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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Virginia dangerous dog law bill ready for Assembly debate Southwest Airlines flight skids •The Bush administration off runway at Chicago's summons Canadian ambassador The key legislative provisions of a Midway Frank McKenna, and is expected new dangerous dog bill could A Boeing to formally lodge a complaint mean felony criminal charges and 737 skidded after Prime Minister Paul Martin's higher home-owner insurance off the criticism on December 7 of the premiums for Virginia dog owners runway at United States at the Montreal whose pet is deemed dangerous. A Chicago's Midway Airport conference on climate change. Spotsylvania County committee, Thursday evening; the Southwest U.S.-Canada relations are already called the Dangerous Dog Task Airlines flight 1248 was en route a major issue in the upcoming Force, hammered out the basics of to Midway from Baltimore. Canadian federal election. the bill that county Senator R. Reports emerge of an alleged Edward Houck will introduce to the agrees to • massacre of protesting farmers General Assembly in January. "urgent" ban on tertiary- and fisherman in Dongzhou, sector mandatory student Guangdong, China by police Within the bill: unions forces. The protesters are • a first-time incident by a The controversial "voluntary believed to be upset with dog would result in a felony student unionism" bill has been government plans to build a new charge to the owner, with passed by the Australian Senate power plant in the area and infill an increase in the severity after an unexpected urgency part of the bay. The death toll, of the penalty for motion. This follows similar pegged at 20, is the worst act of subsequent offenses (the "urgent" motions in recent weeks violence by Chinese security penalty ranges from 1 to 10 gagging debate on major, forces since the Tiananmen years in prison) controversial changes to Square massacre in 1989. The • a dog deemed dangerous Australian law in industrial town is reportedly still sealed off must be registered with the relations and in law-enforcement. by government forces. state on the Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry Featured story South Carolina says final (published by the state to the web) and owners must Asylum seeker hunger strike goodbyes to former Governor carry insurance liability enters seventh week Campbell protection for the animal up A Chinese to $300,000 man in Former Republican governor dangerous dogs cannot be Australian Carroll Campbell will lie in state • immigration today on the second floor of the sold, adopted or transferred detention is Statehouse in Columbia, SC. He , except to animal control still refusing suffered from a fatal heart attack • no dog deemed dangerous food, seven on Wednesday. He was 65. He was can be transferred into the weeks after starting his hunger a native of Greenville. There will state strike. be a funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia at 10:30 a.m. The dog would be legally defined Wikipedia Current Events local time on Saturday, and there as dangerous if it has bitten or will be an additional funeral service attacked a person or companion The Groups for the 2006 FIFA • and burial at All Saints Episcopal animal. In the case of an attack on World Cup to be held in Germany Church in Pawleys Island. a companion animal, the injuries are finalized. to the animal are such that it had

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit e n . wikinews.org Saturday, December 10, 2005 Wikinews Page 2 to be euthanized. Currently, the Representatives has been passed Earlier Senator Penny Wong of the Virginia state penal code contains by the Australian Senate suggested no guidelines in the case of injury December 9, without amendment, that back-room dealings were or death due to a dog attack. after an unexpected urgency taking place to get key Australian motion that afternoon. The National Party senator Barnaby "We're not talking about a little voluntary student unionism bills Joyce on-side. Senator Joyce had situation where somebody's pet aim to stop the compulsory joining expressed concerns over the VSU chases a kid down the street with of university students into the bills contrary to the Nationals a bike and maybe jumps up and student union and the support on the bill, and had causes a very slight little scratch consequential abolition of payment proposed to amend the bill. The or a little nick or something," of the union fees, which often go other key senator Steve Fielding Senator Houck said Tuesday. to amenities and services provided has expressed that he has said "We're talking about where people to university students. Many that an amenities fee is are seriously disfigured and students, associations, and vice- appropriate if set "at the right maimed. chancellors of universities are level". Senator Hill has "made no opposed to the legislation, with apology" about putting forward the "This journey has just begun, this rallies and days of action taking Government program, and said is going to be a long way," Senator place earlier this year. In the that he would "do his best to Houck cautioned, since the process, Senator Steve Fielding of implement the Government proposals before the General the Family First Party held the key program". Assembly could face many vote who expressed his late changes, or outright rejection. decision to support the passage of A division on the urgency motion the VSU legislation. followed, which was passed from Task force committee member Government Senate majority. Maureen Hill-Hauch said to the The VSU legislation was earlier issue of dog owners being held anticipated to be debated at the In