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Paris Hilton mocks John McCain presidential ad

August 6, 2008 American celebutante and businesswoman Paris Hilton has bashed a recent presidential campaign ad by 2008 U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain in which he compared his rival Barack Obama to celebrities such as Hilton and Britney Spears. In McCain's TV ad, it was stated that Obama was "the biggest celebrity in the world."

Hilton recorded and uploaded a video to comedy website Funny or Die, in which she mocked McCain by calling him a "wrinkly white-haired guy."

"Hey America. I am Paris Hilton, and I am a celebrity too," she states at the beginning of the video, but not before images of the Star Wars character Yoda and the cast of The Golden Girls are paraded across the screen apparently comparing the characters to McCain.

"Only I am not from the olden days, and I am not promising change like 'that other guy'. I'm just hot," remarked Hilton, adding, "I guess I am running for president," since McCain's TV ad showed her. McCain's advertisement, released early this week, states, "Is the biggest celebrity in the world ready to help your family?" According to the Boston Globe and video displayed on its website, the narrator then points out that "the real Obama promises higher taxes, more government spending. So, fewer jobs."

Bill Burton, a spokesman for Obama, responded to the ad: "Is the biggest proponent of George Bush’s tired, failed policies ready to bring about change? Another day brings another dishonest attack from John McCain. While Senator McCain knows that Senator Obama has proposed cutting taxes for 95% of American families, what he’s not telling us is that he wants to give $4 billion in tax breaks to the oil companies, continue giving tax breaks to corporations that ship our job overseas, and provide no direct tax relief for more than 100 million middle-class families."

Hilton appears in good spirits in her video and even thanks McCain for endorsing her. "So thanks for the endorsement white-haired dude. And I want America to know, that I am like totally ready to lead."


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Nine presumed dead in helicopter crash in California, United States

August 6, 2008 On Tuesday, a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter crashed northwest of Redding, California. The helicopter had been carrying 11 firemen who had been battling a wildfire just north of Junction City, and two crewmen. Eight of the firefighters and one of the crewmen are missing and presumed dead. Four out of the 13 members of the flight were rescued from the crash, though they received severe burns. Sharon Heywood, a United States Forest Service spokesperson said that the three firefighters and pilot had been initially airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. However, because of the critical condition of two of the firemen and the pilot, the three of them were transferred to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The remaining firefighter remains at Mercy Medical Center in serious condition.

The helicopter, which is owned by Carson Helicopters, crashed "under unknown circumstances," according to Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The helicopter crashed 35 miles northwest of Redding in the Trinity Alp region, at roughly 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, said Gregor. Both the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigators were on the scene of the crash.

The firefighters had been fighting flames covering more than 27 square miles in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. They had been working near the north end of the fire, which is reportedly 87% contained.

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Comments:Paris Hilton mocks John McCain presidential ad

Paris > McCain
Isn't it kind of pathetic that Paris Hilton's energy plan is actually better than McCain's? --+Deprifry+ 21:43, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * and Obama's and yeah it's kinda sad that Pairs has the best plan which is the best of 2 worlds.--66.229.12.186 23:05, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Because inflating your tires is the best solution.-68.76.146.114 06:59, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

I dont like paris hilton, anywhere to get attention, she deserved it, she never a good role model, she dont have brains and not even looks if u change her nose and take her makeup off, way to go john mcCain, she is weird by, miss princessssss lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.139.115.61 (talk) 22:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * "she dont have brains" lul. --Smackdat (talk) 13:20, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

This is probably the best thing Paris Hilton has ever done. Is McCain a Scientologist? It sounds like his advert is the sort of footbullet they're known for. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:13, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Er, sorry... I meant to write "OMG! Paris sez vote Obama, and tell this message to 100 friends for a free blowjob!!!11!1!!" :-P --Brian McNeil / talk 10:16, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, technically Paris' plans isn't really better than Obama's : Those new off shore wells wouldn't be online for another 10 years, i.e. a similar time frame t Obama's changes. Nyarlathotep (talk) 11:14, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Watch the video
Seriously, watch the video Paris has put up, it's worth it - especially the bit where you're left going, "WTF? this bimbo has an energy policy that doesn't involve batteries for her vibrator!" --Brian McNeil / talk 10:27, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I'd be shocked if she uploaded that on her own. I am sure the folks at Funny or Die wrote and produced it. It is funny though. --SVTCobra 23:03, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

paris is a ego tistical, retarded moron —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.72.98.45 (talk) 21:02, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

omg
OMG! why don't we just give paris the job now she already has the energy plan down. She's acttully acting smarter then the "old dude". i say we write her in for prez! " Hilton for PREZ 08! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.161.92.47 (talk) 02:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Will Paris Hilton and Adam McKay Influence our Energy Policy?
I think the "hybrid energy policy" of Obama and McCain that sounds so dandy in Paris's video is in fact intensely damaging to the country's future. If we actually take the path of fully developing alternative fuels in cars, for example, in seven years, we could be halfway to replacing the US auto fleet. On the other hand, if we focus our energy on offshore drilling, and put off alternative fuels, in seven years, we'll still have the same gas-guzzling fleet, and we'll just be starting to tap oil and send it to market.

More in my blog entry at Paris Hilton for President?

-Alicia Dattner —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.166.232 (talk) 07:24, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

giggle
Funny. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.187.177.105 (talk) 05:07, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Hilton for President?
I'd rather vote for Paris Hilton than McCain! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.154.50.124 (talk) 04:10, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Are you cats for real?
With every living breath we cause a painful death, and the words from those cats caused a plenty man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.114.90 (talk) 06:47, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "I moses okguchung is the owner..."
I moses okguchung is the owner of star war movies,you people threatening me for movies industry business, thats not right, U.S Canada.U.K idles those 3 country threatening me for movies business,you need to stablished peace within the movies industry business. movies industry is entertainment programmes that has nothing to do with violene,movies industrial representative need tothing of equality avoidation of organizing crimes against the owner,moses okguchung:I live live in street, I am homeless is not right ottawa elders,april 04.2011 ottawa. —72.1.195.4 (talk) 20:35, 4 April 2011 (UTC)


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Comments:Magnitude 6.0 earthquake in China kills three, injures dozens

Effects on the Olympics
Think this will have any effects on the olympics, since that is only a few days off? -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 22:26, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah, it is way too far from Beijing. --SVTCobra 22:37, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


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Texas executes Mexican-born killer despite international appeals

August 7, 2008 Late Tuesday, authorities in the U.S. state of Texas carried out the execution of José Medellín, a Mexican national convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in 1993. The execution was carried out despite being at the center of an international legal dispute with objections from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

José Ernesto Medellín, 33, was born in Mexico but moved to the U.S. as a child. He was sentenced to death for the 1993 rape and murder of two girls aged 14 and 16 in Houston, Texas. On Tuesday at 9:57 p.m. CDT, he was given a lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

In 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague told US authorities that Medellín's case and other cases of Mexicans facing execution in the U.S. may have constituted a violation of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Medellín's attorneys had argued that Medellín was not informed of his right to seek legal assistance from the Mexican consulate after his arrest. The United States withdrew from compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 1986, and therefore accepts the court's jurisdiction only on a case-to-case discretionary basis.

