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User talk:Jenda

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Former Victorian Premier considers political comeback

May 4, 2006

Former Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett said that he will consider returning to politics over the next 48 hours following the resignation of Liberal party leader, Robert Doyle. Mr Kennett was premier of Victoria from 1992 until 1999, when the Steve Bracks Labor government narrowly defeated him.

Mr Doyle has resigned following his approval rating sinking to a low of 15 percent.

There have been rumours of Mr Kennett returning to politics after the liberal party lost its second election in 2002 election. These have now been heightened by Mr Doyle's resignation. Mr Kennett said numerous people have approached him over the past few months about a return to politics. "I have received over the last few months significant numbers of approaches from both political and non-political people" he said.

It is expected that transport spokesman, Terry Mulder and planning spokesman Ted Baillieu may also run for the position of Victorian Liberal party leader. The new leader will be decided at a party meeting on Monday, when Mr Doyle will formally resign from the position.

If the party selects Mr Kennett as its leader there may be a number of interesting scenarios played out as Mr Kennett is not currently a member of parliament. He may be endorsed as leader immediately (in which case he would be an "outsider"), an acting leader may be elected until Mr Kennett returns to parliament at either the November 25 election or by winning a by-election. If the party decides to endorse Mr Kennett immediately, it would be the first time since 1993 that a party has had a leader who has not been a sitting member of parliament.

Mr Kennett has the support of John Howard, Australia's Prime Minister and most senior liberal party figure. A spokesperson for Mr Howard said that Mr Howard would welcome Mr Kennet's return to politics.


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Prime Ministers of Greece and Turkey meet in Thessalonika

May 4, 2006

The Greek Premier and his counterpart of Turkey,, had a meeting, for 45 minutes, in , northern Greece, in the sidelines of the Inter-Balkan Cooperation Summit. Caramanlis and Erdogan had the opportunity to discuss the bilateral issues between Greece and Turkey, such as the Cyprus Issue, the dispute between the two countries in the area of Aegean Sea as well as the process of Turkey's efforts to become a member of the European Union. Today, the Prime Minister of Turkey will have the opportunity to visit the Turkish Consulate of Thessaloniki; the house in which the founder of the Republic of Turkey,, was born.

Except from the Caramanlis-Erdogan meeting, important discussions took place in Thessaloniki between the leaders of Southeast Europe countries. The Bulgarian Prime Minister denied the reports in Bulgarian Media, whereby the Bulgarian public sector was backing out of the - oil pipe construction. In addition, the leaders welcomed the signing of the agreement for constructing a state-of-the-art railroad network in Southeast Europe, which as he said, would modernise rail transport, reduce travel time and increase the quality of the services provided in the region.

Japan, a major contributor to Balkan reconstruction projects, has guest status at the meeting, represented by Deputy Foreign Minister, Akiko Yamanaka. The Summit focused on the European prospects of the Southeast European countries, economic relations, the issue with Kosovo, and the political crisis in Serbia, following the failed arrest of wanted General Mladic and the freezing of negotiations with the European Union.


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States challenge to Australian Work Choices Act begins

May 4, 2006

The challenge against the Australian federal government's Work Choices legislation has begun in Canberra today. The challenge was initiated by the governments of New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria and joined by the and Unions NSW.

The states claim that the legislation, passed by parliament in December last year, is unconstitutional. The federal government will argue that the legislation is permitted under, commonly known as the "corporations powers". The states argue that this section was never intended to be used for industrial arbitration.

Today, the court heard New South Wales' challenge to the laws. Solicitor-general of NSW, Michael Sexton, SC, said that the legislation would have been considered unconstitutional since federation over 100 years ago. He questioned whether or not the authors of Australia's constitution intended for the corporations provisions to extend to employees.

"What we do say is that this legislation would have been considered beyond a commonwealth power for most of the last century" he told the court.

Another lawyer for New South Wales, Bret Walker, SC, said states had been given the power of industrial relations, not the commonwealth government.

Some of the submissions made by New South Wales were attacked by Justice Haynes, one of the seven High Court judges presiding over the case, described the submission as being sloppy and ill-prepared.

Justice Haynes said that the definitions in the constitution need to be read in context of the 1890s, which were boom and bust times for corporations in Australia. He said that today, corporations are different to in the past. He also said that the authors would have been aware that there could be changes in the way the constitution was interpreted.

The premier of Queensland, is concerned that if the states lose their case that the powers between the states and commonwealth would need to be revised.

"We will need a constitutional convention to reshape the powers between the states and the Commonwealth" he said.


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Lava flows from Mount Merapi

May 4, 2006

Scientists warn that Mount Merapi, or "The Mountain of Fire," a large Indonesian volcano on the island of Java is likely to erupt. Molten lava and shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded on Wednesday, as well as further tremors on Thursday morning.

Mount Merapi is the most active of 130 volcanoes in Indonesia. It is a strato-volcano with an active summit lava dome. It has small eruptions every 3-4 years and larger eruptions every 10-15 years. It has produced more pyroclastic flows, popularly known as heat cloud and magma, than any other volcano in the world. The last fatal eruption happened in 1994, killing 60. During the eruption in 1930, 1,300 people died. Historians say that Mount Merapi has been erupting for 10,000 years.

Mount Merapi is considered very sacred by the locals. According to the local folk-lore the volcano's eruption is the result of spirits being angered by not receiving sufficient offerings or by a disrespectful attitude among the people in slopes. 27,000 locals in 3 villages could be affected by this eruption. Scientists gave a warning of eruption a fortnight back and asked for immediate evacuation. The nearest city is Yogyakarta. The awesome sight of the erupting volcano has attracted many tourists and locals.

