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Honduran capital's main airport reopens six weeks after jetliner crash

July 6, 2008 Toncontin International Airport, serving the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, has reopened fully to air traffic six weeks after a deadly jetliner crash. TACA Flight 390, an Airbus A320 carrying 124 people, overshot the runway in poor weather and ran across a busy street, killing five, two of whom were on the ground. The accident occurred on May 30.

Since the crash the airport has refused to allow aircraft with more than 42 passengers on board to operate from the airport due to safety fears. Only domestic flights were allowed to land. Air traffic that did not conform to these rules instead landed at San Pedro Sula's Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, which is 112 miles North of Tegucigalpa.

Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras, announced the reopening after spending three hours in a meeting with businessmen who demanded the airport return to full operations. He also said that future plans are to route all commercial traffic to a new airport under construction at a nearby US air base, which is scheduled to enter service next year.

So far, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Panama's Copa Airlines and TACA have all confirmed intent to resume flights to Toncontin International next week, by which time they will have reprogrammed their routing schedules accordingly.

The airport is considered one of the most dangerous in the world and for years people have called for its replacement. The airport features an inadequately short runway, outdated navigational equipment and is surrounded by hills.


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Syrian jail riot kills at least 25

July 6, 2008

A riot in a prison located in the Syrian city of Damascus has resulted in 25 deaths, according to reports provided by human rights groups. Military police fired into the rioters, who were protesting against alleged violence by prison guards against prisoners. Prisoners have claimed that they have been routinely beaten by guards. One prisoner said that, "they [the guards] shackled our hands behind us, confiscated our clothes and possessions, and beat us. And they insulted the Koran, they trod on the Koran."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights strongly criticized the Syrian government's reaction to the incident in a statement released yesterday: "The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights demands that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad intervenes immediately to stop this massacre."

Some of the prisoners have claimed that they have taken hundreds of hostages in order to increase the pressure placed on the Syrian government to respond to the prisoner guards' actions.

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At least eight dead as building collapses during construction in China

July 6, 2008

At least eight construction workers have died and thirteen more are injured after a building collapsed during construction in Qiuzhigou Village, a suburb of China's Wuhan City. It is unclear how many more if any are trapped as the project's coordinator fled and is being sought by police.

The collapse occurred at 5 p.m. local time yesterday and reduced the four-story structure to a five-metre pile of rubble. The building was a private residence and was illegal as authorities had not been informed of it. Its location in an area accessible only via narrow alleys is hampering search and rescue efforts as heavy equipment such as cranes is having difficulty reaching the scene.

Around 100 rescuers continue to pick through the rubble in the rain. An investigation has been launched.


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Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 British Grand Prix

July 6, 2008

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the FIA Formula-1 2008 Santander British Grand Prix on the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England. It became the first home win in the 23 year old Briton's career in F1. Last year, he finished in third place after his former teammate Fernando Alonso. In this race Alonso finished on a 6th place in his Renault car, one lap after the winner. The last British winner here was David Coulthard in 2000 driving for McLaren.

Hamilton was active from the start, rushing from 4th to the second place behind his teammate and a pole-sitter Heikki Kovalainen. Heikki couldn't held Lewis behind and let him pass on a starting laps of the race. From this time Hamilton was in full control of the race.

As the rainy race went on a wet track it seemed that only Hamilton had no problems at all - swinging around became the most common mistake.

Mark Webber, who took the first front raw start for Red Bull in F1 history spinned on the starting laps and found himself last.

Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) and Rubens Barrichello (Honda) finished in more then a minute behind Hamilton, taking second and third podium places. All the other drivers lose more than a lap.

Two Finns Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) and Heikki Kovalainen managed to pass Alonso on the dying laps of the race and gained one place. The Spaniard came 6th for Renault, same place as he took the start from.

Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) could not held behind Jarno Trulli (Toyota) who passed him at the near end, Kaz finishing in front of his teammate Nico Rosberg scoring 1 point.

In the Drivers' championship standings Hamilton, Massa and Räikkönen now own the equal 48 points with Kubica 2 points behind. Constructors' is still headed by Ferrari chalked up 96 points total, 14 ahead of BMW and 24 ahead McLaren.


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Prisoner abuse, serious corruption may have occurred in Turks and Caicos Islands

July 6, 2008 A new report released by the UK Government's Select Committee on Foreign Affairs has carried "serious allegations of corruption" in the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are UK territories.

The report mentioned possible abuse of prisoners on the islands and recommended a greater role by the UK government in monitoring the conditions of prisoners to prevent abuse in the future. The government was also called to crack down on illegal immigration into the islands, which the report indicated is at a problematic high.

In the Key Recommendations section, the report summarised its findings on the matter:

The Government has acted decisively in some Overseas Territories, for example in the investigations and prosecutions that took place on the Pitcairn Islands. However, in other cases which should also cause grave concern, in particular, allegations of corruption on the Turks and Caicos Islands, its approach has been too hands off. The Government must take its oversight responsibility for the Overseas Territories more seriously - consulting across all Overseas Territories more on the one hand while demonstrating a greater willingness to step in and use reserve powers when necessary on the other.

The islands have a British governor, but most of the governance is done internally by citizens of the islands.


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Hia:). Wikinews English is my home wiki, so this is the best place to contact me if necessary. I mainly spend my time doing copyediting, formating, and minor rewrites; occasionally I write a story from scratch, or make a significant contribution to a story in a collaborative effort.

