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ITS ALL FUCKIN SHIT

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Talk:Jack Grimes continues White House run for United Fascist Union, talks to Wikinews

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''Please note that other texts were attached to the reply message; I've not bothered to post those here, as they are not relevant to the interview process. All interviews conducted by e-mail. -- Zanimum (talk) 14:07, 4 September 2008 (UTC)''

Earlier in the year, I did a series of interviews with independent and

third-party candidates for the Presidential office, that ran on

Wikinews, a sister website of Wikipedia.

Now, I'm asking third party Presidential nominees and select

independents for their thoughts, in a shorter series of questions. We

will publish whatever you send to us, raw and unedited, and a link to

the article will appear in the Wikinews box, which appears on the

high-traffic Wikipedia article "United States presidential election,

2008".

The deadline for participation is November 3, however the sooner the

better, obviously. I prefer the response be from the presidential or

vice-presidential nominees, as opposed to campaign staff, but the

responses will be published no matter whom from the campaign replies.

Let me know if you have any questions or clarifications.

Best regards,

Nick Moreau

Wikinews

Why should Americans vote for you, your party, and your platform?

Fascism is the one economic system that's proven to work, and work well in country after country every time any nation has been fortunate enough to have a fascist head of state. Corporate Statism is the only economic system that has actually created ECONOMIC EQUALITY in all lands it's governed from Italy under our founder, Benito Mussolini, to Iraq, where Saddam Hussein was our head of state. If the Americans know what is good for them they had better put Jackson Grimes in the White House this time, and put an end to the shell game the political pigs in power now, are running on the masses.

Campaigns for all parties are reaching their final legs, as the

election nears. What are your plans for the next few months? How will

you

Mr. Grimes will continue to go anywhere that they pay him to be, in America & Canada. 0f course, we will continue to court the press with form letters, do interactive radio shows, create blogs, and do whatever is necessary to make sure Jackson Grimes becomes the next President of the United States of America.

If you aren't elected President in this election, can we expect to see

your return to the ballot in 2012?

No.

If readers are interested in your campaign, in what ways can they get involved?

Write the....

United Fascist Union

P.O. Box 2209

Elkton, MD 21922-2209

Or call :( 410)398-2167

jack_grimes6@hotmail.com

Abolish paper money
Does Grimes really want to abolish paper money? What substitute does he want for it?--71.118.40.203 00:33, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * "Establish a "Transferable Work Point Card" as an electronic credit and debit system which would bring about a cashless/checkless society." Says his website. --  Zanimum (talk) 18:20, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Real enough to publish?
The are many small and minor party candidates, some of whom people dismiss because they don't have a chance. But Mr. Grimes doesn't even reach the lowest of standards. I submit that this guy is a joke if not a fraud and Wikinews lowers itself by publishing interviews with him. --SVTCobra 20:36, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It is not possible to vote for him
 * The domain for his campaign is: joanne21921.tripod.com
 * Look at his official photo, what is he a Roman Centurion?
 * There is NO evidence that there is anyone in the United Fascist Union (which is a redundant name) besides Mr. Grimes himself.
 * The only thing that he seems to have done is a few goofy interviews

 * I agree with you, based on what I saw at the campaign website. Anonymous101talk 21:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

 * How is it not possible to vote for him? Don't you Americans (we Canadians have totally different system, so I haven't the foggiest) have a line where you can write in a candidate's name? I've always heard of people voting for Donald Duck, et al., as a protest vote. While there's apparently a way to be an official write-in name, which he doesn't appear to have pursued, he could indeed be written in, could he not? --  Zanimum (talk) 21:49, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

 * (Note, the possibility of being written in isn't enough in my mind to justify, or else I should be interviewing Donald Duck about the possibility of being elected, but since you can actually vote for him, and he is campaigning, the two elements together seem to be worth it.) --  Zanimum (talk) 21:51, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Z is correct. In America we can vote for anyone, even ourselves by writing in a name.  I'm not saying that this guy is big time news - but whats wrong with interviewing independent candidates?  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 07:49, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

I have to agree. Interviewing someone who has not qualified even as a write-in candidate in any State is really ridiculous. He is not a candidate for President since he has no possibility whatsoever of becoming President. I would argue that people who are not qualified to vote in enough States to receive 270 electoral votes should not be referred to as a "candidate for President." That, however, is an arguable point. Calling this a "published article" is only an impeachment of the publisher. 75.3.229.144 01:36, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


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Jack Grimes continues White House run for United Fascist Union, talks to Wikinews

September 5, 2008

Throughout the 2008 United States Presidential election campaign, Wikinews reporters have been talking to candidates of all political stripes, looking for their vision of America and campaign stories. This series continues now with Jackson Kirk Grimes of the United Fascist Union (UFU).

Mr. Grimes dictated the answers to Heather Goldsmith, his party's Propaganda Minister, who transcribed them for Wikinews.

Grimes has been the director and CEO of the UFU since 1996, and ran for the President's office in 2000 and 2004. Grimes is known internally as His Highness or His Excellency. He was a Storm Trooper for the Fascist Freedom Front, from 1967-1975. He was a Corporal for the United States Army (18th Corps of Army Engineers) from 1968-1972, certified stock broker in the 1990s, a member of the Screen Actors' Guild since 1996, and received his GED from the Ohio State Department of Education in 1991.

Note that Grimes appears not to have qualified for either ballot status or as a formally recognized write-in candidate in any state, according to Politics1.