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Mount Merapi erupts

June 9, 2006

Kevin Anderson, correspondent for the BBC, reports Mount Merapi is erupting. Reporter Hans van den Broek in Java told the BBC that Mount Merapi is erupting, just about 40 km from where he is.

It has been rumbling and spewing ash for some time, but the BBC correspondent said that this is the real thing.

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Celebrations for the time 01:02:03, 04/05/06

May 4, 2006

Fans of quirky numbers everywhere celebrated recently as the clock struck 01:02:03, 04/05/06 (using the DD/MM/YY date convention). This once-in-a-century event was highlighted in advance by webloggers and websites such as Boing Boing. For countries where the MM/DD/YY convention is more common, the event happened a month ago on 5th April.

The date attracted numerous comments when posted to the news website Digg, and the special date has been mentioned by hundreds of thousands of websites, according to a Google search.

Blogger Robert Scoble exclaimed, "the things geeks care about!"

Whilst 01:02:03, 04/05/06 won't happen again for another hundred years, those who missed out might want to celebrate 06:06:06, 06/06/06 in just over a month's time, unless you're a hexakosioihexekontahexaphobic. That is, the fear of the number 666.


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User:DragonFire1024/Editorials

I am not a fan of editorials. I like to report the facts, but recent events around the world have made me very opinionated recently. So I will attempt to write some.

Rice to Putin: "You picked missile locations out of a hat"
June 10, 2007

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told the United States to halt its missile defense plans in Poland and the Czech Republic while the US evaluates the offer from Russia to place the defense system in Azerbaijan.

"It’s necessary for Washington, at a minimum, to freeze the deployment of missile defence elements in Europe for a period of study and negotiations on the Russian proposal," said Lavrov.

Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State swiftly responded by accusing Russia of pulling missile locations out of a hat.

"One does not choose sites for missile defense out of the blue," said Rice in response to Lavrov's comment.

Rally Condi? Here is what you picked out of your hat: I could understand the defense system for Iranian nuclear missiles...when they have one. Lets be honest, if they even get close to having one, we (the US) would likely bomb them before they can get that far.

As for the next one picked out of a hat, a defense system for missiles coming from North Korea. Wrong direction. N. Korea has been shooting them towards Hawaii and the mainland US...not towards Europe or over China. I mean seriously...are these really sensible locations? Did they throw darts at a map? Get Dizzy and fall on a country?

Both of them are nuts.

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Big foot, or big hoax?
May 31, 2006

Recently, farmer and former Buffalo, New York mayorial canidate Hans Mobius, 72 took some pictures.

While scoping out some woods on his rural Clarence, New York horse farm, that he was thinking of clearing, Mr. Mobius took a picture of what he believed to be "big foot."

"I called my friend and said, 'I think I saw Bigfoot.'"

The photograph shows a black, two-legged hairy creature running out from behind a John Deere tractor.

However; Mobius says that his "daughter said, 'you'd better send [the pictures] to somebody.'"

Mobius claimed that he did not set this up and insists that this is not a hoax, at least not one that he planned. "I don't want to come across as a nutcase here. It's the damned craziest thing," said Mobius.

Experts call the incident a hoax.

"It's obviously a man in a suit. Look at the forearms. There's not natural taper at the wrist. It looks like a sleeve transitioning into a glove," said Idaho University professor who studies primatology, evolutionary morphology, paleontology and anatomy, Dr. D. Jeffrey Meldrum.

Meldrum also said that the creatures hair "looks unnatural" and "artificial."

"That raises real questions about the credibility of the photos. Is someone pulling a prank on him? Or is it him having a laugh, just killing time at others' expense?", added Meldrum.

Killing time. Hans Mobius owns the properties at 1109-1121 Elmwood in Buffalo which he is attempting to sell so that a 10 million dollar hotel can be put up in their spots.

All this stunt is, in my opinion, is a move to get more publicity to turn the press away from the fact that he is having his ass sued for violating housing codes for nearly 20 years. He will do anything to see that people are not aware of the true issues and will forget about the hotel. He has nothing better to do but to set up a blantantly obvious hoax? If I were going to claim I saw big foot, and I know I was getting a few million bucks for the properties, then I would definately make an effort to fool the media.

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Wikinews:Briefs/May 4, 2006

The time is 17:00 (UTC) on May 4th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Zacarias Moussaoui to serve life in prison
United States

Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted for conspiring with al-Qaeda, will get life in prison. The attacks in September 2001 killed nearly 3,000 people and 4 commercial jetliners were used in the attacks. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, the trial judge, has agreed to the sentence and formally sentenced Moussaoui who will never leave prison. He will serve his life term in a federal, maximum security prison, in Florence, Colorado.

Prime Ministers of Greece and Turkey meet in Thessalonika
Greece

The Greek Premier Kostas Caramanlis and his counterpart of Turkey, Rejep Tayyip Erdogan, had a meeting, for 45 minutes, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, in the sidelines of the Inter-Balkan Cooperation Summit. Caramanlis and Erdogan had the opportunity to discuss the bilateral issues between Greece and Turkey, such as the Cyprus Issue, the dispute between the two countries in the area of Aegean Sea as well as the process of Turkey's efforts to become a member of the European Union. Today, the Prime Minister of Turkey will have the opportunity to visit the Turkish Consulate of Thessaloniki; the house in which the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Kemal Ataturk, was born.

