2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Local reaction
Pitcairn's 47 inhabitants, almost all of whom are interrelated, were bitterly divided by the charges against what constituted most of the adult male population. Many Pitcairn Island men blamed the British police for persuading the women involved to press charges. Some of the women agreed. Sources close to the case said that when several women withdrew their charges it was due to family pressure.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Local reaction
On 28 September 2004, Olive Christian, wife of the accused mayor, daughter of Len Brown and mother of Randy Christian, both of whom were also among those accused, called a meeting of thirteen of the island's women, representing three generations at her home, Big Fence, to "defend" the island's menfolk. Claiming that underage sex had been accepted as a Polynesian tradition since the settlement of the island in 1790, Olive Christian said of her girlhood, "We all thought sex was like food on the table."


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Local reaction
Carol Warren's two daughters also said that they had both been sexually active from the age of 12, with one of them claiming that she started having sex at 13, "and I felt hot shit about it, too." They and other women present at the meeting, who endorsed their view that underage sex was normal on Pitcairn, stated emphatically that all of the alleged rape victims had been willing participants.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Local reaction
Charlene Warren, who withdrew charges against a Pitcairn man, claimed that detectives had offered her money to testify; when pressed, she clarified that the money referred to statutory "compensation for victims of crime." Some women came up with a conspiracy theory that the trial was part of "a British plot to jail the [community's] able-bodied men and 'close' the island." "They've picked on all the viable young men, the ones who are the backbone of this place," said one, Meralda Warren. Not all women on the island were such defenders. Some present at the Big Fence meeting sat "silent and appeared ill at ease," giving reporters the impression that they did not hold the same views.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Local reaction
Many of the islanders boycotted the trial. "It's better for me not to know who's charged with what, so that I can still look them in the face as mates," one islander said. "We still have to work together to keep this place going." While many islanders remain fearful that the outcome of the trial could sound the death-knell of the tiny state, others expressed optimism that it could mark a new beginning for Pitcairn as people previously excluded from the power structure would find themselves needed and appreciated for their skills and contributions in a new way. Many Pitcairners felt unfairly treated; for instance, Mike Warren said the whole trial was a "setup" from the start. Former Pitcairn resident Reeve Cooze expressed the sentiments of many islanders on Radio New Zealand when he declared, "The Pitcairn people have been bullied."


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Four days later on 4 October, a former islander, in a written statement read out by police, (name withheld) alleged that Mayor Steve Christian had raped her twice in 1972 when she was 12, once in bushland and once in a boat moored at Bounty Bay. She said that he used adolescent girls as his personal harem. "Steve seemed to take it upon himself to initiate all the girls, and it was like we were his harem," she stated.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
She had not informed her parents or others in the community, she said, because she "knew nothing would be done about it because of previous experience on the island." On the same day, another woman alleged that she had been raped twice as a school girl by Steve Christian. She had been a virgin at the time of the first rape, she said.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Postmaster Dennis Christian was the first defendant to plead guilty at the trial, the following day. He pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual assault against a 12- to 14-year-old girl from 1972 to 1974, when he was 16 to 18, and one charge of indecent assault against another 12-year-old girl in the early 1980s, when he was in his late 20s. Detective Inspector Rob Vinson of Kent Police, who had conducted the investigation, described the confession as a "significant development." Pitcairn public prosecutor Simon Moore expressed relief that the two women had been spared having to testify in public. Crown prosecutors said that they would not offer evidence for a fourth charge against Christian, as the victim wished to withdraw it and it would not affect the sentence. Christian was remanded on bail pending the completion of all seven trials.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
On the next day (6 October), the prosecution produced a videotape of a police interview with Steve Christian, conducted at Auckland Central police station in New Zealand in 2000. Christian denied "breaking in" four girls in their early teens or younger. (He was later accused by a fifth woman of having raped her in a similar fashion.) Christian agreed that it "could be the case" that he had sex with one girl of 13 and another of 15. He said he could not recall the specific incidents but admitted to two other sexual relationships with girls under 16, both of whom, he insisted, had consented. He emphatically denied ever having forced sex on anybody. Christian pleaded not guilty to all charges of rape and indecent assault.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
The trial continued on 7 October with the appearance of Jay Warren, 48, the former Magistrate of Pitcairn, and Terry Young, 45. Warren held the office of Magistrate, which had since been renamed mayor, for most of the 1990s. The 48-year-old Warren was accused of indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1983. The woman (name suppressed), who was 33 at the time of the trial, testified by video link from New Zealand, where she lived, that Warren had accosted her while she was body-surfing with friends in Bounty Bay after school. The woman says she was wearing flippers, and managed to swim away. In reply to a question from Paul Dacre, the public defender, she told the court that she felt unable to tell anybody on the island about what had happened at that time. Warren denied the charge.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
The same woman told the court that she had also been abused by Terry Young, who was accused of one rape and seven indecent assaults over a period of almost 20 years. The woman, one of four of Young's alleged victims, told the court that in 1981, when she was 10, Young had groped her as she emerged from the toilet block at the island's school. She had been attending a community event that evening. The court was told that Young had confessed this incident to the police.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
He had also confessed to having molested another 10-year-old girl during a tag game at a communal dinner (an incident he told the police had happened "accidentally"), and another girl of 13 or 14 while she was a passenger on his quad-bike. His principal victim was a girl he allegedly molested regularly over a number of years, from the time she was 7. His confessions to the police notwithstanding, Young formally denied all charges against him in court.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
On 8 October, Dave Brown, brother-in-law to Mayor Steve Christian, became the second defendant to plead guilty. Brown, a 49-year-old tractor driver, pleaded guilty to two charges of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the mid-1980s, and to a charge of molesting a 15-year-old girl during a spear-fishing trip in 1986.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
The court listened to an interview recorded on Pitcairn in 2000, in which Brown, when asked if he had been in love, replied to police: "Yes, I was. We got closer and closer," was his view of himself and the 13-year-old girl, with whom he had repeated sexual contact over a long period in the mid-1980s. He was then in his early 30s, and married with children. Their first sexual encounter had taken place in undergrowth behind the general store after he met her in the village square.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
About a month later, they had sex again when they met after swimming. According to Brown's account to police, after the second sexual encounter, the girl had said that she enjoyed the sexual encounters and wanted more of it. Seeing each other more than once a month was difficult, however; greater frequency would make it difficult to keep, what Brown characterised as, an "affair" secret.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Despite being confronted by his wife, Lea, and despite being asked by the island's police officer on behalf of the girl's mother to leave her alone, Brown renewed his sexual contacts with the girl after a six-month interval. "She didn't want to let go and neither did I," Brown said. The sexual contact continued until the girl left the island at the age of 16. At the beginning of the police investigation in 2000, the woman was one of many complainants, but she withdrew her allegations against Brown before the trial.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
In the video, Brown told the police that it was "a normal part of Pitcairn life" for adult men to have sex with girls of 12 or 13. "It didn't seem wrong," he said. Most islanders, including his parents, had started having sex at a young age, and each generation had followed the one before it, he contended. He said, however, that he had rethought the widespread acceptance of underage sex, and had concluded that it was not appropriate. Of his own conduct with the 13-year-old girl, he said, "I regret it now. Times are changing.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Things are moving forward, and obviously what we did then was not normal." Brown pleaded not guilty to twelve additional charges. These included forcing a five-year-old girl to give him oral sex, and indecently assaulting a girl of six or seven in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the only church on the island.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
As the trial resumed four days later on 12 October, plaintiffs testified about the alleged misdeeds of Mayor Steve Christian. One of his alleged victims told the court that he went to her house the night his first son was born, and asked her for sex —she refused. Royal Warren, who assisted with the birth, provided Christian with an alibi: he had, she said, been present throughout his wife's labour.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
In the separate trial of Terry Young, a former resident of Pitcairn Island accused him of raping her repeatedly in her early teens. The first rape she could remember took place in 1978, when she was 12, but he had begun assaulting her indecently much earlier, she said. The rapes and assaults continued until she was 15, she testified, when she left to go to New Zealand for her education.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
In a video link from New Zealand, the 38-year-old woman broke down in tears as she described an abusive childhood in which she was regularly beaten at home, treated as a slave by her parents, and raped and assaulted by Young and other older men on the island; she felt unable to tell anyone about these acts. Most of the rapes took place in secluded areas where she went to collect firewood (her chore); she could not tell her mother that she did not want to go, for fear of being beaten.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
The woman said that at first, she had tried to object to the rapes. After a while, however, she had come to realize that there was nothing she could do about it: Young would simply carry on what he was doing. She concluded it was easier to consent. The woman said she had been too ashamed to tell anyone, even her schoolteacher, who was from New Zealand. In the twenty years between her departure from Pitcairn and her being interviewed by police, she had told nobody about the abuse that had gone on, not even her husband.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Another islander told the court that she had caught another of the seven defendants, who was then in his 30s, having an affair with her 13-year-old daughter. She had told him to leave her alone. Once, she had caught him trying to climb in through her daughter's window.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Defence lawyers representing the seven accused presented their final submissions on 21 October. Much of the day was dominated by the defence of Randy Christian, the 30-year-old son of Mayor Steve Christian. The younger Christian was accused of five rapes and seven indecent assaults against four women between 1988 and 1999. He was also alleged to have targeted a five- or seven-year-old girl from 1989 or 1991 onwards and to have abused her continuously over the following decade. He admitted to having sex with an under-age girl of 11 or 12.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Defence lawyer Allan Roberts claimed that Christian's relationship with the child had been consensual. The girl, who was 20 at the time of the trial, was the one who sparked off the police inquiry four years previously when she told her mother of the abuse she had suffered. Her mother in turn told Gail Cox, the visiting British police officer. That was the first the outside world knew of the prevalence of sexual abuse on Pitcairn.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Roberts, however, produced love letters written by the girl before Christian left Pitcairn for Norfolk Island, to support his claim that she had been infatuated with Christian. According to Roberts, this infatuation continued after Christian left the island. He said that in her statement to police, she confessed to "having a crush on Randy even though he is no longer on the island." He called her "a cold and cruel and vengeful liar who would stop at nothing to draw attention back to herself ... a woman scorned," whose complaint to the police was nothing other than revenge for his having abandoned her.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
Public prosecutor Simon Moore rejected this defence, charging that Christian had exploited their ten-year age gap and his superior physical strength for his own advantage. While admitting that for a girl to have a crush on an older man was nothing out of the ordinary, and that there were few unattached young men available, Moore maintained that Christian had taken advantage of the girl's naivety, ignorance, and innocence. "He flattered her, he played her and he lured her into situations where he could do as he wished," Moore said.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Timeline of the trial
He added that, after reading a leaflet about sexual harassment distributed by Constable Cox, the girl had realized that Christian's treatment of her was unacceptable. The court was told that during the period in question, Christian had two girlfriends of legal age. One was a pest control officer who came to Pitcairn to rid the island of rats.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
On 24 October 2004, the Pitcairn Supreme Court convicted six of the seven accused on 35 of the 55 charges. Only Jay Warren, the former Magistrate (1990–1999) was acquitted on all counts. See the "defendants" section below for details. Chief Justice Charles Blackie ridiculed Mayor Steve Christian's claim that his relationship with one of his victims had been consensual. "She was young, naive and vulnerable," Blackie said. "She was secreted into the bushes and there the accused took advantage of her. There had been no affection, kissing or romantic connection. She did not want it to happen."


