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The won their divisional playoff match against, 31-20 in ,. set a record with 26 out of 28 pass attempts completed, which is an record as 92.9 percent in the regular season and playoffs. The New England Patriots are only two games away from becoming the second team after the to have a perfect record and win the. The New England Patriots will face the at Foxborough on January 20.

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2007 Darwin Award winners announced

January 13, 2008 Recipients of 2007's Darwin Awards were announced last week, representing the stories of people who are killed or otherwise rendered sterile after committing an "astounding misapplication of judgement."

One of this year's top winners was "What Goes Up Must Come Down" which received an 8.0 rating and 8929 votes. The tale concerns a couple in South Carolina who died in hospital after being discovered naked and critically injured on a roadway. Authorities discovered the couple's clothing on a rooftop and concluded that they fell from that location when they engaged "in the act of procreation".

Tied for a top score of 8.0 with 4212 votes was "The Enema Within", an account of a Texas man who absorbed alcohol by means of enema because his throat condition made swallowing painful. After consuming 3 litres of sherry in this manner, he died overnight from alcohol poisoning after attaining a deadly blood alcohol level of 0.47%.

A runner-up story, "Support Group", featured three incidents where scrap metal thieves ended their lives after removing metal supports under heavy objects.

According to the Darwin Awards website, the winners were announced a week later than normal "because Wendy became obsessed with finger loop braiding".

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Australian government to tackle banks on mortgages

January 13, 2008 In response to higher than expected mortgage rate increases last week, Australian treasurer Wayne Swan flagged changes to banking regulations to increase competition between lenders on home mortgages.

Swan announced yesterday he had sought a Treasury report on the banking sector ahead of talks over the next fortnight on reforms to make it easier for bank customers to move mortgages between lenders by forcing banks to reduce exit fees, to "make the market more competitive".

"Everybody knows we've been impacted upon by the U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis that has pushed up the cost of money," Swan said.

"But, as I said last week, some of the increases we saw by the banks were not justified. In my view, they were excessive. I urge people to vote with their feet. If there are obstacles to people voting with their feet, switching their accounts, we'll have a look at those."

The banking industry, however, insists that loan refinancing is not a complicated process currently, according to the head of the Australian Bankers Association (ABA), David Bell. "There is a competitive marketplace for home loans and the Cannex website shows the many products that are available," said Bell. "Regarding the switching of transaction accounts, the Australian Payments Clearing Association is conducting a community consultation process on this issue. ABA member banks support this process."


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Bush warns gulf States of Iran 'threat'

January 13, 2008

In a speech in Abu Dhabi today, George W. Bush said that he considered Iran a threat to the stability in the Middle East. He said that he believes the government of Iran is supporting extremism. In the speech he also addressed the people of other countries in the Middle East in a speech that appears to be designed to persuade leaders in the Middle East to support his negotiations. He also said that Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, listing Tehran's support for extremists in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories.

President Bush added that he believes Iran "sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world, while its own people face repression and hardship at home,".

Bush told Iran's neighbors that the kind of extremism embraced by the government in Iran stands in opposition to their hopes for a better future for the Middle East.

He said Iran provides a vivid contrast to other countries in the region that are moving toward greater freedom and openness to the world. He said no one should doubt America's commitment to help those leaders who embrace change, pointing to the assistance the United States gave nations in Asia and Europe devastated during World War Two.

Mr. Bush continued, saying that "the United States has no desire for territory." He also said that he believes "stability can only come through a free and just Middle East where the extremists are marginalized by millions of moms and dads who want the same opportunities for their children that we have for ours."

The speech came roughly mid-way through a Middle East trip that has taken President Bush to Israel and the West Bank, where he sought to encourage peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

He said he came away encouraged, adding that even though talks on the parameters of a Palestinian state are just beginning, hopes are high.

"We will encourage reconciliation between the Israeli and Palestinian people, foster reconciliation between Israelis and Arabs and build a foundation for lasting peace that will contribute to every state in the Gulf," he said.

The president is visiting several Gulf states on this trip, he came to the United Arab Emirates from Bahrain - the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. While there, he visited a naval facility that provides support for U.S. forces in Iraq.

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Comments:'No treaty withdrawal', says Lakota elder

plenty of good itentions...but then again they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions...__21:55, 13 January 2008 (UTC)lakota woman

What now? PurplePerson 01:18, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm not one who ever believed in that proverb. Good intentions create good results. Bad intentions line the road to hell. Raphael s 17:24, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I disagree: it is an excellent proverb. It's very easy to do a great amount of damage while intending to do good. No matter how noble one's intentions are, if one doesn't fully consider the results of his/her actions, that person can make a situation far worse than it would have been if he/she had done nothing at all. –Gravinos 20:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Ouch. My ancestors came over to the North American continent nearly nearly 500 years ago, and yet I'm still European? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.210.3.125 (talk) 20:32, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Very good point. –Gravinos 21:54, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Not Balanced News
Where is the other side of the of the story! This is more like opinion than news. The Republic of Lakotah was not allowed to answer said allegations.

