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Talk:Two American soldiers charged in Iraqi murders

A Jorge Sandoval from Texas who served in Iraq is named as a cycling enthusiast at this blog, but no evidence it is the same Jorge. Sherurcij 23:23, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

As of 2006, Spc. Michael Hensley was mentioned in this article, also hailing from North Carolina. Sherurcij 00:07, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Which led to mention of him by name by the US Congress in the progress towards this bill Sherurcij

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The fashion designer is erronerously referred to as David Wang - the correct name is David Tang!
 * Done by someone else.  Daniel  02:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


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America's Cup: Alinghi one race away from winning

July 1, 2007

The Switzerland-based yachting team, Alinghi have defeated Team New Zealand to bring their overall wins to four, with New Zealand left on two wins. If Alinghi wins the next race, they will win the "Auld Mug", which they currently hold.

Alinghi crossed the line 28 seconds before Team New Zealand, despite having winds favourable to Team New Zealand, 8-9 knots.

Head of Alinghi, Ernesto Bertarelli said, "We only have one to go but it's going to be as hard as all the others."

Yesterday's race was filled with flaws with Team New Zealand having trouble with spinnakers. This race was the opposite, Team New Zealand yachting without flaw, and leading for much of the race. At the first mark, Team New Zealand led by 14 seconds. Though SUI-100, skippered by New Zealander Brad Butterworth, managed to overtake NZL-92, skippered by Dean Barker, to get a 28 second lead by the end of the race.

During the pre-start race, Team New Zealand crossed in front of the path of Alinghi, leading to a denied appeal by Butterworth. Neither team led the start of the race.

Yachties and sport commentators have labelled the challenge for the 32nd America's Cup the most exciting ever. Defeating the trend of whoever leads the start of the race firsts, wins the race.

Managing director of Team New Zealand, Grant Dalton had previously ruled out crew changes for the next race if such a scenario was to present itself in the future.

The next race, and the possible final race, will be on Sunday.

In 2003, when Team New Zealand was defending the America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, Alinghi were the victors, becoming the first European team to win the "Auld Mug".


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Neola North wildfire in Utah blamed for three deaths

July 2, 2007

A wildfire in the Ashley National Forest has been blamed for three deaths and has led to the evacuation of about 500 residents of the communities of Whiterocks, Farm Creek, Paradise and Tridell in eastern Utah.

The fire broke out on Friday, June 29 at around 9:00 a.m. local time in Duschene county, north of Neola by state route 121, and proceeded to spread westward into Uintah county.

To date, the cause of the wildfire is unknown. An early report by public safety officials claimed it was caused by a faulty power line or transformer. However, a later announcement by Moon Lake Electric Association CEO Grant Earl disputed this.

By Saturday morning, the fire had spread across approximately 46 square miles of land and been blamed for three fatalities: George Houston, his son Tracy Houston, and Roger Roberson, all from Farm Creek. Eleven year old Duane Houston, George's grandson, was able to escape the fire with only minor injuries.

The communities of Whiterocks, Farm Creek, Paradise and Tridell, consisting of approximately 500 local residents, were evacuated by Sunday, and at least five homes are known to have been destroyed. Those without family or friends to provide lodging have been relocated to the Ute Indian Tribe's auditorium in Fort Duchesne and Union High School in Roosevelt.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency became involved in the management of fire fighting efforts on Sunday, and a specialized regional wildland fire team, the Rocky Mountain Type One Management Team, had begun to converge on the Uinta Basin to assist with the firefighting, along with about 100 members of the Utah National Guard.

Reports that same day claimed the fire was 5% contained, but that it had split into at least two separate smaller fires. Authorities declared their intention to prevent the fire from moving eastwards into Dry Fork Canyon and the town of Tridell.


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Talk:Lawsuit reveals Bush Administration attempts to suppress dissent

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I agree with Emperor NortonXXIII's change from 23:16, 30 June 2007 > "Manual ..." moved to "Bush Admin manual ...". It makes more clear that this is a 'White House' or 'Bush Admin' manual. It's not too long, indeed. -- Alexandr Snajdar 05:29, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It makes no sense the way it was and we do not use shortened words in headlines like Admin or last names. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:32, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I changed it, thanks for the tip on not using 'admin' for administration. All those newspaper that abbreviate must be wrong! The new title is 'Lawsuit reveals Bush Administration attempts to suppress dissent' Better, yes? Emperor NortonXXIII 06:50, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes :) Thank you...Happy writing/editing :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:56, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's much better now -- Alexandr Snajdar 10:35, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

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Bush loses power to 'fast-track' trade deals

July 1, 2007 U.S. President George Bush yesterday lost the power to unilaterally approve or 'fast-track' trade deals, bypassing congressional approval. Fast-track authority originated in 1975 during the Ford Administration. President Bush and Bill Clinton are the only presidents to lose this authority.

On Friday, Democratic members of the Ways and Means committee stated that their priorities "do not include the renewal of fast track authority" and complained that Bush had "pushed too many trade deals through at the expense of worker rights and environmental protections" and costing American jobs.

Administration official Susan Schwab urged renewal of this presidential authority warning that the United States could lose the race to exploit new markets without it. The Bush Administration has approved trade deals, without congressional oversight, with Singapore, Chile, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, the Dominican Republic, and the Central America Union, since winning approval in 2002.

Democrats have complained that these deals have resulted in the export of American jobs and in American companies moving off-shore to capitalize on tax and trade breaks, along with weaker labor and environmental laws. Republicans stress the market-opening benefits of such trade deals.


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User:Mario Behling

Hallo!