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
The controversy over the trial continued. On 26 October 2004, prosecutor Simon Moore told Radio New Zealand that the charges and the verdicts were only the tip of the iceberg, accounting for only one-third of the cases police learned about when they began their investigations. He said that more charges were due to be laid involving people now living in Australia and New Zealand, but he declined to provide further details citing "extensive name suppression orders in place." Moore said that some of these victims had indicated an interest in returning to Pitcairn. But, they would have had to be satisfied that justice had been done and that the island was a safe place for their families.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
Auckland lawyer Christopher Harder, who represented one of the accused, appealed for mercy in view of the social devastation he said would be caused by the imprisonment of most of the island's able-bodied men. He proposed that the men make a public apology and pay compensation to their victims, instead of facing imprisonment, which, he said, could mean the end of the microstate.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
Professor John Connell of the University of Sydney said that if the men were imprisoned, they would have to be released temporarily whenever needed to man the longboat, without which the island could not connect with the outside world. "It would be a punishment for the whole community" if they were not, said the South Pacific scholar. Some islanders expressed fears that without the convicted men, there would not be enough who could handle the longboat. Others, less connected with the case, noted that the defendants had prevented other islanders from becoming more skilled at handling the boats.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
This was another example of the "power and control" problems which existed on the island. Public Defender Paul Dacre called on the court to impose sentences in keeping with the unique circumstances of the island society. "We are talking about 50 people living on a rock, not 50 million in England," he said.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
Pending sentencing on 27 October, lawyers for the six convicted pleaded for clemency, arguing that it was essential for the survival of the dependency. Only two of the six expressed regret. Dennis Christian e-mailed his principal victim to apologize and expressed his "deep remorse," the court was told, and Dave Brown made a statement through his lawyer that he "regretted any distress caused." His father, Len Brown, refused to apologize for his own offences; his lawyer, Allan Roberts, told the court that to do so would be "fraudulent."


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
The Pitcairn Supreme Court handed down sentences tailored, said Chief Justice Charles Blackie, to the unique conditions of Pitcairn Island, on 29 October. Dennis Christian and Dave Brown were sentenced to community service, apparently in recognition of the remorse they had shown at the trial.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
Mayor Steve Christian, Randy Christian, and Len Brown were all sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to six years. (See the defendants for details.) Elaborating on Chief Justice Blackie's statement, Bryan Nicholson of the British High Commission in New Zealand said, "The penalties were tailored to Pitcairn and take into account the unique isolation, population of less than 50, and the dependence of manpower." None of the sentences were carried out until 2006, pending a rule by the Privy Council on the legal validity of British sovereignty and judicial authority on Pitcairn.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
Bryan Nicolson, a spokesman for the British High Commission in New Zealand, announced on 30 October that Governor Richard Fell had formally dismissed Steve Christian from the mayoralty, and his son, Randy, from the chairmanship of the powerful Internal Committee. The dismissal followed Christian's refusal to resign when asked to do so by Deputy Governor Matthew Forbes. Christian's conviction and dismissal left the islanders with a power vacuum. On 8 November 2004, the Island Council named Christian's sister, Brenda, interim mayor pending elections scheduled for 15 December 2004. The position was won by Jay Warren.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Verdict and aftermath
Brian Michael John Young was found guilty in January 2007 of rape and indecent assault. In December, he was sentenced to six years and six months in prison. He was ordered to be transported to Pitcairn to serve out his sentence.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Appeals
The six convicts began their appeal in the Pitcairn Supreme Court, in Papakura, New Zealand, on 18 April 2005. Defence lawyers argued that as Pitcairn's colonial rulers had never enforced British law, the six men convicted of sex crimes could not have known that their acts were illegal, a claim rejected as "extraordinary" by public prosecutor Simon Moore. If true, he said, Pitcairn had been "a zone of criminal immunity", an enclave where serious crimes could be committed with impunity. The proceedings were relayed live to the Adamstown courthouse, on Pitcairn, by a video linkup. About twenty locals, including the accused, watched the hearing.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Appeals
Crown prosecutors produced numerous old documents to refute the defence that British law had never been enforced on Pitcairn, or that the Pitcairners had never known that they were subject to it. According to the documents, the islanders had, over a period of many years, sought British advice and intervention in cases related to adultery, abortion, kleptomania, attempted murder (including a 1936 case in which a husband and wife tried to kill each other), and the theft of women's underwear. Crown Prosecutor Simon Mount said the charges had been referred to British authorities because they were too serious to be dealt with locally, and proved that Pitcairners were fully aware of British law and of its applicability to them.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Appeals
Betty Christian, the Island Secretary, broke ranks with many of her fellow Pitcairners, testifying at the Pitcairn Supreme Court hearing in Papakura that the islanders were aware that they were British subjects and that British law was applicable to them. She also flatly contradicted the defence that sexual activity at a young age was considered "normal" on Pitcairn, saying that Pitcairn's values were no different from those of any other modern society.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Appeals
On 24 May 2005, the Auckland court rejected the appeal of the six convicted men. It carried over their bail until their further appeal could be heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in 2006. Former Pitcairn resident Shawn Christian, 29, then living in Australia, announced a legal challenge to the validity of New Zealand lawyers' and judges' participation in a trial in a British colony on 27 November 2005. "They are saying it should have been English judges and English lawyers doing the trial," said New Zealand lawyer Fletcher Pilditch. Christian appeared to have the support of others awaiting trial. Shawn Christian, whose alleged offences (three rapes) are said to have happened between 1994 and 1996, is the younger son of former Mayor Steve Christian.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Appeals
An additional appeal brought by the Public Defender was heard by the Court of Appeal on 31 January 2006. The basis of the appeal was the validity of the laws applied to the accused, with the defence arguing that British law had not been ratified on Pitcairn. "We are arguing whether the English legal system applies to these people. That is it in a nutshell," defence lawyer Allan Roberts said. The Pitcairn Court of Appeal dismissed this claim.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Appeals
Randall Christian's appeal against conviction of indecent assault of a girl aged under 13 was upheld, but that decision did not affect his sentence of six years on other charges. The men appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. The Privy Council terminated the appeal abruptly in July 2006, saying that the argument that Pitcairn has always been self-governing was unrealistic. The final appeals for all six men failed on 30 October 2006.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Defendants
Another defendant, Shawn Christian, who was tried and convicted after being extradited to New Zealand, was elected mayor of Pitcairn in 2013.


