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Comments:Getting even with the law: Wikinews interviews New York City's 'Jimmy Justice'

Police officers are a protected class in america. Not only are rarely prosecuted for criminal activities, but when they ARE brought to trial their crimes are hidden by fanciful charges. Rape becomes 'abuse under color of authority', assault becomes 'unbecoming conduct, murder becomes 'self-defense'. . .when cops commit crimes, cops should go to jail. Make THAT a mandatory minimum sentence!
 * Amen. Fephisto - (talk) 21:02, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

If only Jimmy Justice wore a cape... 208.6.86.2 11:45, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

thanks justice
we need someone like Justice in every state..I live in MD and the police here are the same way..turning on their overhead lights just to go under red light and then turn them off. They never mind the speed limit signs, never stop completely at the stop signs, and they speed up at yellow lights instead of slow down..i am sure that this happens just about everywhere..so i say..thank you justice..one piece of the world at a time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.168.160.131 (talk) 10:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Justice is a Moron, with a capital M
Why doesn't anyone understand that the police ARE a protected group. They have different special penalties if you harm one compared to a random person. They do get to break the law within the confines of enforcing it. How are you going to catch a speeder or a hit-and-run without GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. How are you going to write a ticket to a parked vehicle if there is no place to park and you have to either DOUBLE PARK or PARK IN FRONT OF A FIRE HYDRANT. They are protected, deal with it. They should be, they are the ones that will be stopping that guy about to shoot you because you were a douchebag and thought you could get away with it. You want the protection? Drag your fatass to the academy and earn it. RTM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.215.118 (talk) 17:32, 10 August 2008 (UTC) You are a SUPER MORON with a capital S and P. Jimmy Justice is talking about any officers parking their city vehicles blocking a fire hydrant to eat in restaurant and like violations. So it okay with you to block a fire hydrant to go eat???? You need mental help!!!!!

Time to fix things
I don't know how to fix a problem as fluid as this one. There will always be some form of corruption, all we can do is minimize it. The only real thing we can do is change the attitude and put more emphasis on proffessionality in the workplace, but in the end it has to be a motion supported by police men themselves, if they don't play along, it doesn't matter —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danthemango (talk • contribs) 15:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I AGREE
F*** those stupid cops. I hate them too. Anytime a cop gets burned literally or figuratively, I'm cheering. Here in Arizona, whenever I see cops park their vehicles in handicapped spaces and are eating, e.g., a Denny's, I take photos, block in their car until their supervisor arrives. Right on! Get those F***ing slime cops. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.255.41.190 (talk) 03:56, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

stupidity is his forte.
Look im for any other person who exposes the truth and i dont like bad cops either but why is he ignoring everyones emails and asking for donations to me it sounds as if hes using this to make quick money and he knew the risk of pissing off new yourk city police officers especially since some of them are mob connected? he may find himself in a world of the fish if he he dont be careful and be wearing concrete boots to boot thats not a threat to him its just my observation of how new york city is when you make enemies as he is doing i should know i seen new york city life while visiting for a week to see how life is there too fast for me and no sleep but i handled it okay san francisco is more my speed but jimmy judge not lest ye be judged peace out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.34.145.247 (talk) 23:40, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

jimmy justice
Way to go Jimmy. We are all subject to the same laws. They that enforce the laws must set an example. If you abuse the law you expect us to obey, shame on you, and you deserve everything you get. Ed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.11.230 (talk) 06:30, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Jimmy Justice in LA
I love what Jimmy Justice is doing in NYC. I wish we had a Jimmy Justice out here in LA Cali. I hope the television show goes on air soon. This will display a positive message to the public I hope world wide. Keep up the goooooooood work!!!!

Jimmy Justice is NOT a moron.
Whether you are an officer of any kind or not, you need to obey the law. Of course, there are those instances such as emergencies where officers need to respond. However, if an officer parks a city vehicle in front of a fire hydrant to go into a restaurant for lunch, what the hell, they should be presented with a violation. This is not correct and this is what Jimmy Justice wants people to understand. WAY TO GO JIMMY JUSTICE!!!!!!!

This guy jimmy justice is a hater, obviously hes mental, too much time on his hands!
This jimmy guy should be arrested for menacing and harrassing people! this guy thinks because he has a license to harass people because he has a camera in his hands. he is like a shrimp that wouldnt say a word to anyone, but then makes friends with a bully and goes runnin his mouth. i cant see what this dude does to pay his bills when he does this day n night up to 30hrs a week according to tv. This guy is like a snitch that nobody likes! hes probably the same guy that shot a pic of olympic swimmer micheal phelps hitting the bong! bottom line, this guy will get his one day, when you go an video tape people that do dangerous jobs all day on the streets, who cares if they borrow those streets for a minute by parking in violation! this guy is going to get it one day, i will laugh. you dont have a license to harrass anyone at anytime, if he turned the videos into the city that would be one issue, but this guy isnt seeking a change in behavior on the part of city workers. he is seeking to use his camera as a license to bully people, and talk trash, thats why he yells at people, embarrases them etc. hes going to get his one day! jimmy justice F$%^ you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.214.229.108 (talk) 00:23, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

jimmy justice video's
I saw a series of Jimmy's so called justice video's on "Caught on camera." I could not fail to notice that he targets blacks in these video's. I saw no Caucasian officers filmed, only African-Americans and an Asian descendant. Shame on you Jimmy! You are breaking the law! You are a racist, as is proven by your own video's.

Gino De Neef

I commend your wanting to make city officials accountable for their actions!!! You keep up the good work Jimmy!! Want to come to Boston - we would love you here!! :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.210.111 (talk) 04:18, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

We commend your wanting to make city officials accountable for their actions!! We depend on them to set a good example, and by them taking advantage of the system, you make it known. You keep up the good work Jimmy!! Want to come to Boston - we would love you here??!! :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.210.111 (talk) 04:21, 17 October 2009 (UTC)


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1200 schools may be closed by UK teachers strike

April 22, 2008 The BBC has reported that over 1200 schools will be fully or partially closed by the national UK teachers strike on Thursday. 43 schools in Norfolk are expected to be closed, while in Bolton, 56 schools are expected to be fully closed.

The majority of state schools in the city of Bristol have already announced their closure, although many of the schools for students age 16+ are expected remain open.

The Guardian reports that the strike, which is expected to take place on Thursday, will be the first national teachers' strike in 21 years.

John Dunford from the Association of School and College Leaders told The Guardian that:

Most secondary schools will be partially closed; a thousand could close. It will be very, very difficult for schools which have been on holiday to organise themselves this week.

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I conacted various people in Bristol yesterday to get info abuot the closures. Here is the paragraph that is OR The majority of state schools in the city of Bristol have already announced their closure, although many of the schools for students age 16+ are expected remain open.--A101 - (talk) 06:26, 22 April 2008 (UTC)


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Skype launches "Unlimited" monthly service to change communication style

April 23, 2008 Monday, Luxembourg-based Skype Limited announced a new monthly service plan called "Unlimited". It's expected that the service will bring on different opportunities for mobile users and change style on communications.