At least give a link to another article telling the Freedom Delegations side. Here is a good one.

http://www.republicoflakotah.com/media.html

Hickory Hendrickson —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.91.166.6 (talk) 05:41, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Imperialism
From what I have gleaned from the website provided in the preceding comment, the supporters of the Republic of Lakota are attempting to commit some (but not all) of the wrongs inflicted upon them in the 19th century upon other people. The non-Lakota people who occupy the area enclosed within the proposed borders of the Republic of Lakota are US citizens, and should not have to renounce their US citizenship in order to retain either their property or their rights (sound familiar?—it should...). The article (and the website) also seem to leave out the fact that the area encompassed by the Republic of Lakota includes a number of American towns and cities, such as: Omaha, Nebraska, Rapid City, South Dakota, Sturgis, South Dakota, among others. It also includes Mount Rushmore, as well as a significant stretch of I-90, a federally built and maintained highway which was constructed with funds provided by US taxpayers (a group which includes myself). For the Lakota people to simply annex all this land, no matter what the reason, is an act of imperialism—a wrong that was inflicted upon them over a century ago, and no matter what the circumstances two wrongs don't make a right. –Gravinos 21:54, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Have you actually read the information on the Republic of Lakotah website? "...the Lakotah hold no animosity toward the American people... we are only declaring liens on real estate held by governments foreign... not on real estate held by private parties." There is no wrong being commited here; it is an action of right, an action of correction. They are doing for themselves what the government will not do for them as it is deemed by the governments own laws! 69.7.198.34 18:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)WhiteButterflyWoman


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San Diego Chargers upset Indianapolis Colts

Even without LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers, the Chargers made sure the Indianapolis Colts won't repeat as Super Bowl champions.

Now San Diego must make sure it doesn't repeat its last performance at New England.

That will be especially difficult without an injured L.T., who departed in the first half with a bruised left knee, and starting quarterback Rivers, who went out in the third quarter with a damaged right knee in the Chargers' stunning 28-24 victory Sunday.

With Billy Volek at quarterback and Michael Turner as the main runner, San Diego went 78 yards on eight plays, with Volek sneaking in from the 1 with 4:50 remaining for the lead. The Chargers' big-play defense then held on downs at its 7, and stopped Indy again in the final moments to preserve their eighth straight win.

To make it nine in a row and advance to their second Super Bowl -- the other was a loss to San Francisco after the 1994 season -- the Chargers will need all the resourcefulness they showed at Indianapolis. Being undermanned against undefeated New England hardly is an enticing prospect.

Still, with All-Pro cornerback Antonio Cromartie getting an interception and fumble recovery, and linebackers Shawne Merriman and Shaun Phillips plaguing Peyton Manning, the Chargers showed they have the ability to throw off any offense. Maybe even the most prolific attack in NFL history.

The Chargers didn't come close against the Patriots in Week 2, falling 38-14. That was the beginning of a slide to 5-5 for San Diego, but the Chargers (13-5) are rolling now.

It was a gutty showing by Rivers, who threw for three scores -- he banged his right knee on a 56-yard screen pass TD by Darren Sproles to end the third quarter. And Turner, who could be a starter elsewhere but usually sits behind league rushing leader Tomlinson, gave the offense the balance it desperately needed in the late stages of the upset, rushing for 71 yards.

The Chargers' opportunistic defense, which led the league in takeaways (48) and turnover margin (plus-24), grabbed two interceptions -- both on tipped balls -- and a fumble. While San Diego couldn't stop Manning's offense from steadily marching downfield most of the game, it could make the key plays that get you closer to the Super Bowl.

Still, if Tomlinson is limited or sidelined, how much chance do the Chargers have against the perfect Patriots? Not to mention perhaps missing Rivers or tight end Antonio Gates, who courageously played much of the day on a dislocated toe.

For the Colts (13-4), it was a bitterly quick elimination from the postseason.

A year ago, they won three playoff games, then beat Chicago in the Super Bowl. They couldn't recapture their touch on offense or defense this time, and a defense that allowed the fewest points during the season wore down against the equally physical Chargers.

Manning did throw for 402 yards, completing 33 of his 48 throws, but both interceptions killed deep scoring threats.

Rivers was 14-of-19 for 264 yards, and Volek went 3-of-4 for 48 yards in his clutch relief role. Vincent Jackson became Rivers' top target and had seven catches for 93 yards and a score.

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Comments:Hydrogen gas cloud to smash into Milky Way galaxy

Ok, so it'll happen in an astronomical blink of an eye. But what'll that mean to us? We'll be long dead and gone by then. PurplePerson 01:20, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

 * You will be. Personally, I've already got my viewing seat booked for 20,002,008 AD Shane.Bell 09:17, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Save me a seat and a beer? I'll be on my way back from pluto --Nyimen 10:32, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Bush warns gulf States of Iran 'threat'

Questionable Integrity
By publicly denouncing Iran, what is the real intention of the Bush Administration? The Bush administration also claimed that Iraq harbored and sponsored terrorism. The White House claimed that "weapons of mass" destruction existed in Iraq. They convinced the American public that this required a war. The integrity of the claims made by the White House is questionable. President Bill Clinton was impeached for less.

After a War in Iraq, While Provoking Iran, President Bush Promotes Peace
It is ironical that President Bush would attempt to promote peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians after a war with Iraq and while denouncing Iran.
 * I agree --User:Anonymous101 Talk 06:27, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Also the the U.S. isn't one to talk about state sponsored terrorism. Look at central america... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.146.34.42 (talk) 15:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

no credibility
President bush has no credibility anymore, at least for me he doesn't. He deceived the American people to go in Irak for weapons of mass destruction that never existed and than he backed up to say that it was terrorism that this country was promoting. Now he's doing the same thing with Iran, he said they were trying to get weapons of mass destruction and it turn out its not the case [] so he says Iran is promoting terrorism. This is a Deja-vu scenario. I totally agree, President Bill Clinton was impeached for less.

Pot.. Kettle... Black
'President Bush added that he believes Iran "sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world, while its own people face repression and hardship at home,".'