The ICJ ordered a delay in the execution, as well as new hearings for Medellín and 50 other Mexican inmates, to determine if the Vienna Convention was violated in their arrests. President George W. Bush then ordered Texas to comply with the ICJ's ruling. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in March that the Bush administration did not have the authority to intervene in the case.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the United States to "take every step" to stop the execution. "All decisions and orders of the International Court of Justice must be respected by states," he said in Mexico City on Tuesday, less than 12 hours before the execution took place.

Texas governor Rick Perry denied requests from both Mexican and American officials to delay the execution, citing the manner in which the victims were raped and strangled as justification for the death penalty. "After reviewing all of the facts in what is the most gruesome death penalty case I have reviewed since being in office, I have decided not to grant José Medellín a 30-day reprieve," Perry said.

Medellín's attorneys appealed to the Supreme Court to delay the execution until Congress had an opportunity to pass legislation that would require new hearings for Medellín and other inmates. Shortly before Medellín's execution Tuesday night, the Supreme Court denied the final request for a reprieve with a 5-4 vote.

The Mexican government, which opposes the death penalty, has sent a letter of protest to the U.S. State Department, expressing concern for "the precedent that [the execution] may create for the rights of Mexican nationals who may be detained" in the United States.


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Talk:Texas executes Mexican-born killer despite international appeals

World Court
Per this: World Court I think we need to clarify what is meant by World Court in this article. I realize that multiple sources us the term.--SVTCobra 01:01, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The International Court of Justice is commonly referred to as the World Court. I only used the short form so I wouldn't have to type out "International Court of Justice" so many times, and to avoid boring the reader. I guess it could be abbreviated to ICJ instead. ~Planoneck~

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 * Concur. Clearly I was fact checking along with you. —Calebrw (talk) 01:21, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


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Bin Laden's former driver convicted of supporting terrorism

August 7, 2008

Wednesday, an American military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba found Salim Hamdan, a Yemini and Osama bin Laden's former driver guilty of supporting terrorism.

Today, the jury handed down a sentence of 66 months, with credit for time already served. This means that Hamdan could be released in five months. Prosecutors had sought a thirty-year sentence.

Pentagon spokesperson Bryan Whitman said: "He will serve out the rest of his sentence. At that time he will still be considered an enemy combatant, but he will be eligible for review by an Administrative Review Board."

After hearing the sentence Hamdan said to the jurors, "I would like to apologise one more time to all the members and I would like to thank you for what you have done for me." He smiled and thanked those in the courtroom as he left.

The ten-day trial was the first to test the Bush Administration's military-tribunal system for people suspected of terrorism. The trial allowed evidence which would not be allowed in either a civilian or a military court, including hearsay as evidence for the conviction of Hamdan.

The original charges to Hamdan included five counts of supporting terrorism, but the judge, Navy Capt. Keith Allred, ordered only one count factor into the sentencing. Allred summarized the charge as "driving Mr. bin Laden around Afghanistan".

Hamdan will have at least two appeals — one to the person appointed to oversee the tribunals, and one to a military appeals court — and possibly more at a later date.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told Reuters that the military plans to move forward with trials for 20 other suspected terrorists at Guantanamo, including five facing execution if convicted in connection with planning the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C..

The United States has tried Hamdan before, once being appealed to the United States Supreme Court. In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, a 2006 case before the court, the court found the previous tribunal system lacked "the power to proceed because its structures and procedures violate both the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the four Geneva Conventions signed in 1949". Two cases were dropped before the current one was tried.


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Comments:McCain ad questions Obama's benefit to families

He's Milking It For All Its Worth
He wants to create controversy. He wants people to give him attention. He wants all this, and he's getting it all. Unfortunately for the rest of us, this crap--and it is crap--works on the uninformed masses that seem to vote every election for unexplained reasons. Damn America. -- Poe Joe (Talk) 02:27, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * as a republican i think the add is stupid. But I know Obama's "change" is a pill of SHIT. --66.229.12.186 03:15, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


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US government points to dead scientist as 'lone anthrax attacker'

August 8, 2008 The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alleged that Bruce Ivins, a government bioweapons scientist, was the sole person responsible for the biological terrorism attacks in the USA in 2001 which came shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Ivins committed suicide July 29, 2008.

The FBI's conclusions, released in a press briefing by US attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey Taylor, has few facts but relies primarily on circumstantial evidence, reports the BBC's Kevin Connolly in Washington. But Taylor's statement asserts confidence in the FBI's findings: "Based upon the totality of the evidence we had gathered against him, we are confident that Dr. Ivins was the only person responsible for these attacks."

Primary amongst the evidence is the fact that all attacks used spores from flask RMR1029, which the government says was solely created and controlled by Dr. Ivins. The researcher was working on a vaccine for anthrax in 2001, and had been immunized against the disease.

In 2001 two series of letters were mailed to news media offices and Democratic US Senators containing two distinct grades of anthrax materials. They resulted in 5 deaths and infecting 17 others.

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Alleged Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins reportedly made edits to Wikipedia

August 7, 2008

The Washington Post has reported that the lone killer,, reportedly edited Wikipedia under the username Jimmyflathead. The contributions from the Jimmyflathead account reveal a few hundred edits were made from December 2005 to September 2007, and almost all of them concern inclusion of information critical of, a which Ivins became obsessed with after being rebuffed by a woman in the sorority during his days as a student at the.

The anthrax letters are believed to have been mailed from a letterbox in, New Jersey, some 60 feet from a Kappa Kappa Gamma office.