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SpaceX successfully test fires Falcon 9 rocket in Texas — November 24, 2008

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How did he not die??
 * That's what I'm thinking. Ilikepie2221 (talk) 19:28, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

No sources
Why was the article published with no sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.209.238.28 (talk) 19:32, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Because it is from a trusted contributor with an established track record; someone who has also provided original reporting notes on where they obtained the information from (see talk). --Brian McNeil / talk 19:35, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. And, sorry for forgetting to sign even from an IP. 205.209.238.28 19:39, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * We're generally suspicious of people posting unsourced stuff unless they have a good record. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:45, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Gopher65/Archive 1

Welcome
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Why did you revert the edit? It was not vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.1.135.46 (talk) 17:20, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Forces of Order found guilty of G8 brutality

 * See talk  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.199.196 (talk) 04:30, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

False earthquake warning in Japan exposes flaws in warning systems
Sorry, we had an edit conflict on this article. Please check if you are OK with the way it looks now. I am finished with my edits. I tried to restore your edits, but many were in the same paragraphs that I was simutaneously changing. Cheers, --SVTCobra 23:38, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Hard but to do.....
It's hard to fulfill targets with 6Ww but at least I tried to reach at least 5Ws because I'm not native in English, In addition have you seen this trail version of COMPUTEX 2008 Special Issue for Wikinews (not published because another one to be re-write and re-arrange, I think this special should be different than a simple Wikinews Print Edition)? Brock contact... 08:32, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

I heard from a little bird
I heard that you had raised some things on the layout of policy pages. The bird is Brianmc. I'm new here also and would love to help if you don't mind. The Mind's Eye (talk) 14:14, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Is the project personal or wikinews related, if wikinews, I would love to hear about it. The Mind's Eye (talk) 01:17, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Asking for help
I really have problems in uploading photos in general. I am sorry I don't have any backgrounds about the copyrights & some copyrights issue I find very confusing. I uploaded two photos & then I found them deleted because of copyrights. if you can help me with this I will be very thankful. Meanwhile please feel free to do anything with my article that you find useful.--Mustafaahmedhussien (talk) 22:58, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your friendly note. I may not be long here but we'll see. I need a break from wikipedia which is much denser in the sense of the number of edits etc. I see the rules are a bit different here but I'll try to learn. Lysy (talk) 17:05, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

2008 Attack on Pervaiz Musharraf
This article contains unverified information, and is possibly a hoax. Therefore, this article has been submitted for speedy deletion according to the speedy deletion guidelines. --Pakistan (talk) 16:50, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

but that is the way things is done on wiki pedia. Halli B (talk) 20:36, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello there
Hi there! Thanks for your help on Operation NANOOK 2008! This wikinews is quite a different ball of wax from wikipedia. It is cool there is a fellow Saskatoonian over here. Kind Regards SriMesh |  talk  15:22, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your note about new news
I appreciate your comments. I wrote the article about the archaeological discovery, only to find on comparison of sources, that there were 'misquotes' in my local newspaper regarding the time frame of the publication of the scientific journal which wasn't released within the last week, but rather at the beginning of August. So the scientific naming of the fossil species heppened this month on an archaeological dig of the 1980's, but still only the sponge is named not the new fish. They say that geology is slow and mountains and lakes take ages to form, but these scientists seem pretty pokey as well!! ~1980-2008 hmm!? Kind Regards SriMesh |  talk  20:24, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Requiring a pre-publish review
Pakistan's Presidency spokesman resigns This article is marked as requiring a pre-publish review by an uninvolved editor. Please check if it complies with Wikinews policies and guidelines. --Saqib (talk) 14:50, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your help alphabetizing Category:Infoboxes, the various groups could probably use some sub-categorizing as well at some point, though not a high-priority matter. Cirt (talk) 17:02, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah, probably just let it sort by number. Cirt (talk) 21:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Third party U.S. presidential candidates hold debate
Could you do a peer review for the article above? Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 22:37, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

User Preferences
I don't know if you're the one to talk to about this, but I ran into a little problem with the User Preferences page. I made several changes to my preferences, and each time it wouldn't let me save the changes unless I filled in the "New Password" boxes. It just kept giving me an error saying my password had to be at least 1 character long. Gopher65talk 03:59, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I can't really help you with that. What you want to do is file a bug at http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org (or alternatively find a dev on irc and ask them. I'm not sure which channel that'd be, I always get confused whats appropriate for #mediawiki vs #wikimedia-tech). 24.65.82.136 (bawolff) 06:39, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Publish
Ah, well, that is a valid concern. Thanks for clarifying. Jade Knight (talk) 07:27, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

RE:Copyright
Can you please provide some examples of where copyvios occurred in the article Australian government concedes the federal budget may be forced into deficit so I can look out for them in the future. I seem to have gone stale on rewriting, I much prefer OR but at the moment I am trying to get some Australian content on the site and there isn't much roving I can do :( - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 20:34, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your pointers. I have been away from WN for a while and unfortunately seemed to of gotten a bit stale on re-writes! As I said I much prefer doing OR, then I can avoid the copyright issues. I can understand your part of the world, I am in Central West NSW so am in much the same boat - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 03:49, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks and query
For your very kind help, in having my very first baptism article published. I will never forget this, in my heart. I had replied with a rather too long discussion on my page, which, you may wish to read, if not too long. Is there an adoption here? I desire to be adopted, by a Wikinews administrator-adopter, since, I am sure that my 3 Wikipedia English stalkers who had me blocked in Wikipedia English, had been monitoring me here, to block me or to blank my User Page. At any rate, please help me go along. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 07:05, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

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83.134.75.215, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Here are some other hints and tips:

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 * When using talk pages (the "collaboration" tab at the top of the page), or the comments pages (tab "opinions"), please sign your name at the end of your messages by typing four tildes (~~). This will automatically produce your username (or IP address) and the date.

If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Brian McNeil / talk 18:33, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Deletion
Please stop fill our pages with a bunch of stuff...RE: Deletion Requests. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:59, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * too bad the page in question belongs to a person that questions the theory of everything. If it's not clear, I'll repeat it; the theory of everything.

