2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Entry
Benfica qualified for the Supertaça by winning the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal. Benfica defeated Estrela da Amadora 3–1, Académica de Coimbra 1–0, Nacional 2–1 and Belenenses 3–1 en route to the final. In the final of the Taça de Portugal, Benfica faced Porto at the Estádio Nacional. Benfica defeated Porto 2–1. After Derlei and Takis Fyssas had scored for either side, the game ended one all after ninety minutes. In extra-time, Simão scored in the 104th minute to clinch Benfica's 24th cup triumph.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Officials
The match officials for the game were confirmed on the 18 August 2004 by the Portuguese Football Federation. Carlos Xistra of Castelo Branco was named as referee. This was Xistra's first Supertaça match that he had officiated. He had primarily been used as a referee since the 2000–01 season where he regularly officiated Primeira Liga games. For the Supertaça, Xistra was assisted by José Ramalho of Porto and Luís Tavares of Portalegre, while the fourth official was Paulo Baptista of Portalegre.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Ticketing
The Portuguese Football Federation distributed 30,000 tickets for the Supertaça. Tickets went on sale on 18 August. Benfica and Porto received 10,500 tickets each to distribute to their supporters. The remaining tickets were allocated to the Coimbra Football Association, the Lisbon Football Association and the Porto Football Association. The price of the tickets varied between €20 and €40.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Venue
Initially, the Portuguese Football Federation announced that the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria would play host to the Supertaça. In August 2004, the venue was changed to the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra. The host venue of the Supertaça was changed due to the Leiria Football Association expressing their desire to host a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification game between Portugal and Estonia which would take place a few weeks after the SuperCup game. This would be the first time that the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra would host a major final of a competition.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Pre-match, Venue
The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra is the home stadium of Académica de Coimbra. It holds a seating capacity for 30,210 spectators. Between 2001 and 2003, the stadium underwent renovation as it was selected by the Portuguese Football Federation to be one of the host venues for UEFA Euro 2004. The stadium played host to two group stage matches at the tournament between England and Switzerland, and France and Switzerland.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Team selection
Benfica went into the 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with some key players missing due to injury as well as some being a doubt for the game. Benfica's Takis Fyssas was a doubt for the match due to sustaining an injury in pre-season training. Benfica were without winger Carlitos; he sustained an injury in pre-season training in which he suffered tendinitis in his right knee. Carlitos would remain out of action for one month.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Team selection
Giovanni Trapattoni's squad selection saw him include Fyssas, who had just recovered from an injury. Trapattoni left out goalkeeper José Moreira who had arrived a few days prior to the Supertaça due to representing Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Trapattoni would include seven newly acquired players in his squad; Eurípedes Amoreirinha, Azar Karadas, Everson, Manuel dos Santos, Paulo Almeida, Quim and Yannick Quesnel. Of these seven new players to arrive at Benfica, Quim, Dos Santos and Almeida would start the game. Karadas and Everson would later be used in the game as substitutes.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Team selection
Porto went into the 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with several players who were doubtful due to injury as well as players missing due to other commitments. Porto were without striker Derlei, who suffered an injury in the weeks building up to the Supertaça. Derlei contracted a partial rupture of an internal ligament in his right knee and would be out of action for two weeks. Porto's Costinha and Hélder Postiga were injury doubts but fully recuperated for the match. José Bosingwa and Ricardo Costa were also doubts for the game after they had represented the Portuguese Olympic team at the 2004 Summer Olympics a few days prior to the match. Porto's Jorge Costa, Pepe and Maniche were ineligible for the match as they were serving suspensions.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Team selection
Víctor Fernández's squad selection for the match saw him leave out Bruno Moraes. Fernández would include Bosingwa and Ricardo Costa in the squad despite only returning from representing Portugal in the Olympics. Fernández's squad selection for the Supertaça saw him include seven newly acquired players: Adriano Rossato, Diego, Giourkas Seitaridis, Hélder Postiga, Hugo Leal, Miguel Areias and Ricardo Quaresma. Of those seven, Fernández would select Diego, Seitaridis, Leal and Quaresma to start the game. César Peixoto and Postiga would later be used in the game as substitutes.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Summary
Benfica took control early in the game, creating several chances in the first ten minutes of the game. The first few chances created by Benfica at the beginning of the game were mainly through interplay between Simão and Zlatko Zahovič. On 21 minutes, Porto's influential midfield talisman Diego sustained an injury which required him to be replaced by César Peixoto. The introduction of Peixoto saw Porto possess more of an attacking threat going forward. This led to Porto's first chance of the game on 29 minutes where Peixoto tested Benfica's Quim from distance.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Summary
The most clear cut chance of the first half fell to Benfica's Zahovič on 30 minutes. Zahovič combined with Manuel dos Santos, who crossed the ball into the 18-yard box and found an unmarked Zahovič, who could not capitalize after his shot was blocked by a Porto defender for a corner. Benfica, for the remainder of the half, would apply pressure on Porto's defense but was unable to get a breakthrough and score the opening goal of the game.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Summary
Benfica began the second half dominating possession just like the first half. On 55 minutes, Benfica lost possession of the ball in the middle of the pitch. Carlos Alberto picked up the ball and threaded the ball to an unmarked Ricardo Quaresma on the left wing who beat Benfica defender Argel and then fired the ball past Quim to give Porto the lead. Despite Porto's lead, Benfica began to create more chances and squandered several chances from set pieces from Luisão and Tomo Šokota. As the game drew to a close, Porto began to get more men behind the ball to protect their lead. Their strategy would pay off as Porto would hold out for the win and consequently capture their 14th Supertaça.


2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season
The 2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season was Suwon Samsung Bluewings's ninth season in the K-League in Republic of Korea. Suwon Samsung Bluewings is competing in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup.


2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen 2004 was the forty-ninth season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started on 28 March 2004 and concluded on 6 November 2004 with the Final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality in Stockholms län. Djurgårdens IF won the final 3–1 against IFK Göteborg.


2004 Svenska Cupen, First round
There were 34 matches played between 28 March and 12 April 2004. There were 68 teams in the first round from Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, but also including a few teams from Division 4 and Division 5.


2004 Svenska Cupen, Second round
In this round the 34 winning teams from the previous round were joined by 30 teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan. The 32 matches were played between 27 April and 6 May 2004.


2004 Svenska Cupen, Third round
The 16 matches in this round were played between 19 May and 23 June 2004.


2004 Svenska Cupen, Fourth round
The 8 matches in this round were played between 17 June and 6 July 2004.


2004 Svenska Cupen, Quarter-finals
The 4 matches in this round were played between 29 July and 14 October 2004.


2004 Svenska Cupen, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 20 October and 21 October 2004.


2004 Svenska Cupen, Final
The final was played on 6 November 2004 at the Råsunda Stadium.


2004 Swale Borough Council election
The 2004 Swale Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining two seats, but also losing one seat to Labour. The Conservatives gains came in Abbey, which they took from Labour, and in Iwade & Lower Halstow from the Liberal Democrats, while the Conservative group leader Andrew Bowles was one of the councillors who retained their seats. However the Labour mayoress of Swale, Jackie Constable, won in Queenborough & Halfway to take the seat from the Conservatives.


2004 Swedish Football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 2004 season.


2004 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2004 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden and Denmark.


2004 Swedish Golf Tour
The tournaments also featured on the 2004 Nordic Golf League (NGL) or the 2004 Challenge Tour (CHA).


2004 Swedish Golf Tour
The tour crowned a Peak Performance Player of the Month, and players competed for the Mercedes-Benz Birdie Prize.


2004 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 14 events played between May and September.


2004 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The 2004 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.


2004 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
Linda Wessberg and Maria Bodén both won two events and Emelie Svenningsson won the Order of Merit.


2004 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule
The season consisted of 12 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Finland.


2004 Swedish Open
The 2004 Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the Swedish Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the Båstad tennisstadion in Båstad, Sweden, from 5 July through 11 July 2004. Eighth-seeded Mariano Zabaleta won the singles title.


2004 Swedish Open, Finals, Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Jonas Björkman defeated  Simon Aspelin /  Todd Perry, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)


2004 Swedish Open – Doubles
Simon Aspelin and Massimo Bertolini were the defending champions and competed with different partners this year, but were both eliminated by Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman. Aspelin (teaming up with Todd Perry) lost in the final, while Bertolini (teaming up with Robbie Koenig) was eliminated at the quarterfinals.


2004 Swedish Open – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman won the title by defeating Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2004 Swedish Open – Singles
Mariano Zabaleta was the defending champion, and defended his title defeating Gastón Gaudio 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2004 Swedish Rally
The 2004 Swedish Rally (formally the 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 February and 8 February 2004, and was based in Hagfors, Sweden. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.