Wikinews looked at the edits made by the account, and information revealed in the edits is made available below. Wikipedia user ppfleiger described how Jimmyflathead bullied other users. Ppfleiger said that "most of the negative content on the [talk] page [of Kappa Kappa Gamma] is merely there because you [Jimmyflathead] bullied folks with threats of adding negative content and through personal emails."

Below is an extract from a threat made by Jimmyflathead on the talk page of Kappa Kappa Gamma:

If you remove it again, I will request you to be blocked. Furthermore, I suggest that you sign in with a name. If my additions to this page continue to be removed, then I will begin to add things such as the hazing incident at DePauw, the Kappa chapter being kicked off the University of Maryland campus for drugs, the fact that a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army was a Kappa. I hope that I have made myself clear.

The user threatened by Jimmyflathead was contributing from a Harvard University IP address that was registered to a location in Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.


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NFL: Brett Favre traded to the New York Jets

August 7, 2008 Quarterback Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets for a conditional fourth-round draft selection in the 2009 NFL Draft. The trade was later confirmed by ESPN and the Jets themselves. The multiple National Football League record-holder was the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to the end of the 2007 NFL season. Favre, 38, announced his retirement on March 6, 2008 after much speculation over his future.

After a long dispute with the Packers' management, Favre was reinstated by the NFL and was pursued in trade discussions with the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Jets were much more aggressive than the Buccaneers in their pursuit of Favre all along, offering a conditional fourth-round draft choice in the 2009 NFL Draft which could be promoted to a first-round selection based on performance criteria.

"Brett has had a long and storied career in Green Bay, and the Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude for everything he accomplished," the Packers said in a press release. Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said of the trade, "We just felt like this was an opportunity to go get somebody of Brett's stature and what he's accomplished."

The trade caps a roller-coaster off-season ride for Favre and the franchise that became synonymous with his legendary No. 4 jersey, which was planned to be retired in the Packers' home opening game. Favre's on-again, off-again retirement has monopolized headlines for the past two months as news began trickling to the media that the legendary passer was second-guessing both his retirement decision and his status in Green Bay. Favre was offered a $20 million dollar marketing contract from the Packers to remain retired.

Now, the Jets may have to clear cap space in order to have Favre on their roster — who is due to make $12 million this season — which may call for the release of Chad Pennington. A comment from Jets GM Tannenbaum all but confirmed the release of Pennington. "It's a bittersweet moment for us. I have all the respect in the world for Chad as a person, as a player," Tannenbaum said, adding that an announcement on a transaction involving Pennington will come later Thursday.

The Packer's official website states that they will be holding press conferences at noon and 2:00 p.m. CDT and more information will be released then.


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4th round draft pick? Way to go out classy, Brett. Should have stayed home. —68.46.78.133 05:43, 7 August 2008 (UTC) Markus J.
 * It is a conditional thing, if Favre gets 50% of the snaps it is a 4th round pick. The better he does, the higher the round pick will be. The Mind's Eye (talk) 17:27, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I am sick of hearing about this guy. What does it matter? He is gonna get his 20 million+ dollars a year anyways. Must be nice to throw a ball and get paid that much. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

That sucks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.83.136.138 (talk) 23:13, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

ahahaha
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Talk:Alleged Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins reportedly made edits to Wikipedia

=Not Newsworthy= This is even less newsworthy than the prime minister's bike being stolen. A lot of people edit wikipedia. The fact that one of them is famous is coincidental. Unless there is some sort of relationship between his editing wikipedia and the anthrax scare, then this is just a piece of trivia. I appreciate that there is no page limit, the age old argument, but we would be reporting this if he was a member of facebook, and we wouldnt be reporting it if he posted vids on youtube, so i suggest we show no bias towards other wikis. Rekov (talk) 05:48, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * If it isn't news worthy, why did the Washington Post mention it? They are a big news outlet... I'm sure they wouldn't be wasting their time on "Trivial" information.   Regardless of the IMHO - it is interesting.  This is a story that I _wanted_ to read, enough so that I helped make it happen.  It might just be a small bit, but I'm sure people out there find it of interest. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 06:01, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Well, the feds used his edits to build their case against Ivins. The anthrax letters were mailed from a letterbox near an office of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Ivins' excessive editing of articles related to them is certainly circumstantial evidence to establish his obsession with the sorority. --+Deprifry+ 08:57, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't agree with it being trivial. The Wikipedia edits are going to form part of the case against Ivins and is therefore newsworthy - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 09:46, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Rekov, it is quite possible we would be reporting if he had a facebook or youtube account. It all depends on what he did with the account. If he used facebook to send messages to Kappa Kappa Gamma member, or used youtube to post videos to them. It's a piece in a puzzle. —Calebrw (talk) 13:03, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I am starting to agree with you, especially Deprifry. When I initially read the article, there was no mention of how this information fit with the anthrax scare. I still dont think the kappa kappa gamma thing is relevant, but whatever. The article makes a lot more sense now. Rekov (talk) 15:37, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

"critical"?
Why did no one point out that the actual edits to the article are not, in fact "critical of Kappa Kappa Gamma"? His edits were quite factual and non-POV. The assertion that his edits were obsessive or derogatory are quite silly, from any Wikipedian's frame of reference. 151.197.226.214 17:43, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:Washington Post. Green Giant (talk) 22:35, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 23:49, 27 September 2015 (UTC)


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Comments:Mauritania president Abdallahi arrested in coup

Funny i was reading how Mauritania was one out of Two True democracy in the Arab world not so long ago.


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Comments:English Football: Manchester United News for August 6, 2008

Whoever wrote this is clearly not familiar with Man Utd - to say Saha is untried in the Premier League is ridiculous - he has played atleast 270 games ( playing for 3 premier league clubs Fulham, Newcastle and Man Utd!) and scored 106 goals! Hardly untried!


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Gunman charged with killing three in Wisconsin shooting

August 7, 2008

Scott J. Johnson, 38, of Kingsford, Michigan was charged on Wednesday with killing three teenagers in a shooting on the Menominee River near Niagara, Wisconsin. The charges consist of three counts of first-degree intentional homicide. Authorities say that Johnson went to the popular bathing spot near the East Kingsford Railroad Bridge on July 31 and opened fire with a military-style rifle, killing three and injuring one.

The Associated Press reports that he faces life in prison without parole if convicted; Wisconsin does not have the death penalty. However, as one of the bodies was found on the Michigan side of the border, he could potentially face charges there, or perhaps even in federal court. He is being represented by a public defender, Len Kachinsky.

