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January 20, 2004

  • 2004 Canadian Federal Election: Belinda Stronach officially announces her run for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. [1]
  • Martha Stewart pleads not guilty to five criminal counts that include conspiracy, obstruction of justice and securities fraud stemming from a sale of ImClone stock in 2001. Conviction on any of the charges against her could put Ms. Stewart in federal prison. The five counts carry a total prison term of 30 years and a $1.25 million fine.[2]
  • Colonel Rashid Abu Shbak of the Palestinian Authority, said that information was still coming in and the investigating team had been upgraded, but he had no new leads on who was behind the bombing attack of an American diplomatic convoy on October 15, 2002. Three people died in the attack. U.S. officials have been stopped from going to Gaza since the attack. No decision has been made yet on when they might be allowed to return. Col. Shbak blamed Israel for the lack of progress in the investigation.[3]
January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Belinda Stronach The Honourable Belinda Stronach, PC , MP, (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businesswoman, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Martha Stewart Martha Stewart (born August 3, 1941) is a television and magazine personality known for her cooking, gardening, etiquette, and arts and crafts projects, and as a general lifestyle guide and homemaker. ... ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing biologic medicines in the area of oncology. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The city of Gaza is the principal city in the Gaza Strip. ...

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The Board of Commissioners of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota met at 10:15 A.M., January 20, 2004, pursuant to adjournment.
Shuck to approve the minutes of the January 6, 2004 board meeting was on vote unanimously adopted.
Shuck to approve the renewal of the criminal prosecution contract for 2004 for the City of New London, Spicer and Raymond at $95.00 per hour was on vote unanimously adopted.
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January 22nd is the start of the new Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year).
On Friday, January 16th, the College kicked off a series of 40th Anniversary celebrations with an all-campus party held in the Grand PUB Ballroom.
This is a reminder that on January 30th, locks will be changed on any faculty locker that has not been renewed for Winter quarter 2004.
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