Ich bin Mario :-)

Mein Blog ist hier: http://www.mariobehling.de

Unser Community-Webzine findet man unter: http://www.perspektive89.com

... und ein asienfokussiertes Blog auf: http://asiapolis.de

Außerdem schreibe ich im Freifunk-Blog mit: http://blog.freifunk.net

Beiträge in Wikis bearbeite ich meistens anonym. Wenn ich etwas Kontroverses editiere oder größere Veränderungen mache, melde ich mich jedoch auch schon mal an.

Viel Spaß beim Produzieren freier Nachrichten und freien Wissens!

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Poll shows American youth more politically active, socially liberal

July 3, 2007 Younger Americans may be more receptive to traditionally liberal social policy than their parents, according to a recent poll conducted by the New York Times, CBS News, and MTV. The survey found those ages 17 to 29 to be substantially more interested in Presidential politics, with nearly 60 percent expressing interest in the 2008 race, compared to 35 percent at approximately the same point in the 2004 campaign.

Government-sponsored health care received strong support among the younger voters polled, at 62 percent, compared with just 47 percent support across voters of all ages. Younger voters appear more supportive of same-sex marriage, legalization of marijuana, and liberalized immigration policy as well.

Optimism about the outcome of the war in Iraq was higher among the young, with 51 percent of those surveyed predicting a successful outcome, although 87 percent opposed the institution of a draft. Among all adults, 45 percent envision a successful outcome of the war.

In stark contrast, younger Americans expressed a generally pessimistic attitude about their future personally and the direction of the country in general. Nearly half predict that they will not enjoy the same success as their parents, and 70 percent felt that the country was on the wrong track.

Despite differences on social policy, some similarities emerged in the poll. Survey data indicated that just 28 percent of those polled approved of the Bush administration's performance, which is fairly consistent with other polls of the President's performance, hovering around 30 percent. Support for abortion was also similar between youth and voters in general.

A majority of younger voters indicated that they would vote for a Democrat for President in 2008, reflecting previous trends. Voter turnout among the young has historically lagged turnout rates for all adults, although 2004 saw sharp increases in young voter participation. That year, 47 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds voted, compared with 36 percent in the 2000 election. A majority of the young have cast votes for the Democratic nominee in every Presidential race since 1992.

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Smoking ban in England comes into force

July 1, 2007 A ban on smoking in enclosed public places in England is in effect as of 0600 BST today, bringing the country into line with similar laws already introduced in other parts of the United Kingdom.

The aims of the ban are to reduce the risks associated with passive smoking and to reduce the number of smokers overall. The government estimates that 600,000 of the 10 million smokers in Britain will give up as a result.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson welcomes the ban, saying that "A smoke-free country will improve the health of thousands of people, reduce the temptation to smoke, and encourage smokers to quit."

The ban is not being welcomed by all citizens, however. Activist group Freedom To Choose is challenging the law at the High Court saying it is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The business community is expressing concerns about the impact on pubs and similar establishments. Research by Nielsen estimates that the sale of beer in England and Wales could fall by 200 million pints yearly. However, a survey by the Campaign for Real Ale suggests 840,000 people who do not regularly go to the pub would do so following the introduction of the ban and that England's 6.2 million regular drinkers would be more likely to visit pubs and bars.

Smoking kills 100,000 people in Britain each year through cancer, lung conditions, and heart problems. Approximately 1,000 people a day in England are admitted to hospital with an illness related to smoking, costing the National Health Service an estimated £1.5 billion.

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West Indies cricket team in England 2007 - 1st ODI

July 1, 2007

have beaten by 79 runs in the first  of the  at, , , giving  victory in his first match as England's one-day captain.

England started their innings slowly, scoring just 26 runs off the first 10 overs. Although hit 56 runs, the England batsmen struggled, restricted to 255 by the West Indies bowling attack with just 12  being scored and  taking five wickets.

In reply, West Indies had a disastrous start losing four wickets for just thirteen runs. scored 53 not out, and shared a 61 run partnership with (29). However, taking two wickets in two balls, and wickets from (3-20) and  (2-38) reduced West Indies to 146 all out.

Play was suspended for about fifty minutes after 42.4 overs of the England innings due to rain, with England at 181-4.

This is the first ODI in a three match series, with the others due to take place at on 4th July and  on 7th July. England lead the series 1-0.

Previously on the tour, England won a four match series 3-0 and drew the two match  series 1-1.

Toss: West Indies won, and chose to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Cook, 13.3 ov), 2-96 (Prior, 24.2 ov), 3-148 (Pietersen, 36.6 ov), 4-177 (Bell, 41.6 ov), 5-186 (Collingwood, 43.6 ov), 6-199 (Mascarenhas, 45.6 ov), 7-209 (Plunkett, 47.2 ov), 8-210 (Broad, 47.4 ov), 9-216 (Panesar, 48.6 ov), 10-225 (Shah, 49.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Gayle, 3.1 ov), 2-12 (Morton, 4.3 ov), 3-12 (Samuels, 4.4 ov), 4-13 (DS Smith, 5.1 ov), 5-74 (Bravo, 16.2 ov), 6-74 (Ramdin, 16.4 ov), 7-93 (DR Smith, 20.5 ov), 8-100 (Powell, 23.2 ov), 9-135 (Rampaul, 34.3 ov), 10-146 (Edwards, 39.5 ov)

England:, (wkt), , ,  (capt), ,  , , , ,

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ODI Debutant: (England) Player of the match: (West Indies)

Umpires: (South Africa) and TV Umpire: Match referee: (South Africa) Reserve Umpire:


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Comments:America's Cup: Alinghi one race away from winning

Not looking good for Team New Zealand, Gabriel! Are you holding out hope? Jcart1534 12:58, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure am. How could I not! We won five races in a row in the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenge, I think we can win three in a row for the America's Cup. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:58, 2 July 2007 (UTC)


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Glasgow International Airport reopened; arrests made and houses searched

July 1, 2007

On July 1, 2007 Glasgow International Airport began to reopen after a car was driven into the airport by terrorists, with flights from Orlando and Ibiza arriving during the day. By the end of the day, the airport was reported to be operating largely as usual, but passengers continued to be advised to confirm their flights with operators before coming to the airport. Tight security precautions remain in force across UK airports today, although most flights are operating as normal.

