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This is a great article but not what im looking for im 13, doing reasearch on holocaust wheres may 5 2005 article on the collaboration. I need some camaraderie from you people please help yours truly --76.107.20.12 02:58, 10 November 2008 (UTC)''Trey

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Bali bombers were patsys
Amrozi, Samudra and Ghufron did not execute the high tech explosive detonated outside the Sari club. A van loaded with potassium chlorate cannot strip concrete over 50 feet away. Jakarta Post senior editor Robert S. Finnegan was threatened and then fired, having his journalist visa cancelled by the US embassy on detailing the coverup in a Jakarta post special report. See "Fool Me Twice", free on google video to become informed.

where is the evidence to sugest that these three clowns were executed, did any of the australian officials or government entities of the australian anti terror organization view or witness the execution or dead corpses of these primitive humans, or do we just take the word of this criticaly and dangerously corrupt government of indonesian criminals, -124.187.22.213 10:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

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India wins Gavaskar Border trophy defeating Australia 2-0

November 10, 2008 India defeated Australia in the fourth and final test match of cricket at Nagpur to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 2-0. India had won the second Test in Mohali by 320 runs taking 1-0 lead. The first Test and the third had ended in a draw. India regained the trophy after a gap of four years.

Australia needed 382 runs for victory but were all-out for 209 in 50.2 overs. Australia lost by 172 runs in the match marking the first time it had lost a test series by more than one match since they were trounced by West Indies in 1988-89. Jason Krejza was awarded the man of the match for his 12 wickets in a formidable debut performance.

The match was also the last for Sourav Ganguly who had initially declared his retirement at the end of the series. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had taken over from Anil Kumble who retired after the third test match of the series at the Ferozshah Kotla stadium.

The trophy is named after the two great test players Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar from Australia and India respectively. Scoreboard for final test match


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Irish Obama song proves popular on Internet

November 10, 2008 A song proclaiming that United States president-elect Barack Obama is Irish has got more than 600,000 views on video sharing site YouTube, with many of those views coming after he was elected on November 4. "O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara, There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama," states the song. "You don't believe me, I hear you say. But Barack's as Irish, as was JFK. His granddaddy's daddy came from Moneygall, a small Irish village, well known to you all".

Moneygall is located on the border of the Irish county of Offaly. It is primarily residential although it also features open space around the edge of the village and non-residential buildings in the centre. The village has one main road, and a few smaller roads leading out of it.

Obama, who won the recent U.S. election as the Democratic presidential nominee, won 360 electoral votes, more than enough to clinch the Presidency of the United States. He is the first African American to be elected President in U.S. history.


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This is headline news, is it? --128.243.253.113 00:04, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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US Secret Service officer arrested during prostitution sting

November 10, 2008

A United States Secret Service officer has been arrested in Washington, D.C. after allegedly soliciting a prostitute for sex. The prostitute turned out to be an undercover D.C. police officer. The Secret Service officer was using his official Secret Service patrol car, which was marked, and was also in full uniform at the time of the arrest. The unnamed Secret Service officer, a sergeant, was arrested after allegedly agreeing to pay the undercover police officer US$20 to receive oral sex. After agreeing on a price, the undercover officer told the Secret Service officer to drive around the corner, where the sex act would take place. When he stopped his car, he was arrested by police officers.

Police say they were performing a normal sting when the Secret Service officer pulled up. The unnamed officer thought the Secret Service officer was going to tell her to get off the streets, but instead told the officer that she had "nice thighs".

In D.C., soliciting a prostitute for sex holds a maximum sentence of 180 days in jail. The Secret Service officer was released pending charges and was suspended from his job pending an internal investigation.


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Entrapment?
It is often said that using an agent provocateur to entrap a suspect into committing a crime is illegal and unconstitutional.

Yet these tactics seem to be used in several jurisdictions, and presumably they get convictions.

Why does this apparent contradiction occur?

--InfantGorilla (talk) 22:48, 10 November 2008 (UTC)


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add the US info box etc.. looks kinda incomplete cheers. -- 203.81.221.87 04:41, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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Introduction
You're listening to Audio Wikinews. [Intro music] Good evening. Welcome to News in Brief. I'm Nicholas Turnbull, with today's top stories [Chime] on Monday the 10th of November 2008 at 23:45 hours UTC. And now for today's main headlines. [Chime]

Headlines
A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes China; three Indonesian terrorists are executed by firing squad for the 2002 Bali bombing; events take place across the United Kingdom to mark Remembrance Sunday; and, in cricket, India wins Gavaskar Border trophy defeating Australia 2 to nil.