2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 9th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. In total nine racing weekends at five different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making an eighteen-round competition in total.


2004 Swedish football Division 2
The following are the statistics of the Swedish football Division 2 for the 2004 season.


2004 Swindon Borough Council election
The 2004 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2004 Swiss Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Swiss Figure Skating Championships (officially named German: Schweizermeisterschaften Elite Kunstlaufen und Eistanzen and French: Championnats Suisses Elite Patinage Artistique et Danse sur Glace) were held in Neuchâtel from December 18 through 20th, 2003. Medals were awarded in two disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2004 Swiss Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Men
Michael Ganser of Germany was a guest competitor who finished 5th.


2004 Swiss Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Ladies
Kristin Wieczorek of Germany and Anne-Sophie Pichon of France were guest competitors who finished 3rd and 6th respectively.


2004 Swiss referendums
Thirteen referendums were held in Switzerland during 2004. The first three were held on 8 February on a counter proposal to the popular initiative "for safe and efficient motorways" (rejected), an amendment to the Obligations (tenancy) law (rejected) and a popular initiative "life-long custody for non-curable, extremely dangerous sexual and violent criminals" (approved).


2004 Swiss referendums
The second set of three was held on 16 May on a revision of the federal law on Aged and Bereaved insurance, a federal resolution on financing the Aged and Bereaved insurance, and a federal law that would affect taxation for married couples, families, private housing and stamp duty, all of which were rejected.


2004 Swiss referendums
The next four were held on 26 September on a federal resolution on naturalisation (rejected), a federal resolution on third-generation foreigners getting Swiss citizenship (rejected), a popular initiative "postal services for all" (rejected) and a federal law on compensating members of the armed forces for loss of earnings (approved). The final set of referendums was held on 28 November on a federal resolution on rebalancing the financial duties of the Federation and the Cantons, a federal resolution on the constitutional reordering of the budget and a federal law on stem cell research, all of which were approved.


2004 Swisscom Challenge
The 2004 Swisscom Challenge, also known as the Zurich Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that was part of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 17 October until 24 October 2004. Unseeded Alicia Molik won the singles title and earned $189,000 first-prize money.


2004 Swisscom Challenge, Finals, Doubles
Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–4


2004 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Clijsters was injured on her left wrist, while Sugiyama decided to focus on the singles tournament.


2004 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs won the title by defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2004 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2004 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
Alicia Molik won the title by defeating Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2004 Swisscom Challenge – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2004 Sydney Roosters season
The 2004 Sydney Roosters season was the 97th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 1st, taking out the minor premiership before going on to reach the grand final which they lost to the Bulldogs.


2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 60th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.


2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2004 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at Noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2004), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.


2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2004 fleet comprised 116 starters of which 59 completed the race and 57 yachts retired.


2004 Sylvania 300
The 2004 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on September 19, 2004 at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested at 300 laps on the1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race.


2004 Sylvania 300, Background
New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.


2004 Sylvania 300, Summary
The 2004 Sylvania 300 was the first time drivers raced in the Chase for the Nextel Cup format. Rain cancelled qualifying, prompting the grid to be set from owner's points. Jeff Gordon led them down to the green flag. Afterward, Greg Biffle got in the back of Robby Gordon sending Gordon spinning. Later in the race Robby Gordon spun Biffle collecting Chase contenders Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield. Robby Gordon was penalized two laps for aggressive driving. Kurt Busch won the race to start his run toward his first Nextel Cup Series championship.


2004 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2004 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.


2004 Syracuse Orange football team
This was the first season in which Syracuse used the nickname of Orange. Previously, Syracuse had respectively used "Orangemen" for men's sports, including football, and "Orangewomen" for women's sports.


2004 Syracuse Orange football team
In 2015, Syracuse vacated the six wins from this season among others from the 2005 and 2006 seasons following an eight-year NCAA investigation, as the NCAA found that some football players who committed academic fraud participated in the wins.


2004 São Paulo FC season
The 2004 season was São Paulo's 75th season since club's existence. São Paulo played Campeonato Paulista, State of São Paulo league, being defeated in a single match quarterfinal by São Caetano, 0–2, at home field due advantage points in first phase. After 10 years the club return to play the continental tournament, Copa Libertadores, that were champions in 1992, 1993 and runners-up in 1994 the last participation before 2004, reached this time the semifinals where they lost to Once Caldas in away game for 1–2 after a 0–0 in Morumbi.


2004 São Paulo FC season
In Campeonato Brasileiro ending the 46 rounds with a third position, but the featured unpleasant happened in 38th match against São Caetano on 27 October when the defender of adversary Serginho fell in the field near the small area of São Caetano's defence suffering a fatal cardiac arrest at 60 minutes. With announcement of his death the match was finished and the remainder was played on 3 November. In Copa Sudamericana Tricolor was eliminated by rival Santos in second stage.


2004 São Paulo FC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 São Paulo mayoral election
The 2004 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 3 October and the second round taking place on 31 October 2004. Voters voted to elect the Mayor, the Vice Mayor and 55 City Councillors for the administration of the city.


2004 São Paulo mayoral election
The result was a 2nd round victory for José Serra, of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), winning 3,330,179 votes and a share of 54,86% of the popular vote, defeating incumbent mayor Marta Suplicy of the Workers' Party (PT), who took 2,740,152 votes and a share of 45,14% of the popular vote.


2004 TAC Cup season
The 2004 TAC Cup season was the 13th season of the TAC Cup competition. Calder Cannons have won their third premiership title after defeating the Eastern Ranges in the grand final by 70 points.


2004 TC 2000 Championship
The 2004 TC 2000 Championship was the 26th Turismo Competicion 2000 season.


2004 TC 2000 Championship, Final standings
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2004 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2004 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with a 5–6 (3–5 C-USA) record.


2004 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. This was TCU's final year Conference USA before moving to the Mountain West Conference (MWC).


2004 TG10
2004 TG10, is an eccentric asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. First observed by the Spacewatch survey on 8 October 2004, it may be a fragment of Comet Encke and is the source of the Northern Taurids meteor shower seen annually in November and the June Beta Taurids. The asteroid may be larger than one kilometer in diameter.


2004 TG10, Orbit
2004 TG10 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.3–4.2 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,220 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.86 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.


2004 TG10, Orbit
It has a Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0225 AU (3,370,000 km), which corresponds to 8.8 lunar distances.


2004 TG10, Physical characteristics
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid measures 1.316 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an exceptionally low albedo of 0.018, while Porubcan estimates an diameter of 350 to 780 meters, based on an albedo of 0.25 to 0.05, which typically covers most S-type and C-type asteroids.


2004 TN1
2004 TN1 is a sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object of the Apollo group, approximately 180 meters (600 ft) in diameter. It was first observed by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking at Palomar Observatory on 5 October 2004. The asteroid has a notably low sub-lunar Earth-MOID of 0.38 LD. As of 2019, it has only been observed in Fall 2004.


2004 TN1, Orbit and classification
2004 TN1 is a member of the Apollo group of asteroids, which are Earth-crossing asteroids. They are the largest group of near-Earth objects with approximately 10 thousand known members. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.8–4.7 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,664 days; semi-major axis of 2.75 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.70 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic. Due to its highly eccentric orbit it also crosses the orbit of Mars at 1.66 AU. The body's observation arc begins with its first observation at Palomar on 5 October 2004.


2004 TN1, Orbit and classification
However, its orbit is poorly determined, with observations taken over a few weeks in 2004, yielding an orbital certainty of 5 and 6, respectively, with 0 being a well-determined orbit and 9 being an extremely poorly determined orbit. More observations are needed to improve the precision of the asteroid's orbital parameters to determine its potentially hazard it may pose to Earth in the distant future.


2004 TN1, Orbit and classification, Close approaches
The asteroid has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.00100677 AU (151,000 km; 93,600 mi), which corresponds to 0.38 lunar distances and makes it a potentially hazardous asteroid due to its sufficiently large size. On 24 November 2004, it passed Earth at a nominal distance of 0.0935379 AU (14,000,000 km; 8,690,000 mi). It has the fourth smallest geocentric Minimum Orbital Intersection Distance of any asteroid, after 2008 TC3 which exploded in Earth's atmosphere in 2008, 1994 GV, and 2014 AA which also impacted the Earth in 2014. The asteroid, however, will not make any significant close approaches to Earth in at least the next century, as it is expected to pass close to Earth again on 8 October 2114.


2004 TN1, Numbering and naming
This minor planet has neither been numbered nor named by the Minor Planet Center, which requires repeated observations on more than one opposition.


2004 TN1, Physical characteristics
2004 TN1 has an unknown spectral type and could be of siliceous (S-type) or carbonaceous (C-type) composition with high or low albedo, respectively.