the second reading, Senator accountable for their animal’s next sitting -- that is, next year -- Wong had said that the actions, "This will send a clear and but appeared on the notice paper Government had treated the convincing message to today in case the Senate had time Senate chamber like "an extension irresponsible dog owners." to discuss the bill, however, at of their own party room", and that approximately 1.40pm an urgency the Government were "drunk on The legislation, called the Dorothy motion was moved on a number of power". She went on to speculate Sullivan Memorial Bill, is named in bills, including the voluntary whether the Nationals had "rolled memory of the 82-year-old student unionism (VSU) legislation over" in regards to Senator Joyce, Spotsylvania woman who was which entered the Senate or whether the Australian Liberal mauled to death by 3 yesterday. The urgency motion Party party (the other counterpart neighborhood Pit Bulls while she allots time on the second reading in the Liberal/National Government was walking her own dog in her to extend to 4.30pm and coalition) had done a deal with front yard. The owner of the remaining stages of the bill to Senator Fielding, and drew attacking dogs, Deanna Large, 38, 5.00pm. The Senate is currently attention to the potential effects of has been charged with a felony of was to adjourn at 3.30pm today, abolishing the fees. Senator involuntary manslaughter. The trial but this was extended to Natasha Stott-Despoja from the is scheduled to begin December approximately 5.15-5.30pm. Australian Democrats has 20. expressed her opposition to the The guillotine was controversial bill and the policy, terming the day Australian Senate agrees to and criticised by non-Government "Freaky Friday" and went on to "urgent" ban on tertiary-sector senators, who drew on the say "Democracy, in this place, is mandatory student unions perceived three and a half hour dead" due to the earlier events of "filibuster" from Government the day, as non-Government The controversial voluntary members over non-controversial senators did not know about student unionism bills that have bills earlier today, where all parties possible deals that were made or been proposed earlier in the year were in agreement, and over the details of the amendment. by education minister in the perceived trivial bills such as a bill Australian House of on the European Bank in Mongolia. Senator Ron Boswell, leader of the

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Nationals, expressed his support of details in the funding package of Jews during World War II, they of the abolition of the fees, and proposed by Senator Boswell. should host a state of Israel on the procurement of a package of Senator of the their own soil. funding of 80 million dollars drew attention towards funding academic and to Senator Fielding's stance, "Some European countries insist non-union related services, which calling him a "failure" in regards to on saying that during World War he said satisfied the National's his Victorian state, criticising his II, Hitler burned millions of Jews policy stance on the issue, and position on the bill and his and put them in concentration warned implicitly against crossing absence from the chamber, and camps," Ahmadinejad said. "Any the floor. Family First Senator praised Senator Joyce's historian, commentator or scientist Fielding has said that the commitment to his earlier word. who doubts that is taken to prison argument can "run both ways" in Senator Stott-Despoja stated her or gets condemned. Although we his speech, and said he had a support for the ALP amendments, don't accept this claim [of the "great deal of trouble" making up but these failed due to holocaust], if we suppose it is true his mind on the issue, but said Government numbers. ...". that Family First will be voting for the bill. Senator Kerry Nettle, the Senator Joyce's amendments were He followed this by a statement next speaker, was incensed at this, then put (as the time cutoff quoted as "Let's give some land to and termed Senator Fielding passed) which led to a divison, the Zionists in Europe or in "Senator Sellout" but was asked to and in the division he crossed the Germany or Austria," according to withdraw that remark. She went floor on the amendments, which USA Today, or, according to on to state amongst her remarks the Opposition supported. Senator Reuters and Rediff, "If the that Fielding has "sold out" Joyce's amendments however Europeans are honest they should students. were defeated 29 to 31 -- give some of their provinces in Fielding's choice was key in this Europe -- like in Germany, Austria Senator Joyce, the final speaker, vote. Senator Joyce however voted or other countries -- to the has expressed his opposition to with the Government to have the Zionists and the Zionists can compulsory unionism, and has bills stand as printed. establish their state in Europe. You said he will put his amendment to offer part of Europe and we will abolish compulsory unionism but On the third reading, which support it." described his amendment which support signifies final passage of will ensure alternative funding for the bill, the vote was 29 to 27, so Israel condemned Ahmadinejad's services (but not described the legislation did pass. Joyce statements as "outrageous and whether it will be compulsory fees) crossed the floor again on this even racist," saying the comments at parity with funding received stage. The bill must re-enter the defy international law which today. Some senators who wished House of Representatives again for recognises Israel's right to exist to speak but could not due to time concurrence, which had already and assumed a denial of constraints had their speeches risen