2004 Pitcairn Islands sexual assault trial, Defendants
As of March 2009 only one prisoner, Brian Young, was still being held in the island's prison, all the others having been granted home detention status. It was reported on 23 April 2009 that Brian Young had been released on house arrest having served just over two years of his original sentence of six and a half years. It is purported that the now empty prison will be turned into a guest house.


2004 Pitcairnese general election
General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 15 December 2004. Voters elected a mayor, a council chairman, and four councillors to sit on the island council.


2004 Pitcairnese general election, Results, Mayor
For the mayoralty, Jay Warren defeated Mike Warren and the incumbent Brenda Christian, who had held the office since 8 November in an interim capacity following Governor Richard Fell's dismissal of her brother, Steve Christian, on 29 October following his five rape convictions.


2004 Pitcairnese general election, Results, Council chairman
The chairmanship of the council was won by Mike Warren, who defeated Brenda Christian, Jay Warren and Pawl Warren.


2004 Pitcairnese general election, Results, Island council
The four ordinary councillors to be elected were Meralda Warren, Olive Christian, Carol Warren and Lea Brown. Unsuccessful candidates included Brenda Christian, Jay Warren, Mike Warren, Pawl Warren, Tom Christian, Charlene Warren, Darralyn Griffith, Vaine Peu, Daphe Warren and Nola Warren.


2004 Pitcairnese general election, Reaction
Speaking from his British High Commission office in Wellington, New Zealand, Deputy Governor Matthew Forbes told Radio New Zealand that he welcomed Jay Warren's election as mayor. "We appointed Jay as chairman of the (island's) internal committee in the period after the trials and before this election," Forbes said. "He's very experienced and I'm sure he'll make a very good mayor."


2004 Pitch and Putt World Cup
The 2004 Pitch and Putt World Cup was held in Chia, Italy, being the first time for this championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA), with 8 national teams in competition. Catalonia won this World Cup.


2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Pittsburgh won a share of The Big East Conference championship and were awarded with a BCS berth to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.


2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season  was the franchise's 72nd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It would be the first season the franchise would have under quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The team looked to come back after a disappointing 6–10 season the year before, which saw the team go through the entire season without winning consecutive games.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The team  finished with a 15–1 record, topping the 14–2 team record from 1978 and joined the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, the 1985 Chicago Bears, and the 1998 Minnesota Vikings as the only teams in NFL history to that point since the league adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978 to finish with such a record. This also made the Steelers the first AFC team to achieve a 15–1 record, a conference-best at the time (the 2007 Patriots would surpass that by going a perfect 16–0); they are also the only AFC team to do so. Along the way, the Steelers ended the New England Patriots NFL-record 21-game winning streak in Week 8, then defeated their cross-state rival the Philadelphia Eagles the following week to hand the NFL's last two undefeated teams their first losses in back-to-back weeks, both at home.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The season was highlighted by the surprising emergence of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the team's top pick in that year's draft. Originally intended to sit behind veteran Tommy Maddox the entire season, plans abruptly changed when Maddox was hurt in the team's Week 2 loss to Baltimore.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Surrounded by talent, "Big Ben" went an NFL-record 13–0 as a rookie starting quarterback before being rested for the final game of the season, shattering the old NFL record (and coincidentally, also the team record) of 6–0 to start an NFL career set by Mike Kruczek filling in for an injured Terry Bradshaw in 1976.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The Steelers hosted the AFC Championship for the fifth time in eleven years. However, for the fourth time in that same span, the Steelers lost at home one game away from the Super Bowl, and, like in 2001, lost to the Patriots in a rematch from Week 8.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2006 edition of Pro Football Prospectus listed the 2004 Steelers as one of their "Heartbreak Seasons", in which teams "dominated the entire regular season only to falter in the playoffs, unable to close the deal." Said Pro Football Prospectus, "In the playoffs, Roethlisberger hit an inconvenient slump, just like the Pittsburgh quarterbacks who came before him. He threw two killer interceptions against the Jets, but the Steelers were bailed out when Jets kicker Doug Brien missed a game-winning field goal.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The next week against New England, head coach Bill Cowher was clearly worried about Roethlisberger, letting him throw only once on first or second down in the first quarter. By the time the offense opened up, the Patriots were beating the Steelers by two touchdowns. A Roethlisberger interception was returned 87 yards for a touchdown by Rodney Harrison, and the game was effectively over. For the second time in seven years, a 15–1 team had failed to make it to the Super Bowl."