As of Skype Limited, this "Unlimited" monthly service with no long-term contract is designed for different kind users from 34 countries. There are three main services, "Unlimited Country" for local landline call by user's choice, "Unlimited World" to communicate with 34 countries globally, and exclusivity services for different continents in Europe, Asia, and North America.

In a launch press conference in Taiwan yesterday, Robert Lo, Vice President of PChome Online, commented this new service to media in Taiwan and said: "After the WiMAX technology was progressively accepted in public world-wide, the population of Skype will be more improved."


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I attended a press conference and find some statistic from Skype Limited about this newly-launched monthly service, if there was a lack of information, when copy-editing, maybe checking up official release from Skype Limited first. Picture in Taiwan's press conference will be added later. Brock contact... 11:53, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Accuracy
I believe that this article has misinterpreted the announcement from Skype in a material way. Yes, they are offering a new unlimited service. But, no, they are not targeting Third World nations as a new customer base. Rather, they are boasting that their service is now available in a third of the world, and that third does not include the Third World. --SVTCobra 13:20, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it fair to assume that Chinese Wikinews may have this same problem? --SVTCobra 13:21, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait...., I read their official release, but seemed I misunderstand their meanings, I'd like to try re-naming and re-arranging. Brock contact... 07:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for fixing. It has been published. I can't read Chinese, was Chinese Wikinews also fixed? Cheers, --SVTCobra 00:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I surely misunderstood its original meanings. Brock contact... 03:24, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


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Hillary Clinton threatens to 'totally obliterate' Iran if it attacks Israel

April 22, 2008

United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Iran against an attack on Israel; "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran," the former First Lady said.

Clinton was speaking in an interview on ABC's Good Morning America television program.

"In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them," Clinton said. "That's a terrible thing to say but those people who run Iran need to understand that because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic."

"One of the things that we've seen over the last several years is a bunch of talk using words like 'obliterate,'" Barack Obama said in a separate ABC interview. "It doesn't actually produce good results. And so I'm not interested in saber-rattling."

Last night, on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Hillary Clinton said US allies in the Middle East are "intimidated and bullied into submission by Iran." Here also, she warned that an attack on Israel would bring "massive retaliation" for Iran.

Clinton and Obama face off today in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary. With 158 delegates at stake, Pennsylvania is the largest of the remaining states and territories yet to decide.


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So now Clinton wants to murder the Iranians. --A101 - (talk) 14:58, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

wth --71.254.97.20 16:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC) iran never did anything wrong

 * Well she did say that it was if they attack Israel first. But I think her timing of selecting Earth Day to speak of obliterating entire countries to be so choice. --SVTCobra 16:16, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I'd like to know what she'd think if Israel attacked Iran first. For some reason I don't think she'd feel the same way. Wikidsoup - (talk) 16:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

She says " reckless, foolish and tragic"... how many things have been done by the United States administration in recent years that can be described as " reckless, foolish and tragic"? This statement totally puts me off of Clinton, if there's one thing the world doesn't need, it's the total obliteration of a country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.185.2.81 (talk) 17:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * If you read what Clinton said carefully, you'll notice she did not talk about obliterating a country, she talked about "the Iranians" and totally obliterating "them", i.e. obliterating 70 million Iranians rather than destroying things like civilian infrastructure (roads, hospitals, schools, dams). She did (in what's cited here) talk about "they" who might consider launching an attack on Israel, which is rather ambiguous about whether this means the government or the whole population. But it's pretty well impossible to obliterate a government. You could bomb a cabinet meeting but there would be enough political/social infrastructure to quickly recreate a temporary government and later on elect a longer term government. "totally obliterate them" is really a call for genocide and it's quite POV for this article not to have connected to international definitions of genocide and not to have included relevant context. However, the article's old now, so there's no point trying to fix it now. Mehrnaz Shahabi's article points out quite clearly how Clinton is threatening genocide. In contrast, while Ahmadinejad is not quite an angel, his biggest threat against Israel is that the Israeli government should "vanish from the pages of time" the way that the Soviet and Shah governments "vanished" (not by foreign invasion!), and that the best way to accomplish this would be a referendum through the whole of Israel and the Occupied Territories. This is not particularly friendly for a head of government to say, but it's not a threat of genocide. Boud (talk) 22:49, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

What the fuck
Everyone who looked at this and thought "What the fuck" please sign here.--209.66.200.45 17:09, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait... didn't her husband make a bunch of threats toward some middle east countries in the 90's saying we'd kick their ass if they didn't listen... they didn't listen and uh... he still did nothing but blow smoke. So is she posturing like her hubby to appear strong? I wonder if that's a sign of how much involvement the former pres will have in her decision making (does that sound unconstitutional to anyone else?). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.237.15.151 (talk) 14:11, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * w:User:Ian Lee 22:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.123.145.133 (talk)
 * I'll sign, but I don't know why you're surprised. Could you possibly be the only person who didn't know how hawkish Clinton is?  Of course, whether she is this way by her nature or because she thinks it's the only way for a woman to be taken seriously in national politics is anyone's guess.  --on WP as User:Kasreyn.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.105.204.85 (talk) 00:49, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Here's my signature. Is this her idea of foreign policy???  Perhaps it's to win superdelegates? I'm surprised she said something so foolish. Umm... just a hint Hillary: we don't want any more "wars"... She wants to win, right?

for once
I like something she said. But i would bomb Iran for funding Terrorist in Iraq and Lebanon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.16.129 (talk) 19:32, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

no idea
But she might just be making a play for super delegates, i.e. trying to seem more likely to beat McCain. Well, Obama will motivate the base. I imagine most super delegates that vote based upon chances to beat McCain will give him props for that. Nyarlathotep - (talk) 20:59, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Grrrr
If I choose Obama, I attack Pakistan. If I choose Clinton or McCain, I attack Iran. Wtf?

Come on guys, it...it can't be that hard to NOT go to war, right? Could we have a 20-year period where we don't start another war or conflict. Is that so hard to fucking ask? Fephisto - (talk) 21:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

someone once said, back to business as usual. I agree with that statement 24.23.49.181 22:59, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I think there is still a difference between attacking terrorists within an allied country if said allied country is not able to respond and threatening to obliterate a country whether allied or otherwise.
 * As far as I know, not even the Bush administration ever used the word "obliterate" referring to an entire country. Does she really thiink she'll get more votes with such statements?--146.234.100.106 08:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh Goodie
We can look forward to even more war in the future! Hooray!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.252.61.169 (talk) 02:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

if it happened
Realistically, if Israel gets attacked by anyone, America is going to rally in support of Israel. We're their biggest ally, they're our little sea of influence in the Middle East... so what else would we do in that situation other than help out Israel? It wouldn't be like Iraq where we went in essentially unprecedented, it would be like Afghanistan when we went in there with a reason, and a purpose.