Local teens said Johnson was often seen at the site, but mostly kept to himself. On July 31, he emerged from the woods wearing camouflage clothing and opened fire without saying a word. Johnson fled and surrendered the next day after a multi-agency manhunt. Johnson had been accused of a sexual assault, and his mother speculated he may have panicked after hearing police wanted to speak with him.

In a confession to police, Johnson said the shooting was set in motion when he lured a woman to the bridge the day before and sexually assaulted her. Worried that he would be arrested, Johnson returned to the woods, planning to ambush law enforcement officers coming to find him. After he spent a night in the woods and no officers came, he returned home at 10 a.m. local time on July 31, asked his mother if police had been looking for him, then left at 3:00 p.m.

He reportedly said that he then got his weapons and returned to the woods. He planned to wait for the teens to reach the Michigan side of the river so he could kill them all and use them as "bait" to lure police into his ambush. However, Spigarelli and Pohlson unexpectedly approached his position, and he said he felt trapped and so opened fire. Spigarelli and Pohlson were both shot in the head and died instantly. Johnson then reloaded and fired across the river, killing Bryan Mort.

His mother has said that Johnson's wife left with their kids, and he had been living with his mother since 2001. She said he was honorably discharged from the military in 1994 and had been unemployed. The Detroit Free Press reported that he had been planning the ambush for years.


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Talk:NFL: Brett Favre traded to the New York Jets

As of 14:54, 7 August 2008 (UTC), this article has not been fact-checked. Publishing was done by an IP address. —Calebrw (talk) 14:54, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * IP published again, but I factchecked and left published. The Mind's Eye (talk) 15:35, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * User:Planoneck, published, he forgot to log in. The Mind's Eye (talk) 15:36, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Wikinews interviews Flame about special effects at New Zealand's Rock2Wgtn festival

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I conducted this interview by email with the subject. I can forward evidence to the reviewer and/or elsewhere as apropriate upon receipt of an email address, so long as I am confident my privacy and hers will be respected. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:05, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * it'd be nice if the introductory paragraph explains a little more about what Flame is and what they do and less about the concert. --216.75.93.110 16:44, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

These notes do not explain all the information in the article that precedes the actual interview. All of that could - and should - be sourced. --SVTCobra 01:49, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Typo
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Yo. I'm From Michigan. I hope to help make all Wikimedia things better.

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Comments:Texas executes Mexican-born killer despite international appeals

frickin texas. behind some regions of the middle east, one of the least civilized places on this great earth. sure wish they would find their way to modern times, as they are in many ways an embarassment to the rest of the U.S. - Imind (talk) 17:28, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * yeah because a man that curb stop two little girls should have the right to live. And FYI California execute just as many murders and scumbags like this monster. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.12.186 (talk) 23:46, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * california executes nowhere near as many people as texas. - Imind (talk) 18:23, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * California has far more people on death row, however. --SVTCobra 22:34, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * only b/c texas has already killed them all. but yes, i was suprised to see how may people california has. - Imind (talk) 00:08, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

God bless America and the capital punishment!

 * Executing a rapist-murderer is good under natural law. Natural law says "eye for eye, teeth for teeth, life for life" and it is a natural law as much as gravity or E=mc2 is. States and countries only have power to punish crime under the "society contract" to prevent anarchy. If states do not adequately punish crime, the powers of natural right return to the people and relatives of the victims are free to stage blood revenge on the murderer. It is a pity that europeans are so decadent they protect the murderer, rather then executing him/her to prevent future victims occuring. Even the ancient bard Homer says it is good to have at least one son for every man so he can grow up to revenge his father if murdered. President Jackson said, USA was built upon fundamental agreement on three basic values: motherhood, respect of the flag and capital punishment. God bless America! 91.83.13.138 23:52, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * there is no such thing as "natural law", as it can be defined in any way that anyone wants. to suggest it is as "natural as gravity or e=mc2" is absurd and unfortunately reflects the opinions of many in this country who are forming these opinions based on what they want to believe (or told to believe) rather than depending on any amount of reasoning; things are true simply if we declare them to be, and only black and white exists.  this is evident by the fallacious argument presented which wants to limit the options to either killing him or having him continue to kill.  what is also conveniently ignored is the guilt of the accused.  while in medellin's case it seems straightforward and unarguable, it is not so in the vast majority of these cases, and our inability to obtain absolute certainty is reason enough to abolish the death penalty.  that those arguing in favor of capital punish would accept the potential death of an innocent person reveals the hypocritical nature of their argument.  "we will not accept you taking innocent life, but we will not concern ourselves with innocence when we choose to take it". - Imind (talk) 22:19, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Here is something that I feel sets down a fairly rationally based theory of 'natural law': http://mises.org/rothbard/ethics.pdf.  Also, I'm tempted to think that you're appealing to moral subjectivity?  Fephisto (talk) 02:29, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

 * thank you for the link and i will read it this evening when i will have the ability to pay it the attention it deserves. please expand on why you believe i am appealing to moral subjectivity, as i believe i have presented a fairly well reasoned argument.  it does, of course, depend on the belief that innocent life should not be taken if can be avoided.  cheers.  - Imind (talk) 17:44, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

 * When I read "as it can be defined in any way that anyone wants", my immediate thought was that you were confusing moral relativism and natural rights, which I guess is not the case. Fephisto (talk) 19:01, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

I could not agree with Texass decision any more! On a secondary note, I think it will have positive implication in light of this quote "the precedent that [the execution] may create for the rights of Mexican nationals who may be detained".