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Offseason
The Steelers went into the NFL draft with the eleventh overall pick, their highest selection since selecting Plaxico Burress eighth overall in 2000. Although the team was ready to select Miami University quarterback Ben Roethlisberger if he were to still be available, the team was ready to select other players at "need" positions. However, with Roethlisberger still available, the team snatched him up, making him the third quarterback selected. Alongside Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and J. P. Losman, Roethlisberger was part of the "Class of 2004" quarterbacks. In addition, "Big Ben" became the first quarterback the Steelers selected with their first-round pick since they selected Mark Malone in 1980.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Offseason
Free agent-wise, the Steelers would sign former Philadelphia Eagles running back Duce Staley. Many thought this signing was the team preparing for a future without Jerome Bettis. However, Staley's injury-prone history from Philly would continue with the Steelers. On the undrafted front, the team signed North Carolina running back Willie Parker. Although Parker would play sparingly his rookie season, he would become a major component of the offense in the future.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Offseason
The team also signed veteran punter Chris Gardocki (releasing longtime punter Josh Miller in the process), who up to that point was best remembered by Steelers fans for flipping head coach Bill Cowher the finger twice on live TV after being leveled by Joey Porter while Gardocki was with the Cleveland Browns. (Porter would be penalized for roughing the punter.) Gardocki was fined $5,000 for the incident, and his signing by the team made him the only player to have played for Cowher and give him an expletive in public.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Offseason
The most notable releases made in the offseason included releasing veteran defensive players Jason Gildon and Dewayne Washington, who both would subsequently sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars and would both play against the Steelers in Week 13.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Offseason
In the personnel department, the Steelers went back to the future with the return of "Mean Joe" Greene and Dick LeBeau to the organization. Greene, who along with the entire Arizona Cardinals coaching staff was fired after the dismissal of head coach Dave McGinnis, retired from coaching and returned to the Black & Gold as the "special assistant of player personnel" for the team. Meanwhile, LeBeau, who popularized the zone blitz defensive schemes as the team's defensive coordinator in the mid-1990s (referred to as "Blitzburgh" by fans), returned to the team in that same capacity after a brief stint with the Buffalo Bills, replacing the fired Tim Lewis.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Offseason
This would also be the final season for longtime Steelers radio color commentator Myron Cope, who missed several games this year due to poor health. It was one of only two times in 35 years that Cope would miss time broadcasting for the Steelers, the other being the 1994 season after the death of his wife. Though Cope would later recover, he felt that it was best to retire, and did so at the end of the season.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
It was the 22nd lifetime meeting between the two clubs. The Raiders erased a 21-13 Steelers lead in the fourth quarter but Jeff Reed connected on the winning field goal with seven seconds left. With the win, the Steelers started their season 1–0 for the 2nd straight year. Jerome Bettis scored 18 points (3 Touchdowns) on 5 carries, yet gained only 1 yard total for an average of 0.2 yards per carry.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 1–1 for the 2nd straight year. 0–1 in division games and 1–1 in conference games.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
The game was originally to be played at 1:00 pm, but was delayed until evening due to Hurricane Jeanne. The game was not broadcast nationally, it was only shown on local stations in the primary and secondary markets of the two teams. With the win, the Steelers improved to 2–1. The contest marked Ben Roethlisberger's first NFL start and victory.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the win the Steelers improved to 3–1. 1–1 in division games.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns
With their 2nd straight win over the Browns, the Steelers improved to 4–1.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys
It was the 29th meeting between the two clubs. The Cowboys jumped to a 20-10 lead following a Keyshawn Johnson touchdown catch in the third, but Ben Roethlisberger led two touchdown drives, the last a Jerome Bettis run with thirty seconds to go. The Cowboys raced to the Steelers 30 but a last-second touchdown attempt was swatted away by Russell Stuvaints. With the win, the Steelers went on their bye week 5–1.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. New England Patriots
This was the game that ended New England's NFL-record 21-game winning streak. Following an Adam Vinatieri field goal in the first quarter, the Steelers erupted, as Ben Roethlisberger twice hit Plaxico Burress for touchdowns and a Tom Brady interception was run back by Deshea Townsend for a touchdown and a 21–3 Steelers lead after one quarter. Brady was picked off twice and Roethlisberger made no mistakes in throwing for 196 yards and amassing a quarterback rating of 126.4. The Steelers routed the Patriots 34–20 and wound up winning the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs as a result. With the win, the Steelers improved to 6–1.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Steelers for the 2nd week in a row face an undefeated team, the 7–0 Eagles. With the win, the Steelers improved to 7–1 while the Eagles dropped to 7–1. The game gained wider notoriety in subsequent days following broadcast of footage from the Eagles sideline where Terrell Owens was angrily barking at Donovan McNabb with McNabb striving to ignore him.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Cleveland Browns
With their 3rd straight win over the Browns, the Steelers improved to 8–1.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals clawed to a 14-10 lead on two Carson Palmer touchdowns, but Roethlisberger, despite being sacked seven times, tossed a touchdown late in the third quarter to Dan Kreider, then late in the fourth Palmer dropped back to his own endzone and threw an incompletion; it was ruled intentional grounding and the resulting Pittsburgh safety finished off the game.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins
With the win the Steelers improved to 10–1 and went 3–0 against the NFC East.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars
For the first time Jerome Bettis was not the all-time active rushing leader in the NFL upon kickoff, as he and Curtis Martin dueled throughout the season for the title, Bettis would retake the title by game's end.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New York Jets
In an NFL first, both running backs came into the game ready to break the 13,000 career yards mark, Jerome Bettis having a 6-yard lead over native Curtis Martin. After the game Martin would lead Bettis by 9 yards.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at New York Giants
This was the first meeting between rookie quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning and was part of a rare NFL Saturday triple-header. The game lead tied or changed seven times as Manning and Roethlisberger combined for 498 passing yards; Antwaan Randle El also got into the act with a ten-yard touchdown throw to Verron Haynes, this atop 149 receiving yards. Jerome Bettis rushed 36 times for 140 yards and the winning touchdown in the final five minutes. With 3:31 to go Eli was intercepted by Willie J. Williams. Giants coach Tom Coughlin challenged the ruling but after review it was upheld, and the Steelers ran out the clock for the 33-30 win.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Jerome Bettis retook the all-time active rushing record from his season-long duel with native Curtis Martin by a margin of 81 yards, and also pass Eric Dickerson for fourth all-time.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The win also helped the team improve to 14-1. This would tie the team's franchise record in number of wins in a season.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Buffalo Bills
With the win, the Steelers finish with a league-best 15–1 record.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Playoffs, Game Summaries, AFC Divisional: vs. New York Jets
After a brilliant 15–1 regular season the Steelers pulled one out of the fire in the divisional playoffs against the Jets. Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted at the Jets 14-yard line and Reggie Tongue ran back an 86-yard touchdown in the third quarter. After tying the game at 17 in the fourth the Steelers had to sweat out a Jets drive in the final minutes of regulation. The Jets set up for a Doug Brien 47-yard field goal but the kick missed hitting the crossbar.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Playoffs, Game Summaries, AFC Divisional: vs. New York Jets
On the ensuing possession, Roethlisberger was intercepted again and another Brien field goal was set up, this one from 43 yards away – but it again missed sailing wide left. In overtime, the Jets won the kick-off but failed to score on their first possession. The Steelers, then, drove down field and Jeff Reed's 33-yard field goal ended a 20–17 Pittsburgh win.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Playoffs, Game Summaries, AFC Championship: vs. New England Patriots
Revenge for their Halloween loss drove the 14–2 Patriots back to Heinz Field and the conference championship. The shaky play of the Steelers against the Jets the week before was exploited by New England as Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted almost right away, then on their next possession the Steelers were stopped on downs.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Playoffs, Game Summaries, AFC Championship: vs. New England Patriots
The Patriots raced to a 17–3 lead in the second quarter before Roethlisberger drove them down field and threw a back-breaking interception to Rodney Harrison at the Patriots 13-yard line; Harrison ran back the 87-yard touchdown and fans at Heinz began chanting for Tommy Maddox to come in to replace Roethlisberger.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Playoffs, Game Summaries, AFC Championship: vs. New England Patriots
The Steelers managed a pair of third-quarter touchdowns (a 5-yard Jerome Bettis run and a 30-yard Roethlisberger pass to Hines Ward) but these only sandwiched another Patriots score (a 25-yard run by ex-Bengal Corey Dillon) and the Steelers simply could not overcome New England's offense as the Patriots finished off Pittsburgh 41–27, the third playoff win in four career tries by the Patriots over the Steelers.


2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Playoffs, Game Summaries, AFC Championship: vs. New England Patriots
The game is also significant as the final game by the team's radio broadcaster, Myron Cope. Cope had served as the color commentator on the team's radio broadcast for 35 years. He would publicly announce his retirement five months later.


2004 PlaceMakers V8 International
The 2004 PlaceMakers V8 International was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 2 - 4 April 2004. The event was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of three races culminating in 300 kilometers. It was the third round of thirteen in the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the only international event on the calendar.


2004 Players Championship
The 2004 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 31st Players Championship.


2004 Players Championship
Adam Scott, age 23, held on for his second PGA Tour title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Pádraig Harrington, who started the final round five shots behind. With a two-shot lead on the 72nd hole, Scott put his approach shot in the water then sank a 10-foot (3 m) putt for bogey to win.


2004 Players Championship
Defending champion Davis Love III finished twelve strokes back, in a tie for 33rd place.


2004 Players Championship
Scott was the youngest champion for thirteen years, until Kim Si-woo won at age 21 in 2017. Previously, it was Fred Couples, age 24 in 1984.


2004 Players Championship, Venue
This was the 23rd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).


2004 Players Championship, Field
Stephen Allan, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Pat Bates, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, Thomas Bjørn, Jeff Brehaut, Mark Brooks, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, John Daly, Robert Damron, Brian Davis, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Todd Fischer, Steve Flesch, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, David Frost, Fred Funk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Jay Haas, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Trevor Immelman, Peter Jacobsen, Freddie Jacobson, Lee Janzen, Brandt Jobe, Richard S. Johnson, Kent Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Cliff Kresge, Matt Kuchar, Hank Kuehne, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Spike McRoy, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Arron Oberholser, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Rod Pampling, Brenden Pappas, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, John Riegger, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Adam Scott, John Senden, Patrick Sheehan, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Jay Williamson, Dean Wilson, Tiger Woods


2004 Players Championship (snooker)
The 2004 Daily Record Players Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 April 2004 at the S.E.C.C in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2003/2004 season.


2004 Players Championship (snooker)
This tournament was a re-branding of the Scottish Open which had been held under various names since 1981. It was also the last time the tournament was played until 2012, when it became a minor-ranking event as part of the Players Tour Championship. It became a full ranking tournament again in 2016.


2004 Players Championship (snooker)
Twelve years after his last ranking tournament success, Jimmy White aged 41 won his tenth ranking tournament by defeating Paul Hunter 9–7 in the final. This was White's first success in the tournament, having last appeared in the final in 1988 International Open, when he lost 12–6 to Steve Davis. It was also Hunter's last appearance in a ranking final.