And now for the indepth news reports. [Chime]

Strong 6.5 earthquake strikes China
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 has struck China. The quake was reportedly centered 55 kilometers east south-east of Da Qaidam in Qinghai province at a depth of 10 kilometres). It struck at approximately 9:22 a.m local time on Monday morning. Although there have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the USGS says damage in the area could be "very heavy". The shaking was felt as far away as Golmud, and Xining, where witnesses say buildings shook, but there was no damage. This is adjacent to Tibet Autonomous Region and just at the foothills of Tibetan Plateau. The Da Qaidam region is an area of China where there are several launch sites for DF-4 nuclear missiles. At least two nuclear missiles are reported to be stored in the Da Qaidam Basin and were deployed there in 1998. Da Qaidam is one of five locations throughout China where launch sites exist. There have been no reports confirming any damage to these sites from the earthquake.

Three Indonesian terrorists executed by firing squad for 2002 Bali bombing
The three Islamic militants found guilty of the 2002 Bali bombing have been executed on the island of Nusakambangan. Huda bin Abdul Haq, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Imam Samudra were executed by firing squad shortly after midnight. It had been announced that the three would be killed in November but no date was given prior to the shooting. All three were convicted for the October 12, 2002 Bali bombings which killed two hundred civilians in the tourist district of Kuta. The blast killed tourists from 21 different countries and 38 Indonesian citizens. The bombings were blamed on the militant group Jemaah Islamiah. According to a BBC correspondent, the deaths will not evoke much sympathy in Indonesia and many people believe the executions should have been carried out much sooner. The bombers made several appeals, the latest being made a week before the execution; all were rejected by the Supreme Court.

Events take place across UK to mark Remembrance Sunday
Many events have taken place across the United Kingdom today and earlier this week, including many affiliated with the Poppy Appeal, to remember British military personnel killed in wars around the world in Remembrance Sunday. Queen Elizabeth II led the main event to mark the occasion at the Cenotaph in London, with events also taking place in North Staffordshire, Coventry, Wales, Lytham, St Anne's, Northern Ireland and Birmingham, in addition to small local events across the country. North Staffordshire marked the event when television presenter Nick Hancock released 15,500 poppy petals, representing the 15,500 British soldiers to be killed while in conflict since World War II. This weekend's football match between Coventry FC and Crystal Palace featured the players from both sides holding a minutes silence around a giant poppy. The Royal British Legion sent its "Poppy Man" sculpture around Wales and Northern Island to draw attention to its appeal, while in Lytham and St Anne's, the wife and daughter of the deceased comedian Les Dawson launched the appeal for funds. In Birmingham, a team from the Royal Marines Commando, abseiled down a hotel to mark the appeal. Services were also held in Iraq and Afghanistan by British troops, in addition to church services across the country.

Luis Fortuño is elected new governor of Puerto Rico
The candidate of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, was elected the new governor of Puerto Rico in the general elections held on November the 4th 2008. Fortuño obtained more than 52% of the votes. The other candidates were the current governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vilá of the Popular Democratic Party, Edwin Irizarry Mora of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, and Rogelio Figueroa of the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party. In addition to obtaining the governor position, the New Progressive Party retained the position of resident commissioner of Puerto Rico and won a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Puerto Rican Independence Party lost its franchise as a political party because it received less than 3% of the votes, the level required by electoral law. The results also indicate that the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party may have also lost its franchise.

Bomb ruled out in Mexico plane crash that killed twelve
A bomb has been ruled out in the crash of a government-owned Learjet L45 in Mexico City, Mexico on Friday, killing all nine on board and five on the ground. There had been rumours that the crash was deliberate as two prominent politicians, interior minister Juan Camilo Mourino and leading anti-drug advisor Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, were aboard the aircraft. Investigators have also confirmed both engines were still functioning upon impact and that there was no fire, structural failure or evidence of malfunction prior to impact, suggesting a loss of control may be to blame.

Hurricane Paloma hits Cuba
Hurricane Paloma, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center has labeled as "extremely dangerous", has recently hit Cuba. In preparation for this, at 1500 UTC on Sunday, the Cuban provinces of Granma and Holguin were issued with a hurricane warning by the Cuban government. Due to updated forecasts, it has also removed the warning for the province of Sancti Spiritus.

And now for the sports news.

India wins Gavaskar Border trophy defeating Australia 2-0
India defeated Australia in the fourth and final test match of cricket at Nagpur to win the Gavaskar Border trophy by 2 to nil. India had won the second Test in Mohali by 320 runs taking a 1 to nil lead. The first Test and the third had ended in a draw. India regained the trophy after a gap of four years.