2004 TN1, Physical characteristics, Rotation period
As of 2019, no rotational lightcurve of this asteroid has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2004 TN1, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
Based on an magnitude-to-diameter conversion and a measured absolute magnitude of 21.8, 2004 TN1 measures between 130 and 240 meters in diameter for an assumed geometric albedo of 0.20 (siliceous) and 0.057 (carbonaceous), respectively. A theoretical impact into porous rock at 45°, assuming the asteroid to have a density of 2 g/cm3, would yield a crater between 1.7 and 3.2 kilometers wide, slightly larger than Meteor Crater in Arizona.


2004 TNA America's X Cup Tournament
The TNA 2004 America's X Cup Tournament was a tournament that was hosted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was the forerunner to the TNA 2004 World X Cup Tournament. America's X Cup Tournament consisted of four Teams: Team USA (representing the National Wrestling Alliance/Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), Team Canada, Team Mexico (representing AAA), and Team Britain.


2004 TNA America's X Cup Tournament, History
Throughout America's X Cup Tournament, AAA's Team Mexico was extremely successful and dominant. They defeated Team USA, Team UK, and Team Canada. At the end of the tournament, Team AAA was victorious, upsetting the American Team and winning the trophy that Team USA was to defend. After America's X Cup Tournament ended, the World X Cup immediately followed. The World X Cup saw Team USA make a strong comeback. The World X Cup eventually culminated in an Ultimate X match which featured Team USA's Chris Sabin, Team Canada's Petey Williams, and Team Mexico's Hector Garza. Sabin won both the match and the tournament for Team USA.


2004 TNA America's X Cup Tournament, Americas X Cup I
America's X Cup I took place on February 11, 2004. The tournament featured Team AAA and Team NWA facing off in the first ever tournament. The teams were captained by Juventud Guerrera representing Team AAA and Jerry Lynn representing Team NWA.


2004 TNA World X Cup Tournament
The TNA 2004 World X Cup Tournament was an X Division tournament that was hosted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was the successor to America's X Cup Tournament.


2004 TNA World X Cup Tournament, History
America's X Cup Tournament was used somewhat as a preview for the World X Cup Tournament. America's X Cup featured four Teams: Team USA (representing the National Wrestling Alliance/Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), Team Canada, Team Mexico (representing AAA), and Team Britain. The concept of America's X Cup was that it was to be defended by Team USA against challengers from around the world. In an upsetting turn of events for Team USA, Team Mexico virtually dominated the international competition and ended up being the eventual winners of America's X Cup.


2004 TNA World X Cup Tournament, World X Cup Events
The World X Cup Tournament began almost immediately after Team AAA was decisively victorious in America's X Cup Tournament. Team Britain departed from TNA after America's X Cup ended, and Team Japan was brought in to fill the gap. Several Team changes were also made during the World X Cup. Team Mexico's Captain, Juventud Guerrera, was released from TNA after an in-ring accident involving Team USA's Captain, Jerry Lynn. Hector Garza took Guerrera's place as the Team Captain during the end of America's X Cup and the entire duration of the World X Cup.


2004 TNA World X Cup Tournament, World X Cup Events
Despite a strong showing from Team Mexico during America's X Cup events, Team USA enjoyed the majority of the success during the World X Cup. Team Japan was eventually eliminated from the tournament and it came down to the United States vs. Canada vs. Mexico in an Ultimate X match. Representing Team Canada was "The Canadian Destroyer" Captain Petey Williams. Representing Team Mexico was Captain Hector Garza. Despite the fact that both Canada and Mexico used their Team Captains for the Ultimate X match, Team USA was represented by Captain Jerry Lynn's hand-picked selection, Chris Sabin. This proved to be a wise decision for Team USA, as Sabin was able to defeat Williams and Garza and win the World X Cup Tournament for Team USA and the NWA/TNA.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum
A nationwide consultative referendum (全國性公民投票) was held in Taiwan on 20 March 2004 to coincide with the 2004 presidential election. Voters were asked two questions regarding the relationship between Taiwan (ROC) and China (PRC), and how Taiwan should relate to China. The initiation of this referendum by President Chen Shui-bian came under intense criticism from China because it was seen as an exercise for an eventual vote on Taiwanese independence. The Pan-Blue Coalition urged a boycott, citing that the referendum was illegal and unnecessary.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum
Over 90% of voters approved the two questions, but the results were invalid due to insufficient voter turnout, which was below 50%.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Background
On 29 November 2003, President Chen Shui-bian announced that given that the PRC had missiles aimed at Taiwan, he had the power under the defensive referendum clause to order a referendum on sovereignty, although he did not do so under pressure by USA. This statement was very strongly criticized both by Beijing and by the Pan-Blue Coalition. But instead, he proposed a referendum to ask the PRC to remove the hundreds of missiles it has aimed at Taiwan.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Background
In a televised address made on 16 January 2004, President Chen reiterated his "Four Noes and One Without" pledge, justified the "peace referendum," and announced its questions.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Background
The vetting of the referendum bill appeared to alarm Beijing which issued more sharp threats of a strong reaction if a referendum bill passed which would allow a vote on sovereignty issues such as the territory and flag of the ROC. The final bill that was passed by the Legislative Yuan on 27 November 2003 did not contain restrictions on the content of any referendums, but did include very high hurdles for referendums on constitutional issues. These hurdles were largely put in place by the Pan-Blue Coalition majority in the legislature. The bill also contained a provision for a defensive referendum to be called if the sovereignty of the ROC was under threat. In response to the referendum passage, Beijing issued vague statements of unease.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Questions, Proposal 1
The People of Taiwan demand that the Taiwan Strait issue be resolved through peaceful means. Should the Communist Party of China refuse to withdraw the missiles it has targeted at Taiwan and to openly renounce the use of force against us, would you agree that the Government should acquire more advanced anti-missile weapons to strengthen Taiwan's self-defense capabilities? (「台灣人民堅持台海問題應該和平解決。如果中共不撤除瞄準台灣的飛彈、不放棄對台灣使用武力，您是否贊成政府增加購置反飛彈裝備，以強化台灣自我防衛能力？」)


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Questions, Proposal 2
Would you agree that our Government should engage in negotiation with the Communist Party of China on the establishment of a "peace and stability" framework for cross-strait interactions in order to build consensus and for the welfare of the peoples on both sides? (「您是否同意政府與中共展開協商，推動建立兩岸和平穩定的互動架構，以謀求兩岸的共識與人民的福祉？」)


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Campaign
A series of ten debates were held over five days (Wednesdays and Sundays) on the referendum (first pair on first question; second on second; pro-government listed before con-)


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Campaign
The "no" campaign was not argued by active political figures in the Pan-Blue Coalition, and the CEC at first found it difficult to find people to take the "no" position. The Pan-Blue Coalition made it clear that it was in favour of the proposals, but believed that the referendum process itself was illegal and a prelude to more controversial action. As a consequence, the Pan-Blue Coalition asked its supporters not to vote at all in the referendum, with the intention of having the number of valid votes fall below the 50% voter threshold necessary to have a valid referendum.


2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum, Campaign
Because of this strategy, a major controversy was the format of the referendum, specifically as to whether the referendum questions would be on the same ballots as the Presidency. After much debate, the CEC decided that there would be a U-shaped queue in which people would first cast a ballot for President and then cast a separate ballot for each of the two questions. Voters who chose not to cast a referendum ballot could exit the line at the base of the U. Near the end of the campaign, the CEC issued a number of conflicting and constantly changing directives as to what would constitute a valid ballot.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election
The 2004 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 11 December 2004. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by single non-transferable vote, 41 elected through party-list Proportional representation, eight elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected by popular vote among the aboriginal populations. Members served three-year terms beginning on 1 February 2005, and ending 31 January 2008. The next term served four years.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election
This was the first election following Pan-Blue coalition candidate Lien Chen's narrow defeat in the presidential election in March. With the results of the presidential election still contested, many saw the legislative election as a referendum on Chen Shui-bian's Government and on the Pan-Blue Coalition's electoral viability. With the failure of the Pan-Green Coalition to win a majority, President Chen Shui-bian found it difficult, as in the past, to enact his policies.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
In the 5th Legislative Yuan (2002–2005), the opposition pan-blue coalition held a narrow majority, resulting in much of government-sponsored bills being deadlocked or heavily amended. The pan-blue coalition strongly argued that having a majority pan-green legislature would lead to a "super-president" while the pan-green coalition stated that a majority pan-green legislature was necessary to prevent deadlock and chaos and to finally eliminate the vestiges of the KMT's previous authoritarian government on Taiwan.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
A major issue of the election was whether to amend or replace the Constitution of the Republic of China. In his second inaugural address in May 2004, President Chen Shui-bian proposed to hold a referendum in 2006 on an entirely new constitution to be adopted in 2008. The Pan-Green Coalition argued that the current constitution, drafted by the Kuomintang in mainland China in 1947, is outdated and unfit for Taiwan as it was originally designed for all of China.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
Though President Chen promised not to change the sovereignty status of the Republic of China (which still officially claims all of mainland China and Mongolia), the symbols of the Republic of China, or to declare an independent Taiwan, this proposal drew intense criticism from the People's Republic of China, which saw a new Constitution as a means to further the separation of Taiwan from the mainland. In Taiwan there is a general consensus across party lines that the Constitution needs reworking, but disagreement on the degree and type of reform.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
The Pan-Blue Coalition opposes enacting a new constitution, seeing the act as unnecessary, but supports amending it. In the summer of 2004, the legislature overwhelmingly passed a series of proposed constitutional amendments to halve the size of the legislature and abolish the National Assembly, among other measures. These measures will have to be approved by the National Assembly (elected ad hoc from the results of the 2004 election).