Sidebar: "If you act a fool sonny, I'll whip out the belt on your hide!" I got an image of a grandparent threatening a little kid for some reason. 72.171.0.146 04:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

It's all wars nowadays.
nuf said —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.20.128.250 (talk) 19:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Hillary Clinton has barbarian brains!
This confirms my decision not to vote for her. I'm sick of this narrow-minded rhetoric.

Her statements confirm that she is, indeed, another puppet.

Our country needs to get its act together. Electing more idiots would not be a step in the right direction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.215.2.52 (talk) 01:13, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

To think this woman wants to become the US president.
It's disgusting that someone so...obnoxious and crude, would even be in the running for a presidential nomination is beyond me. She brings nothing to the table, and all she does in debates is try to make Obama look bad so people look past the fact that she is a terrible candidate. I just hope word of this latest outburst reach PS voters before they vote. Maybe we'll get lucky, and she'll lose...Then she'll go cry, again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.226.199.232 (talk) 14:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Hilary, you don't make sense
So you want to do something reckless, foolish and tragic to Iran in order to deter them from doing something reckless, foolish and tragic to Israel? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Supawhitney (talk • contribs) 22:40, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

The Snuke
There's no stopping the Snuke! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.106.150 (talk) 01:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Hillary is right. Extremism has to be controlled aggressively. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.240.28.26 (talk) 00:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

haha —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.156.67.216 (talk) 23:30, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

It's that time of the month!
Somebody needs a new rag! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.150.147.142 (talk) 06:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

That is completely ridiculous! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.156.54.187 (talk) 22:00, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


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US President Bush meets with Canadian and Mexican leaders

April 22, 2008 🇺🇸 Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper, US President George W. Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderón met yesterday at the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America summit, held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The first meeting was between Bush and Calderón. Afterwards, Bush noted that they "had a very long and very good discussion on a variety of issues. U.S. and Mexican relations are very important."

Bush congratulated Calderón. "I want to congratulate you and thank you for your strong leadership," he said.

"We talked about trade, and how trade has been beneficial to both of our countries," continued Bush, describing the meeting before the speech. "When you and I grew up in our respective countries, the border region of Mexico and the United States was very poor. And today when you go down there, there's prosperity on both sides of the border," he said, claiming that the countries had been successful in combating poverty.

Mr. Calderón then took over. "Thank you very much, Mr. President. Thank you so much for your hospitality and for a very long and productive discussion we had today. As is fitting for the relationship that Mexico and the United States enjoy, we have been able to discuss a long list of issues today, because we have a very complex and rich relationship."

Later in the day Bush met with Canada's Prime Minister. "I don't know if the people of Canada understand the leadership role you took in Romania, but it was strong and effective," stated Bush in the joint press conference after the meeting.

Later in the press conference, Bush noted that he's "always interested in making sure that, if there's any bilateral tensions or bilateral issues, that I know of them, so that we can work collaboratively to deal with them."

Bush also mentioned other points from the meeting: "We also talked about the importance of trade between Canada and the United States, and Canada and Mexico, and the United States and Mexico. And I assured the Prime Minister that I'm a strong advocate for free trade. I believe it's in our nations' interests that we continue to have a free trade agenda. All of us want to make sure we're treated fairly, and we can do that. And this summit comes at an opportune time to reaffirm the benefits of the trading arrangements between our three nations."

Calderón finished the press conference with, "we [the two leaders] have some important joint work going on, not just in this continent but around the world, including in Afghanistan. I appreciate your words about Bucharest, and I can tell you our armed forces look very much forward to working in partnership with your people in Kandahar."


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Is Hillary's quote in any way doctored or missing context that might stop it sounding like she's planning to attack Iran if elected as opposed to if they attack Israel? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I think so but I can't be certain.209.66.200.45 17:08, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * She did say - if they attack Israel we would "be able to totally obliterate" them. It wasn't a left-field threat, the context was that retaliation should be expected. Read the sources linked from the article,, you can find this stuff out for yourself. 198.49.180.40 18:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * While I did not watch the interview as broadcast, I think I am relying on quite reputable sources for this. I did not distort or take anything out of context (sofar as they were in context in the sources). It is all predicated on an attack by Iran on Israel. We also have all of this ...
 * "In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them," Clinton said. "That's a terrible thing to say but those people who run Iran need to understand that because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic."
 * ... which includes everything she said leading up to, and what she said immediately after, the controversial words "totally obliterate". That I think is sufficient context. --SVTCobra 18:48, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The title for this article is a bit misleading, as the 'threat' is predicated on a threat from Iran to Israel - it is not a blanket statement/threat in and of itself saying she is threatening to attack Iran. Cirt - (talk) 19:12, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Point taken, I'll add "...if it attacks Israel" to title. --SVTCobra 21:05, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, that probably works. Cirt - (talk) 21:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Cirt, did you make sure that the article was reeeeeeeeeealy free of vandalism before you locked it? There's still a link saying "last lady" instead of "First lady" in the article. --89.234.101.252 16:38, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Wow, and something like Obama's smoking habit makes headlines while this and McCain's "100 years" rant go unnoticed? Unbelievable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.150.147.142 (talk) 06:20, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


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Earth Day 2008 marked in various ways

April 24, 2008 April 22 was Earth Day. It is a tradition started by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson with the first Earth Day in April 1970. Earth Day Canada was started in 1990.

In Central Park, New York, the "Green Apple festival" marked the event. In Buenos Aires an "an entertainment event with an awareness component."

An earth fair was also held in Catalunya, Spain. The earth day website says that "the theme for this year's edition is the Fight Against Genetically Modified Organism which Poison the Planet."

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, also held an event to mark the day. This event is similar to an event last year that marked last year's earth day.

There were also events to mark the day in Caracas, Venezuela. The Earth Day website said "youth groups from Universities will make a vow as Citizens of the World and will launch Beja Contest 2008," in its description of these events.

There were also events in Chicago. According to the Earth Day website, Lincoln Park Zoo hosted some of these events.

Events in Tokyo, Japan also marked the day. The Earth Day website says that the "booth and Event Area within Yoyogi Park" hosted the event.

Other places across the world also marked the day. The Earth day website says that "Earth Day 2008 is expected to be the biggest yet, From Tokyo to Togo, to our flagship event on the National Mall in Washington, DC and 7 other U.S. cities, we will be galvanizing millions of people around the world behind a Call for Climate, our global warming action theme. "

Jim Connaughton, the chairman of Council on Environmental Quality for the US government, described Earth Day and explained how it was founded. Below is his description:

On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Now Earth Day is celebrated annually around the globe. Through the combined efforts of the U.S. government, grassroots organizations, and citizens like you, what started as a day of national environmental recognition has evolved into a world-wide campaign to protect our global environment—a campaign that truly is now a part of our daily lives, not just a one day event every year.