Don't we all? Shane.Bell 09:30, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

ANY Evidence Whatsoever??
OK, so he believes that Iran sends money to extremists around the world. I don't care what the *&#@ he believes; the US government has yet to provide any solid evidence that Iran is a threat to anyone else. I am so &*#@ing sick of this garbage. Wikidsoup 19:08, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


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NASA spacecraft to begin collecting data on Mercury

January 14, 2008 Today, NASA's spacecraft, or the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft, is expected to begin its two day mission at about noon , of data collecting and photographing of the planet Mercury. It is the first spacecraft to visit the planet in 34 years, since 's visit to the planet in 1974.

"This is raw scientific exploration and the suspense is building by the day. What will MESSENGER see? Monday will tell the tale," said Alan Stern, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C..

This encounter will provide a critical gravity assist needed to keep the spacecraft on track for its March 2011 orbit insertion, beginning an unprecedented yearlong study of Mercury. The flyby also will gather essential data for mission planning. It will flyby an impact crater called the which is almost 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) in diameter. The basin is one of the largest impact craters in our solar system.

"Caloris is huge, about a quarter of the diameter of Mercury, with rings of mountains within it that are up to two miles high. Mariner 10 saw a little less than half of the basin. During this first flyby, we will image the other side," said Louise Prockter, the instrument scientist for the Mercury Dual Imaging System at the in, Maryland.

It also will study the global magnetic field and improve our knowledge of the gravity field from the Mariner 10 flyby. The long-wavelength components of the gravity field provide key information about the planet's internal structure, particularly the size of Mercury's core. The flyby also will map Mercury's tenuous atmosphere with ultraviolet observations and document the energetic particle and plasma of Mercury's magnetosphere. In addition, the flyby trajectory will enable unique particle and plasma measurements of the magnetic tail that sweeps behind Mercury.

MESSENGER was launched on August 3, 2004 and will travel just under five billion miles in total. It already has flown past Earth once and Venus twice. The spacecraft will use the pull of Mercury's gravity during this month's pass and others in October 2008 and September 2009 to guide it progressively closer to the planet's orbit. Insertion will be accomplished with a fourth Mercury encounter in 2011.


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Hi. We are not google, nor are we a family tree site. such sites exist in the internet, but this isn't one of them. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:43, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Protests mark anniversary of Guantanamo detention center

Sorry
Sorry But i don't care and will never care for Terrorist and there rights. Why should i care for the "human rights" of a person that don't believe in them.

 * You should care because their rights are your rights. Terrorists or not; what they've done is irrelevant to the important point here. What matters is that people are being incarcerated possibly without trial which means possibly without having committed a crime. I'm all for taking away the liberties of those who decide to live outside of the common Social Contract, but there must be justice. Everyone should have the right to a fair and expedient trial. THEN we decide what to do with them. Do you suggest that your government should have the right to do whatever they want to YOU without telling you what you've done first? Shane.Bell 09:51, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Why should i care for the "human rights" of a person that don't believe in them. Human rights (I've always thought) applies to everyone by there definition (the human) part. Therefore if you feel that they shouldn't apply to some people, you don't belive in them, and why should the terrorists care about your human rights when you don't believe in them? (plus the whole, they randomly got put there without trial, and for all we know could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, or someone high up has a grudge against them, etc, there is a good possibility they didn't actually do anything). Bawolff ☺☻ 06:32, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Unconstitutional
The USA Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantees its citizens certain inalienable rights. It is the President's and Congress's responsibility to defend the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Denying these rights through the Patriot Act and through Guantanamo Bay is illegal. Once we allow the government to behave like a dictatorship, then all citizens are subject to the tyranny of the dictatorship. It is Unconstitutional. In other words, the President is violating the law, specifically the Constitutional right to due process. He and his administration are behaving just like any terrorist or dictator. If you don't believe me (you be the judge), take a look at the Patriot Act and the Constitution.

Here is information on the Patriot Act:

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

Here is information about the Constitution:

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

Bill of Rights:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 00:48, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * But these people are not citizens, so your argument is flawed. --SVTCobra 01:19, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * You are unfortunately misinformed. For instance, John Doe v. Alberto R. Gonzales. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 01:40, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Also http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/terror/archives/cat_guantanamo_bay_camp_xray.html and http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E0D7113BF933A15757C0A9629C8B63 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 01:46, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I thought we were talking about the people in the article. Who are you talking about? Doe v. Gonzales is case about libraries. --SVTCobra 02:01, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * It's a case that involves the Patriot Act.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 02:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes, it is about the Patriot Act. But it has nothing to do with the detainees at Guantanamo or due process. Please stick to one topic. --SVTCobra 02:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Besides what gives the USA the right to detain and then deny the same due process to people who are not US Citizens? They are being held indefinitely (some for five years now, one is 98 years old) without a trial. That's wat dictators do. Do you believe in dictators? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 01:52, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That's an entirely different from citizen rights, upon which you based your argument. --SVTCobra 02:01, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * True. And? The original argument stands. I added a new one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 02:07, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes, but it stands on flawed reasoning. To address your other question: yes, I do believe in dictators. There is a lot more evidence that they exist than Bigfoot. --SVTCobra 02:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * You'll have to do better than that. Where is the fallacy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.194.176 (talk) 02:28, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I thought I had made that clear already. Please keep in mind that I am assuming that we are talking about this article and we are staying on-topic. OK ... so you opened with (and I quote): "The USA Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantees its citizens certain inalienable rights." I am arguing that, this matters not, because the people who are being held are not US citizens. Ergo, you cannot apply rights of US citizens to these people. --SVTCobra 02:36, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I've stated my opinion. If you believe that people do not have a right to due process (citizen or not), then I believe that your logic is flawed. That is my opinion. I also believe that if you said, "I am a liar," I would completely agree. That is a logical statement. You are an equivocator using "logic" in the guise of disagreement. All you have to do is say, "I don't believe non-citizens have the right to due process." I'll understand but hiding your beliefs behind your so called "reason" . . . Well, feel free to do so.

