Category: Days in 2004 December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Nicholson or Jim Nicholson could be James Nicholson, an United States navy captain Jim Nicholson, a United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former chairman of the Republican National Committee Jim Nicholson, an Ulster Unionist Party politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... Anthony Joseph Principi (born April 16, 1944) was the 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... The Election for the 6th Legislative Yuan (第六屆立法委員選舉) of the Republic of China on Taiwan was held on December 11, 2004. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, has a judicial function as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. ... The Roma people (pronounced rahma, singular Rom, sometimes Rroma, and Rrom) along with the closely related Sinti people are commonly known as Gypsies in English, and as Tsigany in most of Europe. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... The European Union (EU) was originally created by the six founding states in 1952, but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ... Alfred Dubs, Baron Dubs of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth is a United Kingdom politician. ... The Succession to the Crown Bill was a British Private Members Bill aimed at reforming the manner of succession to the British Monarchy published in the House of Lords by Labour peer Lord Dubs on December 9, 2004, and withdrawn by him on January 14, 2005, after the Government... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal for all litigants in the Canadian justice system. ... Same-sex marriage was legalized across Canada by the Civil Marriage Act enacted on July 20, 2005. ... For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Ecuador. ... Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Map of the Gaza Strip from The World Factbook. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Mustafa Barghouti (also often written Mustafa Barghouthi; born 1954) is a Palestinian democracy activist and a candidate for presidency of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005. ... IDF or idf may refer to: the Israel Defense Forces the Islamic Dawah Foundation the International Diabetes Federation the AIDC Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter of Taiwan. ... Feminism is a diverse, competing, and often opposing collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women. ... The International Rescue Committee was founded at the request of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Adolf Hitler. ... The term Congo Civil War may refer to: the Congo Crisis (1960-65), dating from independence to the rise of former President Mobutu Sese Seko the First Congo War (1996-97), which led to the overthrow of Mobutu by Laurent Kabila the Second Congo War (1998-ongoing) that has involved... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ... Dimebag performing live with Pantera, circa 2000. ... Damageplan was a heavy metal band, showcasing the Power Groove sound that was demonstrated by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott while playing in Pantera, especially on the Vulgar Display of Power album. ... Nickname: The Arch City The Discovery City Official website: http://www. ...