Voting day for local elections in England
England

Voting day, Thursday 4th May, has begun for the local elections taking place in England. The elections will appoint local councillors, and, in some boroughs, local Mayors. Council elections include all 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs and 88 non-metropolitan districts. Mayoral elections will be held for Hackney, Watford, Newham and Lewisham. In the non-London council areas, the voting will affect either a third or half of the total number of councillors. In London, all council seats are up for election. Some council areas are not taking part in the election.

Lava flows from Mount Merapi
Indonesia

Scientists warn that Mount Merapi, or "The Mountain of Fire," a large Indonesian volcano on the island of Java is likely to erupt. Molten lava and shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded on Wednsday, as well as further tremors on thursday morning. Mount Merapi is the most active of 130 volcanoes in Indonesia.It is a strato-volcano with an active summit lava dome.It has small eruptions every 3-4 years and larger eruptions every 10-15 years. It has produced more pyroclastic flows,popularly known as heat cloud and magma, than any other volcano in the world. The last fatal eruption happenned in 1994, when 60 people got killed. 1,300 died during the eruption in 1930.

Rescue attempts continue for Tasmanian miners
Australia

Rescuers are continuing their efforts to reach the trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine in northern Tasmania. A five tonne borer drilling machine has been secured in place to drill a one metre hole through the remaining 12-16 metres of rock that fell into the main shaft. Since drilling began at 7pm last night, the machine has made a 2cm wide pilot hole half way to the miners. The trapped miners have been given egg sandwiches and yogurt, and have received MP3 players to pass the time and drown out the sounds of the drilling.

Picasso's painting sold for $95.2 million
And more news from the United States

Picasso's famous portrait of his lover has been auctioned for $95.2 million at Sotheby's in New York on wednesday. 1941 masterpiece "Dora Maar with cat/ Dora Maar au chat" was sold to an anonymous buyer. This is the second highest amount ever paid in an auction. The highest amount paid so far for a painting is $104 million ( "Boy with a pipe/ Garcon a la pipe" by Picasso,1905 ),which was auctioned in 2004.

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Wikinews:Mediation alerts/International and MrMiscellanious

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Request for Mediation
I must ask Mrmiscellanious some qustions about the prelude to and about the whole affair regarding the block of me 01:38, 2 May 2006. As Mrm dont answer even the basic question  if he is the initiator of the block he dont show much will to sort out this affair.

I though think he is, maybe not alone, the initiator that gave Messedrocker information that led to the block me as Messedrocker refers to him here.

If this is true I will strongly wish that Mrmiscellanious is cooperative and present reasons and evidence for alledged violations against policy and wrongdoings that justify a 24 hours block.

I now ask other wikinewsis to help me to get Mrmiscellanious more willing to "go to the bottom" with this thing.

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Wikinews:Mediation alerts/International and DragonFire1024

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Request for Mediation
I have asked Jason Safoutin a  question on his talkpage. His answer dont make sense and shows a unwillingness to cooperate to help me sort out the prelude to block of me 01:38, 2 May 2006. It is not a acusation as Jason Safoutin claims and not a violation of undifined parts of WN:E. And talking about WN:E there is a part saying " Don't ignore questions."

I like to sort this out carfully of obvious reasons. Im informed that Jason Safoutin was active on IRC at a point when my comming block was discussed. I need help from Wikinewsies to somehow make Jason Safoutin little more helpfull.

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Talk:Zacarias Moussaoui to serve life in prison

Maybe someone could track down reaction from the prosecution? Aloha, KeithH (talk) 19:23, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd like to know more about the medical schizophrenia evidence. I'm wondering whether this guy is anything other than a mentally disabled person. Neutralizer 09:50, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

If he had (pretty much anything?) to do with the attack, I can understand his behaviour, expressing his hatred in acceptance of the fact that there's no way he would get out without the life/death sentence. I'd like it to be more talked about as to why a group of people would do this, since the explanation "They're enemies of all races and beliefs" doesn't quite satisfy me. 24.180.19.26 17:40, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh come on; if the Saudi army set up bases in Kansas in 1990 and kept them there for 12 years I doubt any American militia groups would be blowing up buildings in Riyadh unless those crazed yankees were "enemies of all races and beliefs"; it satisfies me like being stuck in the middle of the 9th row during an opera satisfies my kidneys after a gallon of beer. Neutralizer 01:45, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Please add this article to Category:9/11. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:09, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Jcart1534 06:11, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


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Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy involved in car accident near U.S. Capitol

May 5, 2006 U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI), son of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, was involved in a traffic accident near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Capitol Hill Police reported that Kennedy was alone his 1997 Ford Mustang when the accident occurred Thursday at about 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 UTC) near the 100 block of C Street SE. Police say his eyes were red and watery, and he was unbalanced and had slurred speech. Police also say that Kennedy had received three "notices of infractions" that are connected with the crash.

According to the police report, Kennedy drove his car into a security barrier near the Capitol building. When questioned by the police, he told them that he was "headed to the Capitol to make a vote," when no votes were scheduled for that time of the morning.

Kennedy said in a written statement that he had returned home around midnight and had taken the sleep aid Ambien and the anti-nausea drug Phenergan, both of which are known to cause drowsiness and sedation. He awakened a couple hours later and was "disoriented" when the incident occurred. He also said that "at no time before the accident" did he take alcohol, and pledged to cooperate in any investigation.

Today, Kennedy said, "Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication" and that he "never asked for any preferential treatment." He also announced that he is checking himself into the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

"I know I need help. As in every recovery, each day has its ups and downs.," added Kennedy. This is not the first time Kennedy has been to the Mayo Clinic. Last Christmas, Kennedy spent time at the clinic and went back to work after he was "feeling focused and in good shape."