 * All you had to do was to state that it was your opinion that the people in the article and (perhaps) all other people, have the right to due process and have inalienable rights. But, no, you had to go and claim that these rights were somehow guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The truth is they are not. You are the one who was trying to hide your opinion (which is all it is) behind rhetoric. Another truth is that you have no idea what my opinion is. And no, there won't be some 'big reveal' where I let you know what it is. Cheers and goodnight. --SVTCobra 03:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * This IS an OPINION page. Is it not? Do you have a problem with that? I pressed the link below the article that says, "Have an opinion on this story? Post It." Also, I'm sorry to disagree with you again, and I'm sorry if you have taken offense. U.S. Citizens have been held at Guantanamo Bay. The following article mentions two: http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20070714/ASPENWEEKLY06/107150082/-1/DAILYCOMMENT . And as far as the gaurantees provided by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, that is a matter of US legal interpretation. The truth is those rights ARE gauranteed. Note the Fifth Amendment:

"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

 * If you'd like to discuss legal rhetoric, then the real question of legality is if the US legal system considers the War in Iraq legal since President Bush claimed that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq to justify a war. Since those claims have proven to be dubious, the legality of the war has been called into question. Thereby, the legality of detaining people at Guantanamo Bay has also been called into question.


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Category talk:Comedy

Wikinewsies are used to zapping what we refer to as encyclopedic categories, but we may need to adopt them with guidelines to make the Wikinews Importer Bot effective at persuading Wikipedians to make the jump over to Wikinews. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:17, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Previous discusiion from Admin alerts is below, with a section for further discussion. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:24, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Please add to Category:Comedy
Please add these pages to Category:Comedy :

List of archived articles with category applied

 * The Onion: An interview with 'America's Finest News Source' - A news source based on satire.
 * Satirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. President - "Satire" is right in the title.
 * ITV postpones broadcast of 2007 British Comedy Awards - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Comedian Colin Mochrie to host Canadian "5th Grader" game show - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Comedians lampoon Bush at White House Correspondents' Dinner - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Filmcrew working for Channel 4 arrested for soaking Tom Cruise in London
 * Comedian Colin Mochrie to host Canadian "5th Grader" game show - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Comedians lampoon Bush at White House Correspondents' Dinner - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Filmcrew working for Channel 4 arrested for soaking Tom Cruise in London
 * Filmcrew working for Channel 4 arrested for soaking Tom Cruise in London
 * Filmcrew working for Channel 4 arrested for soaking Tom Cruise in London

List of archived articles with category applied

 * Murray Hill on the life and versatility of a New York drag king
 * Jon Stewart to host 80th Academy Awards - Jon Stewart, satire style of comedy.
 * British actor John Inman dies at 71
 * Edinburgh Fringe festival begins
 * FOX to produce new 'Futurama' episodes - Comedy style of television program.
 * Fan resurrects sitcom "Sitcom" stands for "situation comedy".
 * Interview with Glen Stollery of ScienTOMogy.info - Describes site as a "parody" site.
 * Isaac Hayes quits South Park over Scientology episode - South Park is a comedy/satire/parody program.
 * Events cancelled at Humber due to college strike
 * Comedian Jon Stewart to host 78th Academy Awards - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Comedian Richard Pryor dies at 65 - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Tom Cruise parody site defiant in face of Scientology threats, demands its day in court - "Parody" is a form of comedy.
 * British comedian Ronnie Barker dies - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise - "Humor" is right in the title, and the articles discusses a form of "parody".
 * Critics honor 2004-2005 best in U.S. TV
 * Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68 - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * 'Electra'-fying competition faces 'Fockers' - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Fockers' set to meet another weekend title - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * Comedian Jon Stewart to host 78th Academy Awards - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Comedian Richard Pryor dies at 65 - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Tom Cruise parody site defiant in face of Scientology threats, demands its day in court - "Parody" is a form of comedy.
 * British comedian Ronnie Barker dies - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise - "Humor" is right in the title, and the articles discusses a form of "parody".
 * Critics honor 2004-2005 best in U.S. TV
 * Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68 - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * 'Electra'-fying competition faces 'Fockers' - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Fockers' set to meet another weekend title - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * Critics honor 2004-2005 best in U.S. TV
 * Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68 - "Comedy" is right in the title.
 * 'Electra'-fying competition faces 'Fockers' - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Fockers' set to meet another weekend title - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Electra'-fying competition faces 'Fockers' - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Fockers' set to meet another weekend title - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Fockers' set to meet another weekend title - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.
 * 'Fockers' set to meet another weekend title - Article discusses comedic subject matter, comedy film.

Discussion previously on WN:AAA
The articles all mention "parody", "comedy", "humor", or something like that. Thanks, Wilhelm 09:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC).
 * I see your point, but I'm not 100% sure "Comedy" is the appropriate category. The other issue we have to work with is that this will be poorly applied on future articles. That isn't a good argument for not having the category, but we already have enough trouble getting people to add the basic country/region and topical categories. They are often added only at the archiving stage. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think people go looking for the category, and see nothing there, and so don't add new articles to it. If they saw an established base, that might foster future developments of the category and its expansion.  I'd appreciate if the above were added to the category.  Wilhelm 10:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC).
 * You're applying a rule or belief that I think comes over from Wikipedia. I'm not going to be further involved than saying I have concerns this can't be applied consistently. I genuinely wish we had enough people monitoring every published story to consistently apply categories such as this, but I can't see it happening. [Aside, if anyone wants to pick up and apply this request, go ahead]. So, I'd like to be clear I'm not objecting to this, or going to comment on the appropriateness for any of the listed articles; however, my concern is this is something you'll have to either monitor and apply yourself, or hope is clued on to by people doing archiving. I will always put getting the basic categories first, and for something like this I believe it needs us to have more people looking at stuff. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I would definitely like to be able to monitor and apply this myself, but for archived articles unfortunately I cannot, due to their protection. That is why I need to request to have it done, as I am doing now.  As for in the future, I will do my best to monitor it, but if articles become archived before I notice, I'd have to do the same.  Wilhelm 11:08, 3 January 2008 (UTC).
 * This does not seem to be a useful way to organize news articles. --SVTCobra 13:50, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Why do you think not? I see that someone else has already put something of a satirical nature into the category.  Wilhelm 20:15, 10 January 2008 (UTC).