As such the links are not only neccesary but very helpful as to the 7-day consensus period concerning the deletion request--83.134.75.215 00:23, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * All those links? no...at this point its getting close to link spamming. The article is there and posting 100 links will not make things better. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:01, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Do not ever remove other's votes from a deletion request. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:20, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, you did not remove votes, but a casual inspection of the page following your score of edits certainly made it seem that way. There is absolutely no need to cut and paste the entire sources section from the disputed article into the deletion request, people can click the link and judge the article for themselves. Such items also belong in the Comments section. A vote should be accompanied by a brief justification, not pages and pages of stuff. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:21, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah but that was because you we're moaning that there weren't any 'theory of everything' sources for this specific relativity theory

Your recent edits
Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikinews pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. On many keyboards, the tilde is entered by holding the Shift key, and pressing the key with the tilde pictured. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 04:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Suggestion
I have 2 suggestions to make. First off, create an account. It's just easier to know who you are talking to when you are looking at a meaningful string of letters instead of a random IP addy;). Second, please use the preview button. Not using the preview button is a mistake many people make at first. Using the handy preview allows you to see what your edit will look like before you save it, allowing you to make many little changes (such as fixing spelling errors) without making many different edits.Gopher65talk 05:00, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

ProsecutionOfGWBushForMurder (talk · contribs)
The username may offend some and you probably shouldn't use the name of a book anyway. Would you be willing to use a different username. Anonymous101 (talk) 15:37, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks for getting a different username Anonymous101 (talk) 15:45, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * No Problem --Bugliosi Fan (talk) 15:51, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

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Triathlon national championship held in Belgium

July 6, 2008

Today, the open national championship Olympic distance triathlon has been held in Belgium in the city of Kortrijk, West Flanders. The 1.5 km swim (0.93 mi), 40 km bicycle race (24.8 mi) and 10 km run (6.2 mi) turned out to be a thriller event in both the men's and the ladies' event.

The new Belgian champion Simon Decuyper was only 13th out of the water but was the fastest to complete the 4 bicycle laps, with still energy left to catch up with and run away from Stijn Goris halfway the second of three laps. Lander Dircken finished third, beating Marc Geerts by only a few meters in the final spurt. Geerts, who won last year in Kortrijk, may have lost a precious 30 seconds when he fell with his bike upon entering the transition area -fortunately not sustaining any serious injuries. Local athlete Bart Colpaert came in fifth.

In the women's race, a group of eight women came out of the water within a minute of each other, among them winner Joke Coysman and Katrien Verstuyft who finished third. In this drafting race, Coysman soon took the lead in the cycling in a group of four. Behind them, Sofie Goos managed to close in with the help of Marjolein Truyers. Goos managed to run past everyone except Coysman, and Truyers managed to take fourth place before Christel Van Eesbeek.

In the category up to 18 years old, Gilles Cottyn and Jolien Lewyllie took the gold medal. In the age group 40 and older, Gert Goedhart and Christel Van Eesbeek won. In the category 50+, Luc Geerts (Marc Geerts' father) fulfilled his favorite's role.

Weather conditions were favourable with only a few rainshowers during the footrace. Mayor Stefaan De Clerck handed out the medals.


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I attended the race and wrote the article from what I've seen, based on my photographs and from the result sheet I brought from the race.

Conflict of interest: my girlfriend, Marjolein Truyers, finished 4th and is mentioned in the article, although I don't think my story has been biased by this fact.

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I am a teacher in Norway and a bureaucrat at the Norwegian Wikipedia.

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Declassified records show American inaction during South Korean mass killings

July 9, 2008 More than 50 years after the end of the Korean War, recently released documents provide more detail on the mass murder of around 100,000 South Koreans by their own government in the war's first weeks.

According to the Associated Press, South Korean investigators have gained access to newly declassified records that show that the American military did nothing to intervene. The mass executions of between 100,000 and 300,000 leftists and others during these purges in 1950 are said to have been carried out to stop them from joining the attacking North Korean Forces.

The Associated Press says that the documents show no evidence that General Douglas MacArthur took action to halt or slow the summary executions, despite having knowledge of them.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was commissioned by South Korea in 2005 to, amongst other things, uncover the truth of what happened during those first few weeks of the war. Evidence of the executions was suppressed during the authoritarian presidency of Park Chung-hee.

"The most important thing is that [the Americans] did not stop the executions," says commission member Jung Byung-joon. "They were at the crime scene, and took pictures and wrote reports."

According to Workers World Party, Ahn Byung-ook, president of the commission, has identified 215 cases where United States forces were directly involved, out of a total of over 1,400 incidents of mass murder.

Allan R. Millet, Professor emeritus of Ohio State University and Korean War scholar, said, "I'm not sure there's enough evidence to pin culpability on these guys," referring to the American advisers that were there at the time.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which has a mandate to continue work through 2010, still has tens of thousands of declassified documents to read through.

"Our plan is that, when we complete our investigation of cases involving the U.S. Army, we'll make an overall recommendation, a request to the U.S. government to conduct an overall investigation," said Ahn Byung-ook.


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I bet if this happen in Gitmo. Liberals will be screaming holy hell about it. --66.229.34.63 02:54, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

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Minneapolis I-35W bridge spans Mississippi River

July 7, 2008 The United States bridge that collapsed almost a year ago, spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is close to being reconstructed. The final sections of the northbound lanes of the new Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota were put in place on July 5. The final segment was raised with a barge-mounted crane from the Mississippi River below. A temporary bridge now connects the two segments.

The remaining seven-foot gap will be closed in several days with concrete which is poured in place. The segments for the southbound lanes will now be raised and connected. The segments were cast in a work area which was on the 35W roadbed and were then moved to Bohemian Flats, near the University of Minnesota West Bank campus. A crane places each segment on a barge for delivery upstream to the bridge site.

