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User talk:15.235.153.104

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User talk:Andrew Myers

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User talk:Tooby

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Prodi article
I've cleaned it up a bit, please take a look again to make sure that I didn't introduce any mistakes during my copy-editing.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:56, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

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Hi, I'm an admin and bureaucrat on Italian Wikinews, and admin on italian Wikipedia. Visit my user page.

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User talk:89.138.96.223

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Category talk:Wikipedia

It seems that through "speedy deletion" thet deleted most of the good pictures on wikipedia

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Talk:UK hacker faces extradition to US

"... McKinnon freely admits to having caused $700,000 worth of damage to US military computer systems ...". Actually AFAIK, MrKinnon DENIES having caused $700,000 worth of damage. You can hear it straight from McKinnon in his BBC interview (there's a link to it on wikipedia)
 * Fixed. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:42, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

"... regarding technology ..."
"... regarding technology ..." - Specifically, it's anti-gravity and "free energy" technology that he alleges the Govt. is trying to conceal. Thank you for the $700K change, BTW! 67.190.61.6 19:44, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

What about citizenship - and way of justice ?
A state should first finish its internal lawsuit case. Keep on the rules means, that you have to take same steps with people, who do a car violation in a foreign country (or unlawful business). Because there is only a property damage and no one`s body hurt. Citizenship should prevent his citizens from other countries. Some rules should apply for all, regardless of a countries reputation in justice.

So first step is that the UK justice is finishing its lawsuit. So far I know it is international law, that first step is that the one who is damaged claims the person in his homeland, if he is already there. By national states law it is also possible to sue its own citizen. In some cases federal prosecuter has to start a lawsuit against his citizen for crimes done in a foreign country which are a heavy crime in this country.

On the other side he has to prevent his citizen from to hard punishments from other countries. A back in AA stole in BB from B money and company information. In AA he will be imprisoned 5 years and in BB 30 years. B has first to sue A in AA. First the case has to be finished in A. B has to deliver all evidences. B will have the right to claim at international law court if AA tries to use couple of years for the lawsuit to prevent punishment If sueing of A fails because B does not offer all evidences it is not right to extradition him to BB. Maximizing punishment on this way is against human rights. Generally AA is never allowed to extradict anybody BB without written aggreements. Where and how the lawsuit will take place has to be fixed. Promises are nothing and can not be claimed. If unsure than only the lawayer travels to lawsuit in BB.

There are a lot of rules, which should never be changed. They are basis for our free democratic world. We should not sabotate them by feelings of revenge or simply lack of knowledge in small pieces step by step. We will build up fences, which will trap us later.

This is very complicated logic. But this principe is the difference between democratic organsided states, which accepting the international rights (Helsinki, UNO). I am not a jurist, but I had some lessons. What has this to do with this article and Wiki - I would like that somebody adds as background some of the fitting laws from the international law - origin is in Helsinky. Of course s.b. who is more familiar and neutral.

Dieter

huh??

 * Speaking after the trial, District Judge Nicholas Evans said, "I readily accept, if convicted in the US, the probable sentence is likely to be appreciably harsher in the US than, in comparable circumstances, it would be in the UK. It must be obvious to any defendant that if you choose to commit a crime in a foreign country, you run the risk of being prosecuted in that country."

HOLD UP. So if I deny the Holocaust, can I be extradited to Germany and crucified? --64.113.72.207 01:00, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Please add to UFO Category?

 * Hey, I know this is late, but can we please add this article to the UFO category? Category:UFO -129.7.127.46 19:26, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:204.98.2.140

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KC Dance leaves for National Clogging Competition in 1 week
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Talk:Explosives stolen from California mine

Lead?
Imho this story has not enough newsworth to be on lead. Stelth of explosives from mines and construction places is not uncommon. international 20:45, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I am sure the theft of a few sticks is a commonplace occurrence, with mine workers wanting to do things like show their loyalty to their country by blowing up a small piece of it on July 4, but nearly 700 sticks? That's boxes and boxes, enough to bring down a substantial building or some structure like a bridge.  Plus the chemicals which can be used to make additional explosives. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:57, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Photo
There must be a better photo/graphic we can used than this, which is just highlighting an area. A map with the mine picked out by a spot would have been better, especially as it's currently on the homepage. Frankie Roberto 22:47, 10 May 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:Kotepho~enwikinews

