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[edit] Spy Plane Shot Down
[edit] Postal Worker saves falling baby
--71.254.97.20 16:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC) http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080422/NATION/68245240 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/22/national/main4033783.shtml
Done See Postal worker saves baby's life --A101 - (talk) 19:28, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Pub Explosion in UK
April 22, 2008
Description: An Explosion at UK pub Full story:
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thanks sorry if i cant write news stories right now kind of bummed out but if a breaking news or any news comes in i will let u guys know imediatly. --71.254.97.20 16:49, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
- Done
[edit] 2 US Marines die in iraq bombing
April 22, 2008
Description: 2 US Marines killed at checkpoint in Iraq Full story:
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- Done as news brief. See Wikinews Shorts: April 23, 2008 --A101 - (talk) 06:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] ASAP if can...
April 22, 2008
Description: Explosion underground in Fort Lee, New Jersey Full story:
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- "[2]".
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- Done as news brief. See Wikinews Shorts: April 23, 2008 --A101 - (talk) 15:18, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] new
April 22, 2008
Description: Gang Chases car in SA Full story:
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- "[3]".
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- Done as news brief. See Wikinews Shorts: April 23, 2008 --A101 - (talk) 18:08, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Political News
April 22, 2008
Description: McCain goes to other states Full story:
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- Done see McCain launches tour of US states --A101 - (talk) 15:50, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sperm Bank gets sperm stolen
April 22, 2008e Sources:
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- Done as news brief. See Wikinews Shorts: April 23, 2008
[edit] only 33 minutes ago on yahoo news thought i would post this maybe someone could get to it
April 23, 2008
Description: Civilians deaths rise in Iraq Full story:
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- "[6]".
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- Done as news brief. See Wikinews Shorts: April 23, 2008 --A101 - (talk) 18:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit]
April 23, 2008
Description: see title Full story: see title Sources:
- chicago tribune "two shot". chicago tribune, 4/23/08
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- Done as news brief. See Wikinews Shorts: April 23, 2008 --A101 - (talk) 18:34, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Mugabe wins first recount
April 23, 2008
Description: see title Full story: see title Sources:
- "[7]".
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- Done. See Some results released in recount of Zimbabwe election results --A101 - (talk) 18:50, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Ireland rejects EU Treaty
June 13, 2008
Description The referendum in Ireland on the so-called Treaty of Lisbon failed on Friday with 53% voting "no". Ireland is the only country to vote "no" on the treaty, which is required to have unanimous support from all 27 European Union members.
Full story: Ireland, the only country to hold a referendum, voted to reject the European Union treaty, which would have strengthened the EU government. The treaty has already been ratified by the parliaments of 18 other countries. The UK, the next country scheduled to ratify, says it will push ahead with the process there, but conservatives in that country say it should be "declared dead." It's unclear what this defeat means for the treaty, which can only go into effect after ratification by all 27 EU member states.
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- Jonathan Saul and Peter Graff "Ireland rejects treaty in blow for EU". Reuters, 13 June 2008
- "Irish vote "NO" on EU Treaty". Voice of America, 13 June 2008
[edit] Eurovision 2008 kicks off in Belgrade.
May 20, 2008
Description: Eurovision has been an ongoing musical contest between the nations of Europe for over 50 years and grows in popularity each year.
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- Mark Hughes "Former binman is set to be UK's worst Eurovision entrant". The Independent, 20 May 2008
- Nicole Martin "Terry Wogan: We can't beat Eurovision iron curtain". Telegraph, 19/05/2008
- Ellie Tzortzi "Gay Serbs see glimmer of hope in Eurovision glitter". Reuters UK, May 19, 2008
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Category:Music. Category:Europe.
- Instead of doing this now, why not wait untill after the semi then write First Eurovision 2008 semi-final: X, Y & Z through? Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 16:57, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Crystal cave in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (CA) Evacuated After Historic Explosives Found
May 20, 2008
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Crystal Cave was evacuated after park employees found what is believed to be live explosives left over from cave construction in the 1930s.
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The workers were performing an annual cave restoration wires were found leading from three drilled holes in the rock. They appeared to be remnants of live explosives which may have been left over from construction work done in the 1930s. The chief regional blaster was contacted. He works at the park and is certified by the National Park Service to handle abandoned explosives. An effort will be made this week to remove any explosives. The explosives may be nitro glycerine and because of its instability, detonation may be required for removal.