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Alleged axe murderer faces an Australian court

July 7, 2008

A 69-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife, two grandchildren and seriously injured his daughter, faced Wagga Wagga Local Court via video-link from the Junee Correctional Centre.

Prosecutor Chris Murnane requested that future dates be set at Orange Local Court, but Magistrate Anthony Murray denied the request, stating that the case would stay at Wagga Wagga before moving to Cowra Local Court at a future date.

The court case has been adjourned until August 25 to give time for the prosecution to finalise its brief of evidence. On that date, the accused is due to reappear in Wagga Wagga Local Court via video-link. He has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.


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See Talk:Australian murder victims killed in different ways on why I haven't named him and I will refuse to name him until such time the law allows me to do so since it doesn't matter if this site is hosted in the US, Australian laws still apply for me. Bidgee (talk) 07:55, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


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Welcome
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Thanks
Thanks for undoing that vandalism on my userpage:).Gopher65talk 16:00, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

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Boeing 747 cargo aircraft crashes in Colombia, three dead

July 7, 2008

A Boeing cargo aircraft operated by  has crashed near Bogotá in Colombia, killing three people on the ground after it hit their house. It seems that fire in one of four engines of the 747 caused the accident, just after taking off from for a flight to Miami.

The plane, which was carrying flowers, had declared an emergency two minutes after take-off and was said to be attempting to return to the airport when it crashed at 3:55 am local time. All eight crew survived but some were injured and were rushed to hospital in the nearby town of.

The crash is the second involving a Kalitta Air 747 in two months. In May another of the company's 747s crashed whilst attempting to take-off at an airport in Belgium.


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Bertha becomes first hurricane of 2008 Atlantic season

July 7, 2008

became the first hurricane of the Monday, after strengthening from a  overnight.

As of 11:00 am, the hurricane is located in the mid-Atlantic ocean, about 775 miles east of the , according to the  in , Florida. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour, with higher gusts, and it is moving west-northwest at 15 miles per hour.

The storm is expected to strengthen over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of intensifying into a Category 2 hurricane later today. The National Hurricane Center sees "no apparent environmental factors" to inhibit Bertha's intensification into a Category 2 storm. Over the next few days, it is projected to gradually turn towards the northwest, while reducing in forward speed.

The National Hurricane Center has not said whether Bertha will affect any land areas. However, a five-day forecast map shows Bertha passing near Bermuda around Saturday. "While the degree of the turn has important implications regarding potential impacts to Bermuda," the National Hurricane Center said, "it is much too early to determine if Bertha will actually threaten that island."

Coincidentally, Bertha was also the name of a, which formed exactly 12 years ago on July 7.


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Comments:Alleged axe murderer faces an Australian court

How come the man's name isn't mentioned?

 * and how can a court in 'wabba wabba' be taken seriously? (tee-hee) - Imind (talk) 16:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

His name isn't mentioned because the writer of the article is in Australia, and hence bound by Australian laws that don't like people breaching the privacy of those currently in court (radio and TV hosts have gotten into trouble for naming people involved in trials before). And it's in Wagga Wagga - and some say that you shouldn't call Wagga Wagga Wagga, and you definitely shouldn't call Woy Woy Woy. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 00:26, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

 * lol. wut? -Imind (talk) 20:41, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

The funny thing is that they plastered his name all over the place when he was a fugitive, but now that he is in custody, they expect people to forget his name? --SVTCobra 20:49, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Obviously alzheimers is endemic in Australia. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


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2008 G8 summit launched in Hokkaido, Japan

July 7, 2008

The 2008 G8 summit, a gathering of the leaders of France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada, began today in Hokkaido, Japan. During the first day of the summit several issues were discussed, including the current situation in Zimbabwe, which UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said was ruled by an "illegitmate regime"

The summit was launched at a press conference that involved US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. Prior to the press conference, the two leaders met to discuss international affairs. Fukada noted that it had been a very substantive meeting, lasting about an hour. He also said that, "in the meeting, we first shared the view that peace and stability in this region in the past decades have been maintained, thanks to the Japan-U.S. alliance." Bush met with, among others, the President of Russia. Afterwards Bush called the meeting long and meaningful, and noted that "Iran is an area where Russia and the United States have worked closely in the past and will continue to work closely to convince the regime to give up its desire to enrich uranium." Another item on the first day's agenda was aid provisions for Africa. The politicana were asked to take action on the promises made during the 2005 G8 summit, which included doubling aid to Africa. As part of the discussion on aid in Africa, some African leaders met with the leaders of G8 nations.

In one of the meetings, George Bush discussed aid with the Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. After the meeting, Bush commented on the role of American aid and Tanzanian leadership in fighting disease in the African country: "One of the things that's so impressive about his [Kikwete's] leadership in Tanzania is that the help of the American people is effective help, measurable in the number of people whose lives are being saved, babies are being helped with malaria... But this success would not have taken place without your [Kikwete's] leadership."


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Suicide bomber attacks Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing at least 41

July 7, 2008 A car bomb was used in an attack on the Indian embassy in central Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday morning. The bombing killed 41, and injured at least 141. It is the deadliest attack in Kabul since 2001, when Afghanistan's Taliban government was ousted by American armed forces.

The attack happened at the gates of the embassy, located in central Kabul, near many other government buildings including the office of the Interior Ministry of Afghanistan. A security office and part of a wall were destroyed, and the blast was large enough to spread debris to surrounding buildings. Ali Hassan Fahimi, whose office is nearby, said shrapnel landed in his office. "It was so strong... our staff were shocked," he commented.

Many of the victims were Afghans who were lining up for visas to travel to India. Of the casualties, most were civilians. The dead include embassy workers, a defense attache, a senior counselor, two security guards, an Afghan employee and six police officers.