Interview
Why should Americans vote for you, your party, and your campaign's platform?
 * Fascism is the one economic system that's proven to work, and work well in country after country every time any nation has been fortunate enough to have a fascist head of state. Corporate Statism is the only economic system that has actually created ECONOMIC EQUALITY in all lands it's governed from Italy under our founder, Benito Mussolini, to Iraq, where Saddam Hussein was our head of state. If the Americans know what is good for them they had better put Jackson Grimes in the White House this time, and put an end to the shell game the political pigs in power now, are running on the masses.

'''The election is nearing, and campaigns for all parties are reaching their final leg. What are your plans for the remaining weeks of the campaign? How will you continue to build on the awareness and momentum of your campaign?'''
 * Mr. Grimes will continue to go anywhere that they pay him to be, in America & Canada. Of course, we will continue to court the press with form letters, do interactive radio shows, create blogs, and do whatever is necessary to make sure Jackson Grimes becomes the next President of the United States of America.

If you aren't elected President in this election, can we expect to see your return to the ballot in 2012?
 * No.

If readers are interested in your campaign, in what ways can they get involved?
 * Write the....
 * United Fascist Union
 * P.O. Box 2209
 * Elkton, MD 21922-2209
 * Or call: (410) 398-2167
 * [mailto:jack_grimes6@hotmail.com jack_grimes6@hotmail.com]


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User:Steveebee

Wikinews is really hard to use. Am I the only person on this site who is trying to use wiki'news' to release 'news' who has been told that his article is too much like a 'news' story! I really dont get it, I have spent days re wording my article to find that now it has been deleated. NEWS wikinews is OLD news! Get a life And NO you can't write it yourself because the editors wont let you publish it!!!

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User talk:Steveebee

Hi, I am sorry to hear of our negative experience on Wikinews, I really hope that you decide to stay and I will happily respond to any queries you have about anything to do with Wikinews. Below are a few links to help you if you choose to write articles or help Wikinews in the future

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Pre-election call in Canada, Conservatives start ads, including during kids TV

September 4, 2008

Canadian Stephen Harper may not have  for an election yet, but his party is airing advertisements on both television and radio.

Because the is not yet official — though it is scheduled for October 19, 2009 and could be held as soon as October of this year — the ads do not count against the Conservative Party's campaign spending limit. They have been airing since Thursday.

The advertisement includes various Canadians making statements about Harper, as opposed to the Conservative platform. One woman shown in a parking lot says that she likes "the idea that he's a family man with young children."

The Canadian Press notes that all four major party leaders are married and have children.

Other statements include "[h]e's doing a good job," "I've never been so proud to be Canadian," "[h]e's on the right track" and "I like him."

Political communication expert Jonathan Rose of Queen's University in, Ontario told the Canadian Press: "By relying on typical Canadians in the ads, the Conservatives are hoping that the voter will find the connection powerful. Unfortunately, these kind of ads are based on assertions, not arguments. There is no evidence given to support the claims made in them."

A writer for {{w|The Gazette (Montreal)|The Montreal Gazette]] comments that, "at the end, it's hard to tell whether Stephen Harper is trying to smile or grimacing with the effort to convey warmth."

Kids TV among media buy
The Conservative Party ads are airing during children's programming, amongst other air times, presumed to be an attempt to reach parents.

Gazette writer Elizabeth Thompson noted that her daughter had seen one of the ads during an airing of  on television station. Thompson criticized the choice to air the ads in the time slot, after her daughter repeated the ad claims "matter-of-factly".

SpongeBob SquarePants was shown in a recent poll to be watched by 24 percent of parents with their child. About 41 percent of YTV's audience is above the age of majority, and 68 percent of its composition, according to fall 2007 statistics by BBM Nielsen Media Research.


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Sony recalls 440,000 laptops due to wiring faults

September 4, 2008 Technology company Sony has recalled 440,000 Vaio laptops due to a fault in the wiring which could result in overheating.

The recall involves some laptops in the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000. The affected laptops were sold through the SonyStyle store for between CAN$1,700 and CAN$4,000.

The recall affects 48 countries, with 373,000 of the recalled laptops being sold in countries other than Japan. 67,000 of the laptops were sold in Japan. Sony has received 209 reports of overheating worldwide, and one customer has reported receiving minor burns.

One of the countries not affected by the recall is the United Kingdom. A spokesperson for Sony UK said that there have "been no reported incidents of this potential issue in products sold in the UK to date, and a product recall is not required."


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 * How many laptops were recalled? The title says 440k, the article says 400k. Also note there is no paragraphs and the article fails to mention the fact that people were burned due to this issue - which I think is a fairly large omission.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 17:31, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed the recall number. I have made the pragraphs longer. The article does mention burns - "Sony has received 209 reports of overheating worldwide, and one customer has reported receiving minor burns." Anonymous101talk 17:34, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool. You win on the burns - I'm blind.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 17:37, 4 September 2008 (UTC)


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Frank McEnulty continues White House run for New American, Reform parties, independently; talks to Wikinews

September 4, 2008

Throughout the 2008 United States Presidential election campaign, Wikinews reporters have been talking to candidates of all political stripes, looking for their vision of America and campaign stories. This series continues now with Frank McEnulty.