Closing
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IPhone sales exceed BlackBerry

November 11, 2008

Apple Inc. beat rival Research In Motion (RIM) in sales of smartphones for the first time in the third quarter of 2008. Though Nokia is well ahead of Apple in the worldwide market, figures out yesterday ranked Apple's iPhone 3G as the best selling cellular handset in the United States.

When it introduced its iPhone last year, Apple was a newcomer to the cellular phone market, but in figures published on Thursday, it rose to second place in a ranking of smartphone manufacturers, ahead of established players like Canadian RIM—makers of the BlackBerry—American Motorola, and Taiwanese HTC.

Apple’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, anticipated the detailed figures in a news conference on October 21st. ”I'd like to point out [a] remarkable milestone resulting from iPhone's outstanding performance last quarter,” he said. ”Apple beat RIM”.

According to tech analysts Canalys, the number of iPhones shipped in the third quarter of 2008 was 6.8 million, while RIM shipped 6.1 million BlackBerry phones. Nokia sold more worldwide than the other two put together. Referring to the introduction of the 3G iPhone family, Pete Cunningham of Canalys said “It was expected that Apple would figure among the smartphone leaders this quarter, with that huge initial new product shipment; it was just a question of how high up it would be – and this is impressive.” The figures for Q3 handset sales in the United States came from NPD Group.

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Investigation continues into Russian submarine accident that killed 20

November 11, 2008 On Saturday, twenty people were killed and twenty-one injured by the fire fighting system aboard a submarine of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Further details about the incident were confirmed by Russian officials yesterday, as a formal investigation continued. The incident occurred aboard K-152 Nerpa, a newly built Akula class nuclear submarine, during sea trials in the Sea of Japan. The victims include both sailors and shipyard workers.

The submarine had 208 people aboard—three times the normal crew—when the fire fighting system was triggered by an unknown cause, flooding a forward compartment with Freon gas which is used to extinguish fires by removing oxygen from the atmosphere. Seventeen of the dead are reported to be employees of the Amur Shipbuilding Enterprise, the constructor of the vessel, and three Russian Navy sailors.

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Latvian government takes majority stake in Parex Bank

November 11, 2008 Yesterday, Latvia's government took over Parex Bank, the second largest bank in Latvia. A 51% stake in the bank was taken for a nominal fee. Control of the bank is to be passed to Latvijas Hipotēku Banka (Mortgage and Land Bank), which is state-controlled.

The deal was first announced on Saturday, and an agreement was signed yesterday. The arrangement reflects similar bank takeovers by other governments across the world, in response to the current banking crisis. A Reuters report yesterday quoted board member Liga Purina as saying that withdrawals are above average, though there are few queues.

The action comes in the wake of Parex admitting to financial difficulties. Until this move, the biggest shareholders were the chairman, Valērijs Kargins, and Viktors Krasovickis. Parex Bank operates in 14 countries, including Sweden, Estonia and Germany, and is the largest locally-owned Latvian bank.


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Freon or Halon ?
The gas being named as Freon is probably eroneous. Freon is used for air conditioning and is known to have very toxic products when exposed to fire so It would be a stupid  design choice to employ it in a fire supression system.

Halon type gases are a common fire extinguishment, when properly dispersed they will suppress a fire and leave a breathable atmosphere, apart from some byproducts at the fire scene.

Two more likley accident sceanrios

- massive freon leak from the air conditioning system - accidental dump of halon with an excessive concentration. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.68.37.83 (talk) 23:22, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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The Blackberry storm was not included in the quarterly results. Compare them again next quarter and you will see why I mentioned that.

 * Interesting. Apparently the Storm family will be launched this month.  A Time magazine headline was "What the iPhone Will Envy". Maybe you could post a story when the 4th quarter's results are out.  --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:00, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

The figures do not include device returns. Smart devices are often returned for a number of reasons, typically the most common is because the consumer has improper expectations as to what the device would do (speed of internet, ease of navigation service, are examples). I work in the cell phone industry, and I see our iPhone-style devices returned way more than any Blackberry, but we do not sell the iPhone it's self. I am sure, however, that there are still more satisfied, competent, and more productive Blackberry users out there than iPhone users. The iPhone is much more about style than productivity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.62.183.19 (talk) 23:42, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

 * Do you know any way we can see figures that take account of returns?
 * On a less serious note, I can't see dealing with e-mail on a handheld as very productive at all. Surely it is faster to use SMS, in which case any handset will do: the e-mail can wait until you are back at your computer.  The smartphone can concentrate on style and fun (videos, tunes, facebook, twitter)
 * --InfantGorilla (talk) 23:56, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