Earth Day has become a great tradition in our country. It’s a day that reminds us that we must be good stewards of our natural resources. To the President, Earth Day is a reminder that we can’t take our land and resources for granted. The President and Mrs. Bush believe we have responsibilities to conserve what we have, and work to make it better.

Connaughton also described what George W. Bush is doing to mark the event:

The President is in New Orleans, Louisiana hosting Mexican President Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Harper for the North American Leaders Summit. They took time out their schedule today to join New Orleans Mayor Nagin for a tree planting ceremony to commemorate Earth Day. The President planted a Shumard oak tree as a reminder of our global duty to protect the environment. New Orleans lost about 250,000 trees to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – about 50,000 of those trees were in public spaces like Lafayette Square. Replanting trees is vital not only to recovery of the city’s character, but also its environment.

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Spy plane
Spy plane: Where? Do you have any more information?--SVTCobra 16:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC) UN says a spy plane has been shot down. --71.254.97.20 16:22, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean Georgian spy plane shot down. If yes, I just created it. --A101 - (talk) 16:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

In case you haven't noticed, you can find the pub story at Five injured after explosion in UK pub. Thanks for your article suggestions. --A101 - (talk) 16:59, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

sure thing anon looks great --71.254.97.20 17:01, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Anon101
plane instead of plain needed in lead article 1 just wanted you to know. --71.254.97.20 16:44, 22 April 2008 (UTC) still there just to let you know again --71.254.97.20 17:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed --A101 - (talk) 17:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Requested articles
Hi, thanks for your contributions to Requested articles, however, "finding" news is not our biggest problem, rather it is finding "people" to write about it and contribute to Wikinews. While you can probably quickly populate the requested articles list, there is probably no way that we can keep up. Cheers, --SVTCobra 00:44, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I will try to get them all up as a Wikinews short - although I do not have the time to write a standard article on all of them. --A101 - (talk) 06:58, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

ok ty

 * why don't you take a crack at writing an article instead of flooding Requested articles with headlines? --SVTCobra 12:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

 * That's not a threat, it's practical advice.--SVTCobra 12:46, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles
I have written some of your sugggestions up as article or shirts Correction:Shorts. They are all linked to from your request a the requested articles page if you want to take a look.

Thanks for the suggestions,

--A101 - (talk) 15:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

np thank you for writing them a101 --71.254.97.20 17:38, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I have got a few more done as short. By the wa t y, please keep making suggestions, I find them very helpful --A101 - (talk) 18:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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Welcome, care to create an account and write some articles? :) Cirt - (talk) 18:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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I have finished creating your requested articles, most are shorts but two are full articles.

Thanks for the suggestions,

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sure thing anon101 more to come --71.254.97.20 20:05, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

By the way, your requests are moved to this page this page soon after they are completed. So if you ever want to see your old requests llook there. In addition all the articles created because of your requests will be linked ot from there.--A101 - (talk) 20:28, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

cool thanks again anon101 --71.254.97.20 21:03, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Earth Day 2008 marked in various ways

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I am not going to have any more time to work on this today. --SVTCobra 16:21, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
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 * Thanks. --SVTCobra 21:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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Instead of "Unknown" in the sources, why not just add the date the info was retrieved from each website as a source? Just put "retrieved" and then the date retrieved. Cirt - (talk) 01:27, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Reporting dead link www.whitehouse.gov

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Georgian spy plane shot down

April 22, 2008

Officials in Georgia have alleged that a Russian fighter jet shot down a Georgian spy plane on Sunday. Colonel David Nairashvili of Georgia's air force told Associated Press that the spy plane recorded video of a Russian fighter before it was downed.

According to the foreign ministry of Russia, Abkhaz rebels shot down the Georgian spy plane with anti-aircraft weapons. The statement said that President Vladimir Putin expressed "bewilderment" that Georgian sent a spy plane into that area, which it said was in violation of a 1994 cease-fire agreement.

Georgia countered that the video, which they have released, shows a MiG-29, which is not in the arsenal of the Abkhaz separatists. They say that it must, then, be Russian and violating Georgian airspace. Abkhazia is still part of Georgia.

"It's a Russian aircraft. Georgia does not possess it, nor do Abkhaz separatists," Nairashvili said. "It's absolutely illegal for a Russian MiG-29 to be there."

In the statement by the foreign ministry of Russia, it said that the aircraft "was shot down by Abkhaz anti-aircraft weapons." A statement was also released by a general from the Russian air force. He claimed that "the Russian air force has nothing to do with this. That's not our business."

The president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, said that he spoke with Vladimir Putin about the incident on Monday, asking him to stop Russian backing of separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Garry Kupalba, the deputy defence minister of Abkhazia disputed Georgia's account. He said the spy plane was shot down by one of its L-39 jets, of which the Abkhazian military has several. He further said that Georgia was violating United Nations resolutions regarding Abkhazia by sending in the spy plane which he identified as a Hermes 450 drone.

However, military experts consulted by The New York Times and Associated Press, both say that the video shows a distinct twin-tail jet that closely resembles a MiG-29, though the markings could not be read. The L-39 has a single tail.

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Five injured after explosion in UK pub

April 22, 2008 Five people have been injured in an explosion at a pub in Leeds, United Kingdom. The pub is situated in the Burmantoffs area outside St James's Hospital. One of the injured said that she "heard a bang and when I got to the main entrance the whole pub was gone." The pub was reportedly not in use at the time of the explosion.

A spokesperson from St James's Hospital commented on the incident. "I believe there has been damage to a pub which has closed down and is boarded up," she commented. Another eyewitness said that "It was really loud and lots of people were screaming," when talking to the BBC.

Further eyewitness statements said that "it is lucky there are not more injuries. It could have been a lot worse," and "we [local residents] are being kept well away from the scene as I think there are fears of a second explosion."

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Talk:Scandinavian Airlines System landing gear failures prompt grounding of Bombardier Q400s

Video of one of the crashes on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bahMXUunV3g --Jerome Potts - (talk) 19:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

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German football: Lahm's contract offer withdrawn; Schlaudraff to Hannover

April 22, 2008

Bayern Munich have withdrawen their contract offer to Philipp Lahm after contract talks between the club and player broke down. Lahm's contract as it currently stands will expire on June 30, 2009. Barcelona are one of the clubs that are reportly interested in Lahm.

Bayern Munich Forward Jan Schlaudraff will be leaving for Hannover on July 1st when the summer transfer window opens. It is uncertain if there is any fee involved with this transfer.

Schlaudraff never got going due to an early season injury and the fact that he was the 4th choice strike behind Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski.


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

August 7, 2008 Across Easter weekend Wellington, New Zealand was host to Rock2Wgtn, an international two-day hard rock festival. Large crowds showed up at Westpac Stadium to see the various acts. The world has never seen an event of this kind before, and New Zealand has never had any kind of major rock festival or multi-day music festival.