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
In addition, other issues were Chen's accusations of a soft coup after his March 2004 victory, as well as legal efforts (which most consider unlikely to succeed) by the leaders of the pan-blue coalition to overturn the results of the March presidential election. In a related issue, there were concerns that the 3-19 shooting incident was staged; an investigatory committee established by the legislature (only by overriding a cabinet veto) was criticized by the pan-green coalition, which refused to appoint any of its members to the committee as mandated by law.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
Another initiative that was discussed was a US$18 billion arms deal with the United States. President Chen regarded the arms deal as necessary for the defense of Taiwan against China, but the Pan-Blue Coalition has blocked the deal from passing the legislature, arguing the money should be spent on other measures.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
President Chen also complained that the party emblem of the KMT is too similar to the national emblem of the Republic of China, and if the KMT does not change its emblem, a newly elected pan-green legislature will force it. (In response, the KMT noted that its emblem has existed before the ROC and challenged the government to change the national emblem instead.) Chen announced on December 5 that state-owned enterprises and foreign offices bearing the name "China", such as the Chinese Petroleum Corporation, would be renamed to bear the name "Taiwan".


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
The U.S. government objected to this proposal, saying it would "unilaterally change Taiwan's status", but the DPP argued it is meant to avoid confusion and was not politically motivated. Chen reacted to the American concerns by blasting the United States. This appeared to cause a great deal of consternation among American officials with one analyst stating bluntly that President George W. Bush was "more than a little irritated" by Chen.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign issues
During the campaign, the KMT had been laying off workers and shedding millions of dollars' worth of assets it accumulated when it monopolized power. Analysts say the downsizing was prompted by fear that a DPP-controlled legislature might call for new investigations of the party's finances.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign tactics
The legislative elections were the last in Taiwan using the single non-transferable vote, as a constitutional amendment was passed in 2005 to convert the election format in the next legislative elections. The new electoral system supported by KMT and DPP, created interesting strategies such as vote allocation, as parties did not want to nominate too many candidates for a district, out of fear that it would divide party votes among too many candidates. In addition, the voting method resulted in complex negotiations between parties with similar ideological beliefs. The need to allocate votes resulted in a system in which political parties took out newspaper ads telling supporters how to vote based on their birthday.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign tactics
The leaders of the KMT, PFP, and New Party, which all share similar political views, expressed concern over overcrowding. In 2001 elections, the DPP won 40% of the seats even though they only polled 36% of the vote, due in large part to the inability of the KMT, PFP, and New Party to coordinate their electoral strategies. To maintain its majority of the Pan-Blue Coalition, Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan and People First Party Chairman James Soong proposed in May 2004 to merge their parties.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign tactics
In the election, the New Party ran seven of its eight candidates (the minimum number required to form a legislative caucus) under the KMT banner to avoid splitting the vote though their campaigns were funded and organized by the New Party. However, one candidate—Wu Cheng-tien of Kinmen, whose strongly Chinese reunification-supporting district was considered safe—ran and won as a New Party candidate to signify the party's continued existence.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign tactics
Similarly, negotiations between TSU "Spiritual Leader" Lee Teng-hui and Chen Shui-bian occurred, presumably over calls for the TSU and DPP avoid splitting up their votes but not much occurred towards this result.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign tactics
However, the dynamics of the election have permitted intra-coalition competition, either from candidates not wanting to be "sacrificed" to more popular candidates in another party or from party leaders seeking to increase their proportional representation. For example, the Lee Teng-hui criticized President Chen Shui-bian for equating the "Republic of China" with "Taiwan" saying "If we continue to use the "Republic of China" as the nation's title, China may view our nation (as a rebellion group)...Taiwan itself is a nation" while campaigning for a TSU candidate in danger of losing the race to five other DPP candidates.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Campaign tactics
Faced with defections by independence supporters to the TSU accusing the DPP as being too moderate (President Chen's senior adviser for international affairs, Lai Shin-yuan, resigned from the administration and won a seat as a TSU candidate), President Chen seemed to be moving his party's campaign towards stronger support for Taiwan independence, calling for the renaming of state-owned enterprises. This strategy seemed to have worked in preventing defections to the TSU—the TSU, predicted to increase its presence to as many as 20 seats instead lost its membership by one seat. However, this might have alienated the center of the electorate and contributed to Pan-Green's overall defeat.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Results
The pro Republic of China conservative Pan-Blue Coalition (consisting of the Kuomintang, People First Party, and New Party) retained its majority in the legislature, winning 114 seats, compared to 101 seats won by the Taiwan independence-leaning Pan-Green Coalition (consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party and Taiwan Solidarity Union). The remaining ten seats went to independents and other groups.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Results
A significant result was that voter participation was only 59% and was markedly lower than in previous elections (80% in the previous presidential election). Many commentators were concerned about this as it seemed to reflect public disillusionment with the tone of politics on Taiwan. The election also appeared to call into question the accuracy of public opinion polls, most of which failed to project a pan-blue victory just as they failed to predict the election of Chen Shui-bian. The DPP itself predicted that the pan-green coalition would capture 113 seats, and the TSU predicted that it would win at least 25 seats. On the other hand, the KMT underestimated itself by predicting that the pan-blue coalition altogether would win 109 seats.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Results
Among the notable candidates elected, independent candidate Li Ao won a legislative seat, whereas former DPP chairmen turned pan-blue supporter Shi Ming-teh and Hsu Hsing-liang failed to get elected in their seats. Also of interest is a non-party legislator from Yunlin County who was the sister of a former county magistrate who was captured by the police the day before the election on corruption charges.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Results
In their post-election speeches, all of the party spokesman called for moderation as well as unity and cooperation between the parties. Significantly, the pan-blue coalition consistently referred to the country  by its legal name of the Republic of China whereas pan-green referred to the country with the term Taiwan.


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Analysis
Although the party strengths were similar to the election of the 2001 ROC legislative election, but the results were widely seen as a major defeat for President Chen Shui-bian, who had campaigned hoping for an absolute majority for the pan green coalition. Reasons for the result included:


2004 Taiwanese legislative election, Analysis
Although the pan-green coalition improved both their seat totals and their vote percentage over the last election, the legislative elections were widely interpreted as a major defeat for the pan-green coalition, given their goal of gaining a majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan. In the aftermath of the election, Chen Shui-bian resigned as chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party and was replaced by Su Tseng-Chang.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election
The 2004 President and Vice President election was held on 20 March 2004. A consultative referendum took place on the same day regarding relations with the People's Republic of China.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election
President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party were narrowly re-elected by a narrow margin of 0.22% of valid votes over a combined opposition ticket of Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan and People First Party Chairman James Soong. Lien and Soong refused to concede and unsuccessfully challenged the results.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Formation of the tickets, Democratic Progressive Party
In the months leading up to December 2003, there was speculation as to whether President Chen would choose Vice President Annette Lu as his running mate. Polls had consistently showed that Chen would do better with another candidate such as Taipei county administrator Su Tseng-chang or Kaohsiung mayor Frank Hsieh and many of the DPP's most popular lawmakers had petitioned Chen to seriously consider another candidate. After several weeks of very public infighting between various factions of the DPP, Chen formally nominated Lu as his running mate on December 11. They were backed by the Pan-Green Coalition.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Formation of the tickets, Democratic Progressive Party
The existence of only two tickets on the ballot led to several protest movements against both coalitions - most notably the Alliance of One Million Invalid Ballots - asking people to disqualify their ballots on purpose. This was partly responsible for the high number of invalid votes compared to the 2000 election.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Formation of the tickets, Kuomintang and People First Party
In February 2003, the KMT and PFP agreed to run a combined ticket representing the entire Pan-Blue Coalition with Lien Chan for president and James Soong for vice president. The campaign emblem for the Lien-Soong campaign was a two-seat bicycle with a blue figure in the first seat and an orange figure in the second. There were initial doubts to this pairing since it was believed that the two men personally disliked each other - during the 2000 campaigns, Lien accused Soong of positioning his family graves to interfere with Lien's Feng Shui forcing Lien to reposition his graves.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Formation of the tickets, Kuomintang and People First Party
Additionally, it was thought to be difficult for the two men to agree upon who would run for president and who would run for vice president. Though Soong polled ahead of Lien in 2000 and was thought to be much more charismatic than Lien, he ended up running for vice president. The PFP's poor showing in the 2001 legislative election may have played a role. Initially, it was believed that the Lien-Soong ticket would be a sure win, given that both men garnered a combined 59.9% of the vote in 2000.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Issues
Although the political spectrum on Taiwan is defined in terms of Taiwan independence versus Chinese reunification, both campaigns took moderate positions on this issue. Members of the electorate who were influenced greatly by either independence or unification were iron votes for the  Pan-Green or Pan-Blue coalitions respectively, so the goal of both campaigns was to capture the moderate middle.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Issues
The theme of the Pan-Green Coalition was to portray themselves as Taiwanese nationalists and reformers and the opposition as corrupt and lacking in loyalty to Taiwan. The theme of the Pan-Blue Coalition was to question Chen's competence and also to focus in on issues which interested specific interest groups. The Pan-Blue Coalition staunchly defended the existence of the Republic of China and also rejected reunification under one country, two systems. They also abandoned the Under the Roof of One China policy.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Issues
The main issues in the campaign were relations with the People's Republic of China, political reform, and the economy. In addition, although they tend not be noticed by the international press, local issues were important in the campaign, particularly because these issues influence undecided voters. These issues varied from county to county but included funding for irrigation projects, the location of expressways, and location of local administrative boundaries.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Issues
As the election approached, the tone of campaigning became increasingly negative, with charges of tax evasion, draft dodging, illegal financial transactions, and domestic violence on the part of Lien Chan. Most observers attributed the negative nature of the campaign to the fact that each campaign had moderated their positions on the issues to be similar to each other, leaving nothing other than personal attacks to attract the few uncommitted voters in the race.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Demographic trends and public opinion
On the day of the election, each member of the electorate (most adult citizens aged 20 and upwards) stamped one from the two choices of president/vice-president tickets on the ballot. Since Taiwan does not provide absentee ballots, large numbers of Taiwanese expatriates living in North America and Mainland China returned to Taiwan to vote. Typical estimates indicate that about 20,000 people travelled from North America and between 100,000 and 150,000 people travelled from Mainland China. Most analysts believe that the voters from North America would be split evenly between the two candidates, but that those from Mainland China voted overwhelmingly for Pan-Blue.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Demographic trends and public opinion
Polls indicated that Taiwan is split with about one-third identifying themselves as Pan-Blue, one-third identifying themselves as Pan-Green, and one-third as centrist. They also show very little cross-party voting with over 90% of people who identify with one party group stating that they will vote for the party.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Demographic trends and public opinion
Pan-Blue tends to do well among Mainlanders, Taiwanese aborigines, and Hakka. They also have the support of people from age 30-50, among the very rich, and very poor, and among people from northern and eastern Taiwan. Pan-Green does well among people 20-30 and people from 50-60, among people with formal education like doctors, and among people from southern Taiwan.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Demographic trends and public opinion
The margin in favor of Pan-Blue narrowed significantly after the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally, with some polls showing Pan-Green in the lead. Taiwanese law forbids publishing any poll results, either current or historical, less than ten days before the election.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Platforms and strategies
The DPP attempted to portray the Lien-Soong ticket as one which would sell out Taiwan to the PRC, and emphasized constitutional reform, proposing a new constitution, and a "peace referendum". This has led to fears that Chen intends to use a new constitution and a referendum to declare Taiwan independence. Worries about this have caused the United States at several points to ask for, and receive assurances that Chen has not abandoned the Four Noes and One Without policy.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Platforms and strategies
The Lien-Soong ticket attempted to portray Chen as someone who let politics get in the way of improving the Taiwanese economy. Originally emphasizing Chen's inability to establish the Three Links with Mainland China, the Lien-Soong ticket changed its message, in light of the SARS outbreak in mid-2003, to focus more on what they see as Chen's inability to deal with the recession. Until October 2003, the Lien-Soong strategy appeared to be to avoid doing or saying anything controversial to keep its lead. This strategy was widely seen as counterproductive by the end of October when Pan-Green started to pull ahead.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Platforms and strategies
Chen's rise in the polls in 2003 caused the opposition to change its campaign strategy. To counter Chen's platform for a new constitution by 2008, the opposition campaigned for a major constitutional change by 2004. In addition, the opposition stopped its stalling of a referendum bill.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Platforms and strategies
By the end of November 2003, the Lien-Soong ticket had appeared to recover some of the losses in polls that had occurred in October.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Platforms and strategies
Both groups, in January 2004, seemed not to be focusing on issues of external policies, but instead on issues of personal finances. The Pan-Green Coalition raised the issue of Lien Chan's personal wealth and the properties which they asserted that the Kuomintang had illegally acquired while it was the ruling party. In response, the Pan-Blue Coalition asked why Chen Shui-bian has become much wealthier after assuming the presidency.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Platforms and strategies
In March 2004, as the campaign was winding down, a series of posters comparing incumbent Chen to Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussien, and Osama bin Laden were released.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Reaction from the PRC
Most observers believed that the People's Republic of China (PRC) would have preferred to see Chen Shui-bian replaced by an administration less sympathetic to Taiwan independence and more in favor of Chinese reunification. However, some observers believed that the PRC cared less about who became the President of the ROC, than that this person establish economic linkages which Beijing believes would bind Taiwan irrevocably to the Mainland.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Reaction from the PRC
In contrast to the elections of 1996 and 2000, the PRC was quiet in this election until early November. Most observers believed that this was because the PRC learned that any comments, especially in the form of threats, were likely to be counterproductive. The PRC broke its silence in mid November 2003 and issued several very sharp threats that it would not stand by if Taiwan declared independence. This widely was seen as in response to two factors.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Reaction from the PRC
In early November 2003, Chen Shui-bian took an unofficial trip to the United States in which he was much more publicly seen than before. This trip increased his popularity on Taiwan to the point where most polls indicated that he was even or slightly ahead of Lien. The trip in November 2003, also alarmed the PRC in that it appeared to convince them that the United States would do less to constrain Chen Shui-bian than they had earlier believed.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Reaction from the PRC
In December 2003, after the United States clarified its position on Taiwan stating support for the one China policy and opposition to any referendum that would tend to move Taiwan toward independence, the PRC became relatively quiet and focused its attention on the proposed referendum rather than on the presidential race.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Reaction from the PRC, Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices
In February 2004, former Justice Minister Liao Cheng-hao, attempted to establish four campaign office branches on mainland China with the purpose of convincing Taiwanese businessmen on the mainland to support Pan-Blue. News of this caused an uproar on Taiwan, especially after Liao was photographed with several fugitives from Taiwan. Lien Chan quickly distanced himself from this action, and Liao wrote an essay stating that his activities were not authorized. Shortly thereafter, the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman said, "We did not, do not and will not interfere with elections in Taiwan... We do not care who will be elected. What we care about is the winner's attitude towards cross-Taiwan Strait relations and national reunification," and PRC issued instructions to local officials not to allow Taiwanese businessmen to openly campaign on the mainland.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Reaction from the PRC, Incident of the Pan-Blue campaign offices
At the same time, a number of organizations were operating to help Taiwanese businessmen return to Taiwan in order to vote. Though these organizations were formally politically neutral, most Taiwanese businessmen on the mainland widely favor Pan-Blue.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Election mechanics
The official campaigning period was from 07:00 to 22:00 every day from February 21, 2004 to March 19, 2004, though campaign activities had gone on for over a year. Taiwanese law forbids reports of polls in the last ten days of campaigning and any campaigning on the day of the election. Ballots in Taiwan are counted by hand with results generally available within two hours of the end of the election.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Election mechanics
Because of Pan-Blue's strategy of having people cast no ballot in the referendum, one major controversy was the format of the election, specifically as whether the referendum questions would be on the same or different ballots as the Presidency. After much debate the CEC decided that there would be a U shaped line in which people would first cast a ballot for President and then cast a separate ballot for each of the two questions. Voters who choose not to cast a referendum ballot could exit the line at the base of the U. Near the end of the campaign, the CEC issued a number of conflicting and constantly changing directives as to what would constitute a valid ballot.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Official televised debates of the candidates
Televised debates between the two major candidates were held on February 14 and February 22. The parties were unable to reach agreement on dates for other presidential debates and for vice-presidential debates, though both candidates provided televised statements on February 28.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
The main figures from the Pan-Green Coalition, including Chen Shui-bian and former president Lee Teng-hui, initiated the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally in which more than two million people joined hands from the very north of Taiwan to south to form an unbroken human chain. As an act of defiance against the P.R.China as well as a promotion of Taiwanese national identity, it occurred on February 28 in remembrance of the February 28 Incident.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
This demonstration was inspired by the human chain of two million that was organized in the Baltic states in 1989, where the Soviet Union later invaded to stop the Baltic states from declaring independence. Although billed as non-political, some of the symbolism of the demonstration, particularly the point in the event where participants "turn away from China," veered clearly toward support of Taiwan independence, and hence was not attended by members of the Pan-Blue Coalition.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
In response, the Pan-Blue Coalition planned a series of events they dubbed "Heart Connecting to Hearts." These events included several rallies on 228, a blood drive, and a run in which a torch was passed from person to person through all 369 townships and cities of Taiwan in the course of two weeks. However, these events were unsuccessful at preventing a shift in support to Pan-Green after the 228 demonstration.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
In response to declining polls numbers, the Pan-Blue coalition quickly organized a program of major rallies near the end of the election. Originally, therallies were to protest black gold or political corruption, but the theme of the rallies were changed to"Change the President, save Taiwan." Critics of Pan-Blue argued that this change in theme was because Pan-Blue could not credibly be seen as anti-corruption. Supporters argued that this change was intended to focus the election on Chen's presumed lack of competence as president.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
On March 13, the Pan-Blue Coalition held 24 rallies across Taiwan. The two million people attending beat gongs and made other noise and shouted "Change the President, save Taiwan" at 3:20 PM, in reference to the election date. The theme of the rallies were widely seen as an effort by Pan-Blue to shed the image that they were not really committed to Taiwan and would sell the island out to the PRC.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
Soong led the rally in Taichung and knelt to kiss the ground along with his wife. Ten minutes later, Lien after giving a speech in Taipei which heavily talked about the need to love Taiwan and defend it, unexpectedly lay down prone on the ground kissing it with his wife and KMT Secretary-General Lin Fong-cheng.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Popular mobilization
Because of the poll blackout, there are no published reports which track the effect of 313 on Taiwanese public opinion, although anecdotal reports suggest that Pan-Blue supporters were deeply moved by Lien's actions while Pan-Green supporters saw them as disgusting and hypocritical.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Public endorsements
Buddhist master Wei Chueh endorsed Lien on March 11 and also urged his followers to boycott the referendum. This led to criticism from some other Buddhist leaders that his blunt condemnation of Chen broke the convention that religious figures remain politically neutral. In addition, Wei Chueh's temple was the object of many protests and had to be shut down until after the election.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Public endorsements
Lee Yuan-tseh, widely credited for Chen's upset victory in 2000, issued a written statement on March 17 endorsing the Pan-Green candidates: "Four years ago, I endorsed Chen Shui-bian. Four years has elapsed, and I must admit in terms of the ability to run the country, the DPP has a lot of room to improve. But in terms of ideals and momentum to carry out reforms, the DPP is still the better choice." In response, Lien Chan, when asked about Lee's endorsement, remarked in English, "So what?"