2004 Players' Championship
The 2004 PharmAssist Players' Championship was held March 31 – April 4 at the Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.


2004 Players' Championship
The total purse for the event was $150,000 with $43,000 going to the winning team, which would be John Morris' Calgary rink. He defeated his cross-provincial counterparts from Edmonton, the Kevin Martin rink, whose team earned $24,000.


2004 Plymouth City Council election
The 2004 Plymouth City Council election was held on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party remained in control of the council.


2004 Poitou-Charentes regional election
A regional election took place in Poitou-Charentes on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Ségolène Royal (PS) was elected President, defeating incumbent Élisabeth Morin (UMP).


2004 Poitou-Charentes regional election
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2004 Polish Figure Skating Championships
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2004 Polish Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Polish Figure Skating Championships (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski w łyżwiarstwie figurowym 2003/2004) were held in Łódź between December 12 and 14, 2003.


2004 Polish Film Awards
The 2004 Polish Film Awards ran on March 6, 2004 in Warsaw. It was the 6th edition of Polish Film Awards: Eagles.


2004 Pop Secret 500
The 2004 Pop Secret 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 5, 2004 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing won the race.


2004 Pop Secret 500
The first fall race at California Speedway would be held on Labor Day weekend, bumping the Mountain Dew Southern 500 off as part of the 2004 NASCAR Realignment. Brian Vickers won the pole. Portions of this race were filmed for the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded. Rookie Kasey Kahne got his fifth second-place finish of the season.


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
1. Brian Vickers #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 187.417mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
2. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.364mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
5. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 185.816mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
6. Casey Mears #41 Target House Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 185.802mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
7. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 185.773mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
10. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 185.553mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 185.266mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
13. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 185.261mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
14. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL/Sony Handycam Dodge Penske Racing 185.180mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
17. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 184.431mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
19. Carl Edwards #99 Shop Rat Ford Roush Racing 184.360mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
20. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 184.195mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
21. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 184.135mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
22. Brendan Gaughan #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 184.106mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
23. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 184.091mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
24. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 184.073mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
25. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 183.932mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
26. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 183.899mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
27. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 183.734mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
28. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 183.673mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
29. Shane Hmiel #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge Bill Davis Racing 183.613mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
31. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 183.486mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
32. J J Yeley #11 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 183.243mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
33. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing183.206mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
34. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.987mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
35. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.788mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
36. Boris Said #136 Centrix Financial Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 182.778mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
37. Bobby Labonte #18 Wellbutrin XL Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 182.741mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
38. Scott Wimmer #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 182.551mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
39. Ward Burton #0 Netzero HiSpeed ChevroletHaas CNC Racing 182.131mph (provisional)


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
40. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 181.369mph (provisional)


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
41. Jimmy Spencer #4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 182.209mph (provisional)


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
42. Jeff Fuller #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Developments 180.991mph (provisional)


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
43. Derrike Cope #98 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards no time (provisional)


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
44. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 178.191mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
45. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 176.592mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
46. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 179.730mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
47. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 180.591mph


2004 Pop Secret 500, Qualifying
48. Mike Wallace #35 Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing 179.368mph


2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
The 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season was the 19th German Porsche Carrera Cup season. It began on 18 April at Hockenheim and finished on 3 October at the same circuit, after nine rounds. It ran as a support championship for the 2004 DTM season. Mike Rockenfeller won the championship by 21 points.


2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England, Scotland and Ireland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.


2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
This season was the second Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season began on 10 April at Thruxton Circuit and concluded on 27 September at Donington Park, after 20 races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2004 British Touring Car Championship.


2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Richard Westbrook became the drivers' champion driving for Redline Racing.


2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).


2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Drivers' Championship
Points were awarded on a 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race, with 1 point for the fastest lap in each race and 1 point for pole position in the first race of each meeting.


2004 Porsche Supercup
The 2004 Porsche Michelin Supercup season was the 12th Porsche Supercup season. The races were all supporting races in the 2004 Formula One season. It travelled to ten circuits across Europe and a double-header at Indianapolis, USA. It was the last season that the 996 model was raced. It was replaced with the 997 model in 2005.


2004 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Club in Filderstadt, Germany that was part of Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from 4 October until 10 October 2004. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $98,500 first-prize money.


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Julia Schruff 6–3, 6–2


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Both players faced each other at the first round, in which Stubbs (teaming up with Cara Black) defeated Raymond (teaming up with Mary Pierce) in three sets.


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Stubbs and Black will eventually win the title, by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Julia Schruff 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but did not compete this year due to an injury on her left wrist.


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Lindsay Davenport won the title, as her opponent, World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo retired due to an injury following the end of the first set.


2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2004 Portland Grand Prix
The 2004 Portland Grand Prix was the fifth race for the 2004 American Le Mans Series season held at Portland International Raceway. It took place on July 25, 2004.


2004 Portland Grand Prix, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2004 Portland Timbers season
The 2004 Portland Timbers season was the 4th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.


2004 Portland Timbers season, Competitions, A-League, Results summary
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2004 Portland Timbers season, Squad, Final roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 Portland Timbers season, Squad, Statistics, Appearances and goals
All players contracted to the club during the season included.


2004 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
The 2004 Portland mayoral election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Tom Potter was elected, defeating Jim Francesconi. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz did not seek a fourth term.


2004 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections, in which all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation.


2004 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on May 18, 2008. As no candidate received an absolute majority, the top two finishers advanced to a runoff in the November 6 general election.


2004 Portsmouth City Council election
Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.9%.


2004 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2004 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 3–5 September 2004 at the Autódromo do Estoril.


2004 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.


2004 Poso bus bombing
The 2004 Poso bus bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 13 November 2004. It targeted a bus travelling to the majority Christian village of Silancak. The bomb, an improvised explosive device, exploded at 9:15 a.m. (UTC+7), while the minibus was stopped at a market in Poso. Six people were killed and three injured in the blast. Witnesses later reported that three people were involved in the attack. Two suspects were detained, but later released.


2004 Poso bus bombing, The attack
According to the police report, witnesses saw three people working together to place an unidentified object in a minibus parked near the traditional market (also 50 metres from a police station) in Poso, then left. A male planted the device, while two women served as lookouts. The object, apparently an improvised explosive device, detonated at approximately 9:15 a.m., killing three of the Protestant passengers instantly, with another three dying of their wounds in the hospital; they had been travelling from their predominantly Christian village of Sape to the nearby village of Tentenna. The timing of the attack coincided with a busy period in the market to celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr festival that was to happen the following week.


2004 Poso bus bombing, The attack
The motive for the attack is unknown. Chief Security Minister Adi Sucipto described it as an act of terrorism, preceded by numerous others in the year prior to the attack that caused 25 deaths. On 19 November 2004, two male suspects were arrested for the attacks after a search for two men seen leaving the scene by motorcycle. Both were released without charge.


2004 Powys County Council election
The third election to the Powys County Council following  local government reorganisation was held in May 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. The election resulted once again in a majority of Independent councillors


2004 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Dolforwyn (one seat)
Wynne Jones had won the seat, previously held by a Conservative, at a by-election in January 2004.


2004 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)
The Liberal Democrats took the seat from Labour at a by-election.


2004 Preakness Stakes
The 2004 Preakness Stakes was the 129th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 15, 2004, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Smarty Jones, who was jockeyed by Stewart Elliott, won the race by eleven and one half lengths over runner-up Rock Hard Ten. Approximate post time was 6:25 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:55.59. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 124,351, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2004.


2004 Premier League Snooker
The 2004 Betfair Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 10 January to 14 May 2004.


2004 Premier League Snooker
Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–6 against John Higgins.


2004 Premier League Snooker, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2004 Premier League Snooker, League phase
Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.)


2004 Premier League Snooker, Play-offs
13–14 March – Colwyn Bay Leisure Centre, Colwyn Bay, Wales


2004 Premier League Snooker, Play-offs
*(80)-1, (79)-9, (68)-16, (85) 94–27, 0–77, 77–4, (81) 104–0**21–65, (83)-0, (89) 90–1, (64)-65, (81) 104–0, 56–14, 17–76, (95)-40, 45–64, 53–52 (50)***60-(62), (134)-0, 33–95 (70), 0-(88), (52) 66–4, 0–87 (86), 0-(80), (74) 78–4, 1–71 (70), 27–56 (55), 80–0, 18-(83), (67) 73–7, (69)-(59), 24–81 (57)


2004 Premier League speedway season
The 2004 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).


2004 Premier League speedway season, Season summary
The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2004 season after the Swindon Robins and Arena Essex Hammers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Trelawny Tigers.