I'm not here often if ever, if you leave me a message here ping w:User_talk:kotepho. Kotepho 20:51, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Judge delays exit exam decision until Friday

Hello, I've added links to the two press releases I quoted from. The rest is original reporting.JLCourier 02:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Taken from "James Logan Courier"
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UK Attorney General says Guantanamo should close

May 10, 2006

The Attorney General of the United Kingdom, Lord Goldsmith, has called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp at a speech in London today. He said that "the existence of Guantanamo Bay remains unacceptable - it is time, in my view, that it should close." The United States, which operates the naval base, has been under pressure for some time to close the camp, over fears that prisoners have been mistreated and are being held for long periods of time without conviction or trial.

Lord Goldsmith said, "Not only would it, in my personal opinion, be right to close Guantanamo as a matter of principle, I believe it would also help to remove what has become a symbol to many - right or wrong - of injustice. The historic tradition of the United States as a beacon of freedom, liberty and of justice deserves the removal of this symbol."

In the past few days, U.S. President George Bush has said he "would very much like to end Guanatanamo," but said he had to wait for a Supreme Court ruling on whether inmates could be tried by military or civilian courts. This ruling is expected in June.


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related storys
Im going to revert Mrms edit as it is povpushing and unmotivated here international 02:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Erm, no - it's weeding out unrelated links. Simply mentioning the place doesn't make it related.  These two articles, as they stand, are very related to this article. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 02:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with Mrmiscellanious. Please use the most related artiles for related news. Jason Safoutin 02:23, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * well, we been there before and I feel ashame on Wikinews behalf. international 02:30, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with International. No more POV pushing please. Neutralizer 02:32, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * This is not a concensus. If I need to, I will mark this article as misleading. What give you the right to think your concerns are more important than mine? or anyones? Jason Safoutin 02:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Use of missleading tag would be wrong, a clear disrution. international 02:40, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No it would not...you are misleading readers with articles not related to the current news. Thats misleading. Jason Safoutin 02:43, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I have to go to work. My stance: MrM's edits. Otherwise its misleading. Jason Safoutin 02:51, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No; it would be an obviously specious use of a tag to try to force POV, at least I think so. Neutralizer 11:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no POV on my part...The edits made do not reflect current news. Related stories should only be added if they are really related. I am growing tired of repeating myself. Jason Safoutin 11:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I think that the Bush quote's about his "wanting" to shut down gitmo is TOTALLY irrelivent to this artical. Its about what the chief lawyer to the british government says about this prison and its legality in international law. Give Bush his own news artical for his new justifications of continued detentions. Wanting to get concensus for delition before i just cut someones work, please post why you think it should stay if thats your view because i think they are a POV excuse for Bush. Maybe just leave the link to that story?Name is hypnosadist but having problem signing in to wikinews81.136.203.163 13:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

related news again
If related news is to be added, its to be added as related to the story. MrM is NOT the ony one that disagrees with your edits. Please realize that this is a community, and everyones thoughts and opinions matter. I reverted. And if anyone wants to discuss this revert, then please comment here, rather tahn ignoring users comments. Jason Safoutin 11:43, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Why would this not be a related article? UN alleges torture at Guantanamo Bay". Wikinews, February 16, 2006 Neutralizer 11:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Why? what does it have to do with the current news? Jason Safoutin 11:45, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no theatre of war. Either you see the connection or you don't Neutralizer 11:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I do not see the connection, as there is none. IMO...the 2 related stories are fine. Jason Safoutin 11:51, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Compromise
Let's agree to leave this one *in as it's obviously related. Neutralizer 11:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow; that's funny..it's already there under a different name; the joke's on us :) Neutralizer 11:49, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Different name? You have yet to explai how any of these stories, other than the 2 there now, relate to this news. Please exlain, as no one has yet. Jason Safoutin 11:50, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I think this would be a good compromise actually. The UN alleges torture at Guantanamo Bay is related, I think, and the reason is because the alledged torture is one of the reasons that the Attorney General has said Guantanamo should close (when he says it is "a symbol to many - right or wrong- of injustice"). The article also directly references "fears that prisoners have been mistreated" and so the alleged torture helps to tell the backstory behind these fears.  I won't add it in straight away, for fear of starting another mini-revert war, but I reckon this is something we can get a consensus on?  After all, I don't think it hurts to add more related stories than 2... Frankie Roberto 14:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I am sorry...but I see no reason to include that story. This is about the prison closing, not the torturing of anyone. Jason Safoutin 14:19, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Surely the two are linked - even if it's not the case that one is causing the other, the attorney general clearly references the alleged mistreatments when he talks about being a "symbol of injustice". The BBC article links to Guantanamo man tells of 'torture', I don't see why we should do the same. It's hardly a big deal, I guess, but what harm can it do? If people don't think it's related enough, they won't click. Frankie Roberto 15:09, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I am not overly fond of the use of related stories for anything but extremely related topics. However I do not see a problem with the UN alleges torture at Guantanamo Bay one, it provides atleast part of the reasons why Guantanamo should be closed. --Cspurrier 14:39, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