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, The shooting
On March 19, 2004, the last day of the election campaign, President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-President Annette Lu were both shot while campaigning in Tainan. They were traveling in an open convertible jeep in the presidential motorcade. One bullet struck Chen's stomach and was later found in his clothes. It resulted in a flesh wound 8 cm long and 2 cm deep (four inches long, an inch wide, and an inch deep). Another bullet grazed Lu's knee and was found in the jeep. At first both believed that they had been hit by firecrackers, which are commonly used in Taiwanese political activities; the first sign of something more serious was when Chen noticed that he was bleeding from the stomach, and that there was a bullet hole in the window.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, The shooting
Their injuries were not life-threatening, and both Chen and Lu were released from Chi-Mei Hospital on the same day without losing consciousness or having surgery. Nevertheless, the attack provoked shock and unease on Taiwan, where political violence of this kind is unknown in recent times.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, The shooting
Chen released a video in which he urged calm and indicated that neither his health nor the security of Taiwan were under threat. Within hours, police announced they were certain that the crime was not politically motivated, and that mainland China was not involved. On Internet chat rooms and talk radio, some Pan-Blue supporters theorized that the incident was faked in order for Chen to gain sympathy votes. These speculations were, however, considered highly offensive by Pan-Green supporters, and were not condoned by the Pan-Blue leadership until after Chen won the election.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, The shooting
Both Chen and Lien's election campaigns were suspended, but the next day's election was not postponed, as Taiwanese law only allows for suspension of election upon the death of a candidate. Lien Chan and Wang Jyng-ping tried to visit Chen on the night of the incident, but were unable to see the president because he was resting. Chen Shui-bian appeared publicly the next day when he voted.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
After all 13,749 polling places had reported, Lien appeared before his campaign headquarters and demanded a recount calling the vote "unfair". He demanded a full inquiry into the assassination attempt on Chen that had happened the day before, characterizing it as surrounded by "clouds of suspicion," seeming to fuel theories that it had been staged to get Chen re-elected.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
On the next day, the KMT filed several lawsuits in major cities and Lien led 20,000 supporters in a march to the presidential office and staged an all night sit-in. This first set of lawsuits where thrown out because they were filed before a winner had been officially declared. Sit-ins were held in front of courthouses across Taiwan, with some protests becoming violent. The High Court ordered all ballot boxes be sealed, per Lien's demand.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
Protesters continued to camp on Ketagalan Boulevard outside the presidential office, despite Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's calls on Sunday night to have people return to work. On Monday morning, hundreds still remained, with numbers swelling to about 10,000 in the evening. The crowds still remained until one week later, demanding a recount and an international investigation into the apparent assassination attempt.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
On March 23, President Chen issued three directives to quell the contested results:


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
The Legislature Yuan convened on March 26 to discuss the passage of the law, but the measure was not put to a vote. The Pan-Blue coalition demanded a recount by an executive order, bypassing the legislature; Chen claimed he had no such right, and that doing so would amount to declaring martial law.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
Chen's controversial victory was officially confirmed by the Central Election Commission on March 26, 2004. Pan-Blue protesters stormed and hurled eggs at the CEC in response.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
On March 27, 500,000 protesters massed in front of the presidential office (where protesters had remained all week). Lien told the crowd that he had counted more than 1,000 election irregularities (though he was not specific), but urged the crowd to disperse, promising more protests in the future if their demands were not met. Chen agreed to set up an independent task force to investigate the shooting and invited Henry Lee to be its leader.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
At daybreak on March 28, 1000 riot police moved into Ketagelan Boulevard to forcibly remove the last 200 protesters remaining. Another protest was held on the following Saturday, April 3, in which 15,000 people attended. The protest was deemed illegal and violently broken up by police.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
On March 29, Chen and Lu signed letters promising not to contest the newly re-filed Pan-Blue petition for a recount, bypassing a lengthy judicial inquiry. On April 2, the High Court gave both sides five days to agree on a means to conduct the recount. Meanwhile, the Pan-Blue Coalition dropped its demand for another round of voting by disenfranchised members of the military and the police. By April 7, a procedural agreement for the recount still had not been reached and Pan-Blue held another rally the following Saturday, this time more than 100,000 strong. This protest was peaceful for most of the day, but several hundred demonstrators tried to storm the president's office in the evening. Police fired water cannons to push back the protesters.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
A second lawsuit, originally filed on April 5 and refiled on April 7, charged that the Central Election Commission improperly allowed the presidential election to occur concurrently with the referendum and failed to postpone it after the apparent assassination attempt. This lawsuit sought to annul the results of the election. This was rejected by the High Court on November 4, 2004, but the Pan-Blue coalition is appealing to the Supreme Court. The Court also asked Pan-Blue to pay for the cost of the lawsuit.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
A judicial recount under the jurisdiction of a special panel of the High Court began on May 10 and ended on May 18. It was conducted by about 460 teams situated in 21 courthouses across the Taiwan area. Each team comprised seven members - one judge, two members each from the district court and the local government election authorities, and two witnesses each representing the plaintiff (pan-blue alliance) and the defendant (pan-green alliance). Any disputed votes were sent to High Court in Taipei for verification. After the recount, Chen was confirmed the winner of the election by a smaller margin (25,563 from 29,518).


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
The High Court ruled that the election was legitimate in both lawsuits and also eventually turned down the appeals. The judges declared in the 2nd lawsuit that the voter lists did not need to be considered as evidence despite reports that widespread election fraud was found in the voter lists.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Other developments, Subsequent events
In late 2005, the Central Election Commission ruled that video cameras would no longer be allowed in voting stations and also took measures to remove certain practices such as stamping the back of ID's to prevent repeat voting.


