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Archived discussion from [[Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates]]. &mdash; [[User:Rdsmith4|Dan]] | [[User talk:Rdsmith4|Talk]] 16:11, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
===[[March 31]]===
*'''[[Paul Wolfowitz]]''' is unanimously approved as the 10th president of the [[World Bank]]. —[[User:Cantus|Cantus]]&hellip;[[User talk:Cantus|<big><big>'''&#9742;'''</big></big>]] 00:11, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
*The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of [[Rwanda]], after 11 years, condemn the '''[[Rwandan Genocide]]''' and announced their intention of ending their civil war with the government. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 16:52, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[March 28]]===
The [[death toll]] from '''[[Marburg virus]]''' [[epidemic]] in [[Angola]] rises to <s>120</s> 122; first case of the [[Ebola]]-like virus is reported outside [[Uige Province]] and the [[Capital (political)|capital]], [[Luanda]].
:*added. [[User:Dbachmann|dab]] <small>[[User_talk:Dbachmann|('''&#5839;''')]]</small> 07:02, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[March 24]]===
* In [[Wikipedia]], the '''[[Template:In the news/Candidate|In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates]]''' page grows to 45 [[kilobyte]]s long, while a discussion on whether to [[archive]] the discussions continues on [[Template talk:In the news#Re: Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates]].
** This is definitely ''local news'', and it's ''not'' on [[Current events]]. I won't post this, even if relevant pages are updated in detail .... :-) Seriously, we need to have a policy on how to deal with this.  Please update the relevant pages, ...errr... I mean, please go to the talk page and voice your opinion.  Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 21:30, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)
**Update: The [[Wikipedia:Article size|Article size]] is now 46 kb.
* [[Tulip Revolution]]: As protestors storm government buildings in [[Kyrgyzstan]] and free political prisonsers, and the Kyrgyz Supreme Court declares the results of its [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005|parliamentary elections]] invalid, President '''[[Askar Akayev]]''' resigns and flees the country with his family by [[helicopter]].  He is believed to have gone either to [[Kazakhstan]] or [[Russia]]. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 16:12, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**Yes, that ought to be put up quick. I suggest a picture of Askayev if we can't get a good image of the protesters, or failing both of these we'll have to make do with the flag. Why is Prince Rainier considered a more important story than the toppling of the government in Kyrgyzstan? Someone had better change this quickly before our credibility as a group of people capable of organising knowledge and making sense of world events lies in tatters. "Tonight's top story: Old man is ill! By the way, there's also been a revolution in Kyrgyzstan." &mdash; [[User:Trilobite|Trilobite]] [[User_talk:Trilobite|(Talk)]] 19:41, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** I know. I'm working on it ... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 19:50, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)
*** Great, thanks. &mdash; [[User:Trilobite|Trilobite]] [[User_talk:Trilobite|(Talk)]] 20:39, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
*** You're welcome.  I have to remove the part about the resignation, as per the latest update on the [[Askar Akayev]] page. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 20:58, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)
* Edit to the oil refinery story... it was actually the third-largest in the U.S.  The 14 are now confirmed dead, with one unaccounted for still. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 18:10, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Confirmed death toll. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 19:48, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)

===[[March 23]]===
* '''[[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III]]''' of [[Monaco]] reportedly has gone into [[renal failure|renal]] and [[heart failure]] and is on a [[ventilator]] two days after being transferred to [[intensive care]].  He has been hospitalized after a [[respiratory system|pulmonary]] infection for over two weeks. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 20:21, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Already up there ....
* An explosion at a '''[[BP]]''' [[oil refinery]] in [[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]], [[Texas]], the largest oil refinery in the [[United States]], has left over 100 injured.  At least 14 are feared dead. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 02:31, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Posted. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 08:01, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)