 * what sort of positive implication would you expect? - Imind (talk) 22:19, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * for someone to feel sorry for a P.O.S. that raped two teen girls, they must be pretty sick in the head and so undersexed they wish it had been them, and they want this mexican dude to be let out so they can get some action. and it is a natural law, kill someone on my team, we hunt you and kill you. watch the discovery channel its human nature, lion nature, ape nature, any creature with a brain bigger than a peanut will revenge, but some people would rather supress their natural ways.Yavarigovaini (talk) 09:54, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

How?
How come the US seems to escape from every international group/treaty that they don't like (International Court of Justice, Kyoto treaty, Convention on the Rights of the Child etc.). If Iran did this George Bsuh wouldn't hesitate to invade them. Anonymous101talk 18:19, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Because we think we're country #1. No laws apply to us.  We make laws and apply them to everyone else.  Same logic behind why America is (for some reason) the International Police.  Everyone hates us for it.  I don't think most American's like the idea of it either.  What we really need is a stronger UN.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 18:45, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

 * we are the best and we control everything that's why.Yavarigovaini (talk) 09:50, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

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governtment is so damn worried about its runaway rapists maybe it should stop letting them loose in our country. lethal injection was far too nice a punishment, he should have been allowed to be raped and shanked to death in jail, a much more fitting prospect don't ya think?Yavarigovaini (talk) 09:49, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

If people do not want to be subjected to the laws of a country, they should not travel there, especially ILLEGALLY. If you go to Mexico you better be WELL assured you will be subject to their corrupt juris diction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.80.159.162 (talk) 21:20, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Lichele

It has been almost 3-years since the horrific Hurricane Katrina destroyed Louisiana beyond measures which caused a person such as myself to be presently homeless in Riverdale, Ga. As a survivor, I must say that I am distraught on how the government and other organizations handled the entire situation. Not because I lived throughout the hurricane and the aftermath of it, but because I felt that the government did not care about the Katrina victims. This is suppose to be the richest country in the world, and yet the government failed and continues to fail the people. There IS NOT a reason why the government could not had provided ships, buses, airplanes, etc to evacuate the people out of harms way (before the hurricane). Their is no excuse the government can provide to explain why after almost 3-years, lives of the survivors or no better off as the day after Katrina.

It is really ashame that it took Hurricane Katrina to WAKE UP America and make them face the reality of neglect in this country. It is not because the people failed to cry out, but because higher authorities failed to listen. We have had Presidents that were so educated until they were stupid beyond means. But I am happy to know that God is answering prayers through Cynthia McKinney. I do not personally know her, but the spirit in her has revived a lot of Katrina survivors including myself. She has given us a sense of hope and accomplishments via her platform and authority.

For the first time in my life, I am proud to campaign for a President of the United States. I believe and I stand for everything that is being address by the Presidential norminee. I was sad to see her leave the Democratic Party, but happy to know that she will be my next President. I will be honest and say that I was supporting and campaigning for Barack Obama for president for almost 2 years now. However after careful observation, praying, listening, and facing reality, I came to the conclusion in August of 2008 that Cynthia McKinney is the best and only choice for President of the United States of America. I support her 100%. I do not want to even hear the name Barack Obama again.

So people, we have work to do! The old saying is, ACTION speaks LOUDER than WORDS. We just can't talk it! We have to WALK it!

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Talk:Bin Laden's former driver convicted of supporting terrorism

I'm all for giving credit where credit is due, but I'm wondering about how much we have to credit our sources within an article ... In this article nearly every paragraph contains something like "the Associated Press reported ...", "According to Reuters...", "multiple news agencies reported". Must we give the source for every fact, or does it suffice to name the sources in a list at the bottom?

I've wondered about this often with other articles too. Anyone know what the protocol is for this?? Wikidsoup (talk) 19:51, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Since I started and wrote quite a bit of the article, I can't say I'm 100% positive on the protocol here, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.—Calebrw (talk) 20:49, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * You don't need to quote explicitly each agency or newpapers for each chunk of information (a bit heavy for my taste), but if it's your writer's style why not even it's not my way of writing (when i write). As long sources are available in the right paragraph, the style is free (read older article as sample is good too). As long the article is readable, no problemo. Jacques Divol (talk) 21:00, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

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"You are hereby guilty of... driving some guy in a car."

How stupid does that sound?

 * It makes perfect sense actually. If you are the wheel man for a bank robbery, you goto jail too.  So if you are the Wheelman for a terrorist, why wouldn't you?  Is helping a terrorist somehow less wrong? -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 20:24, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * that analogy doesn't work. by driving the getaway car, one is contributing to the act of committing the crime.  bin laden's driver is doing nothing beyond driving him around, as we all drive ourselves around everyday.  seems petty.  - Imind (talk) 20:36, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It does, especially since I assume this driving occurred after the 1998 embassy bombing and perhaps after Sept. 11, the crimes Bin Laden is suspecting of participating in and is wanted for the FBI in connection with. I'm sure Mr. Hamdam was knowledgeable able those allegations and chose to drive anyway (then again, they may have killed him for refusal, I don't know). It's aiding and abetting, pure and simple. —Calebrw (talk) 20:47, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * meh, it sounds shady to me, and i'm unsure of the laws regarding terrorism. seems silly though, to charge someone for driving another around, as bin laden was not committing crimes while being driven, and if he happened to be driving while, say, bin laden is "conducting business", its still irrelevant to the crime itself, unlike the getaway car driver in the bank heist.  i simply can't fathom that this dude is of any threat to anyone if they are simply charging him with with driving.  and hasn't bin laden been in the mountains of afghanistan since the planes? - Imind (talk) 23:41, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow lets forget the fact he had stingers missiles in the trunk of the car. --66.229.12.186 23:27, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * i didn't read that in the article. then why are they simply charging him with driving the car? - Imind (talk) 23:41, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * No specifics are currently in the article, but AP says "The military accused him of transporting missiles for al-Qaida and helping bin Laden escape U.S. retribution following the Sept. 11 attacks by serving as his driver." So in that sense he could be viewed as a "getaway" driver. Personally, I find it more telling that this man left his family behind in Yemen to go work for bin Laden. It is not like he was just a random taxi driver. However, I do not believe he had intimate knowledge of what was going on. It was reported that he wept when he was shown video of the planes crashing into the WTC. But I firmly believe he knew who he was associating with and what their agenda was. --SVTCobra 00:04, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Great! So that means that Donald Rumsfeld's driver, for example, should also be in jail! More drivers to be in jail, because they drove around war criminals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.241.149.28 (talk) 07:31, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * When Mr. Rumsfeld is convicted (or accused of) of a crime in a court of law (not just be people that disagree with his policies), perhaps that might be the case. —Calebrw (talk) 14:24, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool! So let's make him wear a turban and some bed sheets! He'll be accused within a minute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.241.109.31 (talk) 18:15, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


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Fear and loathing on the campaign trail, July 2008

August 9, 2008

July 2008 on the campaign trail will be remembered prominently for what people close to the campaign opined about the election. On both sides of the aisle a former presidential candidate made a statement demonized by the media. The media's coverage of the election was and became an issue that even the candidates discussed on the trail. The trends of the previous months were continued as another third party candidate rose and another influential election journalist died.