 * As we've only had one objection to this 'compromise' option but a few in favour, and it's been a few days now, I'm re-adding this related news item. Frankie Roberto 16:56, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
 * the one you ad is same as the first, I edited in the right one international 17:27, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Sorry, I confused myself there... Frankie Roberto 23:45, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

War Crimes
Many Canadians are asking me why the USA's political and military leaders have not been charged with war crimes because of Guantanamo. I've got no answer other than they're above international law. Does anyone have a better answer? Neutralizer 11:53, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Please chat about article developments on article talk pages, not personal opinions Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 11:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


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ICANN rejects .xxx top-level domain name proposal

May 10, 2006

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today rejected the creation of a .XXX top-level domain name in a 9-to-5 vote. The .XXX domain would have been created for use by websites that offered pornography. Supporters of the proposal, which would have created a new sponsored top-level domain (sTLD), say the 'triple X' domain would make it easier to recognise and filter pornographic websites. Opponents suggested that the domain wouldn't be used by all sites, as registration would be voluntary, and that it would legitimise pornography.

Current sponsored top level domains include .coop, used by cooperative associations, .museum for museums, and .travel for travel agents, airlines, and other travel-related sites. .post, for postal services, is also currently under consideration.


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Fight Continues, 100 dead in Somalia

May 11, 2006

Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, is witnessing a heavy fighting over the past four days. Almost 100 people have died and 200 have been wounded in the clashes, as health officials said yesterday. The battle between the and the  has centered on the northern neighborhood of Sii-Sii. Many of the casualties are civilians caught in the crossfire. There was a temporary truce, but that did not last long.

Islamic militia leader called a unilateral truce on Tuesday in response to appeals from those affected by the violence. But his opponents said the truce was called because of a lack of ammunition. The warlords' alliance spokesman Hussein Gutale Rageh said they would only accept the ceasefire if their rivals withdrew from territory they have occupied during the fighting.

The fighting started late on Sunday, when an alliance of warlords attacked the vehicle of a group allied to the Islamic courts, according to eyewitnesses.

This is the second round of the city's most serious fighting in a decade. In March 2006, clashes between the two sides killed at least 90 people.

The United Nations has appealed to both sides to halt the clashes. UN special representative for Somalia,, appealed today for the rival militias to end the hostilities, saying they had created fear and chaos for civilians caught in the crossfire.

"The indiscriminate use of heavy machine guns, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery in and between urban areas is unacceptable," said Francois Fall.

Somalia has not had an effective national authority for 15 years after the ousting of longtime dictator President in 1991. A UN-backed transitional government has based itself in the central city of, but has so far failed to assert itself elsewhere.

Islamic fundamentalists have portrayed themselves as an alternative capable of bringing order and peace, but they have not hesitated to use force and have allegedly linked up with al-Qaeda terrorists. The Islamic courts have restored order to some parts of the city by providing justice under Sharia - Islamic law. The courts say the warlords alliance is a pawn of the United States.

Last week, Somalia President accused the US of funding the coalition of warlords. The US government says it does support efforts to restore stability to Somalia but refuses to give details on who it backs and how. The alliance of warlords recently created the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism. It has an anti-terror task force based in nearby Djibouti. It accuses the Islamic courts of sheltering foreign al-Qaeda leaders.

