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March 24, 2008 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Cheney meets with Israeli and state. Cheney noted "Terror and Palestinian leaders rockets do not merely kill innocent Ma Ying-jeou wins 2008 United States Vice President Dick civilians, they also kill the Taiwan presidential election Cheney met with the leaders as legitimate hopes and aspirations of Ma Ying-jeou, former Mayor of part of a tour of the Middle East the Palestinian people." Taipei, has been elected as the which is part of a plan to get a new President of the Republic of peace agreement between Israel The Vice President remarked he is China (Taiwan) with a landslide and the Palestinian by the end of committed towards a Palestinian victory of 58.45% of the popular Bush's term in January 2009. state, quoting President George W. vote. Bush, "The establishment of the Wikipedia Current Events state of Palestine is long overdue. Major US presidential The Palestinian people deserve it." candidates have passport files Farouk Abdulhak, prime suspect Cheney also noted that "Achieving breached in the murder of Martine Vik that vision will require tremendous Just hours after firing two Magnussen, turns up in Yemen. effort at the negotiating table and contract employees for •Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) wins painful concessions on both sides." inappropriately examining the the Malaysian Grand Prix in passport file of Democratic Sepang. Abbas condemned rocket attacks presidential candidate Barack against Israel from the Hamas- •An agreement on talks to resolve Obama, US Secretary of State controlled Gaza Strip, but also told the Fatah-Hamas conflict is Condoleezza Rice told Hillary Israel to ease their restrictions on reached in Sanaa, Yemen. Clinton that her passport file was Palestinians. He also noted that also breached. John McCain, the Israel needs to stop building Republican candidate for Cheney meets with Israeli and settlements within the West Bank. president, also had his file Palestinian leaders Abbas noted that, "Peace and breached. United States Vice President Dick stability will not be achieved Cheney met with Israeli and through a settlement expansion, Banned film 'The Profit' Palestinian leaders on Sunday. or the setting up of checkpoints appears on Web Cheney met with Israeli President around towns and villages, and the Copies of The Profit, a 2001 film Shimon Peres and Primer Minister military escalation against Gaza, blocked from distribution in the Ehud Olmert and their Palestinian nor the incursions, continuous United States due to a court counterparts, the moderate incursions into West Bank villages injunction by the Church of President Mahmoud Abbas and and towns." Scientology, appeared on the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as Internet Friday on peer-to-peer part of a tour of the Middle East. Cheney met earlier in the day with file-sharing websites and on the Shimon Peres, the Israeli video sharing site YouTube. “Terror and rockets do not merely president. Both men spoke of Iran, kill innocent civilians, they also kill with Peres noting upfront that Iran the legitimate hopes and and their leader Mahmoud aspirations of the Palestinian Ahmadinejad wants to "build their people.” —U.S. Vice President Dick two satellites -- the Hezbollah in Cheney Lebanon, and the Hamas in Gaza ... Nobody can console us Cheney told Palestinians that and say that the declarations of continuing violence against ill Ahmadinejad are less serious than damage efforts for a Palestinian they are; we have to take it If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, March 24, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 seriously, out of experience." was shot into the bottom-right of Ferrari drivers, started from the the goal. Drogba was booked one front row of the grid, confidently Cheney noted that the Bush minute after the match for facing up to their McLaren rivals, administration is pledged to the "unsporting behavior." but the pole-sitter Felipe Massa peace process and also refernced first lost his place to Kimi and then Iran but not directly, "We're The final was also scored by went out because of a driving obviously dedicated to doing all we Drogba, with this goal being nine error. can as an administration to try to minutes after his previous goal. move the peace process forward, This time the ball was shot into the Robert Kubica from BMW Sauber and also obviously actively bottom-left hand corner of the placed second, trailing Räikkönen involved in dealing with the threats goal. by a considerable margin. that we see emerging in the region -- not only threats to Israel, but 2007/08 FA Premier League: McLaren Mercedes drivers took the threats to the United States, as Manchester United 3 - 0 second row in qualification, but well." Liverpool Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Manchester United 3–0 Hamilton were penalized five Cheney met with