 * Democrats
 * Barack Obama's shift to the political center in light of his backing was documented by the media. It was noted that Obama had stated that he agreed with Republicans in backing a bill granting immunity to telecommunication businesses that participated in surveillance of terrorists and recognized that he agreed with the 's 5-4  split upon ideological lines to lift the  in  The move was also supported by Obama's remarks that he would "refine" his positions on the.
 * Former Democratic presidential candidate stated in an interview during a commercial break that he believed Barack Obama was "talking down to black people" and that he would like to "cut his  out." The comments were in response to Barack Obama's comments that "Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father." Jackson apologized to Obama and the campaign's spokesman stated that Obama "of course accepts Reverend Jackson's apology."
 *  magazine set off a firestorm of controversy when it released its July 21 edition with a cover portraying Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as . The publication claimed the cover was a satirical representation of rumors floating that Obama is secretly Muslim but both the Obama and McCain campaigns criticized the cover as "tasteless and offensive."
 * Obama visited the Middle East and Europe later in the month on a Senatorial "fact finding" mission with fellow Senators and . Obama met with world leaders and discussed the American strategy in Iraq with General  and drew large crowds including 200,000 at an event in . During the trip Obama articulated his support for an increase in the American forces in Afghanistan. The trip received an abundance of media coverage and was followed by anchors from America's top news networks.
 * Virginia governor emerged as the frontrunner for the  nomination for the Democratic Party according to sources within the Obama campaign. The source stated that Kaine "ranks very, very high on the shortlist" along with Senator  of Indiana, Senator  of Delaware and Kansas Governor.

 * Third Parties
 * Former Congresswoman of Georgia won the nomination of the  at the party's  in Chicago. After winning the nomination McKinney proclaimed that "A vote for the Green Party is a vote for the movement that will turn this country right-side-up again." She is a vocal critic of the  suggesting that it  regarding the . McKinney selected hip hop artist and Green activist  as her running mate.
 * nominee Bob Barr reached 10% in a conducted in New Hampshire in July although Barr had not yet reached the number of signatures required to be included on the ballot in the state. Barr emphasized the promising results while campaigning and stated that he will continue his fight to be included on the ballot in all 50 states.
 * Comments made by Bob Barr that the government "has to do something" to help and  in light of the  were instantly criticized by presidential candidate  of the little known . Jay gained some media attention by claiming that Barr was wrong describing him as a "" and stating that the government should "let free markets flow." Jay's comments are representative of some Libertarian dissatisfaction with Barr, which fractured the  in May.

 * Republicans
 * Similar to the previous summer, John McCain reshuffled his campaign staff: the biggest move being his replacement of campaign manager with 's associate  as the controller of campaign operations. The moves gave indications of a possible upheaval in the campaign but these charges were denied by advisor  who stated that McCain was simply "ramping up" his campaign. It was also revealed that McCain planned to release a series of advertisements aimed at voters in the midwest.
 * Economic advisor for John McCain, former Senator stated that America was a nation of "whiners" who are in a state of "mental ." McCain countered that he "strongly disagree[d]" with the statements and that "Phil Gramm does not speak for me. I speak for me." After months of being touted as a possible  in a McCain administration, when asked what role Gramm might play in light of his recent comments McCain remarked that he "would be in serious consideration for, although I’m not sure the citizens of  would welcome that."
 * John McCain criticized Barack Obama for his position on Iraq as the Democratic candidate visited the nation. He stated that Obama was wrong for formulating a plan for the future of the nation before assessing the conditions on the ground. In an interview with, McCain stated that he "would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war. Senator Obama has indicated that by his failure to acknowledge the success of the [in Iraq], that he would rather lose a war than lose a campaign."
 * Louisiana governor announced on  that he's "got the job [he] want[s]" and that he's "not going to be the vice presidential nominee" although insiders stated that Jindal would take the job if asked. This came as McCain praised Jindal and Minnesota governor  as "the future of the Republican Party." The two along with Florida governor  and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are said to be the top prospects to be McCain's.
 * McCain released an ad late in July that gave his campaign more media exposure. The ad described Obama as "the biggest celebrity in the world" and compared the Senator to and . It was later reported that at the end of the month McCain was a "significant or dominant factor" in 74% of campaign coverage compared to 81% for Obama, perhaps as a result of the new ad.

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User talk:Beefball

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User talk:Beaumain

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 * OK, done. I didn't knew the way sourcebox works, so I was just leaving it to other editirs. Now I worked it out. Thank you. --Beaumain (talk) 22:44, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

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Nader chosen as the presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party

August 8, 2008 Independent United States presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate Matt Gonzalez were selected as the presidential and vice-presidential nominees of the California Peace and Freedom Party during its convention on August 2. Nader won the nomination with 46 votes or 60.7% of the ballots, edging out challengers Gloria La Riva, Brian Moore and Cynthia McKinney. The nomination guarantees ballot access for Nader in California, which accounts for 10% of the national vote.

Prior to the convention, Nader participated in a forum in Sacramento on August 1 with his three challengers. The meeting lasted three hours in a standing-room packed to capacity. After the forum, delegates from the party cast their ballots among the four candidates. Following Nader, La Riva, the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, received 27 votes. Moore, the nominee of the Socialist Party, received 10 votes and Green Party nominee McKinney finished in last place with 6 votes.

Following the nomination, the Peace and Freedom Party praised Nader and Gonzalez, arguing that, "both nominees agree with the fundamentals of the Peace and Freedom platform and bring with them a strong combination of experience, credibility, and legislative accomplishment.”

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Maine resident arrested in Florida for death threats to Bush, Obama

August 8, 2008 On Thursday, a man was charged with threatening to assassinate United States (U.S.) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The suspect, Raymond Hunter Geisel, was arrested on Saturday by the U.S. Secret Service in Miami, Florida. Geisel, 22 years old, was found to have in his possession weapons as well as military type gear. He is being held without bail in Miami's downtown detention center.

Geisel was attending a bail bondsman training course when he, according to a Secret Service affidavit, stated "that nigger, if he gets elected, I'll assassinate him myself" to class-mates.

One witness said he additionally threatened current President George W. Bush by stating that "he hated Bush and wanted to put a bullet through his head." In a written statement, Geisel denied making either of the threats, and according to the reports he never took any action to carry out his assassination threats.