McEnulty has an interesting campaign. On July 21, he wrote on his site, explaining his multiple campaigns:

At the Reform Party Convention, held recently in Dallas, TX, I was selected to be their Vice Presidential Candidate to run on the ticket with Ted Weill, the Presidential candidate. I am honored to accept this nomination and see this as an important step in uniting the various third party groups around the country into a stronger, more effective voice.

To that end, I am continuing my independent run for president in the other states in which the Reform Party does not have ballot access. I firmly believe the answer for a better America is in a strong, viable third party that will address the views and needs of the Moderate Majority Americans being ignored by the Democrats and Republicans.

I want to reiterate that I am still the New American Independent Party Presidential candidate for the 2008 election and have discussed this strategy at length with Michael Thompson the Chairman of the NAIP. We are continuing our ballot access efforts and hope that this latest development will help our message to be heard in more states. Thank you for your continued support.

Interview
Third party candidates: Why should Americans vote for you, your party, and your campaign's platform? Independent candidates: Why should Americans vote for you and your campaign's platform?

 * Since I am running as both an affiliated and non-affiliated candidate, depending on the state, I believe my answer applies to both questions. Americans should vote for me or the campaign platform if and only if, they truly believe that it is the right thing for all Americans and offers the best road map for moving forward. Very few people will agree with everything that someone has to say, but if there is enough common ground and they truly believe the person will do what he/she says, then that is who they should vote for.

 * I do not believe that anyone should ever blindly vote for a party. A party does not get elected to office and the fact that parties have been allowed to come to rule politics as they have versus the individual is what is responsible for the terribly bad situation we find our politics in today.

'''The election is nearing, and campaigns for all parties are reaching their final leg. What are your plans for the remaining weeks of the campaign? How will you continue to build on the awareness and momentum of your campaign?'''
 * I will continue to work on building awareness for the campaign by reaching out through the internet, with email blasts and through radio appearances.

If you aren't elected President in this election, can we expect to see your return to the ballot in 2012?
 * That is being explored at this time. Now that I truly understand what it takes to run a truly effective, nationwide campaign I will be involved when a proper plan can be implemented and developed.

If readers are interested in your campaign, in what ways can they get involved?
 * Visit my website at www.frankforpresident.org. If you like what you see, tell everyone you know.  A true independent can only gather the necessary momentum to get a campaign off the ground through word-of-mouth.


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Third party candidates: Why should Americans vote for you, your party, and your campaign's platform? Independent candidates: Why should Americans vote for you and your campaign's platform? Since I am running as both an affiliated and non-affiliated candidate, depending on the state, I believe my answer applies to both questions. Americans should vote for me or the campaign platform if and only if, they truly believe that it is the right thing for all Americans and offers the best road map for moving forward. Very few people will agree with everything that someone has to say, but if there is enough common ground and they truly believe the person will do what he/she says, then that is who they should vote for. I do not believe that anyone should ever blindly vote for a party. A party does not get elected to office and the fact that parties have been allowed to come to rule politics as they have versus the individual is what is responsible for the terribly bad situation we find our politics in today.

All candidates: The election is nearing, and campaigns for all parties are reaching their final leg. What are your plans for the remaining weeks of the campaign? How will you continue to build on the awareness and momentum of your campaign? I will continue to work on building awareness for the campaign by reaching out through the internet, with email blasts and through radio appearances.

All candidates: If you aren't elected President in this election, can we expect to see your return to the ballot in 2012? That is being explored at this time. Now that I truly understand what it takes to run a truly effective, nationwide campaign I will be involved when a proper plan can be implemented and developed.

All candidates: If readers are interested in your campaign, in what ways can they get involved? Visit my website at www.frankforpresident.org. If you like what you see, tell everyone you know. A true independent can only gather the necessary momentum to get a campaign off the ground through word-of-mouth.

Review

 * The first question is actually two questions. All other candidates will only have one of the two versions of the question, McEnulty (to my knowledge) is the only one to require both questions. Since his answer references there being alternate questions, I felt both were necessary.

 * Regarding external links, this is simply for standardization. Hopefully, most candidates won't mention the exact URL of their site in the answer, and thus the el section is beneficial to them. Just for sake of consistency, I've kept it here. --  Zanimum (talk) 19:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)


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Confusing
Many countries have parties called (In English or translation) "Conservative", notably Britain as well as Canada. I think the title should be changed to clarify this. 68.39.174.238 00:59, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Good point, changed. --  Zanimum (talk) 14:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Typo
editprotected The article says 'the The'. The first 'the' should be removed. Van der Hoorn (talk) 14:30, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 14:31, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Category
editprotected It may be better to replace 'Category:Canadian federal election, 2008' with 'Category:Canadian federal elections 2008'. Articles on the same subject have that category. Van der Hoorn (talk) 11:29, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 21:02, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


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Google removes ownership claim from Chrome EULA

September 4, 2008 Following complaints by users, Google has removed the section of Google Chrome's end-user license agreement which claims that Google has the right to use any content submitted through its browser in virtually any way it wants. The agreement said that "by submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services."

After being removed, a new notice was added that says that "you retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services."

A spokesperson for Google has said that the claim was originally there due to a mistake. The spokesperson said that, in order to keep the license agreements simple for users, they regularly copy license agreements between different pieces of software. "Sometimes, as in the case of Google Chrome, this means that the legal terms for a specific product may include terms that don't apply well to the use of that product," said the spokesperson, when describing the effect of copying EULAs.

A similar controversy occurred last year with Google Docs, which originally gave Google similar rights.