Several houses have been searched in the area of Renfrewshire in Neuk Crescent, Houston, Scotland. Five arrests have been made following the incident in Glasgow: two in Glasgow, Scotland, two on the M6 motorway in Cheshire, and one in Liverpool (England). The police are continuing house searches and inquiries throughout the country, including in Merseyside and Staffordshire, with one suspect identified to "still be at large".

Sky News reports that two of the arrested men are doctors, working in British hospitals.

A suspicious car has undergone a controlled explosion outside the Royal Alexandra Hospital, to which a suspect of the attack at the airport had been taken for treatment as a result of burns. A 200 m cordon was set up around the hospital as a precautionary measure, with ambulances being turned away from the accident and emergency department. Police have stated that they believe that the suspicious vehicle was connected to the earlier attack at Glasgow International Airport, but that they do not believe it to have contained any explosives.

During a press conference Strathclyde police revealed that they believe the two men had been living in Renfrew for at least six weeks prior to the attacks of yesterday. The green Cherokee jeep is "possibly" a second hand, rather than stolen, car with registration L808 RDT. Questions were raised during the conference concerning whether the USA had, as had been reported in certain circles, published a report predicting that there may be an attack on Glasgow Airport. This was not confirmed and considered as speculation. The police issued an appeal for any details about sightings of the vehicle prior to the event.


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Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 French Grand Prix

July 1, 2007

driver won the  Formula-1 2007  on the  at, France.

His teammate, starting from pole, was unable to hold back Kimi and finished second.

The promising - driver showed fastest times in the first and second qualification sessions, but lost the pole to Massa in the third. He also dropped to the third podium place in the race.

His teammate, who started in the 10th position, suffered a gearbox problem in Q3 but managed to climb to 7th place on the back of his former teammate. Giancarlo himself lost one position to,.

Both BMWs classified 4th and 5th,, who fully recovered from , and Nick Heidfeld respectively.


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Cricket: Scotland v Pakistan abandoned due to rain

July 1, 2007

The One-Day International cricket match between Pakistan and Scotland at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland was called off due to rain.

Due to a waterlogged field caused by overnight rain, and a poor weather forecast for the rest of the day, the match was first delayed from a 10:45 BST start and then abandoned after a pitch inspection at 12:00.

Roddy Smith, chief executive of Cricket Scotland, said "It's disappointing to lose the chance to play against a full member country".

Scotland is an associate member of the ICC, awarded ODI status until 2009 by qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2005 ICC Trophy.

The match was the only ODI that Pakistan would have played against the hosts in the brief tour. Pakistan will play an ODI against India at Titwood, Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, while Scotland will play an ODI against India in August during the latter's tour of England.

In 2005, an ODI between Scotland and Australia was also abandoned because of rain.

Pakistan squad: Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Yousuf, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik (capt), Umar Gul, Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan

Scotland squad: J A R Blain, G D Drummond, R M Haq, P J C Hoffmann, R O Hussain, N F I McCallum, J D Nel, G A Rogers, MQ Sheikh, C J O Smith (wkt), R R Watson (capt), D F Watts, C M Wright

Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Umpires: I J Gould (England) and N Malcolm (West Indies) Match referee: R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire: P K Baldwin (Germany)


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OR Notes
Watching it live on TV One, the NZ broadcaster with exclusive live broadcasting rights. speculation half an hour before race that it might not start. grant dalton, managing director, turning 50. 5-10 knots half an hour. "very possibly" delay half an hour before race - principal race officer. Alinghi holding match point with wins at 4-2, first to five, best of nine. DELAYED flag flown at 12.55 a.m. NZST. Unstable weather conditions. 6 knots at start line, direction over the place, settling down - needs to be fair conditions. 1.20 5 knot winds, dying down. no news from race committee when race could start. 1.30 direction unstable, winds getting up to acceptable level though, Harold Bennett. want to give a "good, fair race". "pretty unstable", over seven knot wind speeds. tomorrow is a guaranteed lay day, that is no race will be held. Im just watching highlights from the sixth race, interviews, and other misc. footage on One. This cup, and some other previous ones, discussion has been raised that a new boat design is needed so they go faster, currently pretty slow and heavy. 2.00 still didn't look good, but shaped up and a race could be possible. Speeds within racing speeds; acceptable. "no more racing today" principal race officer. announced at 2.10 am.

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Cricket: 2007 Future Cup-3rd ODI

July 1, 2007

In the 2007 Future Cup, India have beaten South Africa by six wickets in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) held at the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. India win the three match series 2-1.

South Africa's batting order collapsed to 28-4, but 56 from Herschelle Gibbs and 61 from Justin Kemp rescued a score of 148 for them.

In reply, India were reduced to 35-3. However Yuvraj Singh posted a score of 61 not out and India reached the target with four balls remaining.

The match was reduced to 31 overs per side due to damp weather conditions.

Toss: India won, and chose to field first.