The compelling purpose for creating and using the "Comedy" category at Wikinews is to use the DynamicPageList function like at Portal:Education/Wikipedia for use at Wikipedia:Portal:Comedy. Pages like this can be imported by the Wikinews Importer Bot to automatically update news stories from Wikinews at Wikipedia. This is a win-win opportunity for all projects involved. RichardF 23:21, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, Wilhelm, it is hard to explain "why not" since it rests with the lack of a "why" should it be in the first place. It's like asking "why don't you believe in the Easter Bunny?" ... However, while I don't see the usefulness for navigating news here, I do see the mutual benefit that RichardF mentions. As such, I do not see it as detrimental to include and populate Category:Comedy. It should be a sub-cat of Category:Culture and entertainment and editors should neither add it just because they find a story to be funny nor should it become synonymous with Category:Wackynews. In conclusion, I will say that I am agreeable with this, but we ought to wait for a few more opinions. Cheers, --SVTCobra 04:35, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good. Also, Category:Wackynews could be added as a sub-category of Category:Comedy.  Wilhelm 04:42, 11 January 2008 (UTC).
 * I disagree there (which may explain my reservations about this category). Some may consider Police in Texas arrest man eating dead girlfriend to be "Wackynews" or otherwise off-beat-news, but there is no way that I could agree that it would fit as under Comedy. --SVTCobra 05:07, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No, I see your point, that makes sense. Wilhelm 06:46, 11 January 2008 (UTC).

I think we should abandon the category for the concerns outlined above. I had added it to one article I was archiving since it was on my mind, but while going through the list above I see too many pitfalls in deciding which articles merit the category. --Jcart1534 15:18, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I added specific rationale as to some of the more obvious ones, why they should all be added to the category. Wilhelm 22:18, 13 January 2008 (UTC).
 * If a category adds utility, which this does as previously stated, it adds value. Wilhelm also has itemized several relevant rationales for specific articles to be tagged as such. RichardF 22:46, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think a fair case has been made for this category, but within the limits of DPLs it will likely end up with an odd listing on WP until we have more people patrolling new articles for it and populating it. Could someone please draft something in the way of guidelines for its application? I'm going to apply it to a number of the above articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:55, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Closure/transfer of discussion

 * I've marked done/not done and am going to copy the list & discussion to the talk page for the category, Category talk:Comedy I think there should be wider discussion - as an example I would be surprised to find obituaries on Portal:Comedy over on Wikipedia, but there likely is a valid reason for that. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:14, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

What is comedy?
My gut reaction going through the above list was to in some respects apply similar criteria as I would with Category:Wackynews. For others, it was the fact that I don't think it is comedy when a comedian is announced as the presenter of an event we'd categorise under Category:Culture and entertainment; In that case Comedy only has a small, tangential, relationship with the content of the article. This - perhaps is where there is a cultural difference; what you find in a specific category in a news source isn't the same as in an encyclopedia. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:23, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I still think that the articles about Comedians, especially those with the word "Comedian" right in the title, fit perfectly for this category and should be applied. As should articles that obviously deal with forms of comedy, e.g. Satire, and Parody.  See for example the sub-categories already present at w:Category:Comedy.  Wilhelm 13:13, 14 January 2008 (UTC).

I believe this discussion is inspired, at least partly, on the desire to define what should be included on the list for the Wikinews Importer Bot to import to the related Wikipedia article(s) and portal(s). From that perspective at least, it seems like we can come up with two basic approaches to define what is comedy - what gets tagged as comedy and what gets included in the DPL criteria.

At the broadest level, I would suggest Comedy be considered a complete subset of Culture and entertainment. From the perspective of coding the Bot's list, for example, that would allow using "category=Comedy" and "category=Culture and entertainment" to exclude any items that might also be in category:Wackynews (notcategory=Wackynews) that would be inappropriate.

Beyond that, it seems comedy also should draw from the "media"(?) categories of Film, Music, Television, Dance and Theatre. I don't know if any other categories are missing from that list. If DPL can do a logical "OR" search on these categories, that would make sure they were considered for possible inclusion.