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Tropical Storm Ike upgraded to hurricane status

September 4, 2008 The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has upgraded Tropical Storm Ike to hurricane status. The storm is the fifth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. The storm currently has maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. Ike is located 610 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, and is currently tracking west-northwest at seventeen miles per hour.

It is currently too early too make precise predictions on the areas of land that will be hit by the hurricane, but the NHC reports that the hurricane may strike in the Southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands may be affected.

All individuals who may be impacted by this storm are urged to track its progress as it develops over the next few days.

The NHC has said that "Ike is an extremely dangerous category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale." The organization also said that "some weakening is forecast during the next day or so but Ike is expected to remain a powerful hurricane for the next several days."


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Fear and loathing on the campaign trail, August 2008

September 4, 2008

August 2008 in the United States presidential election saw the emergence of two politicians selected to serve as their party's nominees. The month was full of speculation as pundits argued on the merits of who they felt were the possible "choices" for the candidates. The was held and  campaign activities increased until a looming storm caused Republicans to delay and reshuffle their.

 * Republicans
 * The took advantage of a fresh new series of ads that cast Barack Obama as a "celebrity." The candidate increased his position in the polls coming close to matching Barack Obama's lead.
 * McCain participated in the first joint-forum of the campaign with Barack Obama. At the Saddleback forum moderated by pastor . McCain discussed his past as a in Vietnam and recounted his failed first marriage. He listed , former   , and  , as the three wisest people he would consult as president. This statement raised speculation that one of the three could be chosen as McCain's running mate.
 * Comments made by McCain that he didn't know how many houses he had and a joke at the Saddleback Forum that an annual income of $5 million is the line drawn to be considered rich, led to a line of attacks against McCain by Obama and Democrats. They attempted to cast McCain as and out of touch and continued this rhetoric until the end of their convention.
 * McCain had announced that he would unveil his running mate on Aug. 29, the day following the Democratic convention. Following this announcement, most speculation about the pick surrounded former Massachusetts Mitt Romney, Minnesota ,   of Connecticut. and former Pennsylvania  and the first  . Word leaked early on the morning of Aug. 29 that Romney and Pawlenty would not be the choice. After hearing that a plane had landed in Ohio (where McCain would make his announcement) from Alaska, it was speculated that McCain would make a surprise choice and selected  Sarah Palin. Before the announcement at noon, it was leaked and confirmed that Palin was indeed McCain's choice as a.
 * The Palin selection was hailed by who pointed to the candidate's  record,  experience and record of  "fighting ." But the pick also set off a firestorm of attacks from the  who remarked that she was merely the mayor of . However his campaign stopped short of attacking Palin when it was revealed that her 17-year-old daughter was 5 months pregnant.
 * As approached the Gulf coast,  and Vice President  decided not to attend the GOP convention in . On the eve of the convention's start McCain announced that most events for the next day would be suspended.

 * Democrats
 * Obama participated in the Saddleback Forum with McCain and talked about his faith and vision for America. Taking a more philosophical approach to the questions, Obama remarked that the question of when life began was "above [his] paygrade. He reflected on the toughest decision he made in his life: his choice to oppose the war in Iraq in 2002, and discussed his past drug use as a mistake in his youth.
 * A book criticizing Obama and his life entitled ' became a New York Times best seller. Written by editor, the book looks into Obama's past associations with  and , and examines his youth in Indonesia. Corsi was attacked by the media for his publication, they reminded the public that Corsi had co-authored ' during the . However he supports Constitution Party nominee  for the presidency.
 * As Russia invaded Georgia, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware made a trip to the nation to assess the situation and talk to the . After being viewed as Obama's most likely pick as a running mate, the trip only raised speculation that Biden would be selected.
 * Obama stated that when he was ready to announce his running mate pick he would send a to supporters and individuals who signed up on his campaign website. On Aug. 22 the public waited and the media speculated all night about the announcement. Joe Biden was mentioned as the frontrunner, and also discussed were Senator  of Indiana, Virginia , Kansas   and longshot Senator Hillary Clinton of New York. As the day went on reports confirmed that Congressman  of Texas was another member of Obama's shortlist. Late in the night it was confirmed that Kaine and Bayh had been eliminated and Biden looked to be the nominee. At about 1 a.m. CDT, the Obama campaign sent out the message confirming that Joe Biden had been selected.
 * The Democratic National Convention was held in Denver amidst protests. Hillary and Bill Clinton each lent their full-hearted support to Obama in addresses to the delegates. Senators Obama and Biden each accepted the nominations for president and vice president, respectively. Obama's acceptance speech on the last night of the convention at  in front of 84,000 was the highlight of the convention and both applauded and criticized.

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 * Montana  increased speculation about the devastating impact of the  to the John McCain campaign. The moderate Democratic governor stated that his constituents may not vote for McCain because of  on  and that their votes might instead go to Bob Barr. Pointing to polling, Schweitzer argued that Obama could possibly win the state with 48% because of Barr's impact. The governor's assessment may give insight about Barr's effect on McCain in swing and moderately  like Montana, which has voted Republican in every presidential election since.

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September 4, 2008

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stock market index used to gauge the performance of American stock exchanges, fell 344.65 at the close of trading Thursday.

The exact reason for the drop is unknown, with different news agencies pointing to different causes. The New York Times cites a rise in unemployment numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor and a fall in retail sales released by several large corporations.

According to the Associated Press, the number of people claiming weekly unemployment benefits rose 15,000 last week to 444,000, which, according to The New York Times is near a five-year high.