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Legislative Assembly election results declared in 5 Indian States

May 11, 2006 The ruling Left-Front Party in the Indian state of West Bengal retained power in the state after winning 232 out of 294 State Legislative Assembly seats. This is the seventh consecutive victory for the left front in West Bengal. The chief opposition National Aemocratic Alliance managed to bag only 30 seats while the Congress managed to get only 21 seats.

In Tamil Nadu, the Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) led by Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) has won 162 seats. The DPA have won a clear majority over it's closest rival, an alliance led by the ADMK, which has won only 71 seats out of 234 Assembly seats. The DMK alone doesn't enjoy a simple majority and political negotiations are on to finalize the government structure.

The Left Democratic Front has won 95 out of the 140 seats in the Kerala State Legislative Assembly, beating it's rival the UDF by 42 seats, thereby securing the majority.

In Assam, the Indian National Congress has won 55 seats in the 126 seat Assembly, thereby beating the AGP, which has managed to get 26 seats. Other regional parties have won 45 seats. This implies, however, that the Congress has not achieved the majority required (64 seats out of 126 is the minimum) to form the State Government. The Congress will now have to form a coalition with other parties to get the required number of seats.

The DPA has won 21 out of 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, thereby securing a majority over the ADMK, which managed to get only 6 seats.


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Marxists retain West Bengal, regain Kerala

May 11, 2006 Marxists retained West Bengal and regained Kerala in assembly elections in 5 Indian states whose results were declared today. Tamil Nadu is likely to have its first coalition government headed by DMK's leader M Karunanidhi. Assam faces a hung assembly, while the Congress-led Front won overwhelmingly in Pondicherry

The Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), won 235 out of the total 294 assembly seats in West Bengal. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has scored a thumping victory in Jadavpur, winning by a margin of over 58,000 votes.

"It is our victory. All credit goes to the people," Bhattacharjee told reporters.

Veteran CPI(M) leader and previous Chief Minister Jyoti Basu hailed the ruling Left Front's "march to power" in West Bengal for the seventh successive term as "unprecedented in parliamentary history". Basu was Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.

Tamil Nadu is likely to have its first coalition government headed by DMK leader M Karunanidhi after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is voted out of power. The DMK-led front won in 162 out of 230 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. And for the fifth time, DMK chief M Karunanidhi is all set to become the chief minister of the state.

In Kerala, The Left Democratic Front was victorious in 98 seats out of 140 constituencies. The UDF, which came to power last time with 99 seats, won only 41 seats.

Assam is heading for a hung assembly, whereas in Pondicherry, a Union Territory of India, Indian National Congress-led Front won 20 of 30 seats.


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Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget

May 11, 2006 The Australian House of Representatives heard the traditional right-of-reply to the Budget released May 9, from the, led by (Labor, ), plus Budget replies from minor parties in the Australian Senate.

While the Budget is politically popular, having as one of its main features significant tax reform, Beazley focused on the omissions in the Budget, such as the failure to address a skills shortage.

Opposition reply
Beazley opened by stating that "This budget fails middle Australia and mortgages our kids' future", and continued by stating that "after ten long years, they deserve a break" from the Howard Government.

Beazley introduced the key idea of his Budget reply by speaking directly to middle Australia, "Tonight I seek a binding agreement between us… Australia is counting on you to do the next round of heavy lifting… relying on you to drive a new wave of economic prosperity… under a Beazley labor government, when you put in, you get back".

Beazley contrasted that idea by criticising the Treasurer, saying that after five budgets without a decent tax break, which was affected already by "soaring petrol prices", likening him to a poker machine with a payout of only "ten bucks".

Beazley's commented solicited applause from the galleries, and continued sporadically through his reply, which focused on five points:
 * 1) new childcare centres at school, giving "parents the incentive to work without killing family life", and announced 200 million dollars for new childcare centres, placed "where childcare shortages mean they're needed most".
 * 2) students shouldn't have to pay for training in trades, and pledged to "get rid of tafe fees for traditional trades", to "train Australians first, train Australians now". Beazley announced payments of "$800 per year for up to four years to apprentices", "$1200 per year for up to two years for childcare workers", and a payment of $2000 to students on the completion of their trade.
 * 3) no unfair dismissals. Beazley reiterated his plan to "tear up this government's extreme industrial relations laws" and to put in place a new system "to protect working Australians", "protecting both sides", and "resolving claims"
 * 4) no foreign apprentices: "three hundred thousand Australians have been turned away from tafe" and Beazley would "abolish foreign apprenticeship visas"
 * 5) real broadband: Beazley announced under a Labor government, he would "invest in a joint venture with telecommunications companies to build a super-fast computer network" and bring Australia's networking up to world standards.