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- Alexandra Picavet, Public Affairs Specialist, National Park Service "The Morning Report, May 19, 2008". National Park Service, May 19,2008
- no author listed "Explosives Discovered Crystal Cave". KFSN-TV/DT, May 16,2008
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May 25, 2008
Description: Prince Joachim of Denmark mary Marie Cavalliers of France
Full story: Prince Joachim of Denmark enter his second marry after getting devoured from Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg. Prince Joachim brings his two children Prince Felix and Nikolai into the new marriage.
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- tv2.dk "Marie og Joachim er blevet viet". tv2.dk, 25-05-08
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[edit] McClelland bombshell book
May 28, 2008
Description: Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan releases scathing memoir
Full story: What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception is the memoir of Scott McClellan, who served as the White House Press Secretary from 2003 until 2006 under President George W. Bush. The book is scheduled to be released on June 2, 2008; however, excerpts have already been leaked. In the book, McClellan unexpectedly and harshly criticizes the Bush administration. He accuses Bush of "self-deception"[1] and of maintaining a "permanent campaign approach" to governing rather than making the best choices.[2] McClellan stops short of saying that Bush purposely lied about his reasons for invading Iraq, writing that the administration was not "employing out-and-out deception" to make the case for war in 2002,[3] though he does write that the administration relied on an aggressive "political propaganda campaign" instead of the truth to sell the Iraq war.[4] The book is also critical of the press corps for being too accepting of the administration's propaganda on the Iraq War[2] and of Condoleeza Rice for being "too accommodating" and being very careful about protecting her own reputation.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elizabeth Bumiller "In Book, Ex-Spokesman Has Harsh Words for Bush". The New York Times, 2008-05-28
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Allen "McClellan whacks Bush, White House". Politico, 2008-05-27
- ↑ "Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq". The Washington Post, 2008-05-27
- ↑ "Ex-aide Scott McClellan rips Bush's Iraq 'propaganda'". Associated Press, 2008-05-28
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[edit] World Food Programme's End Hunger: Walk the World event, June 1st 2008
May 31, 2008
Description: The World Food Programme's yearly march to raise funds to fight world hunger is tomorrow, June 1st, 2008.
Full story: The World Food Programme holds its yearly march to raise funds to fight world hunger tomorrow.
Last year, hundreds of thousands of people marched in over one hundred countries around the world. This year, the WFP is appealing for emergency funds, as rising food prices and natural disasters have caused widespread and severe food shortages.
Anyone can join. Find your city's walk event at [8].
NOTE: the Wikipedia article "Walk the World"[9] appears to have LAST YEAR'S DATE. I'll fix.
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- David Loyn "Walk the World raises WFP funds". BBC, May 31st
- World Food Programme "End Hunger: Walk the World 2008". World Food Programme, retrieved May 31st
- World Food Programme "Global walk: leaders and communities join to stamp out child hunger". World Food Programme, May 14th 2007
(see also links from the above, particularly http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2475 and http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2861)
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Category:World Hunger Category:Famine Category:Food Prices Category:United Nations
[edit] Democratic party delegates from Florida and Michigan each receive one-half vote in their primaries.
June 1, 2008
Description:Democratic party delegates from Florida and Michigan each receive one-half vote in their primaries.
Full story: The Democratic National Committee has reached a compromise on the situation of disenfranchised voters in the states of Florida and Michigan today, giving the delegates from both states each one-half of a vote.
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- Foxnews.com "DNC Panel Approves Delegate Deal on Michigan and Florida Primaries, Despite Objections". Fox News, 31 May 2008
- CNN.com "Florida, Michigan get all delegates but each gets half vote". CNN, 31 May 2008
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Category:2008 United States presidential election.
[edit] Earthquake strikes the Philippines Sunday
June 1, 2008
Description: 6.4 Magnitude earthquake strikes the Philippines.
Full story: An earthquake hit the coast of the Philippines on Sunday.
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- CNN "Earthquake hits Philippines". CNN, 31 May 2008
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[edit] Auction rate investors will not get money
June 6, 2008
Description: auction rate investors can't have the money. Full story:
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- "[10]".
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[edit] Sudan plane bursts into flames
June 10, 2008
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- "[11]". 6/10/08
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Comment - Written as Plane crashes in Khartoum. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 02:19, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Canada Apologizes to Indian Residential School Survivors and Aboriginal peoples
June 11, 2008
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[edit] cocaine bust
June 13, 2008
Description: cocaine dealers busted by police Full story:
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- "[14]".