2004 Premier League speedway season, Season summary
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Hull Vikings.


2004 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2004 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 37th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.


2004 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup, Final
Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–91.


2004 Premios Juventud
The 1st Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on September 23, 2004.


2004 Premios Juventud, Winners and nominees
Marc Anthony and Thalía was the leading nominees, with 13 nominations each. Jennifer Lopez follows with 12 nominations in various categories. Other artists receiving nominations include Luis Miguel with 11, Paulina Rubio and Ricky Martin with 9 each, and Colombian pop star Shakira with 6 nominations.


2004 Premios Juventud, Winners and nominees
The night's biggest winners were Mexican superstar Thalía and Chayanne, with three statuettes. Other takers included Jennifer Lopez and popular Banda group Liberación, with two statuettes, baseball shortstop Alex Rodríguez, and Colombian idols Paulina Rubio and Juanes took home one award each.


2004 Premios Juventud, Winners and nominees, Sports
Las Aguilas del América  Vs. Las Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara


2004 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election
Election of the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic was held on 15 December 2004. Přemysl Sobotka defeated Josef Jařab and became the new President of the Senate. The incumbent President Petr Pithart didn't run.


2004 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election, Background and voting
After 2004 Senate election the Civic Democratic Party became the largest Senate party. It had 35 seats of 81. Petr Pithart who was a member of Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party decided to not seek reelection. Civic Democrats nominated Přemysl Sobotka. Caucus for Open Democracy decided to nominate Josef Jařab for the position.


2004 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election, Background and voting
The election was held on 15 December 2004. Sobotka received 55 votes while Jařab only 22. Sobotka stated he wants to help the image of Senate as the new President. Jařab stated he believes that Sobotka will be a good President of Senate. It is believed Sobotka was supported by 35 Civic Democrats and also by some Social Democrats and Christian Democrats.


2004 Preston City Council election
This article shows the results of local elections for Preston City Council, in Lancashire held on 10 June 2004


2004 Preston City Council election
Preston Council is elected "in thirds" which means there is an all out election in one year followed by single-member elections in subsequent years in which one councillor from each of the three-member wards and one councillor from selected two-member wards defend their seat. In these elections in 2004 the share of the vote is compared with the 2003 elections, whilst any gain or loss of a seat is compared with the all out 2002 elections.


2004 Preston City Council election
Those councillors elected in 2004 will defend their seats in 2008.


2004 Preston City Council election
In summary, Labour won 7 wards, with a total of 10,445 votes (28% across the city), the Conservatives 7 wins, with 14,754 votes in total, 39% across the city. The Liberal Democrats won 3 wards, gaining 9,181 (24%) votes across the city, whilst an independent won one seat. Candidates from Respect, and the England First party, failed to win seats in 2004.


2004 Preston City Council election
In an Election Commission trial this was an "all postal" vote.


2004 Prime Minister's Cup
The 2004 Prime Minister's Cup was the second national football cup competition in Laos. The competition was won by Vientiane FC, who beat Savannakhet FC 2-1 in the final.


2004 Prime Minister's Cup, Format
The competition began with a regional qualifying tournament involving sixteen provincial teams from outside Vientiane. These teams were divided into four groups of four and they played qualifying matches during October and November. The top team in each group qualified for the next stage. At this stage, the top four teams from the 2004 Lao League joined. These eight teams were then split into two groups and a further round robin series of matches was played. The top two teams from each group qualified for the semi final knockout round to determine the two teams that would contest the final. The losers of the semi finals met in a third place playoff.


2004 Prime Minister's Cup, Qualifying round
The following regional teams took part in the qualifying round. Although there are no reported results, Savannakhet, Champassak, Luang Prabang and Bokeo qualified for the next round and apparently either Bokeo or Luang Prabang were moved to Group A following the draw.


2004 Prime Minister's Cup, Group stage
The four qualifiers were drawn alongside the top four teams from the 2004 Lao League: Lao-American College FC, Lao Army FC, Vientiane FC and MCTPC FC (Ministry of Communication, Transportation and Construction). Vientiane FC, who finished fifth replaced National Public Security FC, who finished in fourth.


2004 Primera B de Chile
The 2004 Primera B de Chile was the 54th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.


2004 Primera División of Chile
The 2004 Primera División de Chile season was both 75th and 76th season of top-flight football in Chile.


2004 Primera División of Chile, Torneo Apertura
The 2004 Torneo Apertura was the season’s first tournament which Universidad de Chile won its twelfth league title after beating Cobreloa in the final 4–2 on penalties with goalkeeper Johnny Herrera scoring the winning goal.


2004 Primera División of Chile, Torneo Apertura, Playoffs, First round
Deportes Temuco and Universidad de Chile qualified as best losers.


2004 Primera División of Chile, Torneo Clausura
The 2004 Torneo Clausura was the season’s second tournament. Universidad de Chile was the defending champions.


2004 Prince Edward Island Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2004 Prince Edward Island Scott Tournament of Hearts was held Jan. 22–27 in at the Cornwall Curling Club in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. The winning team was Team Suzanne Gaudet who represented Prince Edward Island, finished with a 2-9 round-robin record at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta.


2004 Princeton Tigers football team
The 2004 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers tied for fourth in the Ivy League.


2004 Princeton Tigers football team
In their fifth year under head coach Roger Hughes, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record, and outscored opponents 211 to 207. Justin Stull and Jon Veach were the team captains.


2004 Princeton Tigers football team
Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 143 to 126 by Ivy opponents.


2004 Princeton Tigers football team
The Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.


2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 2004. It was the 83rd running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.


2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The winner was Bago, a three-year-old colt trained in France by Jonathan Pease. The winning jockey was Thierry Gillet.


2004 Pro Bowl
The 2004 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 2003 season. The game was played on February 8, 2004, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was NFC 55, AFC 52, the most points scored in a Pro Bowl game. Marc Bulger of the St. Louis Rams was the game's MVP.


2004 Pro Bowl, Game summary
The AFC's first play set the tone for what would become a high-scoring affair. Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair faked a handoff to running back Jamal Lewis before throwing to Chad Johnson for a 90-yard touchdown pass, the third-longest scoring play in Pro Bowl history. After the NFC got the ball back, they were forced to punt after a three-and-out. However, the punt by Todd Sauerbrun was blocked, and Ed Reed of the Ravens recovered it and ran it into the end zone, giving the AFC a 14–0 lead early on.


2004 Pro Bowl, Game summary
The NFC responded with a touchdown by Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander, and Jeff Wilkins kicked a field goal to bring the NFC to within four. After Mike Vanderjagt kicked a field goal of his own, the score at the end of the first quarter was 17–10 AFC. Peyton Manning came on for the AFC at the second quarter, and hit Colts teammate Marvin Harrison with a 50-yard strike, as well as another touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez. Wilkins kicked another field goal for the NFC, and the halftime score was 31–13 in favor of the AFC.


2004 Pro Bowl, Game summary
The AFC continued to add onto their lead with a Jamal Lewis touchdown, putting the score at 38–13. However, Marc Bulger, who had taken over at NFC quarterback from Daunte Culpepper, threw two quick touchdown passes to Torry Holt and Keenan McCardell, to bring the score to 38–27 at the end of three. Once again, the AFC struck quickly at the start of a quarter, when Trent Green hit Clinton Portis with a 22-yard touchdown pass. With less than 14 minutes remaining in the game, the score was 45–27.


2004 Pro Bowl, Game summary
Bulger quickly threw a scoring pass to tight end Alge Crumpler, and a short time later hit Alexander with another touchdown pass. Although the two-point conversion attempt after Alexander's touchdown failed, the score was still 45–40 with just over five minutes to play. Just after that, Dré Bly picked off Manning and returned the interception for a touchdown, giving the NFC the lead for the first time in the game. Counting the successful two-point conversion after Bly's touchdown, the NFC had scored 18 points in 8 minutes.