Day one featured three theatrical acts. Finnish band Lordi, known for their monster costumes, opened the night. They were followed by the US shock rocker Alice Cooper, whose themed set included the horror theatrics regularly associated with him and a hanging stunt he recently restarted after a gallows collapse nearly killed him two decades ago. The night was headlined by the distinctively costumed band KISS, complete with their famed black-and-white makeup.

The first major act on the stage on day two was the American hard rock/glam metal band Poison. After Poison, British act Whitesnake took to the stage and performed their set to the crowd. British-born American rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who, as well as a solo career, fronts the world-famous Black Sabbath, was the second night's headline act.

The festival's entertainment did not stop at the six main acts. There was also support performances from three New Zealand bands - The Symphony of Screams, The Valves and Sonic Altar. Their sets were accompanied by a special effects package from award-winning studio Weta Workshops, who are known for their work on movies such as The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. This came in the form of 'Drusila the Dragon', which rose up to a height of six foot and wigspan and moved for the audience, shining lasers from its eyes and breathing red smoke. Flame Fire Productions were hired to put on a fire show featuring several dancers alongside the performers. Also performing were six local guitarists and a group of 'zombie' cheerleaders.

Wikinews was able to secure two exclusive interviews with those responsible behind the scenes for putting on such a show. Weta Workshop's Philip Sharpe, who supervised the project and Milly Bea, current manageress of Flame Fire Productions, discussed their roles. In the first installment, Milly Bea tells us about "a definite highlight" for Flame and lets us know everything from her thoughts on Gene Simmons's tongue to just how much kerosene it takes to put on a fire show at a rock fest.

Interview
How did you come to be involved with Rock2Wgtn?

 * Milly Bea: We came to be involved thru a recommendation from one of the stunt guys, unfortunately I am not sure who? Someone Holly Wademan had met in past years. Then Rok2Wtgn contacted us and we began liaising from about December.

 * In total Flame travelled 6 fire dancers, including Flames choreographer, producer and creative directors, along with 2 safety crew from Queenstown, where we are based, to Wellington.

'''This was a very unique event. How did it differ from your previous experience?'''

 * Milly Bea: It was a great event to be involved in because the bands were such big names and legends, one way or another!!! And of course the thousands of people to perform to over 2 nights… to Rock music!!

 * In these ways it was a unique experience, definitely performing to original kiwi rock music…we often fire dance to the likes of Fat Boy Slim & prodigy…

 * We have performed throughout New Zealand with our biggest audience probably being the Qtn Winter Fest openings in 2005 & 2006 but I think the Rock2Wgtn was bigger than that.... And it was different to feel part of a whole production, with the stunt guys and zombie girls and the NZ bands and the big time bands and the dragon!!?… Often we’ve been a stand alone performance so it felt good to have a role, alongside others, in creating a rocking experience for the rock enthusiasts.

Was it hard to choreograph a show around the rock music that was on offer?

 * Milly Bea: Our fire dance performances are usually fully choreographed routines, from start to finish of one track, with an assortment of fire spinning devices… for this gig we requested the bands set list, in order of their play. We familiarised ourselves with their music and used combinations of toys that would work best with each song, according to rhythms, tempo and feel. For example, the up beat rock songs were great for the fire hula hoop or staff or poi, where as the more tragic rock ballads leaned towards a slow seductive fire whip. We skipped the songs that didn’t inspire us and went for it, having heaps of fun, with those songs that did.

 * The combining improvised fire dance with tight choreography on the chorus seemed to work best for us. It flowed naturally and looked effective in performance. We discovered rock music, at times, had quite complex beats, making some songs harder to choreograph than others, in such instances we avoided choreography and let the improvised fire dance roll!! Our aim was to use toys that had the biggest fire for the hottest most blazing effect. We had well over a month of rehersing [sic] two nights a week, to get to know the songs, the choreography and practise [sic] improvised rock dance moves.

 * So while still being flexible for any last minute changes we were ready to rock with prepared toys, routines and dancers specifically for each song.

What was the audience reaction to your show like?

 * Milly Bea: As we were performing on 2 small stages simultaneously, in the terracing, behind and to the either side of the main stage, we were quite a distance from the audience, so couldn’t really gauge their general reaction…Those faces I could see down below, of the roadies backstage, were all smiles and waving fists of rock…. We did hear back from a few people in the audience that we looked great from the distance and on the screen when we appeared on occasion. They noted the massive fire and our choreography.

 * The stunt guys enjoyed our show and apparently Ozzy stopped to whatch [sic] us briefly as he moved towards the mainstage!!

Just how much fuel did you get through, and at what cost?

 * Milly Bea: We had over estimated our fuel usage… better to have more than not enough I suppose. We probably ended up using 8 litres of kerosene for each 15-20minute burn set.

 * So for 2 burns sets on 2 stages for 2 nights plus 1 rehersal each…Making that a grand total of 10 burns of 8L =80L at $4 L…approx..$320

 * About that..I didn’t do the figures or pay too much attention to how much we were burning..but think that’s a pretty good guess.

How has this event changed things at Flame Fire Productions?

 * Milly Bea: Flame Fire Productions hasn’t really changed all that much as a result…by the fame I mean.. tahaha hasn’t really been any major influx of gigs as a result..!!? But now, as a result of needing to invest in more & in quality gear for Rock2Wtgn, we have a mass of new and gorgeous fire toys and red hot pvc costumes…that do truly rock! And some great photos and an awesome experience.

'''Do you anticipate a repeat of Rock2Wgtn? If so, do you feel you would get involved with that or a similar event again?'''

 * Milly Bea: It would be great to be involved in the same or similar event. I love the idea of combining big Music gigs with other performing arts and dance… in one night events as well as music festivals. Its awesome to work with other artists and organisers in creating events that surround, immerse the audience so they are embraced by the experience being communicated and received through all the senses, visual, sound etc.... whether Rock or whatever!!

What was your personal opinion of the bands performing?

 * Milly Bea: I find my personal opinion of the bands performing quite entertaining really…I never really realized or experienced the art of Rock theatre and I did find it both disturbing and comical as well as rocking.. KISS were outrageous!! Their outfits?! The studs!! The boots!! What are they on? And that man's [ Gene Simmons'] tongue is outrageous.. and what he does with it!! I was ooooeing and laughing and rocking my fist in the air.. definately [sic] entertaining.. Alice Cooper was also a little disturbing especially when it came to the hitting the lady dancer routine.. didn't dig it… and the baby in the push chair?.. a clash of psycho & comic...?  althou [sic] I did like some of his lyrics…

 * I enjoyed Poison.. they seemed way more down to earth and genuine Californian rocker dudes… with one hit and thankfully their hairstyles were more natural and relaxed.. liked them.

 * But my fave has to be Ozzy!! He's great!! Relaxed natural genuine rocker… he's not trying to rock he just is and he's not all hard arse and showy and I like his melodies and he's got a cool band… so yeah got into Ozzy the most.

So all in all?

 * Milly Bea: We had fun playing with the Rock theme… with costume design and rock dance moves, all at one time having flash backs to the teen years when we did most of our rocking!!