Did not bat: DW Steyn, A Nel, M Ntini

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (van Wyk, 1.5 ov), 2-8 (Kallis, 3.4 ov), 3-28 (de Villiers, 12.2 ov), 4-28 (Duminy, 12.3 ov), 5-127 (Gibbs, 28.2 ov), 6-144 (Kemp, 30.2 ov), 7-148 (Hall, 30.6 ov)

Did not bat: KD Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Z Khan, RP Singh, AB Agarkar

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tendulkar, 1.6 ov), 2-20 (Gambhir, 4.4 ov), 3-35 (Ganguly, 8.5 ov), 4-108 (Dravid, 24.3 ov)

India: S C Ganguly, S R Tendulkar, G Gambhir, R Dravid (capt), Yuvraj Singh, K D Karthik, Piyush Chawla,  Z Khan, R P Singh, AB Agarkar, M S Dhoni (wkt)

South Africa: AB de Villiers, M N van Wyk, J H Kallis (capt), H H Gibbs, J P Duminy, J M Kemp, M V Boucher(wkt), A J Hall, D W Steyn, A Nel, M Ntini Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (India) Player of the series: Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and MR Benson (England) TV umpire: BF Bowden (New Zealand) Match referee: AG Hurst (Australia) Reserve umpire: C McElwee

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Woman killed on amusement park ride in New York

July 1, 2007

A young woman was killed Friday night after an accident occurred on a gyrating ride at the Playland amusement park in Rye, New York in the United States. The woman, Gabriela Garin, was a worker at the amusement park, and had worked there for the past seven years.

The accident occurred near the end of Garin's shift; as she was loading riders onto the ride. The ride's new operator, unaware of Garin's presence, started the ride while Garin was still on it. The new operator then noticed Garin, and shut the ride down in 20 seconds, but Garin had already been ejected from the ride and killed, according to a park spokesperson.

The ride is an attraction that spins people around in two-seat cars, inside a darkened tent to flashing lights and music.

This incident is not the first in the ride's history. In 2004, a seven-year-old from Connecticut managed to free herself from the ride's restraining bars, and climb onto the front edge of her seat. She fell soon after the ride started. A safety precaution was put in place after this incident, however, the spokesperson acknowledged that it was not followed when Garin was killed.

The company which owns the ride shut it down, along with two other rides it owns at the park.

This is the fourth fatality in the park's history. The park features more than 50 rides, a pool, and a beach. It attracts more than 1 million visitors annually.


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JFK airport terminal evacuated due to suspicious package

July 1, 2007 According to reports, a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport located in New York, New York was evacuated after authorities found a suspicious package outside the main American Airlines terminal.

Reports say that the package was found outside the terminal on a street curb just before 10:30 a.m. (eastern time), and turned out to be men's cologne.

"There was a suspicious package that was found at 10:20 a.m. curbside at Terminal 9, which is American Airlines. It turned out to be a package containing cologne," said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for American Airlines.

At approximately 11:35 a.m. (eastern time) authorities began to let passengers back into the terminal, giving it the all clear.

No flights were affected by the incident.

The United States had raised the presence of police and bomb sniffing dogs at airports across the U.S. after a terrorist attack in Glasgow, Scotland.


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Talk:Poll shows American youth more politically active, socially liberal

Not News
Article should be deleted, if not, add some more information and sources... Asher Heimermann|Talk 19:10, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I feel that this poll is rather important - news worthy ... -- Alexandr Snajdar 07:09, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Timely?
This is pushing the threshold for being newsworthy. News must be timely. --SVTCobra 13:02, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * like that we would go only for the flash news ... the "timely" should be flexible .. some news, indeed, 2 days later is not a news, but other could be still interesting to develop even a week later ... There may be also problem with resources - if you need at least 2, you'd have to wait, some time ... -- Alexandr Snajdar 13:15, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * yeah, I know that it was pushing it, but the first revision of the article before I got involved was on 1 July, and the story broke on 27 June, within the window that I'd say is reasonable to write an article. Problem was that the article needed a lot of work and was flagged for editing help, and I decided to have a go at it. Aaron Ray 22:33, 4 July 2007 (UTC)


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IPhone hits US market, strong initial sales

July 1, 2007 An estimated 200,000 iPhones were sold in the US in the first few days of release. Over 400 of those have been put up for sale on the online auction site eBay, by individuals hoping to profit from the demand.

Trip Chowdhry, an analyst with San Francisco-based Global Equities, estimated Apple stores sold about 128,000 on the first day, while AT&T stores sold about 72,000.

The pre-release frenzy that preceded the coming of the iPhone was climaxed by hundreds of people camping outside many Apple stores across the United States.

The iPhone acts as a mobile phone, MP3 player, and wireless web browser/email client.


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Leahy: Congress willing to 'go to court' over W.H. subpoena standoff

July 1, 2007

(D-), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, remarked today that Congress was ready to go to court if the White House continues to refuse to comply with subpoenas for information regarding the. Leahy said that the committee could seek to charge the Bush Administration with criminal contempt of Congress if it did not provide public testimony in the matter.

"They’ve chosen confrontation rather than compromise or cooperation," said Leahy on the '' news program. "The bottom line is in the U.S. attorney investigation, we have people manipulating law enforcement. Law enforcement can’t be partisan."

The investigation questions whether the White House illegally exerted undue political influence in the firing of 8 federal prosecutors. The Democratic-led investigation could result in a Constitutional showdown over issues of executive privilege and congressional oversight.

The Senate has also subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office for documents related to the administration’s within the United States. In this case, lawyers for Vice President Cheney first argued that the Vice President's role in the Senate meant that Cheney wasn't part of the Executive Branch. This legal claim generated substantial criticism and a failed attempt to get funding for Cheney's executive role cut off. White House lawyer David Addington and others in the administration have since backed away from this argument.

A number of procedural matters remain before criminal contempt proceedings can begin. The committee must formally reject claims of executive privilege and then must vote to find the President in contempt of Congress. Such a vote must be confirmed by the whole Senate before being sent to a U.S. attorney, who must also concur before a formal charge can be established. The House of Representatives may also bring contempt charges independent of the Senate if it so chooses. Such charges are rarely brought by either body of Congress: just ten cases since 1975, and most result in settlement agreements prior to the commencement of a trial.