How is this science?
Just because these products had origins in scientific experiments does not make this science. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.71.24.232 (talk) 06:17, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

iPhone utilization in the enterprise
The Apple iPhone has historically been criticized regarding its usefulness as a business device in the enterprise. However, with the focus on the Enterprise from Apple, the historical criticism is becoming just that...history. To further seed the iPhone as a business device for the Enterprise, H3 Solutions announced in June 2009 that Mobile Entrée natively supports all iPhone and iPod Touch devices for access to Microsoft SharePoint.—Halljasonc (talk) 21:29, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you spamming the Wikis? --SVTCobra 22:03, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * His "Entrails" application has been nominated for deletion on Wikipedia. Seems geeks one, marketing scumbags nil. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:24, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I am not intentionally spamming Wikipedia. Everything posted is a statement of historical fact with references which more than I can say for some of the other contributors.  It is my pleasure to speak with the Wikipedia administrators if they feel the content does not meet Wikipedia standards. --Halljasonc (talk) 13:49, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

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This story is not wacky.
I find the wackiness of this entry not wacky enough for it to be classified as wackynews.
 * I am sorry to hear that. Maybe we can ramp up the wackiness to a more suitable level in the future. --SVTCobra 06:55, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Since the wackiness of the entry is dependent on ReaLife (TM) circumstances such as they are, I find the original comment a little wacky. --65.16.61.35 18:59, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


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Entrapment?
Isn't this kind of sting banned as 'entrapment' in some jurisdictions? Why is it legal in D.C.? --InfantGorilla (talk) 08:18, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * IANAL, but I thought if the undercover cop propositioned the john, then it was entrapment. If the john propositions the undercover cop, then it is a good bust (no pun intended). --SVTCobra 08:34, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for explaining. I think I would be an irritating juror. --InfantGorilla (talk) 10:45, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

At least you got the Officer information correct. Some of the other reports posted state it was an Agent and it was in fact, as you reported, a Secret Service Officer. There is a major difference between a Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer and a Special Agent for the Secret Service.

Thanks for keeping the story straight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.16.80.238 (talk) 21:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

U.S. Marshals and former judge Edward Nottingham
The U.S. Marshals provide after hours security to U.S. judges. Some judges have been given around-the-clock protective details by deputy marshals. Terry Frieden CNN Judges Fearing For Their Lives

Former judge Edward Nottingham was so drunk at a strip club on 9/05/05 that he couldn't remember how he spent $3,000. The Marshals must have been driving him. A prostitute said she had weekly paid sex w Nottingham for 22 months. A driver for a brothel said he delivered prostitutes to Nottingham's, or his son's condo, at least eight times and prostitutes were also delivered to an unidentified location, possibly the federal court house, for appointments with Nottingham. Edward Nottingham The Marshals must have covered up for Nottingham. It just makes you wonder what the Marshals might have done with the prostitutes and strippers. Taxpayer10001 (talk) 21:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)


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Australia's Simpson Desert to be closed for summer

November 11, 2008

South Australia's Department of Environment and Heritage has announced that the Simpson Desert in Central Australia will close annually from December 15 through to March 1. The department says a risk assessment showed temperatures of 40 to 50ºC (104 to 122ºF) were dangerous for people crossing the desert.

The closure will affect the Simpson Desert Conservation Park and Simpson Desert Regional Reserve, an area of approximately 3.6 million hectares (8.9 million acres).

Trevor Naismith, regional operations director of the department, said the closure was necessary to prevent deaths and ensure the health and safety of visitors and emergency staff. “Closing the desert is really a common sense thing to prevent deaths of unsuspecting visitors,” Mr Naismith said.

"We’re very keen to encourage safe and responsible use of the desert; however we do have a duty of care."

"It’s just such a vast and inhospitable place during summer, there are no trees and there is no shade and it’s so hot, it really is one of the most inhospitable places in Australia if not in the world."

"There's been a number of near misses and we have had deaths in past years in the northern parts of South Australia in relation to overseas tourists who are not experienced and are ill-prepared for the conditions."

The department says that high temperatures can have a severe effect on the body, with heat exhaustion leading to loss of proper body function and ultimately death. High temperatures can also cause vehicles to overheat, vaporise fuel, blow tires and for batteries to fail.

Local tourism outlets and visitor information centres have been advised of the closure and new information signs will be installed at all entrances to the park.

It is not believed that the closure will have a large effect on local tourism businesses as only around 25 vehicles cross the desert through summer.