“This morning’s employment numbers continue to indicate that the labor sector remains soft at best and looks to continue to shed jobs throughout the remainder of the year,” Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at Merk Investments, said in a statement to The New York Times.

One major corporation that posted a gain in sales was Wal-Mart, with a 3 percent boost, which resulted in a one penny loss in their stock. Fellow retailer Target posted a sales loss. Shares of energy companies ExxonMobil and Chevron fell by 1.5 and 3 percent, respectively.

The other two major American stock indices fell too. The S&P 500 fell 2.99 percent while the Nasdaq composite index fell 3.20 percent. The Dow's 344.65-point fall left the index at 11,188.23, a 2.99 percent decrease from the close of trading Wednesday.

According to The New York Times, the drop is the largest since June of this year, but an expected announcement Friday of August unemployment data could cause the index to rise.

The New York Times and the Associated Press both report that the number of jobs in the service sector rose in August according to research done by the Institute for Supply Management. This is the first rise in the number of jobs in several months.

CNNMoney.com points to the rise in the price of Treasury bonds as a reaction to data released Wednesday that the American economy would continue to be slow in 2009.


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out with the old in with ridiculous
i think this is a tragic moment to the history of our tongan kingdom. the thought of ending absolute power of the king? just boggles my mind. don't get get me wrong i too want the best for our people,but the reason why we as a kingdom has lasted so long against the grain of the years is that our monarchs before worked WITH the people. i have kept up with the media surrounding the pro-democracy movement and it just seems to me that either our king was muscled to give it up because of threat, or he is just lazy. tonga is still the only kingdom left in the south pacific, but our monarch is just a dude there to give reassurance to the world that we still have a king physically, that's how i see it. they talk about getting into more of a democratic way of governance, that's great but let us not turn into our western counter-parts. let our democracy be a democracy based on the best interest of the tongans, a tongan democracy. from what information i have read from the media it as if they want to instill a form of democracy that is very familiar to the one im used to in the states. if that is the case i DO NOT see a very prosperous future for our people because, then we as a people will become more individualistic rather than be more communal. tongan culture is based on va(relationship) and faka'apa'apa(respect). i wonder with the more democratic way of life how long the respect and relationships for our monarch will last? and what is a king with little power? marinade on that

Kingdom of Tonga!!
Will our Kingdom be called Republic of Tonga instead? Lets Face it It's all about Money.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.231.65.25 (talk) 09:54, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

it is not correct that Sevele is the first democratic elected prime minister, never ever a democratic elected tongan prime minister in the history of the kingdom. he was not elected, he was selected by one person to become prime minister. this is the non democratic action needed changes. he may have been elected to become members of parliament representing people elected him, BUT, to become prime minister he was selected by the king. THIS IS FACTUAL UNTOUGHTEDLY CORRECT.-125.237.6.165 (talk) 05:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)


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Big drop
Scary stuff. Cirt (talk) 22:42, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Well
This destroy all hope of the economy small bounce back was going to be big bounce. But it's the market it always will go back up it's just a matter of when. --KDP3 (talk) 23:07, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
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Françoise Demulder, French war photographer, dies age 61

September 5, 2008

Françoise Demulder, the French war photographer who was the first woman to win the World Press Photo of the Year award has died at the age of 61. The death was caused by a heart attack.

The World Press Photo website says that "Demulder stated at the time that she hated war, but felt compelled to document how it's always the innocent who suffer, while the powerful get richer and richer." This is why the organization presented her with the award in 1977.

During her career Demulder reported on wars in Vietnam, Palestine, Cambodia and Lebanon. Her photograph of refugees in Beirut won her the press photography award.

Jonathan Randall, a Washington Post correspondent who knew Demulder, paid his tributes to the photographer. "This was a time when there were beginning to be women correspondents but there were relatively few women photographers," he said. "When she won the prize it was really quite something. It showed that women were capable of doing what had hitherto been a man's occupation."

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hello! anyway i can help this project i would be glad to. --Megrins (talk) 10:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Online Status is On --Megrins (talk) 10:51, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Jack Grimes continues White House run for United Fascist Union, talks to Wikinews

Credit Where Credit's Do
I never get credit for anything I do. Mr. Grimes dictated the answers to me I transcribed them for him, which is why he's referred to in a third-person and is often called His Highness or Excellency in such interviews.

Hail Grimes!

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 * My apologies, I was wondering if it was someone else, I wasn't sure though, as all I received were the answers. I'm rewording the article to reflect your contribution. --  Zanimum (talk) 19:26, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Nonsense!
Fascism is no better option,loudmouth. Obama is the Us president in the making. Kanu promise nnaemeka from nigeria. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.85.136.136 (talk) 20:50, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

It's not April 1st, so why the article?
Wow. I don't think the English Lexicon is capable of describing the ludicrous nature of a Fascist party campaigning in a Democratic society. My question is: how on earth would one man in the Executive Office of the United States of America be able to possibly turn America into a fascist state? You'd basically have to burn Down Washington DC and brainwash the world into forgetting that a place like America existed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.187.146.156 (talk) 20:55, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes, that is a good point. So long as there is a process for impeachment, he logically wouldn't be able to govern. (And of course, even if he revokes that process, there's always good old-fashion revolutionary action.) --  Zanimum (talk) 14:54, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Fascistic?
Hey wasn't that what Adolph Hitler was? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.191.173.207 (talk) 05:11, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Nazism is considered a variation of fascism, yes. --  Zanimum (talk) 14:54, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Without bothering to look it up, I believe fascism is simply the belief that the individual doesn't matter, and instead everyone should essentially worship the state. The Romulans on Star Trek are fascists. So are the Cardassians. It's basically the extreme far end of patriotism (or at least that's part of what makes them fascist). If that's the case, then I think it is technically possible to have a fascist "democracy" even though fascism is normally associated with a dictatorship, though I wouldn't want to live in such a place. Gopher65talk 17:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Why not interview my dead grandmother? I believe she's running for president as well.
The article states, "Note that Grimes appears not to have qualified for either ballot status or as a formally recognized write-in candidate in any state, according to Politics1."