2004 Pro Bowl, Game summary
Alexander scored another rushing touchdown with three and a half minutes remaining to add to the NFC's lead. Manning, however, responded with a touchdown pass to Hines Ward, and the AFC was down by three. Safety Brock Marion picked off Bulger in the end zone and ran it back to the AFC's 22-yard line. Manning had 1:15 left on the clock and no timeouts. After two passes to his favorite target, Harrison, as well as another to Ward, the AFC found itself on the NFC's 21-yard line. Kris Jenkins sacked Manning to send the AFC back, though, and with six seconds left, Vanderjagt, who hadn't missed a kick (field goal or extra point) all season, was wide right on a 51-yard attempt.


2004 Pro Bowl, Game summary
The game set several records. Ironically, the AFC's total of 31 points in the first half was a Pro Bowl record, but wouldn't last the game, as the NFC responded by putting up 42 points in the second half.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
On January 23, 2004, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader Ernie Eves announced his intention to step down as leader before the fall of 2004. Eves was elected party leader in the party's 2002 leadership election, and became Premier of Ontario. He led the party to defeat in the 2003 provincial election.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
Under the Ontario PC Party Constitution, a leadership election could not be called until Eves submitted a formal request to the Party Executive. He did not do so until June, and a few days later, on June 13, the Party Executive called a leadership election for September 18, 2004. The leadership vote was won by John Tory with approximately 54% of the vote on the second ballot.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Debates
The first of three candidates' debates occurred in Ottawa on July 26. The second debate occurred in Sudbury on August 17. The final debate was held in London, Ontario on August 30. While the third debate was a restrained affair the first two were marked by clashes between Flaherty and Tory as Flaherty accused his rival of not being a real conservative and being out of touch and elitist.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Debates
Final candidate speeches were made at the convention in Toronto on September 17. Flaherty made the unusual decision to deliver his speech in his home town of Whitby and have it broadcast live to the convention. This was criticized as being "gimmicky" and reminiscent of the disastrous Magna budget and as demonstrating a hostility to Toronto. The criticisms of Flaherty's decision overshadowed the contents of his speech.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Issues
Flaherty's campaign was strongly critical of outgoing leader Ernie Eves accusing him of abandoning the "Common Sense Revolution" and arguing for a return to the policies of Mike Harris. A social conservative, Flaherty was perceived to be in favour of taking the party into a more right wing direction on social issues but said little of this during the actual campaign. John Tory's campaign hearkened back to the party's success under Bill Davis and argued that Ontarians were tired of divisiveness and polarization and that a more moderate direction was needed if the party was to succeed.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Issues
Tory, a former candidate for Mayor of Toronto, also emphasised the importance of urban issues and appealing to residents of Ontario's largest city which had shut the Tories out in the 2003 provincial election. He also argued against the privatization of crown corporations such as the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which had been advocated by his rivals. Klees ran as a grassroots candidate, arguing that the party had been the captive of unelected backroom consultants during the Harris and Eves years and had cut off not only party members but backbench MPPs.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Issues
Klees ran as a defender of the Common Sense Revolution but, unlike Flaherty, was not seen as a social conservative. He was the only candidate to argue in favour of "two tier" health care and privatization within medicare.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Process
The Ontario Progressive Conservatives use a system similar to that used by the federal Conservative Party of Canada in its leadership election. Each provincial riding association has up to 100 Electoral Votes that will be allocated among the candidates by proportional representation according to the votes cast by party members within the riding. This is not a pure "one member one vote" system since each riding generally has equal weight. (Ridings with fewer than 100 voting party members are allocated one Electoral Vote per voting member; ridings with 100 or more voting party members are allocated 100 Electoral Votes.)


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Process
This system is designed to favour candidates who can win support across the province and win in a majority of ridings. This replicates what is necessary for a party to win a general election - though without the "first past the post" feature of elections under the Westminster system. The party will use a preferential ballot on which voters rank their choices. If no candidate wins a majority of Electoral Votes, then the third-place candidate is eliminated, and his votes are redistributed according to second-choice rankings.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Process
Members could only vote in person on September 18, or at the September 13 advance poll, or by proxy. Mail-in, phone-in and Internet voting are not permitted. Only party members in good standing as of 6:00 p.m., EDT, August 7, 2004, were eligible to vote. According to the party, there were 61,104 eligible voters, only 25,323 of whom cast ballots for a turnout of 41.4%.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Process
Party president Blair McCreadie announced that candidates would be under a spending cap of $1 million, which is less than the $1.5 million permitted in the last leadership contest.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Process
The leadership election was administered by an impartial Leadership Election Committee chaired by McCreadie and co-chaired by MPP Julia Munro. The Chief Election Officer was Tom Barlow. There were four Deputy Chief Election Officers: Janet Carwardine, Barbara Cowieson, Murna Dalton and Allan Williams.


2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Result
Voting took place from 9 am to 2 pm. The first ballot results were announced shortly after 8 pm. The second ballot results were announced shortly after 11:30 pm.


2004 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election
A regional election took place in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Michel Vauzelle (PS) was elected president.


2004 Proximus Diamond Games
The 2004 Proximus Diamond Games was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium that was part of the Tier II category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 16 February until 22 February 2002. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.


2004 Proximus Diamond Games, Finals, Doubles
Cara Black /  Els Callens defeated  Myriam Casanova /  Eleni Daniilidou, 6–2, 6–1


2004 Proximus Diamond Games – Doubles
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Sugiyama did not compete this year. Clijsters teamed up with her sister Elke Clijsters and lost in quarterfinals to Émilie Loit and Petra Mandula.


2004 Proximus Diamond Games – Doubles
Cara Black and Els Callens won the title by defeating Myriam Casanova and Eleni Daniilidou 6–2, 6–1 in the final.


2004 Proximus Diamond Games – Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2004 Proximus Diamond Games – Singles
Kim Clijsters won the title by defeating Silvia Farina Elia 6–3, 6–0 in the final.


2004 Proximus Diamond Games – Singles, Seeds
The first five seeds received a bye into the second round.


2004 Puerto Rican general election
The 2004 Puerto Rican general elections took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. After a count by the State Commission of Elections, the winner was inaugurated to a four-year term as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2005.


2004 Puerto Rican general election
The post of Governor of Puerto Rico and the entire House of Representatives and the entire Senate, as well as the Mayors of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, and the Resident Commissioner were also elected for four-year terms.


2004 Puerto Rican general election
For the first time in Puerto Rican history, citizens unable to mobilize to voting colleges for medical reasons, but capable of practicing their right to vote, were visited in their own homes and hospitals so that they could exercise their vote.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results
Results were announced by the State Commission of Elections (CEE-PUR) on November 2–3, 2004 after the voting colleges closed on November 2 at 3:00 p.m. AST.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results
On November 3, after 1,970,759 votes (98.3% of the total votes) were computed, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (PPD) was certified preliminarily as winning for Governor of Puerto Rico. On the other hand, Luis Fortuño (PNP) was certified as Resident Commissioner, while the Senate and the House of Representatives were also dominated by the New Progressive Party.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results
The preliminary certification was signed by Gerardo Cruz, electoral commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), Brunilda Ortiz, alternate electoral commissioner of the New Progressive Party (PNP), and Andrés Miranda Rosa, alternate electoral commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). The alternate commissioners were authorized by the electoral commissioners in property of their party, Thomas Rivera Schatz (PNP) and Juan Dalmau (PIP).