Geisel, a native of Bangor, Maine, reportedly had in his 1998 Ford Explorer — as well as in the hotel room at which he was staying — body armor, a 9mm pistol, dozens of ammunition rounds including armor piercing bullets, military-like fatigues, a machete, as well as knives. His SUV was equipped with red and yellow emergency lights.

In a interview with the Secret Service, Geisel stated that "if he wanted to kill Senator Obama he simply would shoot him with a sniper rifle, but then he claimed that he was just joking," according to reports. Geisel claims that he suffered physical as well as emotional abuse earlier in life, and that he had admitted himself to a mental clinic for treatment of post traumatic stress disorder.

Geisel is being prosecuted exclusively for the threat against candidate Barack Obama, and not for the threat against President Bush. Ed Donovan, a Secret Service spokesman refused to comment on the number of threats to political candidate and government officials, but did go as far as to say that this "might be the first arrest" in regards to this political election.


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User:Voice of All

My name is Aaron. I am the primary author of FlaggedRevs.

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Welcome
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Comments:Gunman charged with killing three in Wisconsin shooting

I think wearing camo pattern suit and using military-style weapon and his self-admitted intention to ambush law officers makes him a rebel and committing a murder while trying to overthrow any level of government (be it local, state or federal) makes him eligible for federal capital punishment. I hope he will be sentenced to death and executed and I hope the relatives of the victims will get to see him die over live CCTV circuit. Only that will bring closure to this case.

If this case ends in lesser punishment, the 2nd amendment will suffer. Right to bear and carry lethal arms can only exists if there is responsibility, including lethal responsibility when misusing firearms on innocents. Every state without death penalty is a nail in the coffin of the 2nd amendment! 91.83.13.138 00:03, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Maine resident arrested in Florida for death threats to Bush, Obama

Both in the title and body I think it should mention the man threatening to kill "Bush and Obama", not "Bush or Obama". If you agree, please change. Wikidsoup (talk) 00:22, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I see no problem, and the title is better anyway. The Mind's Eye (talk) 00:26, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Factchecked
--SVTCobra 00:40, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Title
What the title nows says is that a man is in custody after threatening to kill Bush and Obama while they are in Florida, United States.

I'm not sure what a better title would be, but something along the lines of Man in florida arrested after threats to Bush and Obama, something like that.

Your thoughts, —Calebrw (talk) 01:37, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree, and would have done something a long those lines but really wasn't sure what to pick. The Mind's Eye (talk) 01:39, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * How about "Maine resident arrested in Florida for death threats to Bush, Obama"

 * PS: MOS says no Bush and Obama, it should be Bush, Obama.

 * Thoughts on that title? —Calebrw (talk) 01:43, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds fine, I will implement. The Mind's Eye (talk) 01:46, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:US government points to dead scientist as 'lone anthrax attacker'

Factchecked
However it seems a wee bit stale since we already published Alleged Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins reportedly made edits to Wikipedia. --SVTCobra 01:06, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't understand why this page has a draft section but not the others. This should be implemented to all Wikipedia and the wiki projects. --69.157.177.240 17:38, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Group claims activists held in China after free Tibet protests

very nice!

good!

Careful now
Watch what you say about China, there are a lot of potential hostages, including about 100 heads of state and sovereigns. Wait until after the games to wake the dragon. Pedant (talk) 06:01, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm fairly sure that China is not going to start an international incident because Wikinews wrote a single article. But if they did - shit that's great publicity for us.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 06:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Mohan~enwikinews

I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of a trivial pursuit. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits Whether you admit it or not, music imbeds our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you're interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, or other composers, artists and performers, we hope you'll spend some time with here and learn from these music articles of note for all ages and tastes. I did not realize how completely fascinating music history is. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. For much of the world, music is a language, but for us it is something that we consumed passively. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me. I have had some experience playing musical instruments, but I have never mastered one enough to really understand what music is all about. more information:-

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Pakistan civilian government unites in a coalition to impeach President Pervez Musharraf

August 8, 2008

The two dominant parties of Pakistan's National Assembly have united in a coalition to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. The decision was announced by party leaders Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif, with the parties aiming for a successful no-confidence vote against President Musharraf. The impeachment process is planned to start within the following week. There have been concerns that an attempt at impeachment would result in a detrimental political battle in a country already facing political instability. A senior member of a party allied with Musharraf stated that the impeachment would "open a Pandora's box" regarding Pakistan's future.

Once the impeachment process begins, the coalition will need to muster a required two-thirds majority in order to successfully impeach Musharraf. Musharraf has little support in the National Assembly, as most of his political allies were defeated in the February elections. If the coalition is successful, Musharraf will be the first president in Pakistan's sixty-one year history to have been impeached.

Musharraf has canceled his trip to the Beijing Olympics so that he can focus on planning a response to the coalition. Successfully defeating the impeachment will depend largely on the support of the military, for which he acted as chief until international pressure forced him to step down a year ago. Other options Musharraf may explore include declaring a state of emergency, which could aid him in getting the support of the military, or dissolving parliament, though this would likely lead to political chaos.


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Reviewed by Cirt (talk), sources and info checks out, made one minor copyedit only - nice work. Cirt (talk) 07:06, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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Category:Asif Ali Zardari. Ali Rana (talk) 07:36, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

 * ❌ No such category exists. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

editprotected Category:Asif Ali Zardari and Category:Nawaz Sharif - Ali Rana (talk) 04:07, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅--Brian McNeil / talk 19:10, 24 November 2009 (UTC)


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Juan Bustos, president of Chilean House of Representatives dies

August 8, 2008 After two weeks of illness, Juan Bustos, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, died at 10:46 local time (14:46 UTC) yesterday. The death took place at a Clínica Alemana in Santiago. Bustos died as a result of a liver cancer. He was 72 years old.

At the time of his death, Bustos was with his wife and five of his seven children, who were deeply upset by the death. The other two children are expected to arrive from Europe soon to attend the funeral.

Juan Bustos will be given a state fueral due to the position he occupied. In addition, the flags at many government buildings are being flown at half mast to mark the death.

The body has been moved to the former National Congress building so that the body can be guarded until the state funeral, which takes place at 11:00 local time tomorrow. After the state funeral, a private funeral for the family will take place.


