Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/November 2005

• Imperial Family. (Do we have a page on the Japanese Royal Wedding ?) -- 64.229.179.241 07:17, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• President
  civil unrests. (This stale item on ITN needs an update.) -- 64.229.5.51 22:20, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

November 13, 2005

• Minneapolis, Minnesota
  , at age 38.
  • I don't know if this is major enough for the Main Page, but something new needs to go up there. --
    Kitch 23:36, 13 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
    ]
• motion of non-confidence
  and force a Christmas election instead.

November 11, 2005

• Today is Veterans Day in the United States. (CNN)
  • ITN is not a "today in the world", it's for major encyclopaedic events. There cannot possibly be major article update for this. --Golbez 19:17, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 9, 2005

• 2002 Bali bombing and other terrorist acts, is believed to be dead following a gunbattle with Indonesian police. (Reuters) (Reuters) --Vsion 01:28, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Boeing to break world record for distance with 777-200LR flying from Hong Kong to London via the Pacific, North America and the Atlantic. (Boeing) — Instantnood 20:02, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Commons defeat. The failure of the proposed bill, which would have allowed suspects to remain in police custody for three months without charge, is seen as a huge blow to Blairs authority. (BBC), (CNN)--Irishpunktom\^talk 18:16, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• The Kansas State Board of Education votes 6-4 to incorporate the teaching of intelligent design into its science curriculum, while in Dover, Pennsylvania, eight members of the school board are ousted in favor of replacements who intend to repeal similar changes that were instituted in 2004. As part of the new standards, the Kansas School Board "rewrote the definition of science, so that it is no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena." Kansas education board downplays evolution (MSNBC) --Jay (Histrion) (talk • contribs) 18:10, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• Venus Express, the first space mission to Venus in over a decade, lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. -- 64.229.228.83 08:24, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• In
  proposals are defeated.--Xinoph 13:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

November 8, 2005

• finance minister. -- This should be a good item for ITN once the pages are updated. Hope the results of this "muscle-versus-brain" faceoff will become available soon. Will Johnson-Sirleaf become the first female president of an African country ? Hmmm... -- 64.229.228.83 06:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Tim Kaine wins the Virginia election for governor http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/08/tuesday/index.html Tlozano 02:35, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• One killed in Tennessee school shooting (Campbell County Comprehensive High School,Jacksborro,TN)http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/08/tenn.school.shooting/index.html

• Voters in parts of the
  off-year elections. [5] -- tilthouse 21:41, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Adel al-Zubeidi was killed by gunmen in Baghdad, making him the second defence attorney assassinated since the Trial of Saddam Hussein began three weeks ago.[6] -- Sherurcij 18:22, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

7 November 2005

• UN's Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq. -- 65.95.153.99 19:35, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]
  • Why is
    K. Natwar Singh is not ? --65.95.152.169 18:26, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    • Because those with sysop powers are busy with many other things, pal. -- 64.229.228.83 06:28, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• The remains of Copernicus may have been discovered by archaeologists in Frombork Cathedral on Poland's Baltic coast. News in Science — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.218.41.151 (talk • contribs)

• new parliamentary elections
  as early as December.

— Jord 18:18, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• Rangoon to Pyinmana, 600km (373 miles) north of Rangoon. (BBC) (BBC) — Instantnood 16:33, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• A
  magistrates' court in Hong Kong sentences a BitTorrent user to be jailed for three months for sharing films on the Internet, the first conviction in the world for file sharing. (BBC) (BBC) (Ming Pao) — Instantnood 16:18, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Alberto Fujimori

• Alberto Fujimori, former President of Peru, is arrested in Chile whilst a Chilean judge considers a Peruvian extradition request. 195.92.67.77 12:38, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• India opened the first of three points at Chakan Da Bagh in Poonch on the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan for 2005 Kashmir earthquake relief work.(Rediff) PradeepSomani 10:49, 7 November 2005 UTC