The foreign ministry of Afghanistan said that they "condemn today's terrorist attack on the embassy of the friendly and brother country of India." An Afghan government spokesman, Zamari Bashari, suggested that the attack was retaliation for India's support for reconstruction in Afghanistan. India called the bombing a "cowardly terrorist attack" and said that they would send a delegation to investigate.

Foreign entities voiced similar sentiments. The United Nations envoy said, "I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. In no culture, no country, and no religion is there any excuse or justification for such acts. The total disregard for innocent lives is staggering and those behind this must be held responsible." The European Union condemned the attack as a "terrorist attack targeting innocent civilians" and the United States said it was a "needless act of violence". The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, denounced the attack, saying, "Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations as this menace negates the very essence of human values."


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Try to make this look like a news article and not like a Wikipedia page. Thanks. --SVTCobra 16:55, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

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I'd like to merge to Indian embassy in Kabul bombed, as I started it a bit earlier and while short it reads more like a news story. Superm401 | Talk 17:02, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I am in the process of reducing Wikipedian formatting and adding text from your article. I believe the title of this one would be better as it maintains an active voice as per WN:SG. Thank you SVTCobra and Superm401! =) Omnicloud (talk) 17:12, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * We can have this be the destination article. I've renamed the title to allow correct grammar.  However, there are still issues.  There is a lot of original research from the Wikipedia article.  Also, the responses section is badly formatted and you removed most of my references.  Another serious issue is that there are copyvios, from the BBC and possibly elsewhere. Superm401 | Talk 17:21, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Adding tags are used in Wikipedia but on Wikinews, it is discouraged. See WN:SG. Thanks! Omnicloud (talk) 17:33, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I didn't know that. I'll move them back down. Superm401 | Talk 17:37, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

40 or 41?
msn news said 40. --KansasBellington (talk) 18:55, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Per caution on other article mentioning this individual, this is a borderline case, and the category needs appropriate links to Wikipedia and details of who this is. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:48, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


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Sulpicio Lines asks court to stop BMI investigation into 'Princess of the Stars' disaster

July 7, 2008

The Philippine shipping company Sulpicio Lines has asked a court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) from proceeding with its investigation into the loss of MV Princess of the Stars. The passenger ferry capsised and sank off Sibuyan island on June 21 during Typhoon Fengshen (known locally as Typhhon Frank) with hundreds of casualties.

Sulpicio told the Manila Regional Trial Court that both Republic Act 9295 and the Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004 removed the BMI's power to investigate maritime incidents and that the investigation the board launched on June 25 is "irregular, illegal, and null and void". They say only the Maritime Industry Authority is allowed to investigate accidents at sea.

Sulpicio also described the investigation as an 'inquisition' that was biased against Sulpicio from the start. They say "prejudgment" has increased the "pervasive negative publicity" surrounding the line, since negative accusations are most often published in newspapers. The company says one comment the board made was "Your vessel is not stable!" "You have no business being a safety officer!"

As a result Sulpicio is seeking ₱650,000 from the BMI. This is split down as ₱500,000 in moral damages, ₱100,000 lawyer's fees and ₱50,000 further costs.

The House Committee on Transportation also launched its own inquiry into the disaster today. The case for the TRO will be heard tomorrow.


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Wax Hitler will return to museum after repairs

July 7, 2008

Hitler's wax model is to return to the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin, Germany after getting its head ripped off by a 41-year old man who was arrested but subsequently released.

At the grand opening of the museum, the man, currently only known as Frank L., pushed aside two officers who were protecting the exhibit. Yelling "No more war!", he proceeded to rip off the wax sculpture's head.

The man was arrested but later released pending investigation. He told the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag he was angry about the exhibit. It has been reported that he had committed the act to win a bet started by his friends at a bar.

The waxwork was criticized around Germany where, generally, Nazi memorabilia or symbols are banned. Critics have argued that it is inappropriate to display a person who started a world war, but the museum has noted that Hitler was an important figure in German history.

The museum has announced its intentions to reinstate the €200,000 (£160,000) model after repairs, which could take weeks.


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Welcome to the Wikinews World News Quiz, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this week's news.

Last Updated: July 7, 2008

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The last line of the article made my head asplode. Instead of recycling old names, just give them cool new ones, like Pepe.

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Wikinews interviews Donald K. Allen, independent candidate in US presidential elections

July 7, 2008

While nearly all mainstream coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third-party candidates. These prospects represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms.

Wikinews has reached out to these candidates throughout the campaign and now presents an interview with Donald K. Allen of Youngstown, Ohio, an independent presidential candidate who registered with the Federal Election Committee in January 2007.

Why do you want to be President?
 * Donald K. Allen: We have had Republican or Democratic control of our government for 150 years, and as we have seen during the last few administrations, it has been very dysfunctional, arbitrary, and often harmful. I believe that electing another party man or woman would simply continue the bipartisanism that has repeatedly brought improvement to a standstill.  Only an independent can work with both sides of the aisle and bring back unity for the benefit of this country and its citizens.  I want to be President to make major improvements in America, from boosting our economy, to making health care affordable, to resolving the conflict in the Middle East.  My platform is extensive, and I discuss many issues that are important to Americans, but are not being debated by the two party candidates, i.e. The Fair Tax and building the border fence/wall.  I also hope to involve more Americans in government.  Our Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, but instead we have evolved into a ruling class spending 30, 40, and sometimes 50 years in Congress.

What are your three key policies?

 * DA: My three key policies will be to: 1. Take care of America and Americans first.  2. Turn our economy around.  3.  Secure our borders.

 * As soon as it is before me, I will sign The Fair Tax Bill to eliminate Federal Income Tax on individuals, small businesses, and corporations, creating a truly positive incentive to build and produce in this country. It will also repeal the 16th Amendment and initiate a consumptive tax that will bring everyone into the tax base, instead of only the honest people who work for a paycheck.  It will make economic incentive checks look like Band-Aids and put significantly more money in our pockets and in business' accounts to pay for health insurance or other needs.  Eliminating corporate income tax will allow companies to invest in research and development, expand operations, hire more employees, pay for health care, build more factories, and create more jobs.