2004 Taiwanese presidential election, Results, Results by County and City
The leading candidate in each municipality is marked in red.


2004 Tajik League
Tajik League is the top division of the Tajikistan Football Federation, it was created in 1992. These are the statistics of the Tajik League in the 2004 season.


2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Tameside Council were held on 10 June 2004.


2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections.


2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Results, Stalybridge North ward
Councillor Frank Robinson died in 2006. The seat was retained for Labour by George Roberts in a by-election on 29 June 2006.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League, the 7th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium, and the 3rd under head coach Jon Gruden.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
This season began with the team trying to improve on their 7–9 record in 2003, but they fell even further to a 5-11 record and missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Brian Griese set a number of franchise records for passing. Michael Clayton set a rookie record for receiving.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The Bucs acquired Hall of Fame wide receiver Tim Brown, who was well known for his tenure with the Raiders. After his only season in Tampa Bay, Brown decided to hang it up after 17 seasons. They also acquired former Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Joey Galloway in a trade for Keyshawn Johnson.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Summary, Offseason
Before the 2004 training camp, personnel issues and the salary cap became primary concerns. Gruden successfully lobbied the Glazers to hire his former general manager from Oakland, Bruce Allen. After Allen's arrival in the Buccaneers' front office, the team announced that it would not re-sign two of their notable defensive players (John Lynch and Warren Sapp). Both of their contracts were expiring, and younger players would fill their positions. Lynch was released after medical exams indicated ongoing injury problems.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Summary, Offseason
Many Buccaneers fans were stunned by the move, as Lynch was a very popular player whose aggressive, intelligent play earned him several Pro Bowl appearances. He was also well regarded for his philanthropic work in the Tampa-area. Lynch was quickly signed by the Denver Broncos, where he had consecutive injury-free Pro Bowl seasons. Sapp signed with the Oakland Raiders, where he played in a limited role in 2004, and sat out much of the 2005 season with injuries but returned to form in 2006. Since wide receiver Keenan McCardell refused to play until he was given a better contract or traded, he was sent to the San Diego Chargers for draft compensation.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Summary, Offseason
Tampa Bay's free agent signings in 2004 included a number of expensive and aging players meant to jumpstart Gruden's offense. These players included tackle Todd Steussie, running back Charlie Garner and tackle Derrick Deese. The 32-year-old Charlie Garner signed a reported $20-million contract with a $4-million signing bonus but only played 3 games before going on IR, he would never play again. Todd Steussie was often injured while Derrick Deese only played for the team for one year before retiring.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Summary, Preseason
In August, Hurricane Charley brought training camp to a screeching halt. The Buccaneers' first preseason game was also postponed (from Saturday to Monday) due to the storm. After returning to Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, it was determined that the soaked fields and disrupted schedule was too much to overcome. The team broke camp over a week early, and returned to Tampa. A "rump" week of camp took place at the team facilities, and at the same time, some players and team officials tended to damaged homes in the wake of the storm.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Summary, Regular season
The distracted Buccaneers began the 2004 season with a 1–5 record, their worst start since 1996. The fading accuracy of kicker Martin Gramatica did not help matters and he was cut after week 12, as the team lost many close games en route to a 5–11 record. The Buccaneers became the first NFL team to follow up a Super Bowl championship with back-to-back losing seasons. The lone highlights of 2004 were the high-quality play of rookie wide receiver Michael Clayton and the return of Doug Williams, who joined the Bucs front office as a personnel executive.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Summary, Regular season
The Buccaneers finished their year under Jon Gruden with the 22nd ranked offense and the 5th ranked defense.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Washington Redskins
Opening day saw Tampa Bay visit Washington. In the second quarter, Brad Johnson threw deep for an apparent 29-yard touchdown pass to newly acquired wide receiver Joey Galloway. Galloway, was unable to secure the ball, and suffered a groin injury on the play. After a Martin Gramatica field goal, the Buccaneers entered halftime trailing 10–3.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Washington Redskins
Ronde Barber tied the score at 10–10 after he recovered a Mark Brunell fumble 9 yards for a touchdown. After an interception, Washington, managed two field goals in the fourth period, and held on to win 16–10.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2: Seattle Seahawks
Brad Johnson struggled mightily, completing only 4-of-7 for 34 yards and one interception. Jon Gruden pulled Johnson after the first quarter and replaced him with second year player Chris Simms, to the delight of fans.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2: Seattle Seahawks
Simms drove the Buccaneers to the Seattle 1 yard line. Attempting a quarterback sneak on third-and-goal, Simms fumbled the snap. Tampa Bay settled for a field goal and a 10–3 halftime deficit. In the fourth quarter, another field goal narrowed the game to 10–6. With just over two minutes left, Simms drove the Buccaneers to the Seattle 26. The game ended, however, after he was intercepted with 1:11 to go.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2: Seattle Seahawks
Simms debut yielded mixed results; 175 yard passing, but no touchdowns, and two costly turnovers. The Buccaneers started the season 0–2.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
Tampa Bay traveled to Oakland, for a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVII on Sunday Night Football. The game saw the Buccaneers face former player Warren Sapp (who signed with Oakland in the offseason) for the first time. This game was being played while central Florida, including Tampa, was being impacted by Hurricane Jeanne.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
Brad Johnson was back in place at starting quarterback, but his numbers were again mediocre. He threw two interceptions (one was returned for a touchdown). Trailing 30–6, Johnson managed two fourth quarter touchdown passes (Tampa Bay's first offensive touchdowns of the season), but the comeback stalled, and the Buccaneers started the season 0–3.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
Also, Tim Brown, playing his swan song season in Tampa Bay, scored his 100th career touchdown against his old team, the Raiders.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4: Denver Broncos
Tampa Bay's dismal start continued, as they dropped to 0–4 on the season. Brad Johnson connected with Michael Clayton for a 51-yard touchdown in the first half, but three Jason Elam field goals proved to be the winning edge for Denver.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5: at New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay broke a six-game losing streak (dating back to 2003), defeating the Saints 20–17. Slumping Brad Johnson was benched for the season, and Chris Simms started at quarterback. Simms' first NFL start was short-lived, however, as he left the game in the first quarter with a sprained shoulder. Brian Griese took over at quarterback, later connecting on a 45-yard touchdown to Ken Dilger, which proved to be the winning margin.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 6: at St. Louis Rams
Tampa Bay faced St. Louis on Monday Night Football for the fourth time in five seasons. A Michael Pittman fumble was returned 93 yards for a touchdown by Adam Archuleta, and Martin Gramatica missed two field goal attempts, sinking the Buccaneers' chances at victory.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 6: at St. Louis Rams
With a final rating of 7.7, this was the lowest-ever rated MNF game on ABC.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 7: Chicago Bears
Michael Pittman rushed for 109 yards, and Brian Griese threw a touchdown pass as Tampa Bay prevailed over the visiting Chicago Bears.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs
The lone highlight game of Tampa Bay's forgetful 2004 season came against Kansas City in week 9. Brian Griese threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns, while Michael Pittman rushed for 128 yards on the ground.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs
Late in the first quarter, Trent Green connected to Eddie Kennison for a 59-yard gain to the Tampa Bay 11 yard line. Dwight Smith forced a fumble, and Brian Kelly returned the fumble 32 yards for the Buccaneers. The turnover led to a touchdown and a 14–7 lead.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs
Early in the third quarter, Pittman broke away for a 78-yard touchdown run, the longest in Buccaneer history. Tampa Bay took the lead 34–31 after another Pittman score with 12 minutes to go.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs
Jermaine Phillips sealed the game for Tampa Bay, intercepting Green with just under six minutes left. Kansas City had one final chance, but the Buccaneer defense forced a turnover on downs with only 1:15 to go.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons
Michael Vick rushed for 76 yards, and had 176 yard passing, as Tampa Bay fell to division rival Atlanta.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 11: San Francisco 49ers
Tampa Bay crushed the lowly 49ers 35–3. Brian Griese passed for 210 yards and two touchdown passes, and Michael Pittman rushed for 106 yards and two touchdown runs.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 11: San Francisco 49ers
Tampa Bay won their fourth game out of the last six, and improved to 4–6 on the season.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Carolina Panthers
Brian Griese threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns, but mistakes cost the Buccaneers dearly, and they fell to Carolina 21–14.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Carolina Panthers
A Griese interception was returned for a touchdown, and Martin Gramatica's kicking woes continued. He missed two field goal attempts during the game, which brought his season total to 8 misses.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13: Atlanta Falcons
Kicker Martin Gramatica was benched for the season, and journeyman veteran Jay Taylor took his place. Tampa Bay crushed Atlanta 27–0, knocking Michael Vick out of the game for a play, forcing two fumbles, and one interception.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13: Atlanta Falcons
At 5–7, Tampa Bay found themselves only one game out of the NFC wild card hunt.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 14: at San Diego Chargers
Tampa Bay returned to San Diego for the first time since winning Super Bowl XXXVII, as Brian Griese threw for 392 yards, but four turnovers foiled Tampa Bay's chances for victory against the San Diego Chargers. Tied 21–21 with 4 minutes remaining, Griese's pass was intercepted and returned for a game icing touchdown.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15: New Orleans Saints
Former Buccaneer Aaron Stecker returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown (something he never accomplished playing for Tampa Bay) as New Orleans beat Tampa Bay 21–17. Tampa Bay fell to 5–9, guaranteed themselves of their second consecutive losing season, and effectively eliminated themselves from playoff contention.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15: New Orleans Saints
The Buccaneers led 17–7 with just over 3 minutes to go, but late-game miscues on offense and defense sunk the Buccaneers. Aaron Brooks connected on two touchdowns in the final three minutes, lifting the Saints to victory.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16: Carolina Panthers
Carolina routed Tampa Bay 37–20 in front of an only partially full Raymond James Stadium. Trailing 24–7, Brian Griese connected for two touchdown passes, but the comeback was for naught.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
Chris Simms returned from injury to start his second game. A 75-yard touchdown pass to Michael Clayton gave the Buccaneers a 7–6 lead. Four turnovers, however, kept the game out of reach, and Tampa Bay lost to the four field goals by Arizona.