• The
  McCain Detainee Amendment(90-9) last month, has caused discord within the Bush Administration. Many Republicans, including Senator John McCain, favor adoption of language from the Geneva Conventions, prohibiting 'cruel,' 'humiliating' and 'degrading' treatment of detainees. Joaquin Murietta 05:12, 7 November 2005 (UTC) (self nom)[reply
  ]

6 November 2005

• Chirac is now on ITN. Here's a pic of him from WCommons for use, in case admins feel that Image:2005 riots France.png is not good for the Main Page due to lack of references. -- 64.229.206.243 23:11, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• A
  tornado rips through Southern Indiana in the early morning hours, causing as many as 22 deaths and 230 injuries. (CNN) --Holderca1 17:07, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Azerbaijani people go to the polling booths in
  TEDH 10:34, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
  ]
  • The article needs much more context, particularly on the elections themselves. For starters, who's running? It's also not properly neutral to only have mention of the prospect (or not) of another color revolution. In any case, I don't expect this should be posted until the election is concluded and the results are in.--Pharos 17:33, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • I have no idea who's running, can't find the information. Was hoping someone the increased visibility would make someone add the information...
      TEDH 19:31, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
      ]
      • For increased visibility ? This is what
        Current events is for. More finished products can then go on ITN on the Main Page. --64.229.206.243 23:06, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
        ]

4 November 2005

• 4 U.S. nationals charged with spying for and supplying military secrets to China.
• U.S. Senate narrowly passed a bill opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas drilling. How the senators voted: [7].
  • Please update an article on this, preferably Arctic Refuge drilling controversy.--Pharos 10:53, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Main article has been updated, added it to ITN. -Greg Asche (talk) 03:04, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• Israelis have begun to mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. --64.229.207.133 16:27, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

2 November 2005

• Image:2005 Paris suburb riots.jpg appears to be a blatant copyright violation. (See http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/103105parisyouthriot/im:/051031/photos_wl/2005_10_31t082909_450x316_us_france_riots;_ylt=AgNKrfO_RQnZ04QQ3gwcqBdgWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20-) What admin would commit such a fragrant foul ?!?!? Please take it off the Main Page now !!!!! (Hey, it rhymes!) --64.229.6.230 16:58, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's fair use--a non-reproducable historic event. --BG 19:54, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use is highly questionable in the article -see Rama's note on the image page- and we have a distinct policy against putting "fair use" images on the main page.--Pharos 10:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think the image should be changed to this to show that the rioting has become widespread? -70.176.93.225 19:59, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• Nino Vieira appoints Aristides Gomes, a former African Development Bank official, as new prime minister, replacing the dismissed Carlos Gomes Júnior. (xinhua)(Reuters)
• Google experiences a worldwide outage lasting longer than an hour across their entire network of websites, including AdSense advertising on third-party publishers' websites.
  • No article updated, not ITN-worthy. --Golbez 18:30, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• The
  Bush Administration policies.(Yahoo News)
  • No article updated, "protest" would never be updated for this. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• The
  CIA
  (Central Intelligence Agency) maintains secret prisons all over the world, which it uses to conduct interrogations of dubious legality.
  • No article updated, no bolded link. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Created a new article at
      CIA prison system, not very informative, but at least it now exists Sherurcij 09:06, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply
      ]
• The
  29 October 2005 Delhi bombings. (NDTV)
  • Minor news, perhaps when they arrest someone, but I won't completely discard this one like the previous two. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Scientists have discovered that laboratory-generated sparks will produce
  gamma rays
  .
  • Bold the updated article and you might have a case; but I can't tell until I know what's been updated. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• British Minister for Work and Pensions, David Blunkett, resigns for a second time, over allegations of misconduct related to his directorship with a bioscience company.
  • Already posted. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• The
  Muslim youths who were allegedly fleeing police and were accidently electrocuted while hiding in an electrical substation. The riots have caused increased strains between the authorities and the Muslim community of France. (AP)
  • Already posted. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]