The final step in this pie slicing activity would be to create the somewhat false dichotomy of "comedy - drama" from what already has been selected and draw the line somewhere. I don't know where that line is, but "I'll know it when I see it." :-)

Questions like, "Should news about comedians be included - drunk driving, obits. etc.?" can debated, but I would say yes. The basic conclusion I draw from these little ramblings is that defining comedy at Wikinews should not be that big of a deal. :-) RichardF 13:33, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I definitely agree Comedy at Wikinews should not be a big deal, but there will be some talking round and so as to how the DPL should be formulated and how you decide if something falls into the category. I believe my above selection of articles for the category was quite conservative - in fact, deliberately so. A concise definition of Wikipedia's understanding of what comedy is likely needs distilled from discussion. Any regular tinkerers with that particular portal should be invited to review the above articles which I have not tagged and give concise suggestions why they would be appropriate for the category. What has to be remembered here is that we're looking for cross-project cooperation which might involve a few Wikipedians checking the Newsroom to find appropriate articles; I'm hoping it is a small step from that to actually contributing articles when they expect to see something and it isn't here.
 * I will stress for the Wikinewsies involved in this discussion that we need to be a little more flexible - and, radical though it may sound, the "encyclopedic category - delete!" response may need to be dropped. Wackynews and Comedy sometimes intersect - but not always. Wikipedia will be interested in the death of a clown. OTOH... If anyone suggests we need Category:Tragedy then think carefully where and how you'd apply that. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:52, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It would be a tragedy if we all didn't have a little more comedy in our lives! ;-) RichardF 13:58, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I can live with the choices you made, Brian. Some of the other articles just didn't seem appropriate. And thanks to Wilhelm for the lesson on what a sitcom is! Category:Tragedy? Perhaps...but maybe we should consider Category:Rubber chicken? --Jcart1534 15:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I was merely pointing out that articles about a "situation comedy", should be included in the Category on "Comedy".  And I agree with everything said above by .  Wilhelm 21:59, 14 January 2008 (UTC).

I would submit that Cat:Comedy should be for news articles that are not of a comedic nature, but for articles about the business of comedy (such as movies and performers that strive for comedy). It should not be for articles that some people might find funny, such as US President George W. Bush caught driving without a seatbelt which can be found in Cat:Wackynews. Rather, it should be for articles which can even be solemn such as American comedian Mitch Hedberg dies on tour at 37. Of course, there will be some overlap with Wackynews, such as Satirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. President, but I think it will be limited. Basically I think, RichardF (see above) and I are on the same page on this. --SVTCobra 01:14, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

 * As far as the list above goes, I think that I would include most of them. NB: I did not read them, just a quick evaluation based on headlines. But there might be some missing also, like the Hedberg article. --SVTCobra 01:19, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

For the most part I agree with the above assessments. I added more of the above-listed articles to the category and searched out yet others and added them as well. I don't believe, however, that all of the above are appropriate for the category. --Jcart1534 02:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree wholeheartedly with . Wilhelm 06:31, 15 January 2008 (UTC).

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Comments:Canupa Gluha Mani speaks about Lakota Oyate, Lakota freedom

re: Canupa Gluha Mani
Hi I would just like to know more about Canupa gluha mani--what are his views politically and how is he connected to the Bulgarian Freedom Fighters? Thru his wife? Where is this group located in the US or Europe? these freedom fighters could be big trouble--like not very nice people who could be the Bulgarian Mafia

My dad [Vasil Pivtchev] was the orginal [[Bulgarian Freedom Fighters] here in WNY! He wanted help from the US to get the Russians out of Bulgaria but we got nothing. As far as I know the group disolved when the Russian wall fell down!  I think he sould really check into which groups he associates himself with--

At least Canupa has the guts to say who killed these --now maybe the whole truth will come out and they will finally let Lenoard Pelletier go free--Set this man free--put the guys who did the crime in!

Irina Pivtchev

ps--my dad is considered a hero in his home land now!

i strongly belive in my heart that this nation should be free give them a chance and see if they make it .if we ended racium prove it let them be free give them back there sacred hoop this countery hasnt did anything for them but kill them our four father didnt understand them so they killed them us lied under there treaty wen we bought the land from frace we were supossed to respect them and didnt .because we cant be 1 nation under god if we cant live in unity anyways.all we do is destroy thats are culture .were a loss people .if they think and know we cant do the job rite let them do it .they have nothing to lose .and may god bless them and god bless u haters to if we dont like we should help them so we dont have to waist fedural money on them saves tax payers money that way .so we should do the write thing and give them back they land .they are the true earth people .and we are the destroyers.so let them have back wat we havent destroyed .let there people be free if not let us help them fix there sacred hoop .and say sorry we were wrong i man enough to say it are u .ill go to there sweatlodge myself and tell them if the us is afraid .enough is enough the mother earth has nothing else to offer.we took it all let the land lords have it back let the fix it since we cant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.231.124.50 (talk) 07:59, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

I know this man is a felon that is why he has changed his name to canupa gluha mani his real name is duane martin a man once imprisoned in the nebraska federal prison. His young daughter sits in a jail cell waiting to be free while hes out soliciting the white for money. Why do you you all pity such a false man please remove him until you do your research to find the truth. He is a ex felon and owes child support he was a former abuser of alcohol and drugs. He has warrants in pennington county check the sheriffs list. I am not sure how he became such a leader all of a sudden but he has you all fooled. He is not a leader but a user and abuser of my peoples rights and their sacred pipe. D looks hard

This includes Duane Martin - Canupa Gluha Mani.
This message is for ALL of my Oglala Lakota people who claim to be "Society Members". A place in our "Societies" was not always given just because one was born into that bloodline. It had to be earned. This includes Duane Martin - Canupa Gluha Mani. There are duties and obligations that go along with being a society member, each and every day, not just when you want to gather in a crowd and protest. You have a responsibility to your Lakota, Nakota and Dakota people and are expected to conduct yourself accordingly. Respect and honor doesn't come from being a member of a society that may or not be recognized by our Traditional Elders. It comes from an individual living the morals and ethics of his and her Ancestors. Haul water for those who need it, give food and shelter to those without, protect our people from those who sell alcohol and drugs in our communities, disband gangs that have no place in our society as Oglala Lakota. Fulfill the duties and obligations that should have been an integral part of your upbringing since infancy. Being a member of a "Society" carries duties and responsibilities to the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota people. You are not above the people, you are one of them, and are answerable to them for your actions. Look at yourself and decide if you are doing things in an honorable and respectful way for your community and people, or if you have ulterior motives. Then decide for yourself whether you are entitled to be a representative of your "Society" and people. Take off that mask so your people can know who you are and recognize you for where you stand. Even if it's not where they want you to stand at least you've taken one. And always start and end with a prayer of thanks.