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British oceanliner QE2 makes final journey home

November 11, 2008

Tuesday, famed ocean liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, popularly known as the QE2, arrived in her home port of Southampton, England for the final time.

The Cunard Line ship has been in service since 1969, and is to become a floating hotel in Dubai. The homecoming was marred as the vessel ran aground on a sandbank near Calshot at the mouth of Southampton Water. The ship hit the sandbank at around 0530 GMT, and five tugs took around 30 minutes to pull the QE2 clear. The 70,000 tonne vessel was towed into port and eventually docked at 0730 GMT according to the Solent coastguard. Around a thousand crew and 1,700 passengers were aboard the ship, which was returning from a cruise around the Mediterranean.

A number of festivities are set to occur today to mark the QE2's last day in Southampton. The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the ship and observe the two minutes' silence for Remembrance Day at 11am, while a Tiger Moth aircraft will fly over and shower the QE2 with a million poppies to mark the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day. The QE2 will leave Southampton for the final time this evening at 1915 GMT.

The QE2 has been referred to as the "world's most famous ship" and has been a popular sight throughout her four decade career, taking passengers from Southampton on transatlantic cruises to New York and the Caribbean as well as the Mediterranean. During the Falklands War the vessel was commandeered and used as a troop carrier. For her conversion to a hotel, her distinctive funnel is to be removed and replaced by a steel and glass replica, which will house a penthouse suite.

The QE2 is scheduled to push off for its voyage for Dubai this evening around 7:15 pm with a fireworks display. Its final destination will be as part of a Nakheel Properties' resort.


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Timing
There is something wrong with the stated timing. The article states that it arrived "Tuesday evening", and that it took part in the ceremonies that would take place at 11 AM. The second source documents arrival at 0530GMT. --Divad271812 (talk) 18:58, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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NASA calls end to Mars Phoenix mission

November 11, 2008 NASA officials have decided to call an end to the Mars Phoenix Mission, after winter took hold of the red planet. NASA calls the mission a total success.

"Phoenix has given us some surprises, and I'm confident we will be pulling more gems from this trove of data for years to come," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in a statement on NASA's website. The Phoenix lander last sent a signal to Earth on November 2. NASA says that colder temperatures, lack of sunlight and increased dust particles on the lander's solar arrays has stopped its on board batteries from charging, causing the instruments to fail.

Despite the news, Phoenix had operated two months longer than scheduled. The lander had been operating for over five months.

Phoenix was responsible for several discoveries on Mars, including the confirmation of the presence of water-ice, which had previously only been detected from space.

"Phoenix provided an important step to spur the hope that we can show Mars was once habitable and possibly supported life. Phoenix was supported by orbiting NASA spacecraft providing communications relay while producing their own fascinating science. With the upcoming launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, the Mars Program never sleeps," said Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program.

NASA officials will continue to listen for a signal from Phoenix, in hopes that it will phone home again in the near future.

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US retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection

November 11, 2008 On Monday, United States electronics retailer announced that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Second largest in its field, behind, the company has previously announced that it would close down 155 of its locations leaving an estimated 8000 employees jobless. The retailer also said more cutbacks will be on the way. "Circuit City was incredibly successful in the 1980s and 1990s, but they never changed after that," says David Schick, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus.

In August, Best Buy, reported that its profits had gone up to show a quarterly profit of US$200 million. Meanwhile, Circuit City reported a loss of $239 million in September.


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Talk:Suspect charged in murder of Lauren Burk

Correction needed: The first sentence refers to Lauren Burk as a man. She was an 18-year-old girl. 71.91.78.134 17:01, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian detained

November 11, 2008 Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has been detained on charges of money laundering, embezzling government funds, taking bribes and forging documents. Television coverage showed him shouting "political persecution" while being led away in handcuffs.

"The KMT and the Chinese Communist Party see me as their number one prisoner as I am the biggest stone blocking their way to reunification," Chen said according to reports. However, court proceedings were halted so that he could be taken to hospital, due to an injury sustained after he was detained. He was discharged when doctors found that his injuries were minor, and Chen returned to court the following morning.

Lai Ching-teh, an opposition leader, said, "The former president told the judges that he was pushed from behind while being escorted out of the prosecutors' office, and demanded that he be sent to the National Taiwan University Hospital to examine his injuries."

"This political manipulation is aimed at destroying the DPP and insulting a former leader by handcuffing him. We assure the public that the DPP will not be defeated," said Lee Chun-yee, a legislator from Chen's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

Chen has publicly admitted that his wife wired tens of millions of dollars oversea, but denies any wrongdoing. He has also admitted to getting government money by submitting false receipts, though he claims that the purpose of this was only to fund "secret diplomatic missions" and not benefit himself.