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Princes William and Harry host the Concert for Diana

July 2, 2007 Performances by Sir Elton John and the English National Ballet featured in the Concert for Diana, held in Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday to commemorate the late Diana, Princess of Wales life on what would have been her 46th birthday.

As a result of the terror attacks in the United Kingdom on the days prior to the event, heightened security precautions were in force, with a high police presence around the venue, and bag searches taking place. Despite the security fears, over 63,000 attended the concert. It was televised to 120 countries around the world, with a potential audience of 500 million.

The concert, broadcast by the BBC, featured acts from many groups and individuals including Sir Elton John, and the English National Ballet. It was hosted by Princes William and Harry and opened and closed by Sir Elton John, who is remembered for having played a unique rendition of Candle in the Wind at the Princess' funeral.

Performances were interspersed with tributes from various public figures including Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa. Films showing parts of Diana's life, with testimony from those who worked with her, were also aired, publicising the Princess' work around the world, which was to be supported by profits from the concert.


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America's Cup: seventh race postponed

July 2, 2007

The seventh race in the challenge for the 32nd has been postponed due to unfair and unstable race conditions. This race could have been the last and final race as are currently on match point on four wins, while  are only on two wins in the best of nine competition.

At 12.30 a.m. (NZST) there was already speculation gathering that there could be a delay due to the wind being all over the place. The principal race officer also confirmed that there was a very real possibility that there would be a delay.

The delayed flag was flown at 12.55 a.m., five minutes before the yachting race was due to begin. This was due to unstable weather conditions, which could lead to an unfair race.

At 1.20 a.m., 20 minutes after the race was scheduled to start, there had still been no word from the race committee on a possible racing time. The wind speeds were around five knots near the starting line, but the wind direction still wasn't stable and fair.

The wind speed was starting to get higher into more acceptable conditions with the wind at the start line around seven knots. But the wind direction was still unstable.

At 2.10 a.m., the principal race officer announced that there would be "no more racing today". Tomorrow is a guaranteed rest day, so the next possible day for racing will be early Wednesday morning (NZST).

During this America's Cup challenge and other previous ones, discussion has been raised that a new boat design is needed, as to make the race more interesting with faster boats and more takeovers throughout the race.

It was also Grant Dalton's, managing director of Team New Zealand, 50th birthday.

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Talk:America's Cup: seventh race postponed

the seventh race of the America's Cup challenge for which he stayed up late at night/early in the morning to watch.

OR Notes
Watching it live on TV One, the NZ broadcaster with exclusive live broadcasting rights. speculation half an hour before race that it might not start. grant dalton, managing director, turning 50. 5-10 knots half an hour. "very possibly" delay half an hour before race - principal race officer. Alinghi holding match point with wins at 4-2, first to five, best of nine. DELAYED flag flown at 12.55 a.m. NZST. Unstable weather conditions. 6 knots at start line, direction over the place, settling down - needs to be fair conditions. 1.20 5 knot winds, dying down. no news from race committee when race could start. 1.30 direction unstable, winds getting up to acceptable level though, Harold Bennett. want to give a "good, fair race". "pretty unstable", over seven knot wind speeds. tomorrow is a guaranteed lay day, that is no race will be held. Im just watching highlights from the sixth race, interviews, and other misc. footage on One. This cup, and some other previous ones, discussion has been raised that a new boat design is needed so they go faster, currently pretty slow and heavy. 2.00 still didn't look good, but shaped up and a race could be possible. Speeds within racing speeds; acceptable. "no more racing today" principal race officer. announced at 2.10 am.


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Comments:Smoking ban in England comes into force

Complete ban
They should just do a complete ban on smoking. Smoking kills, why have it?

New Zealand is going to ban party pills containing BZP, so far it hasn't kill anyone in NZ, as far as I know, yet cigarettes are still legal but can't be smoked in bars, etc. --Nzgabriel | Talk 06:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Smoking will never be banned, Governments make to much tax off tabacco sales.
 * I don’t know off hand how much the tax brings in, but I would bet it’s a lot more than they spend on enforcement and the bureaucracy behind it. A ban would cost them plenty and that’s why they won’t do it. But they also want to look compassionate and be able to claim that they are ‘doing something’ about people’s health, so that's why they do public place ban, but that is as far as it will go Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:10, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The NZ Government this year made a surplus, and it was higher than expected. Taking the 'cigarette tax' away from the sum would probably not do much to dent (I don't know the figures either) it. And also, in the public's eye, it seems to look as if the Government is taking money from the cigarette companies to keep them legal. If the Government really wants to do something for public health, then they would ban them. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:13, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * actually, government would make a fortune by legalizing the smoking of all plants…why isn’t Clark encouraging marijuana legalization…eliminate enforcement costs, control potency, and TAX TAX TAX !!! Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:15, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Your view is the same as those with the Legalise cannabis party. A group of people who love to smoke, whose opinions aren't worth the shit they are. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * :O What Happened, you use to be the biggest lefty on this site Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:22, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It's just typical of your kind (righties) taking the debate onto the personal level like that. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep, usual lefty responses. When the going gets tough, Pelosi supporters get attacking Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey! She deserved to win! --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * :) So, this relates to smoking how? (or as usual, lefty's turned this around, to save face :P ) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:41, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * She banned smoking near the floor of the house! --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:44, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I yield, Congratulations Gabriel. I’ll get you next time, that’s a promise… :P Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:51, 2 July 2007 (UTC)


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Hugo Chavez meets Iran's Imam Khamenei

July 2, 2007 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez met Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. They pledged further cooperation of "independent nations."

The visit of Chavez to Tehran, Iran, followed earlier ones to Russia and Belarus. Iran's state-run television reported that Hugo Chavez stated to Khamenei that Iran was an apt model for other nations to emulate.