Beazley also announced the founding of an independent expert body on infrastructure, and a "Building Australia" fund to invest in infrastructure.

In his conclusion, he stated his "unshakable faith in the Australian people", and criticised the Government's failure to "deal with climate change now", the Government's mishandling of foreign debt, rising up to "half a trillion dollars" -- Beazley likened Costello to, with an anvil about to drop on his head.

Beazley welcomed the tax cuts, but noted the influence of rising oil prices and student debt. Beazley also noted that he would not have spent the money on the Iraq war and would not have paid money to Saddam's regime, referring to the AWB scandal.

Beazley's speech ended in further applause.

Australian Democrats
Senator (, Victoria), the Leader of the Democrats, was the first to speak in the Senate on the Budget.

Allison stated that the Budget was developed through the eyes of "political strategists" and was developed with "little interest in the social, economic, and environmental mess left behind".

Allison criticised the Government, stating that "manufacturing can't compete against cheap imports", criticised size of the trade deficit and foreign debt, noted the lack of the Budget to address high petrol prices, noted that bankruptcies are at their highest, and high household debt, saying that "you won't read about them in this budget".

Allison argued that "surplus should have been invested in the future", to address climate change, student debt which was "burdening generations with personal debt", and strongly criticised the Government in regard to its failure to fund education, saying it was "an act of vandalism".

Allison said that the Budget was a Budget "for buying votes, not for the long-term future of the nation".

Allison continued to describe how the Government had lost its environmental credentials, stating that the "environment in much better hands when the Democrats held the balance of power".

Allison responded to the Budget allowances for transport infrastructure, saying that the Budget "ignoring public transport" and that freeway funding was not sustainable.

Allison argued that the income tax cuts introduced in the Budget were "rewarding those on the highest incomes the most". In response to the mental health provisions in the Budget, she stated that more must be done on mental health, smoking, obesity related disease, and said that the Treasurer's "generosity was not extended to the ".

She noted how the Government was "cynically failing indigenous Australians", describing a Government scheme of an assistance payment to indigenous Australians which was based on attendance at schools, and that the Government had revised the total amount of payment downward based on the expectations that indigenous Australians will not attend schools.

Ellison concluded by stating that "The Democrats are committed to what we know to be the priorities for a sustainable future for all Australians, well beyond a Costello next decade and most definitely beyond the next election."

Australian Greens
Senator (Tasmania, ) presented the Australian Greens budget reply speech.

She begun by describing how the Howard Government had said they had "delivered rivers of gold and manna from heaven", and that the Budget message was such that "people were prompted to rejoice and be glad to spend, spend, spend".

Milne went on to say that Australia had become "two nations...one that is fixated on the present and cannot see what the problem is and the other that can see the problem and the huge risks for our children, grandchildren and future generations."

Milne noted that the capacity of the environment to provide and fuel economic growth by traditional means "is in doubt". She went on to criticse the squandering of a "a minerals boom which has delivered corporate profits to the Treasury", stating that the money should have been spent on "nation-building".

Milne went on to criticise Australia's interest in nuclear power and criticised Australia's export of uranium, and noted the impact of salinity and climate change, and called for the establishment of a "climate change disaster fund".

Milne responded to the AusLink funding proposed by the Government Budget, by also criticising the lack of development in public transport. Milne also echoed Ellison's criticism of the Government's treatment of its indigenous population, stating "If we cannot address Aboriginal disadvantage in an economic boom time, when can we address it?"

Milne concluded by stating "the Greens’ vision for Australia and the values we hold mean we would not squander the surplus on a spending spree. We do not support the tax cuts or superannuation windfall for high-income earners." and reiterated the points of view that the Greens felt needed addressing.

Family First
Stephen Fielding (South Australia, ) was the final Senator to speak on the Budget in the Senate.

He criticised the lack of support for low and middle income earners, stating "The government claims this is a budget for families, but the big winners are the high-income earners", and reiterated his earlier calls for reduction in fuel price by "10c a litre".