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As I used no English sources when writing the article, I am not listing any in the sources section. There is, however,an English source at if you want to look at it to verify the facts. Anonymous101talk 07:22, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

spelling error
please let me edit Juan Bustos will be given a state fueral due to the position he occupied. In addition, the flags at many government buildings are being flown at half mast to mark the death to Juan Bustos will be given a state funeral due to the position he occupied. In addition, the flags at many government buildings are being flown at half mast to mark the death
 * Eh? Whut? This is old, archived, and should not be changed. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:16, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


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Russia joins South Ossetian war

August 8, 2008 The has escalated as Russian forces are being sent into the conflict on the Ossetian side.

At 10:00 a.m., Georgian sources reported that three Russian attack aircraft invaded Georgian air space and dropped bombs onto a target near the town of Kareli. A later flight dropped one bomb near Gori. While no one was harmed in the second attack, seven people were reportedly injured by the first bombing. According to the, a speaker of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called this information "nonsense" and "rubbish". At 11:38 a.m. the President of Georgia announced the mobilization of reserve troops to withstand what he called "a large-scale military aggression" by Russia, and called Russia to stop the "bombardment of Georgian towns."

Vladimir Putin said that, "it is regrettable that on the day before the opening of the Olympic Games, the Georgian authorities have undertaken aggressive actions in South Ossetia."

The crisis broke out after days of heavy fighting in the region. On August 7 Georgian troops launched an offensive against the Ossetian town of, the separatist's capital.

The Georgian government claims that this is in reaction to attacks by "separatist rebels" on "unarmed civilians and peacekeeping forces" in villages near the town.

At the same time, the state news agency of South Ossetia reports that that Tskhinvali is under heavy artillery fire, with most or all of its population seeking shelter, and apparently a number of buildings already having been destroyed. The (ICRC) urged the two sides to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to evacuate civilians and the wounded. The main city hospital is reported not to be functioning, and ambulances can not reach the wounded. Thousands of refugees are leaving South Ossetia, mostly for North Ossetia, says the United Nations refugee agency.

Georgian officials have claimed that up to four Russian jets have been shot down while attacking Georgia.

Russia claimed ceasing all civilian aircraft flights to Georgia starting at midnight on August 9. In retaliatory response, Georgia is set to stop all Russian TV channels' broadcasts from August 9th onwards.

According to Russian state news agency reporting at 9:21pm August 8th, a convoy of 20 vans carrying up to a total of 400 Russian volunteers has crossed from Russia's North Ossetia to South Ossetia.

The government of South Ossetia has announced that it will evacuate children in danger zones to Russia. This came after a speech made by, President of South Ossetia, which accused the Georgian government of "attempting to spark a full-scale war." Kokoity said that the conflict's victim count has reached 1400.

As of 10:51pm August 8th, 12 Russian peacemakers are reported dead and 150 wounded.

A video tape showing Georgian aircraft being downed was aired on Vesti Russian TV channel late night of August 8th. The pilot of the jet reportedly ejected, but was captured and killed on the ground by Ossetian military.

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2008 Olympic Games officially open

August 8, 2008

Witnessed by at least 90,000 spectators, the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium — nicknamed "Bird's Nest" — in Beijing China this evening. The ceremony began at 8:00 p.m. local time (12:00 noon UTC) with two thousand and eight ancient Chinese percussion instruments called "Fou", each controlled by a young man. The first greeting message was a Confucius' saying, "How Happy We Are, To Meet Friends From Afar", which the percussionists chanted.

204 teams from over the world marched into the stadium. In Olympic tradition, Greece entered first and China appeared last — the originating country and the host country, respectively. The other 202 teams were welcomed, ordered by the count of strokes to write the team name in Chinese characters.

There were several performances, including a 100+ member troupe of Taiwanese dancers and Chinese pop group A-One. There were also solo performances by Lang Lang, Sarah Brightman, and Liu Huan.

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Talk:Russia joins South Ossetian war

Just wanted to note that the cominf.org site (South Ossetian State news - I hope) is repeatedly down. I hope it will become more accesable again soon. Regards Sean Heron (talk) 12:51, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Source I removed, if anybody might want to use the info: Sean Heron (talk) 13:05, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

More on Red Cross - it asks for coridor to evacuate the wounded and civilians from Tskhinvali.  Tskhinvali hospital is out of order.--Beaumain (talk) 15:32, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Another interesting article from Reuters --Beaumain (talk) 17:56, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * More about refugees: people are leaving SO.Beaumain (talk) 18:09, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Old photo
Please remember that this photo is NOT illustrating the current conflict -- it's from 2004 (you can download the original photo file and check the EXIF header, for that purpose). Also note that it was uploaded at "05:55, 9 June 2008". -- Wesha (talk) 19:18, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I am aware, but I believe it is a good illustration of the current conflict. Anonymous101talk 19:56, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I have specified in the text below the image that it is from 2004. I hope this resolves your issues. Anonymous101talk 20:02, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I was concerned because when I specified the year before, it has been removed. I don't have any issues, I just want to make sure there are no factual mistakes. While the photo does illustrate the conflict, no contest, we shouldn't leave the reader with an impression that it's been freshly taken. -- Wesha (talk) 20:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Collabration
It is nice to see so many contributors collaborating on one article. (Yuriybrisk, me, Sean Heron, Skenmy, Marius2, Wesha, Calebrw, Gopher65, Hardys,  Beaumain, Adambro, Wikidsoup and SJL have all worked on this article) Anonymous101talk 20:09, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you, it's a pleasure working with all of you. --Yuriybrisk (talk) 21:53, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

According to RIA Novosti,
Uh, OK. This is probably a foregone conclusion to most of the editors, but to someone who's reading the news to get the news, this means nothing. Who is RIA Novosti, why should I care about what they say, and what is their credibility? eg, "According to Georgian state news agency RIA Novosti," would state Who they are and their Credibility (Georgian state news agency in this example) and Why I should care (this is the state's view of themselves). Sctn2labor (talk) 22:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Gopher65talk 15:43, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Wesha

Hi, I'm Sean, and I've been doing some work on the South Ossetian article as well.

I just wanted to say welcome to you here at the wikinews, and thank you for your changes to the article. I hope you are not too angry with me for changing some of them again, but I think it is easier to use information or citations from english language articles than from foreign language ones. Of course you may still use information from foreign language websites! If there is anything you think is important that you want to add, and have not seen on an english page please do that :). Regards Sean

P.S. if you do not agree with my removing/changing your text, you can of course say so on the [|talk page of the article], I can change my opinion as well :). Regards Sean Heron (talk) 12:57, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * No, I think your edits make sense. I didn't have the API information at the moment. -- Wesha (talk) 13:27, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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