However; Robin Costello, spokeswoman for Kennedy said, "we have no knowledge of any citations," but she did admit that a report was filed.

Capitol Police have not commented on the report or allegations, but Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, Capitol Police spokeswoman did say, "The United States Capitol Police are continuing to investigate."

It is not known whether any sobriety test or arrest was made. Kennedy was not injured.


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Conservatives make gains in English local elections

May 5, 2006

Most of the results have now been declared from the local elections that took place across England yesterday. The Conservative Party has made the biggest gains, winning 316 new council seats and gaining a net control of 11 new councils. The Liberal Democrat party also made some gains, getting an overall bigger share of the vote than Labour, but only winning a modest 18 or so extra councillors.

The British National Party has doubled its number of councillors, winning 11 seats in the Barking and Dagenham area, as well as a few elsewhere. The Green Party has won a few extra councillors. The RESPECT party won 12 seats on the council of Tower Hamlets, making them now the official opposition.

Robin Wales has been re-elected as the Mayor for the London Borough of Newham, Dorothy Thornhill re-elected the Mayor of Watford and Steve Bullock re-elected as the Mayor for Lewisham. Results have not yet been announced for the election of the Mayor of Hackney.

In an immediate development, Tony Blair sacked Charles Clarke from the post of Home Secretary.

Initial estimations suggest that turnout was 36%, a reduction of three points compared to 2004.


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Talk:ISO adopts Open Document Format

Timing
The source says "there are still some procedural steps internal to ISO/IEC that are required before the official text of the standard will be finalized and issued, these steps (described below) are formalities rather than gating factors." It might be worth waiting for an official announcement from ISO before publishing this. I can't see it mentioned in their press releases. Whilst it may only be formalities, it would be better (IMO) to wait for official confirmation (rather than relying on a single source), and for a press release which will contain an official quote we can use. Frankie Roberto 22:26, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

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The image is an improvement, but is it meant to imply that Antartica will be submerged? (comment meant to be taken humourously). --Brian McNeil / talk 22:51, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
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Talk:Greek court rules worship of ancient Greek deities is legal

According to the Guardian, only 2,000 worship the ancient Greek gods. This should be looked into.


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Talk:Earl Woods, father of Tiger Woods, dies at age 74

I don't understand the last sentence, whom was named after whom? -Edbrown05 05:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Duke lacrosse season ends, coach resigns

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Please change:

 * However, a team member has been suspended for an e-mail proposing a grisly entertainment in his dorm room.

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 * However, a team member has been suspended from the University for an e-mail proposing a grisly entertainment in his dorm room. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.141.6.244 (talk) 05:49, 5 May 2006

 * ✅ tempo divalse  13:49, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Could you also add a link to 2006 Duke University lacrosse case, perhaps linking to the phrase "rape and racial discrimination scandal". Mind matrix 14:50, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Mindmatrix, the link was not added because the Wikinews article is several days older than the Wikipedia article (see this diff). --SVTCobra 00:42, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Celebrations for the time 01:02:03, 04/05/06

This is stupid. How is it news? This is tabloid page 7 not Wikinews. --62.6.139.11 08:12, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Ah, c'mon, it fits quite nicely into the Wackynews section. Plus it's an internet-hyped thing. Plus... Oh well, maybe you're right... Frankie Roberto 09:38, 5 May 2006 (UTC)


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Michelle Wie makes cut in Korean men's golf tournament

May 6, 2006 U.S. golfer made the cut yesterday in the 2006 SK Telecom Open in, South Korea, finishing the second round with a 3-under-par 69 and 5-under-par overall, tying her for 17th overall.

This was Wie's eighth attempt at making it past the halfway point in a men's professional golf tournament. She had played in seven tournaments on the PGA, Canadian, Nationwide, and Japanese tours, failing to make the 36-hole cut in all seven attempts.

The 16-year old golfer from Hawaii became the second woman to accomplish this feat in a Korean men's tournament, after made the cut in the 2003 SBS Pro-Golf Championship and went on to finish 10th.


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Kennett rules out political comeback

May 5, 2006

After announcing on Thursday that he was considering a comeback to Victorian state politics, former premier Jeff Kennett has ruled out a comeback.

Following the resignation of state opposition leader Robert Doyle, Mr Kennett announced that he had been approached several times about returning to politics over the past few months and that he was contemplating standing for the Victorian liberal party leadership. He announced today, at a press conference that he would not be returning to state politics.

When asked whether he would consider a move to federal politics, Mr Kennett said he had no intention of going to Canberra. "I have no intention of going to Canberra, I don't like flying and I don't like being away from home at night." he told the media.

Following Mr Kennett's announcement, Terry Mulder, the Victorian liberal's transport spokesperson said that he was withdrawing from the leadership race. His move paves the way for planning spokesperson Ted Baillieu to become the party's new leader unopposed.

Mr Mulder said that Mr Baillieu had "overwhelming" support within the party.

Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard said that he believed Mr Baillieu would make a very good leader, but was disappointed that Mr Kennett had ruled out a comeback.

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Talk:Kennett rules out political comeback

Original reporting
The original reporting in this article is related to the comments made by Mr Howard. These were taken from a transcript of his interview on his website - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 08:48, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

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Australian government announces $52.5 million financial assistance package for Ford

May 5, 2006

Australian Prime Minister John Howard and federal industry minister Ian MacDonald today announced that the federal government would be providing Ford Australia with a AU$52.5 million (US$40.4 million) "financial assistance package". Additional assistance will also be provided by the Victorian state government.

According to Mr Howard, the injection will secure Ford's manufacturing operations in Australia "for the long term".