Chen is a lawyer by profession and served as the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from May 20, 2000 through May 20, 2008.

Chen, his wife, son, daughter-in-law and brother-in-law have been named as defendants in a separate money laundering case.


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California county's corporate anti-electioneering measure abandoned

November 11, 2008

Yesterday, a settlement agreement was filed in court that effectively brings to an end a two-year-old law banning many election-related activities by corporations in a north-western county of California. The County of Humboldt and Pacific Legal Defense Foundation agreed to a settlement declaring a law banning corporate political contributions, Measure T, null and void. If approved by a US District Court judge, this will end the lawsuit against the County that stems from allegations that the law, if enforced, is a violation of the 1st and 14th Amendments of the US Constitution. In California, the voters have the ability to propose laws at general elections subject to certain restrictions. In 2006, a group called Democracy Unlimited (DU) sponsored a ban on political contributions from non local corporations. DU was able to acquire the signatures necessary to qualify the measure and it was listed on the ballot as Measure T.

Despite it qualifying for the ballot, many individuals campaigned against it. They argued that it was unconstitutional. Opponents pointed out that in order for a corporation to be considered local, everything about it must be based in Humboldt County. However, unions, which tend to be corporations, only needed one member in the County. Opponents drew upon the 1st and 14th Amendments to support their contentions, arguing that since corporations have been held as persons, the measure infringes on free speech, and that since the measure gives preference to some corporations and not others, it violates the Equal Rights provisions of the 14th Amendment.

Notwithstanding these arguments, the measure was passed easily at the polls. Earlier this year, the Pacific Legal Foundation sued the County on the behalf of Mercer-Fraser and O&M, two companies that did business locally, but did not meet the local corporation standard. The lawsuit sought a preliminary injunction against enforcement on the grounds that it was most likely unconstitutional. Judge Susan Illston granted the motion for an injunction in September, agreeing with the plaintiffs that the measure as written was most likely a violation of the 1st and 14th Amendments. According to county officials, this settlement was prompted by an assessment of the merits of continuing litigation and the costs that such litigation would entail. The settlement would declare Measure T null and void and unconstitutional. Additionally, the County would be required to pay $44,000 in legal fees to Pacific Legal Foundation.

Supporters of Measure T expressed disappointment accusing the county of caving to corporate pressure and not utilizing available resources. County officials have stated that the only reason why they fought the suit was because the measure was a voter initiative, that the costs of litigation would be high, and the end result would most likely remain the same.


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International audience
Wikinews articles must be made digestible for international readers, not just US and UK readers. Cheers --SVTCobra 20:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, this story seems to have struck a chord with Wikinews editors. They loved it and published. --SVTCobra 21:25, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Is that the right T?
The link on WikipediA seems to be discussing a different M.T 68.39.174.238 04:08, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian detained

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How does the whole country arrest its former president? Surely it should read "Former Taiwanese President detained" or something. Cueball (talk) 22:14, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * That is normal use in headlines. See: UK revokes visa of former Thai PM. The country name stands in for the government or authorities. But more importantly, please leave infoboxes and don't change local links to Wikipedia links. Cheers, --SVTCobra 06:04, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't agree that the two are comparable. Thaksin's visa was removed by the UK government/its appropriate ministry. This indictment is made by a particular office of prosecutors, not by the Taiwanese government - the prosecutors office is supposed to be separate. If it were the case that the government had arranged all of this then it would be extremely worrying and would need significant discussion in the article (lending credance to claims that the KMT is going after the DPP). Cueball (talk) 13:17, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:US retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection

A couple of problems
I don't know the story well enough to fix my concerns, but I am not going to resort to disputing or unpublish the article right now. However, a couple of things concern me about the article.

Firstly this section: ''Circuit City isn’t the only electronics retailer in trouble as Tweeter is closing up its stores too after filing for bankruptcy a year ago. Other retailers are also cutting back. CompUSA closed most of its stores during the holiday season in 2007. It seems repetitive, and seems (to me) to paraphrase the PC World article. It would be quite embarrassing if Wikinews was caught paraphrasing.

Secondly, the analysis of the cause of the difficulties in the closing paragraph: Wikinews convention requires analysis to be attributed in the text of the article, as there is always an alternative explanation.

Could you propose a rewrite of the sections that concern me?