Fielding noted that Family First supported the fact that more families would receive benefits, but called for a greater increase in the benefit rather than "the child-care rebate, which only goes to parents of children attending formal child care".

Fielding concluded by noting that "Families do benefit from this budget and will welcome it. But, for the average Australian family, this budget will not be the bonanza the government would like us all to believe it is."


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Wikinews:Briefs/May 11, 2006

The time is 23:00 (UTC) on May 11th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Fight Continues, 100 dead in Somalia
Somalia

Mogadishu, capital of Somalia is witnessing a heavy fighting over the past four days. Almost 100 people died so far and 200 wounded in the clashes, as health officials said yesterday. The battle between the Islamic Court Union and the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counterterrorism has centered on the northern neighborhood of Sii-Sii. Many of the casualties are civilians caught in the crossfire. There was a temporary truce, but that did not last long. Islamic militia leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed called a unilateral truce on Tuesday in response to appeals from those affected by the violence. But his opponents said the truce was called because of a lack of ammunition. The warlords' alliance spokesman Hussein Gutale Rageh said they would only accept the ceasefire if their rivals withdrew from territory they have occupied during the fighting.

Legislative Assembly election results declared in 5 Indian States
India

The ruling Left-Front Party in the Indian state of West Bengal retained power in the state after winning 204 out of 294 State Legislative Assembly seats. The Left-Front is currently in the lead in 26 other constituencies where counting in progress- an indication that the party may win 230 seats.

Marxists retain West Bengal, regain Kerala
West Bengal, India

In recent assembly elections in 5 states of India, the counting has began today. Communist Party of India ( Marxist )-led United Front is leading in 235 seats out of total 294 assembly seats in West Bengal. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has scored a thumping victory in Jadavpur, winning by a margin of over 58,000 votes.

Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget
Australia

The Australian House of Representatives heard the traditional right-of-reply to the Budget released May 9, from the Australian Labor Party, led by Kim Beazley (Labor, Brand), plus Budget replies from minor parties in the Australian Senate. While the Budget is politically popular, having as one of its main features, significant tax reform, Beazley focused on the omissions in the Budget, such as the failure to address a skills shortage.

AEK Athens fans destroy ferry-boat in Greece
Greece

AEK Athens fans ruined and plundered the ferry "Ierapetra", during the route from Heraklio, Crete, to the port of Rafina in Attica. More specifically, about 700 AEK supporters went on board after the end of the Greek soccer cup final, between Olympiacos and AEK which took place in Crete. The victory of Olympiacos over AEK, with a 3-0 score, caused irritation within the supporters of AEK which caused damages in both the stadium and the ship.

Explosives stolen from a California mine, partially returned
United States

Some of the nearly 700 sticks of dynamite that were stolen from Gold Mountain Mine Company in Big Bear City, California on May 3, has been returned to a fire department in Riverside, California. An unknown individual placed two plastic tubs of the dynamite in front of the fire department, which prompted streets around the department to be shut down and an elementary school was put on lockdown while the bomb squad examined the package. At least 10 houses near the scene had to be evacuated. The dynamite was then removed without incident.

U.S. legislators question government's collection of phone call records
United States

Congressional Republicans and Democrats demanded answers from the U.S. administration Thursday about a government spy agency secretly collecting records of everyday Americans' phone calls to build a database of every call made within the country.

President George W. Bush facing intense criticism assured Americans that their privacy is being "fiercely protected."

"We're not mining or trawling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans". President George W. Bush leaving for a commencement address at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Biloxi.

The top ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that he was very shocked about the NSA revelation.

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Talk:France to replace controversial youth worker law

Please to add the italian interwiki link it:La Francia ritira il CPE. Thank you! --Trek00 14:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC) ✅ Bawolff ☺☻ 05:03, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


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Giorgio Napolitano elected Italian president

May 12, 2006

The Italian Parliament in unified session elected Giorgio Napolitano the new President of the Italian Republic on May 10th.

Napolitano, 80, was elected on the fourth ballot with 543 valid votes (the threshold to win the election was 505). The number of great electors (the Parliamentarians of both houses and the regional delegates) present was 1,000, of which 990 voted.