Chavez said that the two nations' ties in the petroleum, gasoline, and petrochemical sectors will be expanded.

In a reference to the recent political development in various parts of Latin America where anti-American leaders have attained political control, Chavez said, "U.S. imperialism is declining, and independent countries are viewing the future with hope and optimism."

Both Venezuela and Iran are members of OPEC.

Last month, Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua, came to Iran. In the following months, Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, is expected in Tehran.

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Further arrests following terror attacks in London and Glasgow

July 2, 2007

Police have arrested three more men in connection with the failed terror attacks of the past few days on London and Glasgow bringing the total number of arrests to eight.

Sky News has revealed the identity of one of the practising doctors arrested yesterday as Dr Mohammed Asha, who trained in Jordan before coming to the UK to practise. Police are continuing house raids throughout the country, in Paisley, Merseyside and Staffordshire. One suspect, badly burned after the attack on Glasgow airport, is currently receiving treatment at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

The eighth suspect was arrested abroad this evening, but police are refusing to reveal details of the country in which the arrest took place. It has been revealed that five of those arrested are qualified doctors, practising in the UK, three of those in the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The UK's terror threat warning level remains "critical", meaning that an attack could be imminent. Heavy security is in evidence at airports and public transport centres, with many airports asking passengers not to bring vehicles close to the terminal buildings. This evening, at around 1900 BST, Stansted Airport, Essex. was closed for a short time following the discovery of a suspicious bag. The owner of the bag was arrested while the airport closed its doors, not allowing passengers into or out of it. The BBC reports that, by 2035, the airport had been fully re-opened. The owner of the bag remains under arrest, but not for terrorism related offences.

Strathclyde Police is continuing its appeal for any details of earlier movements of the green Jeep Cherokee with registration L808 RDT, which was driven into the terminal building at Glasgow International Airport.

The Metropolitan Police has now taken over the inquiry, with suspects held in Scotland to be moved to London.


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User talk:Peter McGinley

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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20070627

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Collection of signatures for the free part of the beach in Maiori, Italy

July 2, 2007 The Citizen's Committee for the Free Beach (Comitato Civico per la Spiaggia Libera) of Maiori, Italy, collected signatures on July 1, 2007 in order to defend the right of its citizens to have a free beach. On Sunday morning alone approximately 250 signatures were collected. One part of the beach has additional services, where people have to pay for sunshades and sun loungers. This side is also less crowded than the part without services. Fees amount to €20 for a sunshade and two sun loungers, with residents of Maiori paying €8. The committee contends that this is prohibitively expensive for working families and those on fixed income. As a town near the beach, most people work in the tourism industry and earn most of their living during the summer season.

Two lido areas are also installed along the shore. The administrators of one of the two lidos try to inhibit people who don't pay for additional services from using the public stairs to access the beach. The Committee protests that they forbid people who want to go swimming to sit on the beach near the water, although it is their legal rights. Italian law states that the shore line is public property.

Additional acts of protest events are planned for Saturday and Sunday.


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Collection of signatures for the free part of the beach in Maiori, Italy
Hello Sabine,

the article has been formatted and translation has been improved, however concerns were raised about the neutrality of the article. Please go to the article talk page and address some of the concerns.

kind regards,

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:37, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

First computer game in Piedmontese language
Hi Sabine, I think the article is ready to be published. Please check that I added the language icons correctly to the sources. The only NPOV issue was the third paragraph of the article. I will just quickly point out the problems. Here is how it was: ... and will hopefully been taken as an example for other regional languages so that over time we will find more and more localizations of the game. The use of "we" and "hopefully" reflects a POV. Not everyone thinks there should be so many languages. Some people think that people would get along better if they all spoke a common language, such as Esperanto. Anyway, thanks for your hard work and for the article. --SVTCobra 20:44, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

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User:SabineWanner

Hi, my name is Sabine Cretella, I am Bureaucrat on nap.wikipedia and Admin on various other projects. I am one of the initiators of OmegaWiki and lately started to write news every now and then. That is for it.wikinews, things that happen in the place I live Maiori and nearby. I also write news in Neapolitan which are published by Positanonews under cc-by-sa license. Well a Neapolitan wikinews would not make sense ... we don't even have enough editors on wikipedia, so I was happy when Positanonews allowed us to publish there. This also led to the Director of the newspaper to start to publish some articles, where he has the copyright, under a free license so that it may be re-used by other projects. So that's how I came to write news :-) well writing blogs is much easier IMHO. Thanks for taking the time to read my user page.

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User talk:David.canek

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Suicide attack at Yemen shrine leaves nine dead

July 2, 2007 Seven Spanish tourists and two Yemeni citizens are dead after a suicide attacker blew his vehicle up at a crowded temple dedicated to the Queen of Sheba in the Ma'rib Governorate. The blast also injured six more Spaniards. An official with the Yemen Interior Ministry has blamed the attack on al-Qaeda operatives.

Less than two weeks ago a terrorist disguised as a Yemeni guard opened fire on foreign oil workers who had just landed on an airfield. The United States embassy in San'a subsequently issued a warning to travelers because of the airfield incident.

The suicide attack at the Queen of Sheeba temple comes days after Islamic radicals twice unsuccessfully attempted to attack civilian areas in the United Kingdom.


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Benoit
We are still wanting to investigate the Benoit incident. Is there any way you can confirm this report? we would like to maybe investigate this claim and do an article. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:58, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:FreakBoy

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Michael Moore's controversial new documentary 'Sicko' opens strongly

July 2, 2007 Michael Moore's controversial new documentary SiCKO opened to strong box office numbers in limited release over the weekend. The biting and sometimes humorous expose of America's health system earned weekend totals of US$4.5 Million on 441 screens, the second highest opening weekend numbers for a documentary ever, after Moore's own Fahrenheit 9/11.