From the package, AU$40 million will be used for the design and manufacture of Ford's next model Falcon and Territory vehicles, which will be built in Australia.

Despite being given a major facelift in 2002 and another in 2005, the Falcon's bodyshell dates back to 1998. The current Falcon will need to serve the company until at least 2007 when the new model is anticipated. In the meantime, it will face stiff competition from the completely new Holden Commodore (the Falcon's major competitor) which will be released in the second half of this year.

The additional AU$12.5 million will be spent on the development of a light commercial vehicle platform, which will be built overseas and marketed to around 80 countries. Mr Howard said that the light commercial project would involve construction of a research and development centre, which will become the base for R&D projects in the region.

Mr MacFarlane said that the research facility was exciting for Australia and that it would put the Australian automotive in the spotlight.

“The funding has helped Ford Australia secure the largest automotive R&D project ever undertaken in Australia which is equally exciting news for local Ford employees and Australian component producers” he said.

“The project will see Ford Australia become a centre for automotive design and engineering excellence in the Asia Pacific region which will bring spin-off benefits for the broader industry,”

“This opportunity will put both Ford Australia, and the Australian automotive and components sectors on the world map as far as our automotive design and engineering capabilities are concerned.” Mr MacFarlane said.

Mr Howard claims that the projects will create 273 jobs and secure the future of the "iconic" Ford Falcon, which has been built in Australia since 1960.

The financial package is conditional upon Ford Australia giving the Australian automotive component industry an opportunity to supply components for the vehicles produced by the two projects.


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Talk:Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy involved in car accident near U.S. Capitol

Kennedy Family's history?
Do references to other similar incidents http://boards.billmaher.com/showthread.php?t=43108 with other Kennedys belong in the article? Neutralizer 09:44, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't know about the reliability of that source. But the LA Times has a pretty good run-down of previous problems with Kennedy and some might be worth incorporating into the article. Also, the LA Times reports the car being model 97 not 77, don't have time to check who is right. --vonbergm 18:36, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 1997 is right...oops :) Ummm...i don't kow about family history...if this Kennedy has on I don't see why not...But thats just my opinion. Although, I would not object to adding a family history. Jason Safoutin 18:50, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

expand or new article?
Looks like lots of new info is coming out. Kennedy said he will go to rehab for painkiller addiction and some people claim he had alcohol prior to the crash. This should probably be reported with his longer history of drug abuse problems. Definitely enough for a new article, but also still fits into this what that is still quite fresh. Any thoughts? --vonbergm 19:45, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I think new article. This was in develop and I only expanded on it to publish it. However, it was just published today. I would not mind expanding on it. But i think we should wait on the opinion of others? Jason Safoutin 19:52, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

This shouldn't be a featured article
This is not an important story and isn't relevent to many people.
 * Hate to break it to you, but it isn't. Its the third lead which is slightly different (yes I know thats labled featured). This is supposed to be for non-international stories, that are intreasting. You are free to change the leads. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Australian government announces $52.5 million financial assistance package for Ford

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Charles Clarke loses Home Secretary position in Cabinet reshuffle, UK

May 5, 2006

The United Kingdom Home Secretary Charles Clarke has lost his position in a Cabinet reshuffle by Tony Blair, on the morning after the Labour Party suffered losses in local elections across England. The news follows two weeks of headlines caused by the release of over 1000 foreign prisoners mistakenly released from prison at the end of their sentence rather than being deported.

Current Defence Secretary John Reid will replace Clarke as the new Home Secretary, and Jack Straw will become Commons leader.

Related News

 * Conservatives make gains in English local elections, Wikinews, May 5, 2006


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Riots in Mexico

May 5, 2006

There has been a riot in Santiago, a small town 25 kilometers from Mexico City. Violence exploded when three flower sellers were arrested on suspicion of trading without permits.

Rioters attacked the police with sticks, machetes and petrol bombs.

Thousands of police quelled the crowd with tear gas and batons. Dozens were arrested. The arrested include peasant leader, Ignacio del Valle.

All 11 police officers held hostage by rioters were released.

Javier Cortes Santiago, a fourteen year old boy, was killed in the riots.

In 2002 rioters managed to cancel plans to build an airport in the town.

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User:Python911~enwikinews

I'm from Oxford, United Kingdom

I spend my time on both WikiNews and Wikipedia checking pages are formatted correctly and making suggestions about edits and removals. From time to time I add origional content where I see fit.

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Indian music composer Naushad Ali dies

May 5, 2006 Acclaimed Hindi music composer Naushad Ali passed away due to old age in Mumbai this morning at the age of 86. Family sources say that he had been in ill health in the recent past.

Naushad Ali, popularly known as Naushad, was born in 1919. He came to Mumbai ( then known as Bombay ) to pursue his career as music composer in 1935. He got his first break in the film Prem Nagar in 1940, and established himself through his work in Sharda. Naushad had composed music for popular Hindi films such as Mughal-e-Azam, Mother India, Baiju Bawra and Pakeezah. He also has the credit of introducing famous singers Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi to Hindi film music. He was awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Contribution to Hindi Cinema in 1981. His last contribution was to the 2005 film Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story.

He was also passionate about Angling as his hobby.

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Darfur rebel leader signs peace plan

May 5, 2006

Agreement Signed
The Sudanese government and Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM), led by Minni Minnawi, signed a peace deal to end three years of conflict. Two smaller rebel groups rejected it despite last-minute efforts to get their support.

The deal, which followed intense talks in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces and the disarmament of the pro-government Janjaweed militia. The conflict had killed about 200,000 and left about two million homeless. The accord, initiated by the African Union, was reached after two years of negotiations.