--InfantGorilla (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

No-one has chipped in with improvements. To be on the safe side, I opted to delete the troublesome sections. You can find them in the article history if you want to restore an improved version of that material. Thanks for bearing with me. --InfantGorilla (talk) 10:31, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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BBC Radio Bristol presenter fired over 'racist' phone call

November 13, 2008

A United Kingdom radio presenter with the BBC was fired on Saturday, and replaced, after an allegedly racist off-air phone call. Sam Mason of BBC Radio Bristol had earlier called up a taxi firm to arrange a booking for her 14-year-old daughter. Mason asked the operator not to send an Asian cab driver. She said, "A guy with a turban on is going to freak her out." After the operator refused Mason snapped back claiming, "You’ve managed it before."

The original female operator had passed the call over to another operator. Mason then accused the first of having "a bad attitude", and said, "I work at the BBC. I’m far from racist and that uneducated woman has no right to call me one." The call then ended but she called back to complain.

The female operator who took the call was also fired from her job for illegally recording the call.

A statement from the taxi firm stated that "We confirm that a telephone call from Radio Bristol presenter Sam Mason to the company was illegally recorded by an employee. That employee was dismissed for similar offences on 3 November."

A copy of the call was sent to British tabloid The Sun, which broke the story on Tuesday. The Sun informed the BBC.

A BBC spokesman said: "Although Sam Mason's remarks were not made on-air, her comments were completely unacceptable and, for that reason, she has been informed that she will no longer be working for the BBC with immediate effect."

According to BBC News, Mason, who worked at the station for only six weeks, was unavailable for comment.

The incident comes just weeks after the Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross prank call scandal involving Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.


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I think it's suicidal too use anything build by the Russians.--66.229.21.217 22:27, 11 November 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Taiwan arrests former president Chen

A shame to all the Taiwanese and Democracy! how can a president like Chen be elected in the first place? !!


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Comments:US retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection

I feel for the employees, but I just wanted to pop in and say Circuit City is a terrible company and could have prevented this years ago. Makes me sick to think of their old CEOs playing in their millions. 24.30.16.34 23:12, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

HI
HI —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.153.87 (talk) 22:33, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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Sadly his Irish brethen in the U.S. would (for the most part) deny that any relation between a Black person and an Irish person is possible. On the other hand Muhammad Ali Is Irish and was granted Irish citizenship. Ireland is a beautiful country filled with smart people who love life.

I AM A cANADIAN, AND EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT FOLLOW ANY PolITICS i AM THRILLED TO DEATH THAT YOU GOT BUSH OUT AND GOT OBAMA IN. Great job keep up the great work  bRENDA  FROM CANADA  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.69.216 (talk) 03:10, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Obama is not Irish


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Around 25 vehicles a summer. Wow.

Don't have a cow! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.229.152.103 (talk) 01:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian detained

Wow. He used to be so bold and cocky. WHAT NOW?

He should have been detained much, much earlier... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.70.175 (talk) 00:07, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Interesting that in recent months the prosecutors have been so fast to detained DPP politicians. How many KMT bigwigs have been detained since the election I wonder? Or are we to believe that there is no corruption in the KMT? Cueball (talk) 00:12, 13 November 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:California county's corporate anti-electioneering measure abandoned

Corporations AREN'T people. If they were people, they'd be kept in padded rooms, or executed in Texas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corporation

 * Quite! I hadn't heard of that film:  its premise seems solid, and it sounds like painful viewing.

 * The concept of the corporation is unlikely to have occurred to the framers of the amendments, as there were so few corporations at the time (apart from municipal councils.) However, the county thought there was a reasonable chance of losing, so I guess there must be case law that gives corporations 'equal protection under the law', or even the right to free speech, bizarre as it sounds.  Anyone know what that case law is?

 * --InfantGorilla (talk) 10:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
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Russia rejects latest US proposal on missile defense

November 12, 2008

Russia has rejected the latest proposal from the United States on missile defense aimed at easing Russian concerns over the deployment of American MIM-104 Patriot anti-ballistic missiles in European countries near Russia. This is according to reports by ITAR-Tass, RIA Novosti and Interfax, all of which cited an unnamed Kremlin official as saying that the US proposal did not go far enough. "Russia is ready to cooperate with the United States on European security but considers the proposals that were sent are insufficient," the source said. "We will not give our agreement to these proposals and we will speak to the new administration."

The United States under the George W. Bush administration has recently made several proposals, including one, that offered to allow Russia to send observers to monitor the missile sites. Neither country has revealed what the latest offer included.

Russia has repeatedly expressed its view that missile deployments in Poland and the Czech Republic do not serve to enhance US or European security, but rather they undermine Russian national security. Mere hours after Barack Obama was elected as the next US president, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said in an address to his country that Russia might install short-range, high-precision tactical missiles in Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad is a Russian territory, disconnected from the rest of the country, and situated between Poland and Lithuania, which are both NATO members.