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[edit] r kelly found not guilty for porn
June 13, 2008
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[edit] Breaking News 4 us soldiers killed in afghan blast
June 14, 2008
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[edit] State of Florida agrees to purchase U.S. Sugar to restore the Everglades
June 24, 2008
Description:The State of Florida agreed to purchase U.S. Sugar, the largest manufacturer of cane sugar in the U.S., for $1.7 billion, in an effort to restore the Everglades
Full story:The State of Florida entered an agreement on June 24, 2008 to purchase U.S. Sugar, the largest manufacturer of cane sugar in the U.S. in an effort to restore the Everglades. Terms of the agreement stated that the purchase would be completed within 75 days, but that U.S. Sugar would be able to operate for another six years. After that, the State of Florida will retain ownership of U.S. Sugar's manufacturing facilities in Clewiston, Florida, and 187,000 acres of fields that have grown sugarcane since the 1960s would be allowed to return to their natural state.
U.S. Sugar and the State of Florida have been in legal disputes since the Everglades Forever Act was passed in 1994. The act was an attempt to clean up water tainted with phosphorus runoff leaving sugarcane fields and pumped into the Everglades. Phosphorus is a fertilizer that alters Everglades ecosystems, allowing invasive and exotic cattails to replace sawgrass when levels rise above 50 parts per billion. Tests in the 1980s in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge directly south of sugarcane fields indicated water had 500 ppb of phosphorus.
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- Cave, Damien and John Holusha "Florida to Buy Sugar Maker in Bid to Restore Everglades". The New York Times, 2008-06-25
- Curtis Morgan "U.S. Sugar sale called turning point in Glades cleanup". The Miami Herald, 2008-06-24
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[edit] UK removes the Iranian Opposition Group, PMOI, from the terror list
June 23,2008
the House of Commons and the House of Lords unanimously voted to remove the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI[MEK]) from the list of proscribed organizations. Therefore, the PMOI is finally out of the list of proscribed organizations in the UK. The order was laid last month by the Home Secretary before both Houses of Parliament on the order of the British Court of Appeal.
Sources:AFP, AP, WP, NYT, ...
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[edit] Man who killed georgia boy lied to police
June 26, 2008
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[edit] Mugabe Wins
June 29, 2008
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[edit] Metagovernment opens wiki
June 30, 2008
Description: In June, the Metagovernment project opened a wiki for public participation.
Full story: On June 20, 2008, the Metagovernment project opened its wiki, a precursor to its Metascore software. This act results in the accessibility of complete public participation in what is claiming to be the new government of humanity.
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- "Metscore precursor-wiki is now open". SourceForge.net, 2008-06-21
- "Wiki is live". Start list server, 2008-06-20
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[edit] Explosion in Pakistan
June 30, 2008
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- "[18]".
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[edit] Guantanamo Prisoner Video Released
July 15, 2008
Guantanamo Prisoner Video Released:
-shows Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, 16 at time of questioning by Canadian officials at 2003 -footage released by Khadr's lawyers -filmed secretly through a ventilation shaft in questioning room -Khadr charged with throwing a grenade that killed an American soldier in Afghanistan -Khadr complains of torture while held by Americans @ Bagram AFB
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- none listed "First Guantanamo Video Released". BBC News Online, 11:31 GMT, Tuesday, 15 July 2008
- AP "Video of Guantanamo Prisoner Interrogation Released for the First Time". Fox News Online, Tuesday, 15 July 2008
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Category:North America Category:United States Category:Crime and law Category:Politics and conflicts.
- Started at First ever video showing Guantamano interrogation released Anonymous101 (talk) 13:42, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
- Done --> First ever video showing Guantamano questioning released Anonymous101 (talk) 14:20, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
July 17, 2008
[edit] A man who has not eaten for 70 years
Description: A man who has not eaten for 70 years
Full story: Prahlad Jani who prefers to a called ‘Mataji’..notice the red sindoor in his hair parting, tikka, ornaments and red clothes,
<copright violating text removed>
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- "[{{{url}}} {{{title}}}]".
Categories: supernatural
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Not done news five years old/ Anonymous101 (talk) 15:32, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Scientology protest
2009-12-22
Description: This Saturday huge number of protesters will convene at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to protest Scientology. This event will draw protesters from all over the country, and will be larger than any of the single local protests that have been happening up to this pont.
Full story: full_story
Sources: author "title". pub, date
Categories: Category:Scientology
- Not done - too old
[edit] Man decapitated on Greyhound bus in Manitoba, Canada.
July 31, 2008
Description: Man decapitated on Greyhound bus in Manitoba, Canada.