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George Bush arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of his Middle East visit

January 14, 2008

United States President George Bush has arrived in Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to attempt to encourage support for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and U.S.-led efforts to contain Iran.

Mr. Bush is using this tour of the Middle East to ask Arab allies of the USA to provide diplomatic and financial backing to Palestinian leaders involved in negotiations with Israel.

In a speech on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, the president also urged Gulf states to join Washington in confronting Iran, which he called "the world's leading state sponsor of terror."

Sunni Arab Gulf states have maintained relations with Iran despite their concerns about the Shi'ite country's regional influence.

Mr. Bush's talks with Saudi leaders also are expected to cover arms sales.

Before heading to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Bush visited Dubai briefly. He told a round table of young Arab leaders there that America respects their religion and wants to work together in peace.

Sunday, in Abu Dhabi, Mr. Bush accused Iran of sending arms or financial support to militants in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. Iran denies such allegations and accuses Washington of trying to spread anti-Iranian sentiment in the region.

According to many reporters George Bush has kept a strong relationship with the Saudi royal family, who are often considered as allies of the United States.

President Bush is due to leave Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for Egypt, the final stop on his Mideast tour before his return to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.


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Why why why
...must people create these ridiculous forced acronyms/abbreviations? It's just Messenger! The demi-god mercury was the wing-ed messenger. It's good to name the spaceprobe that. It doesn't need to be justified further, have some damn confidence! Apollo didn't also stand for Advanced PilOtted Lunar Landing Operation, it was just the god Apollo. -- 203.57.68.20 16:42, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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Construction accident in New York City, one reported dead

January 14, 2008

A construction worker died after falling thirty feet from a New York hotel yesterday, police say.

The accident occurred at the Trump SoHo construction site in SoHo, New York. Witnesses at the scene reported that a load being lifted by a crane collided with the building, possibly causing scaffolding to collapse.

Police indicated that the dead worker had fallen at least 30 feet. A second worker sustained injuries after falling several storeys into some netting. The injured worker was lowered to street level by crane and transported to hospital as a large number of ambulances and fire engines gathered on the scene.

The Trump SoHo building is a 46 storey, 400 unit hotel condominium. According to its website, the building is a joint venture between the Trump Organization, the Sapir Organization, and the Bayrock Group LLC. The site is scheduled to open in Spring 2009.


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Original reporting
I arrived at the scene at 2:30pm, made observations, conducted interviews, listened to interviews by other reports, and took notes. - Borofkin 20:16, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm done with this article. It'd be nice if someone could pad it out with a little research -- this building seems to have been controversial for some time. - Borofkin 21:38, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Photos
I have some photos, just gotta go and grab a cable. - Borofkin 20:17, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

External links - wikipedia article on Trump SoHo building
Um, the external link to the Wikipedia page on this building does exist -- it works when I click on it. - Borofkin 21:55, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I readded it. At first, I tried to do a Wikipediapar and the link was a URL so I didn't know there was brackets around (SoHo). Then I seen your message and copied the URL into my web browser search bar and found out you were right. Sorry.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 22:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
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Scientists grow beating rat heart in lab

January 14, 2008 Scientists from the University of Minnesota have successfully created a beating heart in a lab. The team was led by Dr. Doris Taylor, director of the University's Center for Cardiovascular Repair, used a process called "decellularization" in which the hearts were taken from newborn rats and stripped of their cells. The resulting non-living mass, called an extracellular matrix or ECM, contains no cells and therefore will not be rejected by its new owners. New muscle and endothelial cells are then injected into the ECM and stimulated electrically.

The first micro-contractions occurred within two days of the new cells being injected into the ECMs and visible contractions began to occur within seven to eight days. The rat hearts beat strongly enough to pump fluid out the aorta, although the force at which they beat was only equivalent to 2 percent of a normal adult rat or about 25 percent of a 16 week old human fetus.

The researchers will next be testing the process of pig hearts for which ECMs have already been created. A pig heart is roughly the size of a human heart. The eventual hope of the project is to be able to use the process on human hearts taken from cadavers or pig hearts with human cells injected, though it remains to be seen whether or not the process will work on a heart from a larger animal, such as a pig or human. The team also plans to experiment with the process on other organs such as kidneys, livers and lungs.


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How is this newsworthy? It's an accident - there are hundreds of construction accidents everyday. And how does it get it's own picture? This is ridiculous!
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Primary account at Athaenara ✉ on English language Wikipedia.

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Bobby Jindal sworn in as governor of Louisiana

January 15, 2008 Piyush "Bobby" Jindal was inaugurated on Monday as governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. He is the country's first Indian American elected governor and the first non-white governor of Louisiana since P. B. S. Pinchback in 1872. At 36 years old, he is currently the nation's youngest governor as well. Jindal succeeds Kathleen Blanco as the state governor.

The inauguration ceremony was held at the state capitol in Baton Rouge. In a speech, Jindal vowed to put an end to political corruption in the state and speed up recovery from the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.

"We must win a war on corruption and incompetence in government," said Jindal.

Jindal was serving a second term in the House of Representatives when he was elected last October. He previously served as the head of Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals, a post to which he was appointed at the age of 24. A year earlier, he had graduated from University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.

Jindal is the son of Punjabi immigrants who came to Baton Rouge shortly before his birth. As a teenager, he converted from Hinduism to Catholicism. He takes his nickname from the character Bobby on television's The Brady Bunch.