"I accept the document with some reservations concerning the power sharing," Mr Minnawi said. The SLM are the largest rebel group in the Darfur region of Sudan. One of his officials told that the SLM wanted more seats in parliament but had agreed to the deal to end the suffering of the people in Darfur.

Opposition
Two smaller groups said they were not happy with the terms of the deal. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said it wanted fundamental changes to the document. The group's chief negotiator, Ahmed Tugod, reiterated the rebels' demands for the post of vice-president in the Khartoum government, to have the allocation of 6.5 percent of Sudan's national income to a Darfur development fund, and for greater representation in national institutions.

"We decided not to sign it unless fundamental changes are made to this document, it did not meet a series of key demands." Mr Tugod said.

The other faction of Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) likewise refused to sign it. "We need the document to be improved upon," the group's spokesman Abdel wahid Muhamed El Nur said.

Mediators
Rebel negotiators faced intense pressure to accept the amended deal, as diplomats from the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union struggled to find common ground. The initial deadline for the peace talks was Sunday at midnight, but was extended thrice. The peace plan was prepared by mediators from the African Union and was amended after the rebel groups did not agree at an early draft. International negotiators, including U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and British International Development Secretary Hilary Benn, said the deal was the best hope for peace in Darfur.

New Plan
The new plan decided to:

 * Disarm completely Janjaweed militia by mid-October.
 * Place restrictions on the movements of the paramilitary Forces and requires them to be reduced in size.
 * Establish buffer zones around IDP [internally displaced persons] camps and humanitarian assistance corridors, into which rebel forces and Sudanese Armed Forces cannot go.
 * Define the principles for integration of the rebel forces into the Sudanese armed forces and police.
 * Integrate 4,000 former combatants into the army.
 * Integrate 1,000 into the police.
 * Support 3,000 through education and training programmes to assist in the civilian reconstruction and development of Darfur.
 * Provide strong rebel forces representation in the leadership positions of the Sudanese armed forces.
 * Give the rebel movements the fourth-highest position in the Sudanese government of national unity; senior assistant to the president and chairperson of the transitional Darfur regional authority.
 * Establish democratic processes for the people of Darfur to choose their leaders and determine their status as a region.
 * Have a popular referendum by July 2010 to decide whether to establish Darfur as a unitary region with a single government.
 * Hold Elections at every level of government not later than July 2009, in accordance with the interim national constitution.
 * Grant the rebel movements chairmanship and control (at least eight of 10 seats) in the transitional Darfur regional authority. This body is responsible for implementation of the peace agreement in Darfur.
 * Allocate to the rebel movements 12 seats in the national assembly in Khartoum.
 * Allocate to the rebel movements 21 seats in each of the Darfur state legislatures.
 * Award to the rebel movements one state governor of Darfur, and two deputy state governors.
 * Allocate to the rebel movements senior positions in state ministries.
 * Guarantee the rebel movements key posts in local governments.
 * Create a fund for Darfur reconstruction and development.
 * Contribute $300 million initially and then $200  million a year for two additional years to Darfur fund.
 * Call for a joint assessment mission - modelled on the one done for southern reconstruction after the Comprehensive (North-South) Peace Agreement.
 * Determine the specific reconstruction and development needs of Darfur.
 * Establish a commission to work with the UN to help refugees and displaced persons return to their homes.
 * Create a commission to provide compensation to victims of the conflict.

Recent History
Observers said failure to reach an agreement would have been disastrous for the people of Darfur, who have suffered through three years of conflict that has claimed 200,000 lives and driven more than 2 millions from their homes. The conflict began in the arid and impoverished region early in 2003 after a rebel group began attacking government targets, claiming the capital Khartoum was neglecting the region. The rebels said the government was oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.

On the other side, Arab Janjaweed militias, drawn from Arab tribes, had been conducting a campaign of destruction with alleged help from the government. To flush out the rebels they had allegedly been targeting innocent civilians. More than 90 villages were burnt and destroyed, millions have fled their destroyed villages, with many heading for camps near Darfur's main towns. But there was not enough food, water or medicine. The Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and Darfurians said the men were killed and the women were raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water. Many women were reported being abducted by the Janjaweed and held as sex slaves for more than a week before being released. Some 200,000 had also sought safety in neighbouring Chad, but many of them were camped along a 600km stretch of the border and remain vulnerable to attacks from Sudan. Chad was worried that the conflict could spill over the border. Its eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur. Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has the history of tensions for many years over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zagawa communities.

Human rights groups said that genocide was taking place, though a UN investigation team sent to Sudan said that while war crimes had been committed, there had been no intent to commit genocide. In April 2006, the UN Security Council passed a resolution imposing sanctions against four Sudanese nationals accused of war crimes in Darfur that include two rebel leaders, a former air force chief, and a Janjaweed militia leader.

Sudan's government denied being in control of the Janjaweed and President Omar al-Bashir called them "thieves and gangsters". After strong international pressure and the threat of sanctions, the government promised to disarm the Janjaweed. But so far there was little evidence that this had been implemented. Thousands of extra policemen were deployed but the refugees had little faith in the Sudanese security forces. Some 7,000 African Union troops had slowly been deployed in Darfur on a very limited mandate. Experts said the soldiers were too few to cover the whole area, and the African Union said it did not have the money to fund the operation for much longer. Sudan was unhappy with suggestions that the UN take control of the peacekeeping mission.

Many aid agencies working in Darfur were unable to get access to vast areas because of the fighting. They said a peace agreement is vital before the rainy season begins in June when planting of food crops must be completed. United Nations officials, meanwhile, warned that they would be unable to provide food and other aid to the more than two million people living in refugee camps unless the security situation improves.

