Le 18 octobre 2005 était un mardi sous le signe astral du ♎. C'était le 290ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était George W. Bush.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 20 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le samedi 18 octobre 2025, il y a 243 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le dimanche 18 octobre 2026, dans 121 jours. Vous avez vécu 7 548 jours, soit environ 181 165 heures, ou environ 10 869 909 minutes, ou environ 652 194 540 secondes.
Date: 18 October 2005
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
ABC News president David Westin announces that Terry Moran, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir will succeed Ted Koppel as hosts of Nightline; says move is aimed at building on its 'great legacy' even as it ushers in what he calls 'new era' for program; photos (M)
Date: 19 October 2005
By Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman Op-Ed column accuses Bush administration of setting bad example for Iraqis trying to learn democracy; cites White House invocations of Christianity to support Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, after two years of lecturing Iraqis about separating mosque and state; also points to Bush's opposition to bill banning torture of prisoners and to Bush's scripted videoconference with some US soldiers, reminiscent of Saddam Hussein's staged talks with his troops (M)
Date: 19 October 2005
By David Johnston and Richard W. Stevenson
David Johnston
Special prosecutor Peter J Fitzgerald reportedly has no plans to issue final report in CIA leak case, heightening expectation he will bring indictments; focus remains fixed on senior White House aides Karl Rove and I Lewis Libby, both of whom talked with reporters about CIA officer, Valerie Plame, whose name was later publicly disclosed; Fitzgerald reportedly leans toward indictments as he weighs thousands of pages of documents and testimony before grand jury term expires (M)
Date: 18 October 2005
By John Tierney
John Tierney
John Tierney Op-Ed column says original justifications for special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of 'outing' of CIA operative have vanished; says he might still indict I Lewis Libby or Karl Rove for perjury or obstruction of justice--crimes that occurred only because of his investigation; says lesson for public might be to stop appointing special prosecutors, because that job can turn reasonable lawyer into insatiable inquisitor (M)
Date: 18 October 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
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Date: 19 October 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Swiss drug maker Novartis says third-quarter earnings rose greater-than-expected 13 percent, to $1.67 billion; sales rose 19 percent, to $8.4 billion (S)
Date: 19 October 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Viacom said that its split into two businesses would probably be complete by the end of the year, slightly ahead of its estimate.
Date: 19 October 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shanghai Automotive says its quarterly net income fell 9 percent, to 341.1 million yuan ($42 million); sales rose to 1.9 billion yuan, from 1.5 billion yuan (S)
Date: 18 October 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Royal Philips Electronics reports 23 percent increase in third-quarter profit, to 1.44 billion euros ($1.74 billion); sales rose 5 percent, to 7.63 billion euros ($9.2 billion) (S)
Date: 19 October 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AstraZeneca says Ranbaxy Laboratories of India has applies to US Food and Drug Administration to make version of AstraZeneca's ulcer drug Nexium; AstraZeneca has 45 days to sue Ranbaxy, which would at least temporarily prevent FDA from approving request (S)