This follows last weekend's 'sneak preview' screenings of the film in 43 major markets. Fox News reports that all of these screenings were sold out. The latest documentary from Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival winning filmmaker Moore earned US$10,200 per screen, second in the weekend averages, and ninth in total sales. Ratatouille was the weekend's number one film with US$11,935 per screen (3940 screens) and top earnings of $47 Million. After only one weekend's limited release, SiCKO is now the fifth most successful political documentary ever, behind Fahrenheit 9/11,  Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, Bowling for Columbine, and Roger and Me. Four of the top five are now by documentarian Moore.

SiCKO first opened at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City. Fox News reported that the first screening's take was "possibly a record for an exclusive showing." Moore attended one of the Lincoln Square screenings; his presence not known until he revealed himself during the standing ovation that the film garnered. The ensuing melee of enthusiastic fans resulted in a NYC fire marshal being called in to clear the theater, with Moore then participating in an informal question and answer session on the street.

Moore has appeared on numerous talk shows in support of the film, which The Weinstein Company will roll out to 200 more theaters this week.


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'Scooter' Libby jail sentence commuted by US President George Bush

July 2, 2007 The prison sentence of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby has been commuted by United States President George W. Bush. Libby is the former chief of staff for U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, and was at the center of the CIA leak scandal, where the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame was allegedly leaked to the media by White House officials.

Bush's intervention ensures that Libby will not serve jail time, however Libby must still pay a US$250,000 fine and undergo two years of probation. In a statement, Bush said, "I respect the jury's verdict. But I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr. Libby is excessive. Therefore, I am commuting the portion of Mr. Libby's sentence that required him to spend thirty months in prison."

He continued, "My decision to commute his prison sentence leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr. Libby. The reputation he gained through his years of public service and professional work in the legal community is forever damaged. His wife and young children have also suffered immensely. He will remain on probation. The significant fines imposed by the judge will remain in effect. The consequences of his felony conviction on his former life as a lawyer, public servant, and private citizen will be long-lasting."

A federal court convicted Libby of perjury and obstruction of justice on March 6, 2007, and sentenced him to 2 1/2 years in prison. Bush issued the order to commute Libby's prison term after a federal appeals court ruled that Libby could not delay his prison term while his case was on appeal.

Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the President authority to fully or partially commute the sentences of those convicted in federal courts, however acceptance of a pardon also requires the party to admit guilt in the matter.


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User talk:Aaron Ray

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I noticed you added new content to the article, Leahy: Congress willing to 'go to court' over W.H. subpoena standoff, which is more than 24 hours old. Thanks for taking an active role in improving the content on this site. People like you who take an active role make Wikinews better for all of us — readers and writers alike.

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User talk:Factoid~enwikinews

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User talk:Meekel

American Home
You'll have to add a source for the info that AHM lost licences. I checked the ones currently listed in the article and I don't see it. --SVTCobra 00:03, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh I also removed the quip about the impending bankruptcy - it's not a strech to believe it - but we need a source in the article that says the same thing. --SVTCobra 00:05, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem. Forgot to add it. Should be done now. —Meekel 11:28, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Portal:Football
Hey.

I registered today because i noticed that Portal:Football was unused. My major decision to sign up was so I could improve this. I've seen your Carling Cup article and have Published it. Can you help me with the rest of the football portal? Reply with comments on my talk page! Celticfan383 22:26, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The what? Sorry... lol! Thanks for much of the Portal so far, I have just started improving it. Celticfan383 13:10, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Nokia article
Hey, no problem. Try Google News and searching there in future; they turn up just about every internet news source in the world - it's how I tracked down the second source. Otherwise, keep up the good work! Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:04, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Champs Lge Article
I beat you to it. UEFA Champions League 2007/08: Group Stage Draw. Could we possibly merge the two together? Celticfan383 17:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

I think the tables actually look better. But I think my title for it is better. Kingjeff 17:10, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yea Meekel and I agreed to moving his table into my article because the title is better. I'm not trying to cause an argument just stating a point, backed up by someone. Celticfan383 17:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Accreditation granted
Hi Meekel,

your Request for Accreditation seems to have past, hooray! Why don't you go ahead and fill out the template Accredited reporter and add it to your user page, I will add it to WN:CV. Have you contacted User:Messedrocker yet to provide you with a badge?

Once again, congratulations!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:28, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi Meekel,

congrats on your accreditation. You might have noticed my request for accreditation at en.wikinews (and the fact that I have been accredited previously on de.wikinews when the German accreditation process was still operational, to allow for Original Reporting).

Currently the votes are balanced and I'd ask you to lend a voice in support to allow for access to press conferences, starting with the upcoming Frankfurt International BookFair in October where all topics are handled and interview access to dignitaries and interesting authors of many countries is possible.

From the moment of my updated user page, which predated my request, I've started being more active than before on both en. and de.wikinews, preparing my own articles and contributing to those of others, which I intend to continue no matter what, but which, as I hope, also lends credibility to my request.

Thanks for your support, --Gwyndon 20:04, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Userpage Sharing Project
You've been added as a member of the Userpage Sharing Project. You were added by me because I needed people to test the template with. If you wish to be removed, please contact me here. If not, please add to the top of your userpage (or wherever you want to stick it. Thanks, Thunderhead - (talk - email - contributions) 22:44, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Accreditation revocation
Do you still want to go through with having accreditation removed? As Adambro has commented you've done work since the request and perhaps gotten over witnessing the drama in IRC.