2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
Tampa Bay started the season with 4 straight losses, ended the season with 4 straight losses, and finished a hapless 5–11.


2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
The 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their seventh since the franchise was created. This season, they finished fourth in the AL East division, Toronto Blue Jays in last place. They managed to finish the season with a record of 70–91, finishing out of last for the first time in their 7-year history. Their manager was Lou Piniella who entered his 2nd season with the Devil Rays.


2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2004 Tamworth Borough Council election
Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party. Overall turnout was 31.4%


2004 Tandridge District Council election
The 2004 Tandridge District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Tashkent Open
The 2004 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October through 17 October 2004. Unseeded Nicole Vaidišová won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


2004 Tashkent Open, Finals, Doubles
Adriana Serra Zanetti /  Antonella Serra Zanetti defeated  Marion Bartoli /  Mara Santangelo, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4


2004 Tashkent Open – Doubles
Yuliya Beygelzimer and Tatiana Poutchek were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Poutchek teamed up with Darya Kustova and lost in the first round to Adriana Serra Zanetti and Antonella Serra Zanetti, while Beygelzimer teamed up with Silvija Talaja and lost in semifinals to Marion Bartoli and Mara Santangelo.


2004 Tashkent Open – Doubles
Adriana Serra Zanetti and Antonella Serra Zanetti won the title by defeating Marion Bartoli and Mara Santangelo 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2004 Tashkent Open – Singles
Virginia Ruano Pascual was the defending champion, but decided to compete in Moscow at the same week.


2004 Tashkent Open – Singles
Nicole Vaidišová won the title by defeating Virginie Razzano 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2004 Tashkent suicide bombings
On Friday 30 July 2004, three suicide bombings occurred in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The bombings targeted the Israeli and American embassies and the office of Uzbekistan's chief prosecutor. Two Uzbek security guards were killed at the Israeli embassy and nine more people were wounded in the bombings.


2004 Tashkent suicide bombings
The bombings happened nearly simultaneously at around 5 p.m. Two Uzbeks guarding the Israeli embassy were killed when the bomber got near entrance and saw the guards. One of the guards killed was a personal guard for the Israeli ambassador. Seven people were injured in the bombing at the prosecutor's office and two more at U.S. embassy. No Americans or Israelis were injured the attacks.


2004 Tashkent suicide bombings
The bombings occurred shortly after fifteen suspected al-Qaeda members went to trial for staging a series of attacks earlier in 2004 that killed 47 people (mostly militants), and conspiring to overthrow the Uzbek government.


2004 Tashkent suicide bombings
The Islamic Jihad Union claimed responsibility for the attacks. Al-Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan are also suspected of being involved in the attacks.


2004 Taça de Portugal Final
The 2004 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal, the 64th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 16 May 2004 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Benfica and Porto. Benfica defeated Porto 2–1, thanks to an extra-time goal from Portuguese winger Simão after the match had ended 1–1. Benfica players dedicated the trophy to Miklós Fehér.


2004 Taça de Portugal Final
In Portugal, the final was televised live on TVI and Sport TV. As Benfica claimed their 24th Taça de Portugal, they qualified for the 2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they took on the winners of the 2003–04 Primeira Liga, Porto, at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election
The Te Tai Hauauru by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Te Tai Hauāuru, one of the Māori electorates. The date set for the by-election was 10 July 2004. It saw the re-election of Tariana Turia, a former MP for the Labour Party and now co-leader of the Māori Party.


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election
Turia had quit both Parliament and the Labour Party in protest over the government's position in the foreshore and seabed controversy. She contested the by-election as a member of the new Māori Party, which she played a leading role in establishing. None of the major parties contested the by-election, and Turia was always the overwhelming favourite to win. Perhaps due to the apparent inevitability of a win for Turia, only around 32% of Te Tai Hauauru voters cast ballots.


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election
Nominations for the by-election closed on 15 June 2004. Candidates were:


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election
If no candidates had been put forward to oppose Turia, she would have been declared the winner without a vote – this initially appeared possible, and given the cost of a by-election (estimated at almost NZ$500,000), many hoped that a vote could be avoided.


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election
The holding of a by-election was criticised by a number other parties. The Labour Party, of which Turia was originally a member (and which has traditionally dominated the Māori electorates) has called the by-election "a waste of time and money", and a "sideshow" although the by-election was required by Labour-supported waka-jumping law in force at the time. Labour nominated Errol Mason to contest the seat at the subsequent 2005 general election, losing to Turia.


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election, Results
The following table shows the final results of the by-election:


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election, Results
Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election. Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election, Results
a Includes 37 informal votes but does not include any disallowed special votes.


2004 Team Ice Racing World Championship
The 2004 Team Ice Racing World Championship was the 26th edition of the Team World Championship. The final was held on ?, 2004, in Inzell, in Germany. Russia won their tenth title.


2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey
The 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was the second round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 23, 2004 on the streets of Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais swept pole position and the race win, his first pole and win of the season.


2004 Teen Choice Awards
The 2004 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 8, 2004, at the Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California. The event was hosted by Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie with Blink-182, JoJo, Lenny Kravitz, and Ashlee Simpson as performers. Mike Myers received the Ultimate Choice Award, Bethany Hamilton received the Courage Award, Tony Hawk and Mia Hamm received the Male and Female Athlete Awards respectively, Adam Sandler received the Comedian Award, and Ashlee Simpson received the Fresh Face Award.


2004 Teli Katha massacre
2004 Teli Katha massacre was the killing of twelve sleeping Muslim Gujjars by Islamic militants on 26 June 2004 in the village of Teli Katha (also called Tiali Katha by some sources) in Surankote Tehsil in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.


2004 Teli Katha massacre, Background
A violent insurgency has been going on in Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. The militants had intermittently massacred villagers who did not support their cause. The state government had supplied arms to the villagers who had formed Village Defence Committees (VDC) so that they could protect themselves from the militants.


2004 Teli Katha massacre, Attack
The murdered villagers included women, children, and men who were members of the Village Defense Committee, had been sleeping in their dhok. They were fired upon indiscriminately. The members of VDC returned fire forcing the militants to flee in 10–15 minutes and thereby saving many lives. The deceased include seven members of the VDC and their five children. Ten others including four women and three children were injured. The killings were thought to be revenge for the villagers co-operation with the Indian army during operation Sarp Vinash. Anger against the militants ran so high that villagers had previously refused to bury militants killed in this operation by the Indian army, claiming their crimes meant they had renounced Islam.


2004 Teli Katha massacre, Aftermath
Investigations by the authorities that Zubair Masih of Lashkar-e-Taiba had led the group of militants who were responsible for the killings. In August 2004 security forces killed three militants suspected of involvement in this massacre.


2004 Telus Cup
The 2004 National Midget Championship was Canada's 26th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–25, 2004 at Kenora, Ontario. The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2-1 in overtime to win their first and only national title. It also marked the first time that a Manitoba team was the national midget champion.


2004 Telus Cup
This was the only season that Hockey Canada did not have a sponsor for the national midget championship. From 1979 to 2003, it was known as the Air Canada Cup. Later in 2004, a new sponsor would be found and the midget championship would be renamed the Telus Cup.