At the start of the article we see, "Throughout the 2008 United States Presidential election campaign, Wikinews reporters have been talking to candidates of all political stripes, looking for their vision of America and campaign stories. This series continues now with Jackson Kirk Grimes of the United Fascist Union (UFU)."

So how is the loon fascist Grimes actually a candidate? If no one can vote for him because he's not on any ballot... then he's not really a candidate. --Quadrastreet (talk) 23:40, 9 September 2008 (UTC)


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well it's time to break out the duck tape.--KDP3 (talk) 19:10, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

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"The campaign is run by the same people who sell toothpaste, exactly the same PR agencies. And when they sell a candidate they do it the exact same way they sell a lifestyle drug. You don't put up information about the candidate, what you do is create delusional images that delude and deceive. The population knows it. A very small number of the population, about 10% of the voters, literally, knew (in 2004) the stands of the candidates on the issues. And it's not because they are stupid or uninterested. It's just like you don't know the characteristics of toothpaste."

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September 5, 2008 The United Kingdom's government weather agency, the Met Office, has put much of the UK on flood alert with severe weather warnings for the majority of England and Wales and much of Northern Ireland.

The office has said that a total of ten regions have a greater than eighty percent chance of "severe or extreme weather." These regions are Southwest Scotland, Lothian and Borders, Northern Ireland, Wales, Northwest England, Northeast England, Yorkshire and Humber, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, Southwest England and London and Southeast England.

It is possible that Southeast Scotland may also be affected by the severe weather. The Met Office report that "there is a moderate risk of a severe weather event affecting south-eastern Scotland. Rain, heavy at times, will continue during Saturday, giving further accumulations of 20 to 25 mm in places."

A total of 63 flood watches and 25 flood warnings have also been issued, in addition to the severe weather warnings.

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According to numbers released Friday by the Nielsen Media Research company, a record 38.9 million Americans watched John McCain accept the nomination for President of the United States from the Republican Party on Thursday at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

The previous record for American viewership during a political convention was set last month when Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party nomination. About 38.4 million people watched Obama. On Wednesday, 37 million people tuned in to see vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speak.

Thursday's audience was 41 percent larger than the fourth day of the 2004 Republican National Convention, when 27.5 million people watched George W. Bush accept the nomination of his party for a second time.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the demographics of the viewers differed from Obama on Friday to McCain on Thursday. McCain's speech drew 19.2 million men, while Obama drew 17.9 million. Obama's speech drew 19.9 million women, while McCain drew 19.2. Among white viewers, 32.2 million watched McCain, while 27 million watched Obama. Among African American viewers, 7.5 million watched Obama, while 3.1 million watched McCain.

According to Reuters, the format by which Nielsen conducts its research — known as the Nielsen Ratings — has changed since 2004, adding two networks and factoring in people who watched the speech via a digital video recorder. According to the Los Angeles Times, people who watched coverage of the conventions on PBS were not counted. PBS estimates about 4 million people watch their coverage nightly during the convention.

ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, Univision, Telemundo broadcast on day four of the GOP convention. Univision and Telemundo, which broadcast in Spanish, were not included in 2004. In addition, BET and TV One, which covered day four of the Democratic convention did not cover the Republican convention.


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It's sad that a country with 300 million people had less then 50th million of our citizens watch both the DNC and RNC. --KDP3 (talk) 00:49, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I didn't watch either. I watched the Ron Paul Rally instead :p.  Fephisto (talk) 17:10, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

This doesn't mean all 40 million will go out and vote for him! Remember that, Conservatives! Plus, next time you guys REALLY should at least say the word "economy" once. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.175.146 (talk) 04:13, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Now who's the biggest celebrity in the world? --+Deprifry+ 09:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

McCain equals National Disaster
McCain is the same as Bush: A national disaster. He will say anything to get elected, anything to circumvent the Constitution with telecom spying and the like, with 100 more years of war, with big oil subsidies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.162.20 (talk) 09:31, 8 September 2008 (UTC)


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Papua New Guinea wins Australian rules football International Cup

September 7, 2008 Papua New Guinea (PNG) has defeated New Zealand (NZ) in the final round of the Australian Football International Cup. They previously finished second to Ireland in 2002 and New Zealand in 2005.

New Zealand kicked to the Punt Road end in a high intensity first quarter. PNG went forward quickly only to be denied by a taller NZ defense. NZ were able to create space for their forwards though structured play. The quarter finished NZ three goals one behind (19) to PNG four behinds.

PNG's first goal came from a mid air volly. The teams second came after two NZ goals including one to key forward and tournament leading goalkicker Richard Bradley. The half time scores were NZ five goals three behinds (33) to PNG two goals five behinds (17),

PNG closed the gap to six points gaining the momentum before NZ added a goal and a behind. PNG closed the gap back to six before the final break. Three Quarter time scores: NZ six goals four behinds (40) to PNG four goals ten behinds (34).