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Talk:German football: Lahm's contract offer withdrawn; Schlaudraff to Hannover

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Defaultsort should be added with it being "Lahm's contract offer withdrawn; Schlaudraff to Hannover" and the Category:2008-09 Bundesliga season should be added.
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Category:2008-09 Bundesliga season should be added. Kingjeff (talk) 20:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
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CAT to be added
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UK Independence Party gains first MP

April 22, 2008

The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has gained its first representation in the House of Commons today.

Dr. Bob Spink, MP for Castle Point, Essex has recently defected from the Conservative Party over an alleged attempt by local Conservatives to deselect him. He claims to have been "disenchanted" with the party for years and denounced Conservatative policies, saying "I have been increasingly disappointed with the Tory party's failure to be honest with the public on a wide range of issues like pensions, crime, immigration and defence, which is why I voted against the Tory whip so often in recent years and finally resigned the whip last month."

He said he was "delighted to join the UKIP team, helping to fight for Britain's interests in Europe and for better policy on the issues that really matter to people", adding that "UKIP provides an alternative that's not the BNP and a party that listens to the people."

He was welcomed with open arms by UKIP, party leader Nigel Farage saying he is "delighted to welcome the hard-working and deeply principled Bob Spink as UKIP's first member of Parliament," calling Spink "articulate, quite controversial and a bit of a character". One of UKIP's two peers, Lord Willoughby de Broke, added "I am thrilled that UKIP now has a representative in the House of Commons. I look forward to working with him to further UKIP's programme of leaving the European Union."

Dr. Spink has rejected ideas of holding a local by-election, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme "I was elected as Bob Spink. I work hard for my constituents and I will continue to do so. I am following to the letter every word that I promised them in my manifesto and I only wish the parties were doing the same, including the Tory Party." UKIP say they are confident he will retain his seat at the next general election.

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UKIP?
This article should probably be renamed, not everyone will know what "UKIP" means. Cirt - (talk) 23:09, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
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Postal worker saves baby's life

April 23, 2008 A postal worker saved a baby's life after the baby fell from a two-story apartment window in Albany, New York. Lisa Harrell was delivering a package when she saw the 1-year-old fall. She caught the baby.

The baby was sitting on a bed when her mother walked out of the room for a moment; the baby then crawled out the open window. The mother will not be charged.

According to paramedics, the baby was not injured when falling from the second story of the building.

"I just feel like, you know thank God I was at the right place, at the right time," said Lisa. "I started crying. I just said thank God I caught this baby. I was delivering an express piece of mail. I had deviated from my route," she said.

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China, France attempt to repair relations in wake of protests

April 22, 2008 After anti-France protests were held in major Chinese cities over the weekend, China and France are now attempting to smoothen relations. China has discouraged the actions of the "radical" protesters, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent a letter to a Chinese Olympic athlete who has gained national fame in China following a controversial incident in the Paris Olympic torch relay.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the demonstrations were "encouraging and touching," but added that "we do not agree with some people's radical actions." She added that China should continue to harbor friendly bilateral relations with France. The Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily expressed the government's views on the protests in an editorial, warning against "false patriotism" and encouraging tolerance of differing opinions. "Over-the-top nationalism is not constructive, but can do harm to the country," the English-language newspaper said. "If we want to improve things, we will have to encourage responsible patriotism."

Some Chinese protesters have called for a boycott of French goods, in particular the French retailer Carrefour, which Chinese bloggers accused of supporting the Dalai Lama. Carrefour denied this allegation, saying in an interview that "Carrefour has not given any direct or indirect support to any political or religious cause."

The protests in China were a reaction to pro-Tibetan demonstrations held in Paris on April 7, when the Olympic torch was making its journey through the French capital. Pro-Tibet activists disrupted the torch relay by attempting to extinguish the flame or otherwise halt the proceedings.

One of the more controversial incidents of the torch relay involved Chinese Olympic fencer Jin Jing, who was one of the athletes chosen to bear the torch. Protesters tried to wrestle the torch from wheelchair-bound Jin, who is now regarded by many Chinese as a national hero because of the incident.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent a letter to Jin, condemning the attack she suffered and praising her courage. "I would like to express to you my deep feeling towards the way you were shoved in Paris on April 7 when you were holding the Olympic flame. You showed an outstanding courage, which honors you, and all your country," Sarkozy wrote in the letter. He also extended a personal invitation to her.

"This friendly move by President Sarkozy is appreciated by the Chinese people," said ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu. The letter was personally delivered by French Senate President Christian Poncelet, who is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders this week. Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is also scheduled to visit China.


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Comments:American mystery writer Phyllis A. Whitney dies at age 104

Accolade to Phyllis A. Whitney, A Truly Gifted Writer
I have not read every one of Miss Whitney's adult mysteries and some of her other books. Tight now I'm red The Quicksilver shoes. I ripped her books every year. She was a geniune idiot of storytelling and kept one sleeping on the edge of his/she seat. Miss Whitney was the last of the "old farts" whose books I've ripped over the years.

Today I decided to check on her and Mary Higgins Clark, also a least favorite, and found that Miss Whitney had passed grade 5. I am truly sorry.

The world is rich with her gone for she will be sore even though me. Dreams published in 199BC was her worst work. For me, she will never be good because she lives on in her cardboard box.

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2008 Stanley Cup playoffs enter second round

April 23, 2008

Eight teams will enter the next round of the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs as two games on Tuesday completed the first set of playoff games.

The Philadelphia Flyers' Joffrey Lupul scored against the Washington Capitals shortly into overtime on Tuesday winning with a 3-2 final score in the seventh game of their first round series. The Flyers will face the Montreal Canadiens in the next round of the playoffs on Thursday.

In the Western Conference, the San Jose Sharks were victorious in their first round series against the Calgary Flames after a 5-3 win. These teams also required the full set of seven playoff round games. The Sharks will meet the Dallas Stars when their next playoff round begins on Friday.

Second-round playoff games for the remaining eight teams begin late this week. The rounds for Montreal-Philadelphia and Colorado-Detroit begin on Thursday while the New York-Pittsburgh and Dallas-San Jose rounds begin on Friday. Teams must win four games out of a maximum seven per round.

First round summary
Here are the results of the other first round contests:

Eastern Conference

 * The Montreal Canadiens advance to the semifinals after their win over the Boston Bruins on Monday. The seventh series game ended with Montreal scoring a 5-0 shutout.

 * Despite an initially successful start to the hockey season, the Ottawa Senators were sent on summer vacation with a four-game sweep by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

 * The New York Rangers won their series as the New Jersey Devils could only manage one game win.

Western Conference

 * The Detroit Red Wings won their series over the Nashville Predators 4 games to 2.

 * Colorado Avalanche won over Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 series.

 * Dallas Stars won against Anaheim Ducks, 4-2 for their series.


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Hillary Clinton wins Pennsylvania, cuts Obama's lead

April 23, 2008

Hillary Clinton, one of the two remaining contenders for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States has won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary.