 * I will order the Army Corps of Engineers to start on the east end and the Navy Seabees to begin on the west end and build an effective barrier on the Mexican border to stop the free flow of illegals into this country, as well as drug traffic. Defeatists say it will not work, but you won't be able to drive a pickup truck across the border anymore.  Along with this will be a positive, secure identification system for guest workers who are here or wish to come here.  Once the border fence is complete, I will extradite the 25% of our prison population who are illegal aliens.

 * I will establish "loser pays" rule for litigation in this country, greatly reducing frivolous and phony lawsuits in America, freeing up our courts to deal with more serious matters on a timely basis. This will also reduce the cost of doing business for insurance companies, thereby reducing premiums and making health care more affordable, which will work well with The Fair Tax.  Coinciding with this will be extreme pressure on Congress to pass true tort reform.

Have you ever run for political office before?
 * DA: No, and I consider that a plus. I will be able to view all issues objectively without prior obligations and debts owed to lobbyists, political action committees, corporations, and politically powerful people.  I will answer only to you, the people of America, and I will always put you first.

Can you win the 2008 Presidential election?
 * DA: This is a land of tremendous opportunity, and possibility. It may not seem probable that I will win, but it is definitely possible.  The key is our Nation's media, which is obligated through political pressure to focus on the two parties only, and give virtually no "face time" to anyone else.  It is a closed system that makes it extremely difficult for any non-party candidate to even be noticed, but I keep trying.  Right now Americans are receiving Pavlovian conditioning, hearing the name, "Obama," ten thousand times a day, and "McCain," six thousand times a day.  Remember, the press is liberal.  If enough people call in to radio talk shows asking to hear more about Donald K. Allen, and e-mailing television commentators like Bill O'Reilly and Lou Dobbs, then perhaps you will see me or hear me.  Otherwise it is up to getting name recognition out there so that when people vote, they can write me in.

What made you choose Christopher D. Borcik as your running mate?
 * DA: Chris is a viable, competent, and very capable individual who is a multiplier for the credibility of my campaign. As a Navy pilot and now a Delta pilot, he handles tremendous responsibility on a daily basis, and is trustworthy and serious about his work and committment to this campaign.  He is a family man and a sincere Christian who applies his belief to his decision-making process, and puts his religion above political correctness.  I met Chris at the first "Independents' Day" forum in Cincinnati, and liked him immediately.  I'm totally happy that he consented to run as vice president.


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Interview conducted via email. I am not posting a copy of the email here as they are so easily faked but if any one wants me to forward the emails for verification please email me. Thanks Anonymous101 (talk) 19:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


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Captain killed as DC-9 cargo jet crashes onto Mexican highway

July 7, 2008 The captain of a USA Jet Airlines McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-15 freighter has been killed and the co-pilot seriously injured after the aircraft crashed onto a highway in Mexico. The crash occurred near Jose Lopez Portillo and split the aircraft into four main pieces.

The accident at 0:14 local time yesterday left debris strewn across a 600-metre radius. The co-pilot was hospitalised in a critical condition with second and third degree burns, but is expected to recover. The plane had picked up four tons of car parts in Hamilton, Ontario and after making a stop at Shreveport, Louisiana was headed toward Plan de Guadalupe International Airport, which serves Mexico's Saltillo city.

The crash occurred around twelve kilometres from the runway. An investigation has been launched and the Public Ministry and the Civil Aeronautic Authority say an engine failure seems to have left the plane uncontrollable. The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Lon McIntosh, and the co-pilot Chris James, was listed in critical condition after undergoing surgery at a Saltillo hospital.

The jet was registered N199US. Because the plane was registered and manufactured in the United States, and the engines were built there, a team from the US has been sent to assist Mexico in the investigation. The US National Transportation Safety Board has sent a senior investigator as the US representative, and he brings with him experts in weather and aircraft systems. Also on the team are technical advisors from the Federal Aviation Authority, manufacturer Boeing (who bought out McDonnell-Douglas) and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.

The highway, which leads to Monterrey, was blocked as a result of the crash.


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Hurricane Bertha strengthens over Atlantic Ocean

July 8, 2008

Just hours after Tropical Storm Bertha became the first hurricane of the, Bertha strengthened to a "major" storm at category three on the five-step scale of hurricane intensity, the  (NHC) said.

At 5 p.m. EDT, the storm was packing sustained winds of 120 miles an hour and was located about 695 miles east-northeast of the Northern and about 1085 miles southeast of Bermuda. Forecasters say that Bertha is moving west-northwest at about 12 miles an hour and is expected to slow down in the next couple of days. "A gradual turn toward the northwest with a decrease in forward speed is expected over the next couple of days," the NHC said.

While the NHC noted that it is still too early to tell if Bertha will strike land, residents are being urged to continue to monitor the storm's progress. Further strengthening is unlikely, according to the NHC, due to unfavorable atmospheric conditions.

Bertha first formed on Thursday in the eastern Atlantic off of Africa. The storm is the easternmost tropical storm to form over the Atlantic in the month of July.


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I'd like to ask you to cease your disrespectful trolling. While we take all sorts here and apreciate different points of view, you're just being deliberatly spiteful. Stop now or be blocked. Thank you. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:28, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Dude, you can't even spell deliberately right.

 * OK, you got a chance. You have been blocked for the next 31 hours. You could try conducting yourself better when it expires, otherwise a longer block will be imposed. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:55, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

You spelled appreciate wrong too, numb nuts.