PNG rallied in the last quarter to go ahead and claim their first International Cup title in three attempts. NZ's structure faltered, if only briefly, allowing PNG, who had numbers behind the ball, back in the game.

Trailing at every change, PNG kicked three goals two behinds to New Zealand's one goal in the last quarter to win 7.12 (54) to 7.4 (46).


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NSW Premier Iemma quits, replaced by Rees

September 6, 2008

New South Wales Premier, Morris Iemma quit politics on Friday after a disagreement with the governing Australian Labor Party's dominant "Centre Unity" faction about his proposed cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle was prompted by the resignation of Deputy Premier John Watkins and the sackings of Treasurer Michael Costa and Health Minister Reba Meagher.

The political fallout follows the botched attempt to privatise the state's electricity industry.

The right of the Labor party was presented with a list of colleagues who the Premier wanted in and out of his reshuffled cabinet. MPs were frustrated that Joe Tripodi was not on the our list. MPs rejected Iemma's list and demanded the chance to vote upon it. Mr Iemma then told the faction that unless they accepted his cabinet he would resign. Caucus called Iemma's bluff and said Iemma had lost support of the party.

The party then looked to the left-wing faction of the party and Nathan Rees was appointed unanimously and unopposed, Carmel Tebbutt was appointed as the state's deputy premier.

It is the first time in 117 years that a Premier has lost support of his own party and the first time in NSW Labor history that the party has been led by a member from the left.

Speaking to the media, Mr Iemma said he could not lead a cabinet that was not of his own choosing.

"I took what I believed to be a package of renewal, reform and refreshment, for the party, the Cabinet. That was not accepted, so I tendered my resignation.

"I wasn't going to serve as the head of a Cabinet that was being foisted on me and I wanted change and that was not going to be possible, so I tendered my resignation."

Following his appointment, Nathan Rees told reporters that he had been elected as Premier of NSW. "Morris Iemma resigned as premier today, I nominated for the vacancy and I was elected unanimously by the full Labor caucus," Rees said.

"We start work today for the people of New South Wales, we start work this afternoon to deliver services to the people of New South Wales".

Rees and Tebbutt were sworn in by Governor Marie Bashir on Friday afternoon.


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Interim report blames ice for British Airways 777 crash in London

September 6, 2008 The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released an interim report into the crash of British Airways Flight 38. The Boeing 777-ER crashed early this year as it tried to land at London's Heathrow Airport.

The report states that the AAIB believes the crash occurred when ice crystals formed within the fuel system. However, it should be noted that the report only serves as an update into the progress of the investigation and that the final report is yet to be published and may yet reach a different conclusion into the cause of the accident.

The flight from Beijing, China had been normal until final approach at Heathrow, at which point the aircraft was coming in for landing with the autopilot and autothrottle engaged. However, engine power became greatly reduced when the autothrottle requested more thrust, and the aircraft made a forced landing 1,000 feet from the runway. The aircraft suffered substantial damage as it slid across the grass to the runway threshold, where it came to rest, and was written off. There was only one serious injury and eight minor ones to the 136 passengers and 16 crew.

As the jet passed over Siberia it encountered significantly reduced temperatures. The AAIB has determined that the fuel was at a temperature below 0°C for an unusually long duration. This is believed to have caused water in the fuel - which met all relevant international standards - to have frozen into crystals. These were able to form undetected as the aircraft cruised with a low fuel requirement, and it was only when extra fuel was pumped in from the tanks for the landing that the crystals became a problem.

The report says that the current explanation being offered for the accident is an "apparently hitherto unknown phenomenon" and warns that other combinations of aircraft models and engines may also be vulnerable. The 777 involved was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800s, like 222 of the 736 777s currently operating. Data from 141,000 other flights of such aircraft has not yielded any other set of circumstances similar to the one in the crash flight.

In light of these results, a worldwide alert has been issued to the 11 airlines that between them operate all the aircraft identical to the lost jet. Boeing have instructed airlines to vary altitude regularly when fuel is below 10°C and to run the engines at max power for ten seconds before attempting a landing if the fuel has been at such temperatures for over three hours. The extra power is intended to clear out any buildup of water. To prevent buildup of water during ground operation at freezing temperatures all fuel pumps should be run at full power for one minute.

Air New Zealand have already confirmed they will introduce the new measures, and United States authorities are expected to make them mandatory within days. The affected aircraft are operated by US carriers American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.


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Asif Ali Zardari elected as President of Pakistan

September 7, 2008 Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has won the Pakistani Presidential Election. The election was called after resignation of Pervez Musharraf.

He also serves as a co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Zardari, secured 479 votes from the total number of 702 votes of the electoral college consisting of two houses of the parliament and four provincial assemblies. Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui, who was fielded by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Group, received 153 votes while Senator Mushahid Hussain, a candidate from the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam Group, got 43 votes.

Meanwhile Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain have accepted the results and congratulated Zardari for his victory.


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Bristol Organic Food Festival 2008 lauched, 100 thousand expected to attend

September 6, 2008 The Bristol Organic Food Festival, which is Europe's largest festival for organic food, launched today in Bristol. Wikinews reported from the event.

The event was opened at 11:00 local time (10:00 UTC) by Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association, who said that the festival was " the benchmark for what I hope will be the future development of festivals all over the country."