the day earlier, and sits Holocaust. The United States incorporated into Hansard by again February 2006, next year. described the comments as leave. "appalling and reprehensible." Iranian president says move Committee Israel to Europe President Ahmadinejad's remarks Thursday were made at a summit In committee, Senator Eric Abetz The President of Iran, Mahmoud of Muslim nations in Islam's holy has stated the Government will be Ahmadinejad, who recently called city of Mecca. The summit opposing the amendments for Israel to be "wiped off the condemned terrorism and proposed by Senator Wong, map," says the Jewish state extremism, stressing the themes stating it "erodes the principle" of should be moved to Europe and of moderation and tolerance. the legislation, saying it is questioned whether the Holocaust Speaking at a news conference on "taxation without representation". actually took place. In an the summit sidelines, he said most Senator Wong responded by interview with Iran's Arabic Jews in Israel "have no roots in saying that Abetz "didn't have the channel 'Al-Alam', Ahmadinejad Palestine, but they are holding the bottle" to speak to the said that if Germany and Austria destiny of Palestine in their hands amendments, and noted the lack feel responsible for the massacre and allow themselves to kill the

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Palestinian people." about the regime in Iran. It's all awarded, on the anniversary of the more reason why it's so the 1896 death of their founder, Ahmadinejad raised a similar important that the regime not Swedish chemist and industrialist storm in October calling Israel a have the ability to develop nuclear Alfred Nobel. "disgraceful blot" to be "wiped off weapons." Rabbi David Saperstein, 1936 - Edward VIII signed his the map." Ahmadinejad, who was head of the Religious Action Center instrument of abdication, elected in June with the backing of of Reform Judaism, called the becoming the only British monarch Iran's hard-line clerics, stuck by comments a "repugnant distortion to voluntarily relinquish the his comments, and his of history." throne. government organized a series of December 10 is Constitution Day large anti-Israel demonstrations. Tension between Israel and Iran in Thailand (1932); Human Rights began before the 1979 Islamic Day (1948). The President's comments have Revolution when the Israelis joined ignited global ctiticism. His the United States in siding with Quote of the Day rhetoric, combined with Israel's the Shah before he was deposed. Tell all the Truth but tell it slant — belief that Tehran's nuclear Success in Circuit lies activities are aimed at producing The Iranian blogger Babak Too bright for our infirm Delight nuclear warheads, have increased Seradjeh reacted to Ahmadinejad's The Truth's superb surprise tension between Israel and Iran. comments by stating, "I wondered As Lightning to the Children eased why Mr. Ahmanedinejad doesn't With explanation kind Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's provide the Palestinians with a The Truth must dazzle gradually adviser Ra'anan Gissin said, "just piece of Iran. ... Such evil remarks Or every man be blind — to remind Mr. Ahmadinejad, we've in blatant disregard of ~ Emily Dickinson ~ been here long before his documented history is nothing new ancestors. Therefore, we have a of course coming from the kind of About Wikinews birthright to be here in the land of people that Mr. Ahmadinejad our forefathers and to live here. represents. Denying the We are a group of volunteer Thank God we have the capability Holocaust, calling to wipe a journalists whose mission is to to deter and to prevent such a country off the map, or to move it, create a diverse community statement from becoming a are all the stuff of my generation's where citizens from around the reality," childhood, in school, on the radio globe (including you) can and on TV, in the bold and thick collaborate to report the news on Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan slogans on the walls, the a wide variety of current events. Shalom said the statement should streamlined propaganda that By making our content be a wake up call to all of us aimed to penetrate all the space it perpetually available for free around the world. "We should do could find in our brains." redistribution and use, we hope everything we can in order to stop to contribute to a global digital him, and to stop the Iranian effort Today in History commons. to develop a nuclear bomb." 1508 - The Papal States, France, Got news and no computer? Aragon and the Holy Roman Call the Wikinews Hotline United Nations (UN) Secretary- Empire formed the League of +1-866-653-4265 General Kofi Annan urged all UN Cambrai, an alliance against the (toll-free in the U.S.) States to combat such denial, and Republic of Venice. +1-202-742-5918 to "educate their populations 1868 - The first traffic lights were (outside the U.S.) about the well established installed outside the Houses of historical facts of the Holocaust, in Parliament in London. License which one third of the Jewish 1898 - The signing of the Treaty of This work is licensed under the people were murdered, along with Paris ended the Spanish-American Creative Commons Attribution countless members of other War. Spain recognised the License. Articles published in this minorities." independence of Cuba and sold Print edition were created by Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Wikinewsies. White House press secretary Scott Rico to the United States for McClellan said the comment US$20 million. To view a copy of this license, visit: "further underscores our concerns 1901 - The first Nobel Prizes were

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