Iraq]]: A [[car bomb]] explodes near the headquarters of Coalition trained police in [[Baghdad]], killing an Iraqi [[police officer]] and wounding up to 10 bystanders. [http://www.iht.com/articles/108526.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96174,00.html] [http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/02/sprj.irq.main/index.html] [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml] [http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?0cv=CA01] [http://www.csmonitor.com/newsinbrief/brieflies.html#WORLD6:44:36] Observers saw the incident as an attempt to destabilize the new [[Iraq]]i governing body. (See [[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline]])
*The [[Iraq]]i police handling the investigation say they have arrested 19 men in connection with the blast, many of them foreigners and all with admitted links to [[al-Qaeda]]. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml]
*[[Astronomy and astrophysics|Astronomy]]: Astronomers announce the discovery of an asteroid ([[2003 QQ47]]) whose orbit has a remote chance of striking earth. Meteorite researchers are not worried; all such previous discoveries have been followed by later observations which reduced the chance of collision from highly improbable to utterly impossible, but announcements like that of QQ47 help maintain sufficient public interest to attract funding for skywatch projects. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3200019.stm]
*[[SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit|''SCO vs Linux'']]: SCO Germany is ordered to pay fine of 10,000 [[Euro]] because they were ordered to cease their allegations that Linux contains stolen intellectual property of SCO. [http://slashdot.org/articles/03/09/02/1237244.shtml?tid=123&tid=99] [ [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-02.09.03-000/ German] ]
*[[Road map for peace]]: [[Israel]]i [[Defense Minister]] [[Shaul Mofaz]] states he favors expelling [[Palestinian]] [[President]] [[Yasser Arafat]] by the end of the [[year]],because Arafat is obstructing the [[United States]] led peace plan. Arafat denies the statement and says he backs the peace plan (though he refuses to release control of Palestinian [[security service]]s to reformer [[Prime Minister]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] to stop [[militant]] group attacks as mandated by the plan). Palestinian leaders call Defense Minister's remarks inflammatory. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=3371626]
*[[Ontario]] [[list of Ontario premiers|premier]] [[Ernie Eves]] calls a provincial [[First past the post|election]] for [[October 2003|October 2]]. The incumbent [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Tories]], [[Dalton McGuinty]]'s [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberals]], and [[Howard Hampton]]'s [[New Democratic Party of Ontario|NDP]] are in the race. [http://www.cbc.ca/ontariovotes2003/]
*[[Prince Edward Island]] [[list of Prince Edward Island premiers|premier]] [[Pat Binns]] calls a provincial [[First past the post|election]] for September 29. The incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of PEI|Tories]], [[Robert Ghiz]]'s [[Liberal Party of PEI|Liberals]], and [[Gary Robichaud]]'s [[Island New Democrats|NDP]] are in the race. [http://www.cbc.ca/peivotes2003/]
*[[Natural disaster]]: A [[forest fire]] erupts in the Gorge of the [[Columbia River]] to the east of [[Cascade Locks, Oregon]], forcing the closure of a 47-mile section of [[Interstate 84]] and the evacuation of Cascade Locks for at least one full day. [http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1062590734326171.xml?oregonian?fpfp]
 
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== News collections ==
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*[http://news.google.com/ Google News]
*[http://www.google.com/news/ Google: News and Resources]
*[http://fatal.kiwisparks.co.nz/ Fatal Network]
*[http://www.slashdot.org/ Slashdot]
 
*[http://www.HavenWorks.com/news/search HavenWorks News Search Engines]
*[http://www.HavenWorks.com/news/browse HavenWorks News Sources]
*[http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/ts/ Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
*[http://www.ipl.org/div/news/ Internet Public Library: Newspapers]
*[http://www.voa.gov/ VOA], [http://www.voanews.com VOANews]
 
== News sources ==
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**[http://www.abc.net.au/news/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)] (AU)
**[http://www.rte.ie/news/ Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)] (IE)
*Print
**''[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ The Times]'' (UK)
**''[http://www.independent.co.uk/ The Independent]'' (UK)
**''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian]'' (UK)
**''[http://www.ft.com/ The Financial Times]'' (UK)
**''[http://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]'' (US)
**''[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ The Washington Post]'' (US)
**''[http://www.iht.com/ The International Herald Tribune]'' (US in [[Paris]])
**''[http://www.globeandmail.ca/ The Globe and Mail]'' (CA)
**''[http://www.smh.com.au/ The Sydney Morning Herald]'' (AU)
**''[http://www.indianexpress.com/ The Indian Express]'' (IN)
**''[http://www.hinduonnet.com/ The Hindu]'' (IN)
*Wire
**[http://www.reuters.com/ Reuters] (UK)
**[http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/top_stories/ap/ Associated Press] (US)
**[http://www.indymedia.org/ Independent Media Centre]
**[http://www.guerrillanews.com/ Guerrilla News]
 
 
 
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