The event includes a large farmers market, music, and a variety of different features run by 212 organic food and drink related organisations from the region.

Other events that took place today within the festival incuded a BBC run stall promoting organic food, and several stalls which encouraged young children to eat organic food, including a 'cookery bus,' which showed children how to cook different foods.

The festival takes place as sales of organic food in the UK are starting to fall. Research has found that organic food sales have fallen by 8.1% over the last year.

The event was launched despite the heavy rain which has occurred throughout the day in Bristol. "People have got less money, their ordinary food shopping has gone through the roof; they're cutting out luxuries. And I'm afraid organic is a luxury," said economic analyst Ben Yearsley. This downturn in the organic food market has meant that some companies, such as WholeFoods Market are planning to close some of their stores. WholeFoods Market are one of the organisations that displayed at the festival.

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I will attend the event for OR, by the way, please see the google news results if you need any of the facts to be verified. Anonymous101talk 11:57, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

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I attended the event and got the information for the majority of the article from what I saw and the event programme. My photos prove that I attended

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Rachel Rice wins Big Brother UK's 2008 series

September 6, 2008 Rachel Rice has won the 2008 series of Big Brother. The trainee teacher won the ninth series with 51.3% of the final vote. She defeated blind radio producer Mikey Hughes despite him being the bookies favourite. Others eliminated on the night included Sara Folino, Rex Newmark and Darnell Swallow.

As well as training to be a teacher Rice is also an actress and model. She has appeared in the television adaptions of novels The Prince and the Pauper and The History of Mr Polly as well as the film Night Train to Venice. She came second in the 2003 contest of Miss Wales. She was beaten by Imogen Thomas who appeared in the 2006 series of Big Brother.

This years series brought on controversy and media watchdog Ofcom and Channel 4 had collectively received over 433 complaints about housemate Alexandra De-Gale. She was later removed for intimidating housemates. Dance teacher Dennis McHugh was removed after he spat in the face of housemate Mohamed Mohamed.

This series has been the lowest rated series of all with an average viewing of 3.2 million people. This is an average of 300,000 less than last year. The series started out strong with around 5.4 million viewers but soon started to decline. The show has been reinstated for another series next year.


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'Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008' starts, new slogan for 2009 Summer Deaflympics unveiled

September 6, 2008

"Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008", a large sporting event which takes place as part of the build up to the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, was launched today in, Taiwan.

The invitation games features several sports including table tennis, soccer, judo,, and. The events took place at the Taipei Arena, the Taipei Nangang Sports Center, the National Taipei University of Education, Taipei Municipal University of Education, and Yinfeng Riverside Park. Approximately 300 participants from 13 countries (including the host, Chinese Taipei) took part in this event.

Before the main competition, the Taipei City Government yesterday unveiled a new slogan - "Power in me!" and started the one-year countdown for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics.

The opening day mainly featured group competitions for table tennis. During the day, Japan and South Korea won in the Women's Team Round Robin. Chinese Taipei, the host team, beat South Korea and Hong Kong in Men's Team Round Robin.

In the evening during two table tennis finals, Japan beat Korea in a 3-1 set in Women's Team Round Robin, the Chinese Taipei continued to win with Chih-hsuan Weng, a gold medalist in the 2005 World Deaf Table Tennis Championship, making a major impact in defeating Japan with a 3-1 set in Men's Team Round Robin. Finally, the Chinese Taipei and Japan won gold medals respectively in Men's and Women's table tennis event.

Medal Statistics after 1st Matchday

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I visited the "Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008" and participated their official event for the 1y countdown of Summer Deaflympics 2009. But it's pity that I wasn't able to photo today because my camera was out of order although I wanted to photo during the event.

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Why is this dated as September 6th when all the news comes from the 1st or and the 2nd? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.74.145.242 (talk) 04:49, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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US - India nuclear deal sent for US Congress ratification

September 13, 2008 The, which gained waiver from the 45-member (NSG) in Vienna on September 6, 2008, will be ratified by the US Congress to remove 34 years of sanctions against India, following a nuclear device testing in 1974.

NSG's India specific waiver allows India to join a select club of nations free to have nuclear weapons, without the international watchdog (IAEA) breathing down its neck. The waiver comes after strong opposition from China, New Zealand and Austria amongst a few others. However consensus for the waiver prevailed after India reiterated its commitment to non-proliferation and voluntary unilateral moratorium on further nuclear tests.

With a USD 100 billion nuclear trade possible over the next 10 years, a number of countries including, and  are all vying for a piece of action. Meanwhile India has agreed to the US request to hold back discussions with others till US Congressional ratification so as not to prejudice the US firms.

Latest reports indicate that US administration is working overtime to ensure a smooth passage for the deal in Congress session that began on Monday and trying to persuade the lawmakers not to insist on the mandatory 30 day rest period required to present the agreement for approval. It is also confirmed that U.S. President George W. Bush will welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 25, 2008 for joint signing of the agreement.


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Kosi river changes course and inundates North Bihar
Please note: I have failed the review of Kosi River changes course and floods north Bihar, India. It needs to be written in the form of a news story. What is now is alright, but needs some work. —Calebrw (talk) 17:48, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
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I media some major edits to the article and it has now been pulished and promoted to first lead. Well Done! Anonymous101talk 20:23, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

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New research finds benefits in treating depression with hallucinogenic ayahuasca
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