Prime Minister Liverpool places yesterday for impeding Nick Olmert on Saturday and told Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) and Olmert that, "The United States English football club Manchester Fernando Alonso (Renault). will never pressure Israel to take United has beat Liverpool 3-0, steps that threaten its security." making it 6 points clear at the top Kovalainen regained his lost places He also told Olmert that the United of the table. The match, which and finished on the last step of the States backs Israel's right to started at 13:30 local time podium, third. Toyota driver Jarno defend itself from Hamas rocket featured several bookings and a Trulli did his best to hold Hamilton attacks but that America was also red card for Javier Mascherano behind and finished fourth. working for a peace deal between (Liverpool). Israel and the moderate Fatah- Heidfeld comfortably finished six. controlled Palestinian government The half time score was 1-0 to Alonso pushed hard on Mark in the West Bank. Manchester United, with the other Webber (Red Bull-Renault) but two goals being scored in the was unable to pass him and closed Abbas lost control of the Gaza second half. The goal, scored by the top eight. David Coulthard, the Strip to the rival Hamas party last Wes Brown, was headed into the cause of the Friday investigation year. Abbas, who is the leader of goal after a cross by Wayne by FIA stewards of RBR suspension the more moderate Fatah party Rooney. failure, finished after Alonso. currently runs the Palestinian Jenson Button won the tenth place government located in the West The second goal was scored by for Honda. Rookie driver Nelson Bank, the other Palestinian Christiano Ronaldo, was also Piquet Jr. had a first time finish in territory. scored through a header, although 11th place for Renault. this goal was scored seconds after 2007/08 FA Premier League: a shot by the same player. Giancarlo Fisichella showed Chelsea 2 - 1 Arsenal progress with Force India team, Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal The third and final goal was scored beating the second Honda of by Luis Nani, just two minutes Rubens Barrichello, both Williams', There were no goals in the first after the goal by Ronaldo. The goal and Super Aguri. half of the game, with the first was shot into the left hand side of goal, which was for Arsenal, being the goal. Suspect in Madeleine McCann scored in the 59th minute from a case Robert Murat has corner taken by Francesc Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 confiscated possessions Fabregas. The goal was scored by Malaysian Grand Prix returned Bacary Sagna. Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won Possessions that were previously the FIA Formula One 2008 seized by the Portuguese police The second goal was scored for Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix at from Robert Murat have been Chelsea by Didier Drogba in the Sepang International Circuit, returned to him, despite the fact 73rd minute of the match. The ball Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. Both that he is still an official suspect in If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, March 24, 2008 Wikinews Page 3 the case of the disappearance of file-sharing websites and on the as a parody of Scientology. In his three-year-old British girl video sharing site YouTube. April 20, 2002 ruling on the Madeleine McCann. Murat injunction, Judge Robert E. Beach described the return of the objects Directed by former film executive of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court as "a very positive sign." The only Peter N. Alexander, the movie has in Pinellas County, Florida wrote: others to be announced as offical been characterized by critics as a "...an average person viewing the suspects (Portugeuse: arguido) parody of Scientology and of its film entitled The Profit could are Madeleine's parents Gerry and founder L. Ron Hubbard. perceive that it is a parody of the Kate McCann. Alexander was a Scientologist for Church of Scientology". twenty years, and left the He continued, "Why would they organization in 1997. The film was "To the extent that any person return something if it was in the funded by Bob Minton, a former considered as a potential juror in middle of being investigated in any critic of Scientology who later evaluating any issues involving the way, shape or form? We are very signed an agreement with the Church of Scientology, the process happy to have the computers Church of Scientology and has of voir dire provides a fair and back, and I hope I will have my attempted to stop distribution of complete remedy to eliminate any arguido status dropped very the film. Alexander has stated that potential juror that may possibly shortly." the movie is based on his research have been influenced to be less into cults, and when asked by the than fair and impartial," added Madeleine McCann disappeared St.
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