The election process started on May 8th, but no winner emerged from the previous three ballots, which required a two-thirds supermajority. Italian parliamentary rules allow a simple majority from the fourth ballot onward.

Other candidates who received more than two votes were Umberto Bossi (42), Massimo D'Alema (10), Giuliano Ferrara (7), Gianni Letta (6), Silvio Berlusconi (5), Roberto Dipiazza (3) and Sergio Pininfarina (3). There were 347 blank ballots, along with 14 votes of "null" and 10 vote that went to candidates who only received two votes or fewer.

Italy was in an unusual political situation in which the term of outgoing President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was due to expire as the new center-left government led by Prime Minister Romano Prodi needed to be appointed. Prodi's coalition won the election of April 9-10, defeating the government of Berlusconi. It was not known if the President of the Republic was to be elected first or if the old President was still able to assign the role of Prime Minister. It was decided, after the election of the two Presidents of the Senate and the House of Parliament, to elect the new President of the Republic first.

Ciampi's term expires on May 18, but he has agreed to resign on May 15 before Napolitano's inauguration.

Napolitano is the first person to be elected President of the Republic who previously was a member of the Italian Communist Party.


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AEK Athens fans damage ferry-boat in Greece

May 11, 2006

Angry fans of the AEK Athens football team damaged the ferry "Ierapetra" during the route from Heraklio, Crete, to the port of Rafina in Attica. About 700 AEK supporters boarded the ferry after the end of the Greek football cup final between Olympiacos and AEK which took place in Crete. The victory of Olympiacos over AEK, 3-0, angered the supporters of AEK, which is believed to be the catalyst for damage in both the stadium and the ship.

The Prosecutor ordered a preliminary inquiry into the incidents that took place onboard the Ierapetra. During the trip, a group of youths started breaking everything for no apparent reason. They caused extensive damage to the passenger lounges and the bars, while they responded to the crew’s pleas with cursing. A Greek police officer was injured in the leg by a flare, and a crewmember was also injured.

The owner of the ship, Dane Sea Line of Piraeus, estimates the cost of damage to the ship at €150,000.

The Greek media has accused the administration of Greek police and the Ministers of Public Order and Shipping of negligence in not doing more to prevent the events.


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User talk:Jackdaws~enwikinews

Welcome
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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Jackdaws. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Jackdaws~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:32, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Tadesseme98

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Talk:Cape Town charges Frontline Fellowship pastor with Halloween paintball assault

Hello people of Cape Town. I greet you all in the name or our Lord! I would like to say that this paintball isue is way over done! Petter hammond and his family have had many troubles over this artical and lost many friends.Including leaving a church that there children had grown up in. This artical has made there lives troublesome and harder for everyone. I am serious. Thev'e learned there lesson and we should all get on with life. It was last year October for crying out loud!! Hope you guys will think about this. Im serious.


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Talk:AEK Athens fans damage ferry-boat in Greece

they didn't destroy it, they caused damage to it. geez


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Explosives stolen from a California mine, partially returned

May 11, 2006 Some of the nearly 700 sticks of dynamite that were stolen from Gold Mountain Mine Company in Big Bear City, California on May 3, has been returned to a fire department in Riverside, California. An unknown individual placed two plastic tubs of the dynamite in front of the fire department, which prompted streets around the department to be shut down and an elementary school was put on lockdown while the bomb squad examined the package. At least 10 houses near the scene had to be evacuated. The dynamite was then removed without incident.

At about 11:00 a.m. PDT today an individual passing by the fire department called 9-1-1 to report suspicious packages left in front of the department.

"There's still more missing, and we want the person who left the packages to come forward. Whoever turned this in did the right thing. This person turning in this dynamite [is] a very good sign that perhaps he or she is willing to cooperate," said ATF spokesman John D'Angelo.

This crime is "a very big deal when you consider the damage one stick of dynamite could cause. In excess of 500 pounds of explosives — that's a large amount," added D'Angelo.

At least 500 pound of explosives and at least 30 pounds of ammonium nitrate are still missing and authorities are still offering a reward of $25,000 for any information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Authorities do not believe the theft is related to terrorism, despite the same materials having been used for these purposes in the past. In 1995, Timothy McVeigh used ammonium nitrate in the attack on the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, causing the deaths of 168 people.


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