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- CBC Staff "Man decapitates passenger aboard Greyhound bus in Manitoba: witness". CBC.ca, July 31, 2008
- Canadian Press "Man on Greyhound bus going to Winnipeg stabbed, then beheaded victim: passenger". Canadian Press, July 31, 2008
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Done, Man decapitated on Greyhound bus in Manitoba, Calebrw (talk) 21:09, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Troops stage 'coup' in Mauritania
August 6, 2008
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- "Troops stage coup in Mauritania". BBC News, August 6, 2008
- Vincent Fertey and Ibrahima Sylla "Mauritania junta battles tide of diplomatic outrage". Reuters, August 6, 2008
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August 6, 2008
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Done, = Mauritania president Abdallahi arrested in coup, Calebrw (talk) 17:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Detroit Mayor Thrown In Slammer
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/07/mayor.jailed.ap/index.html http://news.aol.com/article/detroit-mayor-ordered-jailed/123118
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Category:Politics and conflicts.
[edit] Bomb Threat Shuts down Dover
August 10, 2008
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- "[19]".
2009-12-22
Description: Fred Winters was shot and killed today in front of his congregation during Mayrville First Baptist Church's 8:00 A.M. service
Full story: see link with sources, includes photo in Commons of the church's memorial notice
Sources: author "Bible, Pastor Shot, Killed". pub, 2009-03-08
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[edit] First Australian plaque to commemorate Pontian genocide victims
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 5.40PM ADST
Description:First memorial plaque in Australia to recognise the Pontian genocide.
Full story:On Saturday 20 December 2008 the first ever memorial plaque dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Pontian Genocide was erected at the South Australian Migration Museum. The plaque was unveiled by the State Attorney General, Hon Michael Atkinson MP who is also the Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs in South Australia. The event was organised by the Pontian Brotherhood of South Australia Inc, as part of their 50th Anniversary celebrations for the club. The event was also attended by the Lieutenant-Governor Mr Hieu van Le, Chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission in South Australia, Mr Steve Georganas, Federal Member for Hindmarsh, Hon Stephen Wade MLC, Mr Dimitri Hatzopoulos, Consul-General of Greece in South Australia, and Father Tsoraklidis for the Greek Orthodox Church of South Australia. The President and Secretary of the Armenian Cultural Association of South Australia also attended. This is the first such plaque anywhere in Australia and it is a first step towards achieving recognition of the events in Australia.
Sources: I am a member of the club and wife of the president who commissioned the plaque. The story was detailed in a number of Greek newspapers in south Australia and Victoria, such as the Neos Kosmos, Ta Nea and others. Too much time has passed since and I can't find the archive news for these papers. I thought you might have beeter luck.
I also have a photo available of the plaque but I am not sure whether that is something that would be appropriate for this site.
- "[ ]".
Categories:Europe, Greece, Hellenism, Pontian, Armenian, Genocide.
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[edit] American Protesters
March 1, 2009 28th November 2009 Description: Protests in Chicago against Obama's budget Full story: In response to the recent Bill passed by newly elected President Barack Obama, a protest began in Chicago and more are expected across America in the months to come. The protesters staged a Tea Party akin to the one staged in Boston many years ago. Sources:
- "[ ]".
http://www.wyff4.com/cnn-news/18815576/detail.html#- Protesters stage Greenville Tea Party CNN News 27th February 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDNytTOGs4M The DC Tea Party 27th February 2009 Categories: Politics, Society, Global Information Category:add category name here. The reason I'm appealing to you Wikinews is because I couldn't find that much information about this on major news websites. Should this not be a headline? Please help.
- Thank You for your submission. I have found some more sources and I am starting an article on this event. Anonymous101talk 19:19, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
- Done - See Thousands take part in protests across US against government's financial policy
[edit] Cat forced into bong
March 3, 2009
Description: A cat was forced into a bong Full story: A cat was forced into a bong Sources:
- "Man accused of stuffing cat into bong". 3/2/09
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/03/02/neb_deputies_say_man_stuffed_cat_inside_bong/ Categories:
- I'd like to write this one up, but with only one main source (AP) being used by all the sites I can find, I'd like something a little more to back it up. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 02:52, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
- This one doesn't seem to rely on AP: http://www.wsav.com/sav/news/crime/article/man_puts_cat_in_bong/10072/ --SVTCobra 11:39, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Not done stale now. --SVTCobra 23:27, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Student into Space
March 11, 2009
Description:
I really do not want to be a spammer, so sorry if I waste anyones time with this article request.
I am a dutch student who just enrolled a global campaign to become the worlds first sponsored astronaut. you can read about this on Givemeaspaceflight.com
Several news station in my country picked up my article and think my campaign is newsworthy. Therefore I would want this to become a full story on Wikinews. Because it is news worthy, it is a creative daring campaign without any commercial goal and of course it is remarkable. So it is something people will talk about. It is of course up to the editors to decide if this is remarkable thus news. I myself can of course not submit this article since this would be against the holy guidelines of Wikipedia :) Which I think are very important
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