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User talk:59.94.208.187

Hello and welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contribution, which I have added below the break (though personal contact information has been removed). This entry is of an encyclopedic nature and perhaps Wikipedia is a better place for this. It does not appear to be news. Cheers, --SVTCobra 03:05, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Alpana Nayak, Odissi Exponent
About Her

Born and brought up in Balasore, Orissa, Alpana Nayak began her training in Odissi at the age of seven at the Nrutya Sangeeta Kala Mandira, Balasore under Late Guru Deva Prasad Das and Guru Sudhakar Sahoo. She gained her ‘Nritya Shree’ degree at the age of thirteen and ‘Nritya Visharad’ at nineteen. She has enriched her Odissi style under Guru Hare Krishna Behera.

Alpana has performed Odissi Dance Solo in almost all major cities and cultural festivals of India, England and Japan.

Along with her performing career Alpana is also a dedicated teacher. She is actively involved in promotion of Indian culture in India and abroad by conceiving, developing and presenting new compositions. She has taught Odissi and different Indian folk dances in several cities of India, in London and in Tokyo.

Her Odissi dance disciples include specially gifted children who are inmates of Saint Teresa’s Jeevan Jyoti Home in New Delhi.

She performed in front of the President of India in the Rashtrapati Bhawan as a special invitee in April 2006. Alpana has a “Nrityashree” in Odissi Dance, MA in Economics, B.Ed and Diploma in Computers. She is a graded artist of Doordarshan Kendra Central Unit, empanelled on ICCR and a recipient of Fellowship from Department of Culture, Government of India. She has delivered lectures on performing arts, Indian heritage, education of special children at different places such as MS University Vadodara; Devi Ahilya University, Indore; Anti Racist Forum, London; Institute for Mentally Retarded Adults, Tokamachi, Japan; The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama & The India International Centre New Delhi.

About Her Performances

Solo performance as an Odissi dancer in Kolkata (1978, 1993), Shantiniketan (1979), Bhubaneswar (2006, 2007), London (1999, 2000), New Delhi (1992, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Chennai (2207, 2008), Tokyo (2006), Nigata-Japan (2006), Tokamachi-Japan (2006), Mahabalipuram (2005, 2006,2007, 2008), Goa (2003), Allahabad (2002), Jammu (1995, 2001), Mussoorie (1997, 1999, 2001), Lucknow (2003, 2004), Bhopal (2006), Indore (2006), Vadodara (2004), Dehradun (2004, 2006), Surajkund (2005) Port Blair (2007) Leh, Ladakh (2007) etc.

Alpana has performed at the prestigious Nehru Centre, London; the Millennium Dome, London; India International Centre, New Delhi; India Habitat Centre, New Delhi; Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi; Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi; Tokyo City Centre; VIRASAT-Dehradun; Bharat Bhawan-Bhopal; HCL Concert Series at Habitat, New Delhi; the 3rd International Odissi Dance Festival etc.

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US to sell precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia

January 15, 2008

The Bush administration officially notified Congress Monday of its intention to sell sophisticated precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia. The action, coinciding with President Bush's visit to Saudi Arabia, is part of a broader U.S. effort to bolster Gulf allies in the face of a more assertive Iran. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

The Bush administration has already briefed Congress on its arms sales plans for Saudi Arabia. Monday's announcement sets in motion a 30-day period in which the House and Senate can block the plan with a joint resolution - an action that appears highly unlikely.

Under the proposed deal, worth more than $120 million, the United States would provide Saudi Arabia with 900 kits and associated equipment to convert conventional gravity bombs into GPS-guided smart-bombs, known as JDAMs.

The weapons are a mainstay of the U.S. military arsenal and their accuracy would vastly enhance the capability of the Saudi Air Force, which has top-of-the-line U.S.-made fighter-bomber aircraft. The sale is part of a broader $20-billion arms package for Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states announced by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates last August on a mission to the Gulf, aimed at shoring up U.S. allies concerned about Iranian influence in the region.

Several elements of the broader package including sales of Patriot anti-missile systems to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, and upgrades for Saudi Arabia's AWACS airborne command and control planes, have already gotten congressional assent. Officials here say they also expect the Saudi J-DAMS sale to proceed despite concerns expressed by some congressional supporters of Israel.

At the time the Gulf weapons sales package was announced last year, the Bush administration also committed to a 10-year, $30-billion arms package for Israel, representing a 25 per cent increase in annual U.S. arms aid to that country.

Briefing reporters, State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said the administration has assured Congress it would do nothing to upset Israel's military edge over potential enemies in the region.

"We've spent a lot of time assuring that we abide by our commitments to a qualitative military edge for Israel," said Sean McCormack. "This is something that President Reagan first talked about and it's been reiterated and reconfirmed by each successive president after that. We're committed to maintaining that qualitative military edge for Israel."

Israel itself has not protested the pending sale. Israeli officials have said they anticipate being provided with a new-generation U.S. smart bomb more capable than J-DAMS, which have been in service for more than a decade.

A spokesman for House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, a prominent advocate for Israel in Congress, said he does not intend to push a resolution of disapproval.

However one House member, New York Democrat Anthony Weiner, said he would introduce such a measure and already has more than 30 co-sponsors.

Critics of the package have faulted Saudi Arabia's record in combating terrorism and advancing political reform. Under questioning here, Spokesman McCormack said the Saudi government has made "quantum leaps" in action against terrorist cells and financing in recent years and has begun the process of reform, though not necessarily at a pace that would please some critics.

Two-thirds majorities of the members in both houses would be required to block the sale and officials here say chances for that appear nil.


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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.

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