And that's this page locked down too. It becomes editable again when your block ends. Meantime, you may as well go find something else to do. There's nothing left here that you can edit. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I have extended your block by 12 hours for repeated trolling on this page after the block. Anonymous101 (talk) 18:07, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I too will join in with the block-issuing fun if you don't stop being an asshole. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:12, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

So only the mods are allowed to say stupid shit and call people "asshole"? Fucking hypocrite. Go ahead and ban me Brian McDumbshit.

 * You lost your right to say stupid shit by oversteping the mark with trolling, some of it racist. I reckon that comment above takes your block from one week to two. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:33, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

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Candidates begin campaigning for Glasgow East by-election

July 7, 2008

In Scotland, candidates have begun campaigning for the Labour-held constituency of Glasgow East, at which a by-election is due to be held on July 24 on account of former MP David Marshall's resignation due to stress-related health problems. There are currently 7 candidates in the running to be elected for the Westminster seat. The deadline for nominations is on Wednesday, July 9.

At the last general election in 2005, Labour won with 60.7% of the vote, holding a 13,507-vote majority over runners up the Scottish National Party (SNP), who gained 17%. However there were delays in their candidate selection process when the frontrunner, George Ryan, dropped out for family reasons. Their nomination consequently went to Margaret Curran, MSP for the Scottish Parliament seat of Glasgow Baillieston and health and wellbeing spokeswoman for the Labour Party's Scottish arm. Set to start campaigning on Tuesday, she said she is determined to fight poverty and expressed her confidence in the party, claiming that "Labour's fightback starts right here, right now."

UK newspaper The Independent has claimed that it has information from MPs and a senior member of the Labour government, which states that they will seek to replace prime minister Gordon Brown if the party do not win the by-election. Labour MP Ian Gibson, who held a majority of over 5,000 votes in his constituency of Norwich North told the paper that "the by-election in Glasgow is crucial. If he cannot win in his own backyard, things are desperate. I think he might go voluntarily."

Scottish first minister and SNP party leader Alex Salmond began the party's campaign today alongside candidate John Mason, who is a councillor in the city. "There's a political earthquake on the way in Glasgow East," Mr. Salmond told reporters at a community centre in the constituency earlier, claiming that the area's below-average statistics were a "condemnation of 50 years of Labour Party representation and Labour Party failure". Mr. Mason also attacked Labour, saying that "Labour MPs are so out of touch they voted to increase tax by another 10p." He is basing the SNP campaign around acting on rising energy costs.

Scottish newspaper The Herald reported that the by-election is "expected to be a two-horse race between the Nationalists and Labour," but other parties have also been out campaigning:

The Liberal Democrat Party, third-place in 2005, have selected mathematics teacher Ian Robertson as their candidate. He will begin campaigning on Tuesday. Meanwhile the Conservatives, who came fourth at the general election with 6.7%, are aiming high, party leader David Cameron visiting the constituency today to launch his campaign which is themed on "social decay", and trying to "repair the damage" of Britain's "broken society". He said the party would solve problems like knife crime and poverty by "treating not just the symptoms, but the causes too."

Also vying for the seat are Solidarity, who selected council worker Tricia McLeish, the Scottish Socialist Party, with former MSP Frances Curran, whose campaign begins on Tuesday, and the Scottish Green Party whose Eileen Duke, a retired GP, will fight the election.


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July 7, 2008 An Ariane 5ECA rocket has successfully launched two satellites. The European carrier rocket lifted off from ELA-3 (Launch Area 3) at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, South America, at 21:47 GMT this evening, carrying the ProtoStar-1 and Badr-6 spacecraft.

ProtoStar-1 is the first satellite to be operated by ProtoStar Corporation, a Bermuda-based US/Asian communications company. It will be positioned at 98.5° East longitude, in a geosynchronous orbit, around 36,000 kilometres above the Equator. It was built by Space Systems Loral, based on the LS-1300 bus. It will provide direct-to-home high definition broadcasting and internet services to South-East Asia. The satellite was originally named ChinaSat-8, and intended for launch on a Long March 3B carrier rocket by the Chinese satellite operator ChinaSat; this was cancelled due to US ITAR export regulations, with the uncompleted satellite being transferred to ProtoStar.

Badr-6 will be operated by Arabsat, a Saudi Arabian company. It will be positioned at 26° East, from where it will be used to provide direct-to-home television broadcasting services to the Persian Gulf. It was built by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, based on the Eurostar 2000+ bus. Badr is Arabic for "full moon". Badr-6, which is also designated Arabsat-4C, was built to replace the Arabsat-4A satellite which was lost in a Proton launch failure during early 2006.

A 17-metre long payload fairing was used to encapsulate the two satellites, and a Sylda dual-payload adapter, used to allow the rocket to carry two satellites. There are several different types of adapter; the Sylda-5 configuration was used on this launch. ProtoStar-1 was launched in the upper position, mated to the Sylda adapter, whilst Badr-6 was in lower position, directly integrated onto the second stage of the carrier rocket. ProtoStar-1 separated from the carrier rocket just over 27 minutes after launch, followed by the Sylda adapter about 90 seconds later, and Badr-6 just under 36 minutes into the flight.

Following confirmation of successful deployment of the satellites, Jean Yves Le Gall, the Chairman and Chief Executive of Arianespace, thanked the launch team for the successful launch. He also thanked the European Space Agency, who "by their continuous support of space policy guarantee [Arianepace's] success". Phillip Father, the President of ProtoStar, thanked Arianespace for the launch, and also thanked the "many people who have touched us and helped us out". He also said that he "would like to take this opportunity to thank the families, spouses, and significant others who have supported us". The Badr-6 programme manager stated that "this is a moment of sheer joy and excitement". He also referred to an unofficial Arianespace slogan, "launches speak louder than words", saying that "we heard you loud and clear".