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Cindy Sheehan urges Canada to welcome U.S. deserters

May 5, 2006

Cindy Sheehan, a prominent U.S. anti-war activist, appeared at a news conference at the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday to speak being in Afghanistan, and in favour of Canada giving U.S. deserters refugee status.

"I believe our war resisters are legitimate refugees," Ms. Sheehan said while also alleging that the soldiers are within their rights to desert because many are "lied to" by U.S. military recruiters who tell them they won't have to fight in Iraq.

Sheehan, the mother of a fallen American soldier who served in Iraq, called on the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to "open the border" to U.S. military deserters. "My son was an honourable, honest person lied to by his recruiter," she said.

Sheehan said that Canadian soldiers being in Afghanistan enables the United States to carry on its "illegal and immoral" war in Iraq. "I believe my country shouldn't be in Afghanistan anyway," Ms. Sheehan told reporters on Parliament Hill. "It's never about spreading freedom or democracy or making the world safe, it's about lining the war profiteers' pockets. My country supported Osama bin Laden in the fight against Russia," she said. "And now they go in and tear down that country. It's back in the hands of the drug lords, it's producing more opium than ever, and it's not safe. There's not any rebuilding going on, because it's being occupied by occupying forces."

She made an address to approximately 300 students on Wednesday night at the University of Toronto. Her appearances are part of a cross-county campaign targeted at university campuses.


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NPOV
This article needs some npov before publishing but there was none in this one source. Please help find some related npov before publishing. Neutralizer 13:39, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I would agree, however you *just* published it. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 01:29, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I, personally, think the article is fine. It's doesn't ascribe any truth to her claims but simply relates the events and includes some quotes. We could insert something, if anything is available, from those who disagree with Mrs. Sheehan, but I don't think it's really necessary. --Chiacomo (talk) 01:31, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

I am new at this and am not sure this is where I should post my opinion, well, here goes. I don't agree with Ms. Sheehan on many issues. Canada is committed to helping Afghanistan, the US cannot just walk away from the mess it made in Iraq. However, US deserters are valid refugees to my country. They do not agree with their governments policies and how they are pursuing the war in Iraq. Many of these individuals are of strong moral character and will make excellent new Canadians. - Patrick Fitzgerald of Montreal.

Title
MrM made a title change 2 days after publishing. I have tried to improve the title as MrM's was quite demeaning,I think, as MrM would not approve of Bush's speeches as being labeled a "pro-war tour". I actually think the original title was perfect. Neutralizer 12:07, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm reverting your move. She is self-proclaimed anti-war, and she is campaigning against the war.  She wasn't in the country only to pledge support for the deserters, and your headline is terrible because it nitpicks at one minor part of the article and puts it as the main focus in the headline - which it isn't.  This sort of behavior is common from you, so I expect nothing less than trying to promote certain individuals or make a political statement.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 16:45, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Just would like to remind mrm in a friendly manner that labeling people (this sort of behavior is common for you) really doesn't help anything (as well as being unnesesary) and just makes people defensive. Defensive people don't work well together towards a solution. Remember WN:E. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I like Neutralizes title better. That one also imply the meaning of the on Mrm prefer. I suggest we change back to Neutralizers. international 17:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * After loccking at sources I insist and revert.international 17:23, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

One person is half the concensus of 2, it seems to me. Neutralizer 00:13, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Two people isn't a consensus. We've been through this before.  Revert.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 00:12, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * One nor two people is consensus. Obviously, you've lost your dictionary.  Try wiktionary.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 00:20, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * If theres no concensuss, on an issue like this, don't we ussually go with majority? (Not arguing for either title, just what I think) [[user:ba

wolff|Bawolff]] ☺☻ 00:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I perfere the second one (MrM's) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 00:51, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with Brain New Zealand on this one. Jason Safoutin 11:34, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Would you agree to the term "pro-war tour" when Bush goes around the US speaking in favour of the Iraq War? Neutralizer 11:43, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * She self-claims she is against the war, and that her campaign is against the wars. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:28, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Retaliatory Tag?
MrM, the article has been published 3 days. You can not tag it now because you want a certain title. Neutralizer 00:31, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * note; 64.229.185.62 is me; got logged out somehow. Neutralizer 00:39, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

titles of the sources and first line
1, U.S. activist pressures Canada Woman who camped at Bush's ranch urges Ottawa to admit deserters and criticizes Afghan mission

2nd down...

3, Let them in Anti-war mom urges Canada to grant sanctuary to U.S. deserters

4, Accept war deserters, 'Peace Mom' pleads American anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan wants the Canadian government to grant sanctuary to U.S. army deserters.

Cant see any problem with original title, Mrm:s suggestion is little condescending. We may try that on something President Bush do in future and see what happen. I conclude That mrm:s waring is based on povpushing. international 08:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

 * The original title was not bad. FellowWikiNews 22:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Compromise Title suggestion
MrM apparently feels that the title should cover the Afghanistan mission concern as well as the deserter concern. He also suggests the "tour" word. What about this as a compromise;

Sheehan tours Canada in support of U.S. deserters and against Afghan coalition

Also, nobody ever said what was wrong with the original title;

Cindy Sheehan takes fight into Canada ? Neutralizer 11:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Uh, no - that is a horrendous title. There is only one main focus here: it is that she was visiting Canada on a campaign that was directed against the wars.  And, "fight" is sensationalizing her campaign.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:27, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * MrM; which title is "horrendous"? THere are 2 suggestions; do you have a compromise suggestion? Neutralizer 23:50, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