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
Acevedo Vilá's margin of victory over Pedro Rosselló was of 3,566 (0.2%) votes, whereas Luis Fortuño had 11,137 (0.49%) votes of advantage against Roberto Prats for Resident Commissioner. Due to the small margin of victory being, the Puerto Rican electoral laws state that a recount must be performed, and that once this recount is finished, the official winner will be certified by the CEE-PUR. The recount started on Monday, November 9 as established by law, and had to finish by December 31 or earlier.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
During the period, Rosselló filed a civil lawsuit against Acevedo Vilá himself over a dispute of certain ballots that were cast during the elections. This led to a protracted controversy involving appeals to the United States federal courts and the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
The ballots in question were cast by marking the Puerto Rican Independence Party or New Progressive Party (i.e. marking a cross under the emblem of one of these parties) in addition to placing individual candidate marks (crosses) in favor of Acevedo Vilá as the candidate for governor of the Popular Democratic Party and Roberto Prats, the Popular Democratic Party's candidate for Resident Commissioner. The mark indicating the selection of a political party selects that party's slate of candidates by default, but the voter can also select individual candidates from other parties to replace candidates from the default slate.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
The controversy reached the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, which ruled 4–3 that the ballots in question were valid. In its initial opinion, the Supreme Court majority interpreted the challenged ballots as indicating that voters were voting for the PIP as a party for the purposes of stating party affiliation (and for the PIP's default slate) but had decided to move their votes to individual candidates from other party's slates.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
This type of vote, described as a "mixed vote", is permitted in Rule 50 of the State Election Commission's rules, based on the Commonwealth's Electoral Law as amended in 2004, Title 2, Section 2.001, Subsection 3. The practice is therefore considered legal and has been published in the official voter's instructions by the State Election Commission for quite some time. This voting option was also allowed and seen in the 1996 and 2000 elections, and had never been contested before, either at the Legislature or by the NPP's Electoral Commissioner. The individual votes for candidates not from the voter's selected party are then deducted from the votes given to the default candidates of the voter's party. The end result is a single vote per candidate.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
At the same time, Rosselló challenged the ballots on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico where District Judge Daniel Domínguez ordered the Puerto Rico Election Commission to count the disputed votes but to not adjudicate them to any candidate until he reached a decision on the merits of the case.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, Recount and shared government
Acevedo Vilá and his team challenged this ruling and the case moved up to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, where three judges ruled the question of whether or not the ballots were properly cast was not a federal constitutional issue in the case Rosselló-González v. Calderón-Serra and therefore should be decided by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico at the Commonwealth level. The Supreme Court affirmed its prior 4–3 decision. On December 28, 2004, the recount ended and Acevedo Vilá was certified as winner and therefore Governor elected. Once the official winners were announced, they were inaugurated to four-year terms on January 2, 2005.


2004 Puerto Rican general election, Results, PIP loses its franchise
On a different note, the Puerto Rican Independence Party was unable to reach 3% of the total votes on the preliminary results, putting in risk 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 (consisting of $5 million USD) nor have a separate column in ballot papers on the following elections. However, Maria de Lourdes Santiago became the first woman from that party to be elected senator in the history of Puerto Rico.


2004 Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes for 2004 were announced on April 5, 2004.


2004 Pulitzer Prize
The Los Angeles Times won five journalism awards, the most that the newspaper has ever won in a single year and second only to The New York Times in 2002 for the most won in a year by any paper.


2004 Purbeck District Council election
Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played twelve games in the 2004 season, finishing with a 7–5 record and a loss in the Sun Bowl to Arizona State. The season was Kyle Orton's senior year at Purdue.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
Optimism abounded toward the Purdue football program coached by Joe Tiller after a terrific '03 season. Although the Boilermakers had 8 defensive starters to replace in 2004 (6 of whom were NFL draft picks), they returned most of their productive offense - including solid Seniors in QB Kyle Orton and catch-machine WR Taylor Stubblefield.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
In the first-ever Sunday game at Ross Ade Stadium, Purdue played host to the perennially bowl-bound Syracuse Orange from the Big East. However, on a brutally hot day, the Boilermaker offense and defense was on fire, handing the Orange an unexpectedly decisive defeat, 51–0.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
Orton and the Purdue offense shook off a slow start (and a missed Ben Jones FG) to compile 571 yards of turnover-free offense, highlighted by 4 long Orton TD passes in a 16–30; 287 yard performance. Even reserve QB Brandon Kirsch - playing for the first time since 2002 - got in on the rout by engineering 2 4th-quarter TD drives including a 47-yard TD pass to freshman TE Dustin Keller.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
On the flipside, the new-look Purdue defense was terrific in holding first-time starting QB Joe Fields and the Syracuse offense to 197 total yards, 3 turnovers, and most impressively - 0 points. Fields also got no help from his running game, as acclaimed RBs Walter Reyes and Damien Rhodes combined for only 36 yards on 17 carries.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Ball State
Purdue continued its outstanding start to 2004, improving to 2–0 by blasting the MAC's Ball State Cardinals 59–7. The Boilermakers did the majority of the damage in an incredible first half that sent them to the locker room with a 45–0 advantage.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Ball State
Kyle Orton performed phenomenally – 23-26; 329 yards and 5 TDs – in guiding the Purdue offense to 599 yards, 34 first downs and no turnovers. WR Taylor Stublefield had 3 TD catches. And the Purdue defense had another superb game, holding the Cardinals' offense to 197 total yards and nearly pitching another shutout until Ball State got on the board midway through the 4th quarter.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
The Boilermakers began Big Ten play by improving to 3–0 with a hard-earned road win over the Fighting Illini, 38–30.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Purdue took a lead it wouldn't relinquish early in the 2nd quarter on a short TD run by Orton, 17–10. Late in the first half with the score 17–13, Orton noticed an oncoming 3rd down Illini blitz and audibled to flip a soft pass over the charging defense to RB Brandon Jones, who had snuck past the blitz. Jones then ran untouched for a 49-yard TD and an 11-point advantage.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Illinois would get no closer than 4 points down the rest of the game, as the Illini defense couldn't give their offense a chance to tie until less than a minute remained in the game. On the second play of Illinois' last-chance drive, DE Anthony Spencer forced a fumble on a sack of Illini QB Jon Beutjer that Purdue recovered to essentially end the game.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
The Purdue offense – especially QB Kyle Orton – continued to excel by rolling up 515 total yards without committing a turnover. Orton threw for 366 yards and 4 TDs (plus the rushing TD). Two of his TD passes came on 3rd down audibles – one of them to his top receiving target WR Taylor Stubblefield, who caught 11 passes for 115 yards and three touchdowns which increased his early season total to 8 TD catches.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
While Purdue played near-perfect on offense, the young defense encountered its first struggles of the season with an Illinois offense that was able to effectively move via the run and pass for 390 yards. In defeat, Illini RBs E. B. Halsey, Pierre Thomas and Jason Davis combined for 208 yards rushing.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
It was at this point that Orton began to be mentioned as a top Heisman Trophy candidate.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
With another outstanding performance from QB Kyle Orton, the Boilermakers improved to 4–0 with a surprisingly decisive 41–16 victory over 3–1 Notre Dame. This was the program's first win in South Bend since 1974 (in 13 tries).


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
After both teams' first drives ended in field goals, the game began to turn when Purdue kick returner Jerome Brooks returned an Irish kickoff 100 yards for a TD and a 10–3 lead. Later in the 2nd quarter with Purdue holding a 13–3 lead and the Irish threatening to score, Purdue took control when DE Anthony Spencer forced a fumble from freshman RB Darius Walker that Purdue recovered. Orton then led the Purdue offense 97 yards on a drive that culminated in a short TD toss to DE-turned-TE Rob Ninkovich, for a 20–3 halftime lead.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Early in the 3rd quarter, after a Notre Dame punt pinned Purdue at their 3-yard line, WR Taylor Stubblefield beat tight man coverage to catch a 97-yard TD pass for a backbreaking score and 27–3 lead. The teams exchanged touchdowns for the rest of the 3rd quarter before a scoreless 4th quarter.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
If not points, the Irish certainly rolled up yards (536) on the Purdue defense, as Quinn threw for a then-career-high 432 yards. But some timely stops (including 7 sacks) by the Purdue defense, the untimely Walker fumble, and the defense's inability to stop Orton and the Purdue offense proved too much to overcome.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Meanwhile, Orton completed 21 of 31 passes for 385 yards and 4 touchdowns; two of his TD throws were to Stubblefield in a 7 catch, 181 yard performance.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
It was at this point in the season that Kyle Orton was considered a Heisman Trophy front-runner, as he had 17 TD passes and no interceptions. In fact, the Purdue offense still had yet to commit their first turnover of the season!


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Purdue improved to 5–0 for the first time since 1945 by overcoming a fired-up Penn State team in a 20–13 win, their first ever in Happy Valley in what was the very first "Penn State Whiteout".


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Purdue gained an early 10–0 advantage with a 50-yard FG by Ben Jones followed by a short Brandon Jones TD run. The key play of the TD drive was a 55-yard completion to TE Charles Davis.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Penn State
But Senior QB Zack Mills, who had a fine day, led PSU back to tie the game at the half. First, they answered Purdue's TD drive with a TD of their own – a 37-yard TD pass to a diving WR Terrell Golden. Then, the Nittany Lions capped their next drive with a FG by K Robbie Gould.


2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Purdue took a 17–10 lead on their first drive of the 2nd half with a 40-yard TD pass from Kyle Orton to Taylor Stubblefield. The Nittany Lions later drove deep into Purdue territory but had to settle for a short FG and still trailed 17–13 after 3 quarters.