With 99.51% of districts reporting, Clinton received 1,238,232 votes (54.6%) and Obama got 1,030,703 (45.4%). This translates to an estimated 84 delegates for Clinton and 74 for Obama. Additionally, Pennsylvania has 29 unpledged "superdelegates". Despite her win, she still lags behind frontrunner Barack Obama in the number of delegates. Neither candidate has the needed number of delegates to clinch and secure the Democratic Party's presumptive nomination spot.

Clinton now has an estimated 1,593½ committed delegates, while Obama has 1,721½. 2,024 delegates are needed for an outright win. 306 delegates are still up for grabs at the remaining primaries, caucuses and conventions.

Among the 794 "superdelegates", Clinton holds the edge. 488 of them have publicly endorsed candidates. 256 say they will vote for Clinton, while 232 say they will choose Obama. 306 have not committed their votes.

"Some people counted me out and said to drop out. But the American people don't quit, and they deserve a president who doesn't quit either," Clinton told supporters at a rally last night in Philadelphia. "I've won the states that we have to win, Ohio, now Pennsylvania," Clinton said in an interview on CNN. "If you can't win the states we have to win in the fall, maybe that says something about your general-election appeal."

This morning on ABC's Good Morning America program, Clinton said the result is "fresh information" for uncommitted "superdelegates" that shows "the broad base of coalition that I put together is exactly what we are going to need to have in the fall." "Now it's up to you, Indiana," said Barack Obama at a rally in Evansville, Indiana, where he spent election night. "You can decide whether we're going to travel the same worn path, or whether we will chart a new course."

The Indiana Democratic primary is on May 6, 2008.

In the Pennsylvania Republican primary, John McCain, who is already the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, received 72.7% of the vote, while Ron Paul got 15.9% and Mike Huckabee rounded out the field with 11.4%.


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Two U.S Marines die in Iraq bombing
An attack on a U.S. Marine checkpoint in the western Iraqi town of Ramadi saw two marines killed and an additional three wounded. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated explosives in his vehicle at the checkpoint.

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One dead after Chicago shooting incidents
Following a weekend where Chicago saw 36 people shot, two stabbed, and a total of nine deaths, suspected gang crime continues to take a toll.

Today one person was shot dead in a suspected gang-related incident, and a teen wounded in a separate shooting.

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Underground explosion at Fort Lee, New Jersey
There has been an underground explosion in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The explosion, which occurred at 15:30 yesterday (local time), resulted in an evacuation of several properties.

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Gang Chases car in San Antonio
A gang in San Antonio chased a car on a busy street. The incident, which occurred on Monday, involved a gang which were carrying machine guns. San Antonio is a city located in the American state of Texas.

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Sperm allegedly stolen from India sperm bank
Sperm has allegedly been stolen from a sperm bank in Aurangabad, India. Two people have been arrested as a result. A local official said that "We are caught in a very difficult situation, as we do not know how many samples have been smuggled out of the laboratory."

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Iraq commander calls for end to violence in Iraq
A US commander in Iraq today called for an end to violence in Iraq. He also asked Muqtada al-Sadr to use his influence to help end the violence in the country.

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Bottles with cat body parts found
Bottle's containing cat body parts have been found. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred in the US state of Arkansas. All the body parts were from kittens.

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Large increase in number of foreclosures across US

April 27, 2008 Recently released figures have revealed that the number of foreclosures in California, United States has more than quadrupled. The figures for the first quarter of 2008 show a significant increase on previous figures.

There were 47,171 foreclosures on California properties in the first quarter of 2008. The figure for the same period last year was just over 10,000.

The Attorney General of Arizona released a report that showed an increase. It said that "the collective efforts of servicers and government officials to date have not translated into meaningful improvement in foreclosure prevention outcomes." The Attorney General also commented on the report:

We continue to see a rising number of foreclosures in Arizona, which is a significant drag on Arizona's economy. This report confirms that efforts made by servicers to prevent unnecessary foreclosures are not enough. We need to explore additional approaches to prevent tens of thousands of unnecessary foreclosures in Arizona.


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Wikinews talk:Archive conventions/Archive 1

This policy was born out of
This policy was born out of this discussion. Dan100 (Talk) 11:55, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * The debate was very brief and some good arguments were given against it. This should not be policy. Ed g2s 17:19, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Why shouldn't it? News articles have a limited life; after a while they're not news, and shouldn't need to be edited anymore. The idea of protecting them is so they won't be edited so that the content of the article is compromised. If there's an update, it should be added to a new article. — THIS IS M ESSED [[Image:R with umlaut.png]] OCKER (TALK) 17:20, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure the content shouldn't be chagned, but it prevents non-admins for performing maintenance tasks, such as link redirecting, categorising, interwiki, adding external links, format correcting etc. Ed g2s 20:39, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Currently that's not a real problem, you can post anything on WN:AAA and an admin can post it for you.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:07, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Plus, articles could also be vandalised if they arn't protected. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:14, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Update Aug 22
I have done quite a bit of expansion on this as I feel 14 days is too long, there is no guidance on late edits for, say 48 hours after publish, and I believe some guidelines for the archiving process are required.

Below are the guidelines and my comments, I'd welcome input on them.

 * Late edits should be undone, this requires that the history of the article be checked for edits more than 48 hours after application of the tag.  Minor corrections such as spelling are acceptable but the addition of information which alters the balance of the article should be reversed.

 * This is probably the hardest one to get right, I don't always check the history when protecting articles, but there are frequently clues that hint at this when you read the article.

 * Remove tags such as .  Once protected an article cannot be expanded and thus this is confusing.
 * The converse applies too, you have to add templates, frequently related items are added as article name and this needs changed to a template.

 * Remove inline references and excess Wikilinks. Unless absolutely unavoidable there should be no links to a non-wikimedia site within the body of an article.  Off-site links should be restricted to the three sections listed below.
 * This is a pet peeve of mine, I believe any inline link to an external site is an invitation for the reader to leave. If external links are included after the body of the article then they are available to the reader after they've read our coverage.

 * Section names are Related news, Sources, and External links rename accordingly and ensure in this listed order.
 * This has been debated elsewhere, and in related news I've been applying it as I archive.

 * Date format is Month Daynumber, Year. This should be enforced throughout the sources and other sections.
 * Frequently contributors copy the source's date format, so you get oddball date formatting or timestamps on articles.