The launch had previously been scheduled for late June, however delays with the previous Ariane launch caused it to be rescheduled for last Friday evening, from where it was delayed in order to replace part of an electrical connection between the rocket and mobile launch platform. This was the 34th launch of 2008, and the fourth to be conducted by an Ariane 5. This marked the 40th launch of an Ariane 5, and the 15th of the ECA configuration. The next Ariane launch is scheduled for early August, with the Superbird 7 and AMC-21 spacecraft.


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Comments:Wikinews interviews Donald K. Allen, independent candidate in US presidential elections

"Right now Americans are receiving Pavlovian conditioning, hearing the name, "Obama," ten thousand times a day, and "McCain," six thousand times a day." I like that quote! Harris Morgan (talk) 23:55, 7 July 2008 (UTC).

We need a candidate chosen by the people, not one forced on us.
I'm 66 years old person and have seen many Presidents come and go. But this is the first election I am powerless to chose a qualified candidate, except for Donald K. Allen. A political machine shoved Bush down my throat and got a lot of young men killed in a war that never should have been. Face it, it was all about oil, not 9/11. Now once again this political machine wants to shove yet another unqualified candidate down my throat. If we as Americans want our country back and the respect of the world once again then we need to look away from the Republican and Democrat political machine and toward ourselves and Donald K Allen to help us. He is indeed our best chance for our values and freedoms for ALL America. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.148.85.29 (talk) 22:21, 5 September 2008 (UTC)


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do not publish articles in the talk/collaboration space. Moved to User:Pharaon/Sandbox --SVTCobra 02:20, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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I responded to your question about bots. Happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:12, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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Lazar Comanescu, the Romanian Foreign Affairs minister came to visit on Monday his Moldovan counterpart Andrei Stratan.

A series of meetings held by minister Comanescu with top Republic of Moldova officials were aimed at marking a period of ice-breaking in the bilateral relations, but all press statements were veiled in caution and only showed readiness to "fortify political, economic and social relations" between the two countries. Out of the meeting with Andrei Stratan, Lazar Comanescu held talks as well with Moldovan PM Zinaida Grechany and President Vladimir Voronin.

'Romania is the only EU neighbour of the Republic of Moldova and I repeat, we have all the determination to strongly back the Republic of Moldova's process of approaching EU with faster steps,' said the Romanian official.

As the media did not have access to official meetings, statements made by Comanescu and Stratan fail to provide a clear view whether progress was reported in bilateral relations, but showed caution and suggested that some issues such as the bilateral and the border treaties are still taboo subjects.

The Moldovan Foreign minister said the agenda of talks spanned a large number of bilateral issues, but did not point any of them. He assured that talks and the dialogue for "solving existing problems" continues.

Meanwhile, Moldovan officials suggested they were ready to re-start talks on the establishing of new Romanian consulates in the Republic of Moldova. Foreign minister Stratan said there was a possibility that talks on opening consulates in Balti and Cahul be re-opened as such talks are not influenced by third factors.

Authorities in Bucharest have been insisting on the opening of two new consulates as the consular sections in Chisinau were unable to deal with the large number of applications from Moldovan citizens.

Lazar Comanescu's visit in Chisinau is the first high level visit of a Romanian official in the Republic of Moldova after PM Calin Popescu-Tariceanu's visit in July 2007, on the background of divergences and tensed statements between Chisinau and Bucharest in 2007 and early this year.

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Romanian foreign minister breaks the ice between Bucharest and Chisinau

July 8, 2008 Lazar Comanescu, the Romanian Foreign Affairs minister visited his Moldovan counterpart Andrei Stratan on Monday.

A series of meetings held by Comanescu with top Republic of Moldova officials was aimed at marking a period of ice-breaking in the bilateral relations, but all press statements were veiled in caution and only showed readiness to "fortify political, economic and social relations" between the two countries. Out of the meeting with Andrei Stratan, Lazar Comanescu also held talks with Moldovan Prime Minister Zinaida Grechany and President Vladimir Voronin.

"Romania is the only EU neighbour of the Republic of Moldova and I repeat, we have all the determination to strongly back the Republic of Moldova's process of approaching EU with faster steps," said the Romanian official.

As the media did not have access to official meetings, statements made by Comanescu and Stratan fail to provide a clear view of the progress in bilateral relations. Some considered the lack of access a sign that some issues such as border treaties are still taboo subjects.

The Moldovan Foreign minister said the agenda of talks spanned a large number of bilateral issues, but did not specify any in particular. He assured that talks for "solving existing problems" continue.

Meanwhile, Moldovan officials suggested that they were ready to re-start talks on the establishment of new Romanian consulates in the Republic of Moldova. Foreign minister Stratan said that there was a possibility that talks on opening consulates in Balti and Cahul may be held again.

Authorities in Bucharest have been insisting on the opening of two new consulates as the consular sections in Chisinau were unable to deal with the large number of applications from Moldovan citizens.

Comanescu's visit in Chisinau is the first high-level visit of a Romanian official in the Republic of Moldova after Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu's visit in July 2007.


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Talk:Romanian foreign minister breaks the ice between Bucharest and Chisinau

Would someone please correct "brakes" to "breaks" in the article title, I don't know how.


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Comments:Story preparation/Last U.S. WWI veteran dies

This is an error - I was just at a July 3rd 2008 fireworks display at Mt. Rushmore where Frank was presented the flag.


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8 July

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User talk:Rlagmlrn4u~enwikinews

안녕하십니까
신입가입자입니다 제가 뉴스에 관심이 많은터라 ..

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Rlagmlrn4u. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Rlagmlrn4u~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Renamed
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안녕하십시요..
뉴스에 관심이 많아서왔는데 이거 다영어네요? 번역못해요?????.. 번역을위해 저는 무슨일을 해야합니까??.. 아 ㅠㅠ

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Welcome
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Hi. please only create news articles. Any otehr type of article will be quickly deleted. See WN:NOT for more info. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:29, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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