===[[March 22]]===
* In the item about the [[Pope]], could someone please change the language at the end of the paragraph?  It reads "tens of thousands [[Catholic]]s", which is missing the word "of".  It should read "tens of thousands of [[Catholic]]s". [[User:Jpo|Jpo]] 23:23, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
**Fixed.-[[User:Gadfium|gadfium]] 23:34, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[March 21]]===
* The Wikipedia now has what is arguably the best, concise description of the whole issue of women leading Muslim congregational prayers:
:''[[Woman imam|Woman Imam in NYC]]: [[Amina Wadud]], an [[African American]] Muslim, and a professor of [[Islamic studies]] at [[Virginia Commonwealth University]], led a congregation of about 60 women and 40 men in the weekly Muslim Friday, or Jumu'uah, prayer, a rare public occurrence.''
:*We're working on the issue of getting pictures.[[User:IFaqeer|<nowiki></nowiki>]]&mdash;[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] [[User talk:IFaqeer|(Talk to me!)]] 05:23, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
:**This actually took place on [[March 18]]. It's getting old.  Any developments since ? There are no Newslinks related to this item on [[Current events]].  I can't even read up from outside sources to learn about this news item.  Maybe other admins more familiar with this issue of '''[[Woman imam]]''' can look into this, please ?  Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:51, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)

* This isn't a suggestion, but could someone please change the link to [[mass]] on the front page to point to [[Mass (liturgy)]] as that is the interpretation of mass with respect to the Pope. [[User:Enochlau|Enochlau]] 10:26, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**done [[User:Dbachmann|dab]] <small>[[User_talk:Dbachmann|('''&#5839;''')]]</small> 15:25, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[March 20]]===
* [[Iraq]] and [[Jordan]] recall each others' ambassadors over accusations Jordan was not doing enough to stop [[insurgents]] from crossing into Iraq to attack Iraqi and [[Coalition of the Willing|Coalition]] forces. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 03:33, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Please add this to [[Current events]].  And, please '''bold''' the link to the page that has been updated with the news (i.e. Which updated Wikipage is supposed to be 'featured' ?) Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:53, 2005 Mar 21 (UTC)

===[[March 18]]===
* [[Euthanasia]]: The feeding tube allowing brain-damaged [[Terri Schiavo]] to eat is removed by order of [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas County]], [[Florida]], Circuit Court Judge [[George Greer]] in spite of [[subpoena]]s for her and her husband, [[Michael Schiavo]], to appear before committees in both the [[United States House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate]]. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 02:37, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Isn't this limited to the US? Haven't heard about it in Danish media but there is an article on the BBC webpage. The article here is in a horrible state but I don't know if that would be a reason not to put it on the frontpage? [[User:Preisler|Preisler]] 21:33, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
*** Are we now excluding events simply because they take place in the US?  This is a story of major importance in the US; it has been on the front page of the [[New York Times]] for the last four days in a row.  [[Euthanasia]] is a topic of importance and controversy in the US and in countries around the world.  We're currently featuring stories about government turmoil in [[Namibia]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]], but we won't cover a major ongoing story taking place in the US?  Seems like a double standard to me. - [[User:Jpo|Jpo]] 23:22, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
**** I agree in principle, though I don't care one way or the other about this particular item.  Keep in mind that we don't have [[Namibian current events]] or [[Kyrgyzstanian current events]] to exile stories to like they are for [[American current events]]. &mdash;[[User:Korath|Korath]] ([[User talk:Korath|Talk]]) 23:41, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
***** No, we are not "excluding events simply because they take place in the US", otherwise the shooting in Red Lake won't get posted.  I agree that euthanasia is an important issue, and I was the one who added the [[Euthanasia]]  link to this page.  The reason why '''[[Terri Schiavo]]''' was not posted 2 days ago was that the page carried a <nowiki>{{NPOV}}</nowiki> tag (SEE BELOW), and I don't think a page with an ongoing dispute should be featured on the MainPage.  Now that the <nowiki>{{NPOV}}</nowiki> tag is no longer there, can someone with more news-sense than I have kindly draft the 'updated' headline, please ?  I can cut-&-paste it onto ITN to replace the item on the Pope skipping events on Palm Sunday.  Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 02:46, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
** Not posted. 'Coz '''[[Terri Schiavo]]''' carries a <nowiki>{{NPOV}}</nowiki> tag. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 02:57, 2005 Mar 21 (UTC)
***In spite of the NPOV tag, [http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=US&cat=Assisted_Suicide Yahoo News Full Coverage] has a linking pointing to our [[Terri Schiavo]] article. [[User:Kingturtle|Kingturtle]] 17:28, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[March 17]]===
* '''[[Scott Peterson (convicted murderer)|Scott Peterson]]''' is formally sentenced to death for the murder of his wife [[Laci Peterson]] and unborn child, following which he is transferred to [[Death Row]] at [[California]]'s [[San Quentin State Prison]].
**Hit the headlines of most news services today upon his transfer to San Quentin -[[User:Husnock|Husnock]] 17Mar05
** This borderlines on being too 'local'.... (My POV !) Hmmm .... Sorry, I'll pass. Thank you for the suggestion, though. Perhaps another admin would want to take a look at this ? -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:30, 2005 Mar 21 (UTC)
** Perhaps I may be accused of "excluding events simply because they take place in the US" in this instance.  It's more like I am puzzled why this murder has such a high profile .... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:13, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
 