Since you filed the request we've got two new press release feeds added to the scoop address. The Wikileaks group, and the EFF. We now also have a very useful bot in IRC called NewsWire. This monitors a variety of news sites' RSS and atom feeds and posts links to the latest stories. I believe this gets us stuff faster than Google news which has a slight delay to allow the site originating the story to be first. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Accreditation Expiration
Greetings, I wanted to let you know that our policy regarding accreditation has recently changed slightly. Specifically we've enacted an automatic expiration of accreditation after 2 years. You can very easily "re-up" your accreditation should you choose to, but at this point in time you're on the Inactive list. As such your accreditation will automatically be revoked on March 15th unless you request otherwise. Currently, posting to the following thread will keep your accreditation. At a later date, all Accredited reporters will be put in for that "re-up", at which time you'll be notified. Thank you, and should you have any questions, feel free to contact me on my talk page. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 20:47, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

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'''Note! Your privileges on English Wikinews have been reduced.'''
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Eighth suspect connected to failed UK bombings arrested

July 3, 2007 Reports say that authorities in Brisbane, Australia have arrested an individual connected with the failed Glasgow and London bombings in the United Kingdom on June 29 and June 30. Australian media reports that the man was arrested at Brisbane International Airport yesterday at 11:00 p.m. AEST (UTC+10).

The man has since be named as Mohammed Haneef and Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock says that Haneef is cooperating with authorities and has not been charged with any crime as of yet.

Police in the U.K. confirm that the arrest has been made saying, "he remains in custody."

"Yes there was an arrest last night but I will stress at no stage was there any threat to the Brisbane Airport," said Jim Carden, a spokesman for the airport.

Mohammed Haneef is being described as a 27 year-old male who is a qualified medical doctor and reports say that he was leaving the airport and had a one-way ticket to Pakistan.

Haneef is employed at the Gold Coast Hospital in Queensland. Haneef is not an Australian citizen. It is reported that Haneef is from India.

A total of eight suspects have been arrested, six of which are doctors or studying to be doctors.

The terror threat level in the UK remains critical, indicating that an attack could be expected imminently and high security is in evidence on mass transport routes, while the police continue their investigations.

Earlier this morning, a controlled explosion took place on a suspicious package discovered outside Hammersmith Station on the London Underground system. The scare led to the closure of Hammersmith and Barons Court stations for one hour.

Two other stations, Tower Hill and East Ham, were closed in similar circumstances. All four stations have now been reopened.


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Why should we use the caution sign? It gives the wrong impression, plus the info icon looks better. Big67 01:06, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

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Detained AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thin released in Myanmar

July 3, 2007

HIV/AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thin has been released from police custody in Myanmar, after being detained more than a month ago.

"I am fine and I will meet my patients tomorrow," Phyu Phyu Thin was quoted as saying in an Associated Press (AP) report today.

A supporter of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Phyu Phyu Thin heads the NLD's volunteer HIV/AIDS relief effort, in which she visits patients' boarding houses and homes and helps them obtain free treatment from international organizations, such as Médecins Sans Frontières.

She has been an outspoken critic of the Burmese military government's handling of HIV/AIDS, saying not enough is being done.

Phyu Phyu Thin was taken from her home by police on May 21, after she had participated in a march calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the NLD.

She was never charged with a crime, she said. She was released at around 9 p.m. local time last night (0230 GMT) from a detention center in Yangon.

While in detention, Phyu Phyu Thin engaged in a hunger strike, taking only liquids for about a week, which left her very weak.

"I staged the hunger strike demanding to know why we were arrested without charges. I demanded to know on what grounds we were detained and if we were accused of breaking any law," Phyu Phyu Thin told the AP.

The United States Department of State had issued a statement last week, calling on the Myanmar junta to release Phyu Phyu Thin.

While Phyu Phyu Thin was being held, 11 HIV/AIDS patients were detained last month for a few days at a hospital after they had held demonstrations, calling for her release.

"Efforts and pressure by all parties including the international community are always very important for those who have been arrested," Phyu Phyu Thin told the AP.

Phyu Phyu Thin's release follows the release of 51 NLD supporters who also were detained last month in a government crackdown on the NLD's prayer vigils for Suu Kyi.

Phyu Phyu Thin, 36, had previously been detained in 2000, after she and other supporters were bundled away by special police from a rally for Suu Kyi. She and the others were held in Insein prison.

Speaking of the HIV/AIDS situation in the country, Phyu Phyu Thin said in an interview with The Irawaddy before she was detained: "The situation is worse now than ever before”. "I get 40 to 50 new cases a month of people urgently in need of treatment and there’s nowhere for them to go ... there’s too much emphasis on education and not enough on treatment; treatment should come first," she said.


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User:Natsubee

Wikinews from July 29, 2024  category=Published category=July 29, 2024 suppresserrors=true  I am active on the English Wikipedia. I will contribute news from time to time here. I can be found on:
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Wikinews:Wikinews Bulletin/2007-3/Administrators and accreditations

Administrators and accreditation update
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

This week, there was no major activity on the administrator page, and no accredidation requests were granted.

Dark Squall was moved to the Inactive Administrators list, and Ral315 was moved to the Active list.

In the current issue: Editor's note · Wikinews popularity soars as result of Wikinews investigation · July 1 Mass Image Deletion · Blog activity · Featured content · Administrators and accreditations · Bulletin Shorts · Cabal IRC discussion


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Wikinews:Wikinews Bulletin/2007-3/Cabal IRC discussion

Cabal IRC Discussion
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

This week, with the Nancy Benoit series of articles, there was discussion about Wikinews' popularity, including talks with Jimmy Wales, Ral315, and others about FOX News copying Wikinews work without proper attribution.

Jimmy later went on FOX News and commented that Wikinews "originally investigated the article to the fullest they could, and did an excellent job."

In the current issue: Editor's note · Wikinews popularity soars as result of Wikinews investigation · July 1 Mass Image Deletion · Blog activity · Featured content · Administrators and accreditations · Bulletin Shorts · Cabal IRC discussion