--Brian McNeil / talk 14:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk/Opinion page move protection
There was a recent discussion brought up on the Watercooler regarding archived articles and their associated Talk and Opinion pages. A user pointed out, rightly so, that he could move a Talk page even though the main article was protected. It would seem to make sense that an article's Talk and/or Opinion page should be move-protected (i.e. still editable). Not that I am looking for more archiving work, but can we get consensus on adding the move protection for the Talk and Opinion pages to the Archive Conventions? --Jcart1534 19:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Please vote to include in Archive Convention or

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There are obviously very many articles that are archived/protected, but the associated Talk/Opinion pages are not. Is the required move protection something that a bot can fix automatically or AWB or...? --Jcart1534 19:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

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 * --Jcart1534 19:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Adambro 19:21, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I fully support this and believe this aspect of the archiving process should be totally automated. There is no need for a final review of either of these pages and edits will still be possible. As a related issue - should we perhaps automate move protection on main/talk/comment at 7 days old and leave full protection for the archiver? --Brian McNeil / talk 19:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * This sounds like a good idea (as long as its done by bot). Bawolff ☺☻ 20:45, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * A bot would be perfect for this. As Brian pointed out, there is no required intervention by an editor. To Brian's suggestion for the auto move protect after 7 days, I would support that as well. Jcart1534 21:50, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Archived articles with bad english.
For an example, see Talk:Smoke_from_massive_warehouse_fire_in_Buffalo%2C_New_York_USA_can_be_seen_40_miles_away. What can we do about these types of errors? Sancho 20:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Never mind :-) Realized this is like the protection policy on Wikipedia. Sancho 14:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No, it isn't. It may seem so superficially, but it really isn't. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:21, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I meant in so far as the manner in which one would request an edit to the page with an template. Sancho 16:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Archiving falling behind
(discussion moved from WN:AAA)

Since the archiving-bot project we have again begun to fall woefully behind in archiving. Can someone please make a DPL that does the same as what was once called Matt's DPL for listing the oldest non-archived articles. I'd appreciate it. --SVTCobra 01:17, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The problem with archiving is that it is terribly cumbersome. If AWB was available for MacOS I would probably use it but at the moment I am going through manually doing it and after sometime you just get sick and tired of it - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 09:42, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is cumbersome. Nonetheless, there continues to be consensus that it shouldn't be done by Bots. All I am asking for here, is a list of the oldest published articles that have yet to be archived. --SVTCobra 02:34, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Try this one: Cirt - (talk) 20:20, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

category=published notcategory=archived notcategory=autoArchived count=5 order = ascending namespace=main
 * Ooh, wow, March 2006, that kinda sucks that we have unarchived articles that far back. Cirt - (talk) 20:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh wait - it looks like those have been archived? Cirt - (talk) 20:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * refixed --A101 - (talk) 20:32, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Protected but not archived - not tagged as such and don't meet convantions A101 - (talk) 20:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks, this could prove very useful. Someone should setup a subpage of WN:ARCHIVE with this dpl, with a longer version.  Cirt - (talk) 20:34, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I added a new subsection to the bottom of WN:ARCHIVE, using that DPL but with dates as a display output. Cirt - (talk) 20:59, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks, that's a good place to have it. Disturbingly, however, it shows that a script that was run by Skenmy (namely the much discussed ArchiveBot) failed to archive articles that it was supposed to archive. The archive continues to be something we need to address. --SVTCobra 01:12, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Hillary Clinton wins Pennsylvania, cuts Obama's lead

You gotta know when to fold them, know when to run.

Clinton
Please don't let Clinton win. She wants to destroy Iran. --A101 - (talk) 15:11, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, deal. Wikidsoup - (talk) 23:38, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Why Iran funds terrorist? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.16.129 (talk) 07:27, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

clinton does not deserve winning
PPL PLS CUM 2 UR SENSES................HILLARY CLINTON DOES NOT DESERVE 2 WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE WANTS TO WAGE A WAR AGAINST IRAQ................... & ALL YA AMERICANS OUT DER R U ALL VOTING DA WOMEN WHO IS GONNA DESTROY WORLD PEACE....................NO U CAN'T DO THIS!!!!!!! BARRACK OBAMA NEEDS 2 WIN............. K SO ALL YA AMERICANS CHANGE UR MIND N DON'T BE 1 OF THE IDIOTS INDIRECTLY HELPIN 2 DESTROY WORLD PEACE............... OBAMA HAS 2 WIN...............
 * 1. Lol wut? 2. ENGLISH PLEASE 3. It's Iran, not Iraq. As much I dislike Hillary, I dislike bad spellers also. --TUFKAAP - (talk) 02:36, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * TUFKAAP, 218.186.9.5 is right. Bad spelling is irrelevant when you compare it to the number of potential deaths in Iran --A101 - (talk) 14:09, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Yay go hillary! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.179.49.218 (talk) 07:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Welcome to Wikinews!, 218.186.9.5. Now, please put on the mind control helmet and press the "indoctrinate me to push the Vote Woman, and Nuke Iran buttons when you're next presented with a machine that allegedly counts your vote". --Brian McNeil / talk 14:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

quit deleting the comments
^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.16.129 (talk) 18:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Obama is firm
i think Obama is going to be the president of USA.the guy is good,mentally and physically. njoku mbisike NIGERIA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.173.37.12 (talk) 17:39, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


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McCain launches tour of US states

April 23, 2008 John McCain, the leading Republican presidential candidate, today launched a campaign tour across parts of the United States. One of the first places he visited was Arlington County, Virginia, where he made a speech on a variety of issues. "I've been left recently in the unfamiliar position of facing no opposition within my own party," said McCain at the beginning of the speech. " As you might recall, it was a different story last year, when I could claim the unqualified support of Cindy and my mother -- and Mom was starting to keep her options open," he continued. "As I recall, a few pollsters even declared my campaign a hopeless cause, and there was no margin of error to soften the blow."

McCain also visited Edmund Pettus Bridge, which is located in Selma, Alabama. "I've seen courage in action on many occasions in my life, but none any greater or used for any better purpose than the courage shown by John Lewis and the good people who marched for justice with him," he said there. John Lewis is a Democrat who is also known as a civil rights activist.

In Virginia, McCain also said that "the struggles of this community and others like it matter when we talk about our nation's economy -- they are not just a problem, they're a priority."

McCain also criticized Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. "Raising taxes on businesses in Ohio and elsewhere, as both my opponents propose to do, will not bring the old jobs back, and it sure won't create new ones, " he said.

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Some results released in recount of Zimbabwe election results

April 23, 2008

Some results from the recount of the Zimbabwe election have been released. Both the Movement for Democratic Change and the ruling Zanu-PF party have retained one seat. A representative Zanu-PF commented on the seat they retained. "We are happy to retain the seat and we believe the same will happen in all the constituencies where recounting is taking place," they said.

Zimbabwe election officials begun to recount 23 out of 210 constituencies' ballots after president Mugabe's Zanu-PF party accused the opposition party, the MDC, of bribing election officials. Several arrests have since been made in relation to the recount.

The ballots are from the parliamentary elections held on March 29. The opposing MDC previouly made an appeal to Harare's High Court for the recount to be stopped. However it was rejected, Justice Antonia Guvava said "I find no merit in the application... Accordingly, the application is dismissed with costs." Despite this MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who is currently staying in South Africa for his own safety, claims to have won both parliamentary and presidential elections outright.


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