Barack Obama, who is due to be sworn-in as president of the United States on January 20, 2009, made no commitments to the missile program during his campaign for office.

"Obama's position is as it was throughout the campaign: he supports deploying a missile defense system when the technology is proved to be workable," said Denis McDonough, a foreign-policy advisor for Obama.


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Three US Senate seats still undecided
Counting continues today, as candidates in three states await the outcome of races to become United States senators.

Alaska plans to count 50,000 of its remaining 90,000 ballots later today. In Minnesota, an automatic recount is expected, as the margin is one-hundredth of one per cent. A run-off election between Georgia's two leading candidates has been scheduled for December 2.

Related news

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British economy is probably in recession according to Bank of England
The Bank of England today stated, in its quarterly inflation report, that the British economy is probably in a recession. "The economy probably entered recession in the second half of 2008 and output is likely to contract further," warned the bank.

The report also predicted that the UK economy could shrink by 2% during the next year.

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Google launches website to track flu based on searches
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of search engine Google, has launched a new web page which aims to estimate flu levels in all US states by analyzing search patterns for flu related terms.

"Our team found that certain aggregated search queries tend to be very common during flu season each year," said Google in a blog post on the topic. "We compared these aggregated queries against data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and we found that there's a very close relationship between the frequency of these search queries and the number of people who are experiencing flu-like symptoms each week."

The data will be passed on to the Centers for Disease Control, in the hope that Google figures will detect a flu outbreak earlier than the traditional government figures.

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Same sex marriages begin in Connecticut
Following a decision made last month by the Connecticut Supreme Court, same sex marriages today started in the US state of Connecticut.

Bennett Klein of GLADD, the gay rights organization that fought for approval by the Supreme Court, stated that the decision "does mark the end of a very long journey toward equality."

"Today, Connecticut sends a message of hope an inspiration to lesbian and gay people throughout this country who simply want to be treated as equal citizens by their government," he continued.

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Help please
I just posted a brief story about the US Senate counts. I am unlikely to have time to finish today's shorts. As I don't want this to go stale and get deleted, please either

(a) add another short; when we get three, someone can review and publish the set

or

(b) expand the election story into an article on its own.

Good luck!

--InfantGorilla (talk) 15:58, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm trying to add more shorts. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 16:54, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for responding to my call for help!

--InfantGorilla (talk) 20:03, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * No prob. Anonymous101talk 20:08, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Gay wedding
From what I have heard of the late Jeffpw, he would be delighted that his photograph was used to illustrate this story. I hope that Jeff and Isaac's families feel the same. Again this shows the power of the Commons. --InfantGorilla (talk) 22:16, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Russia rejects latest US proposal on missile defense

Review
--Brian McNeil / talk 18:03, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Lead picture discrepancy
When I picked this story for the 1st lead, I didn't think the images were front-page worthy. Instead I posted a Commons image of a missile launch. Hope you don't mind. --InfantGorilla (talk) 23:46, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Third Canadian found dead in Mexico

Why not include the followups on this article - the Canadian autopsy showed his death was likely due to being hit by a car - that invalidates almost the entire article! http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_6899.aspx
 * Because we are not Wikipedia. Sure it would have been nice to have the follow-up article, but we are still small, so stuff slips by. Cheers, --SVTCobra 17:10, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Writing competition

Do you read the news? Do you get irked at some sites having obvious bias?

Perhaps you shouldn't be reading the news, but writing it.

Take part in the Wikinews writing competition for a chance to win $xxx and to prove that anyone can be a journalist. Writing an article is easy, completed works will show up on Wikinews' front page - and go in Google News, and you can rack up points for your citizen journalism efforts as you go along.

The competition starts on Xxxxx 1, 9999 and runs until end of Xxxxxx, you can join in any time, but the earlier the better chance you have of racking up the points.

If you don't have an account on Wikinews please [register one here] so your points can be tracked. Once you have an account and are logged in, follow the instructions [on this page] to sign up for the competition. A welcoming message will appear on your talk page giving you some handy links for following the site's guidelines.

Once you are signed up and have started writing you'll track your [scores here]. Every article you claim points for must be listed, each point claimed will be confirmed by one or more of the competition judges.

A secondary prize is on offer for the best article written during the running of the competition. The judges A, B, C, D, and E will separately score each submitted article off-wiki and announce a winner at the end of the competition. A prize of $xxx will be awarded for this achievement.

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