 * MrM does not like ether. I don't think he does. I will try to come up with another sugesstion. FellowWikiNews 23:39, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

 * How about Cindy Sheehan takes flight into Canada? Note: This is not my only suggestion. I will try to come up with more. FellowWikiNews 23:43, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * That is no different than the original, to which I opposed. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 00:46, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I like the original title. WikiNews 20:03, 16 May 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Briefs/May 5, 2006

The time is 15:00 (UTC) on May 5th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Conservatives make gains in English local elections
England

Most of the results have now been declared from the local elections that took place across England yesterday. The Conservative party have made the biggest gains, winning over two hundred new council seats and gaining a net control of 12 new councils. The Liberal Democrat party also made some gains, getting an overall bigger share of the vote than Labour, but only winning a modest 18 or so extra councillors. The British National Party has doubled its number of councillors, winning 11 seats in the Barking and Dagenham area, as well as a few elsewhere. The Green Party have won a few extra councillors.

Charles Clarke loses Home Secretary position in Cabinet reshuffle, UK
And here is more news, concerning the outcome of the local elections in England.

The United Kingdom Home Secretary Charles Clarke has lost his position in a Cabinet reshuffle by Tony Blair, on the morning after the Labour Party suffered losses in local elections across England. The news follows two weeks of headlines caused by the release of over 1000 foreign prisoners mistakenely released from prison at the end of their sentence rather than being deported. Current Defence Secretary John Reid will replace Clarke as the new Home Secretary, and Jack Straw will become Commons leader.

Kennett rules out political comeback
Australia

After announcing on Thursday that he was considering a comeback to Victorian state politics, former premier Jeff Kennett has ruled out a comeback. Following the resignation of state opposition leader Robert Doyle, Mr Kennett announced that he had been approached several times about returning to politics over the past few months and that he was contemplating standing for the Victorian liberal party leadership. He announced today, at a press conference that he would not be returning to state politics.

Australian government announces $52.5 million financial assistance package for Ford
Also from Australia the news has reached us, that …

Australian Prime Minister John Howard and federal industry minister Ian MacDonald today announced that the federal government will be providing Ford Australia with a AU$52.5 million (US$40.4 million) "financial assistance package". Additional assistance will also be provided by the Victorian state government. According to Mr Howard, the injection will secure Ford's manufacturing operations in Australia "for the long term".

Indian music composer Naushad Ali dies
India

Acclaimed Hindi music composer Naushad Ali passed away due to old-age in Mumbai this morning at the age of 86. Family sources say that he had been in ill-health in the recent past. Ali had composed music for hit Hindi films such as Mughal-e-Azam,Mother India and Bajju Bawra.

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U.S.; China has provided military aid and training to Venezuela

May 5, 2006 China is expanding military and economic connections in Latin America, including countries that are barred by a U.S. law from receiving military training and aid from the U.S. itself.

"China's profile in the region has been ratcheting up sharply," said Thomas Shannon, assistant secretary of State.

U.S. Gen. Bantz Craddock, head of U.S. Southern Command, advised the House Armed Services Committee that China's military is increasing its involvement, "offering resources to cash-strapped militaries and security forces with no strings attached."

According to Jose Ruiz, a spokesman for Southern Command, China has participated in exchanges of senior defense officials with Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile and has provided military aid and training to Jamaica and Venezuela.

Further, as reported by Jane's Defense Weekly, Caracas may be close to finalizing a deal with China to procure a new Chinese national defense communications network. The network is a satellite based system, incorporating strong encryption and other security measures.


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Porter Goss resigns as director of the CIA

May 5, 2006 According to United States President George W. Bush, CIA director Porter Goss has resigned.

"He has led ably. [He] helped make this country a safer place. He has a five-year plan to increase the analysts and operatives. He honours the proud history of the CIA, an organization that is known for its secrecy and accountability. We've got to win the war on terror," said Bush in a press conference on Friday.

"I would like to report to you that the agency (CIA) is back on a very even keel and sailing well," said Goss.

The reasons for Goss's resignation are not yet known and as of the moment, the President has announced no replacement.

Goss was appointed as the CIA's director in 2004 and served as director for 19 months. He was previously an undercover agent for the organization and was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years.


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4 year old Indian boy runs 40 miles in 7 hours

May 6, 2006

A four-year-old Indian boy from the eastern state of Orissa ran 65 kilometers (40 miles) continuously, setting an Indian record and possibly a world record as well.

Budhia Singh, a slum resident whose talent was discovered by a local coach, completed his run in seven hours and two minutes. Budhia had originally planned to run 43 miles, but doctors intervened at the 40-mile mark when he started showing signs of extreme exhaustion. 300 cadets from the Central Reserve Police Force, which plans to sponsor his upbringing, escorted Budhia, while thousands of onlookers cheered him on.

Officials from the Limca Book of Records, India's best-known record book, witnessed the run and said that Budhia's accomplishment would appear in the 2007 edition of the book.

Coach Biranchi Das says that he had seen Budhia's talent when Budhia accidentally entered a sports field without permission. Das had the boy run laps as punishment, but after five hours the boy was still running.

Human rights groups in India decried the run, saying that government officials endangered Budhia's life by allowing him to run in sweltering temperatures. "It is an act done so rashly or negligently to endanger human life or the personal safety of others as defined under section 336 of the Indian Penal Code," said Suhas Chakma, director of the Asian Center for Human Rights.

Das said that doctors had examined the boy and found nothing wrong.

"I loved running today. I can run as much as I want," Budhia said after the run.