* '''[[Narendra Modi]]''', the [[Chief Minister]] of [[Gujarat]] state in [[India]] has been denied a [[United States visa]] for his alleged involvement in the [[2002 Gujarat violence]]. pamri 12:02, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
** Posted. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:12, 2005 Mar 21 (UTC)

===[[March 16]]===
* [[Robert Sørlie]] from [[Norway]] wins the 1,161-mile ([[1 E6 m|1,868 km]]) '''[[2005 Iditarod]]''' [[dogsled racing|dog sled race]] across the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]] for the second time.[http://www.iditarod.com/raceupdates/racecurrent.php] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=sportsNews&storyID=7924830]
** Happened yesterday right after the outage. [[User:68.81.231.127|68.81.231.127]] 12:12, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Posted. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 14:08, 2005 Mar 17 (UTC)

===[[March 12]]===
* The [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] approves the [[resignation]] of [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] '''[[Tung Chee-Hwa]]''', who then becomes Vice-Chairman of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Political Consultative Conference]]
**added (should we add his picture?) [[User:Dbachmann|dab]] <small>[[User_talk:Dbachmann|('''&#5839;''')]]</small> 10:49, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
*** Probably too late now, but here it is: [[:Image:Tung Chee Hwa.jpg]]

* '''[[Cyclone Ingrid]]''' is moving away from [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Australia]] and towards [[Timor]] as a [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 3 storm]]
**added (and removed former reference) [[User:Dbachmann|dab]] <small>[[User_talk:Dbachmann|('''&#5839;''')]]</small> 10:49, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
* The 24-day '''[[Salt Satyagraha|Salt March To Dandi]]''', a historic act of [[Nonviolence|non-violent]] [[protest]] led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in [[colonial India]], is re-enacted on its 75th anniversary.
** This is already in [[Current events]].  I added a short new section on [[Salt Satyagraha]] for updates.   If another admin agrees that this is worthy of an appearence on ITN, please post it.  (I could've done it myself, but I ain't sure if this is too 'local'.) Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 08:59, 2005 Mar 13 (UTC) [[Image:Maghandi.jpg|90px|right|Mahatma Gandhi]]
***Both the Salt March and Mahatma are historically important. I've added it to the section. [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 13:02, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)

*[[Tropical cyclone]] '''[[Cyclone Ingrid|Ingrid]]''' has intensified into a [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|category 5]] once more as it buffets the [[Northern Territory]] coast of [[Australia]].
** Posted. Also added a map of Australia with Northern Territory highlighted. But how big is this news ? I have doubts .... I may regret this. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 08:48, 2005 Mar 12 (UTC)
***It probably isn't all that big as news goes, but the cyclone was already in the section, so it makes sense to update it.-[[User:Gadfium|gadfium]] 19:26, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

*[[Pope John Paul II]] leaves the [[Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic]] 2 1/2 weeks after his [[tracheotomy]] and returns to [[Vatican City]]. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 23:32, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[March 11]]===
* [[BBC]] Television viewers pledge £37 million to [[charity]] on [[Red Nose Day]] in the [[UK]]. [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=619379 (Belfast Telegraph)], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday/ (BBC)]
** Unless the money raised is to be used to help people around the world, there is probably not enough international relevance.  Is the £37 million a record-setting amount ? -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 09:09, 2005 Mar 13 (UTC)
***It's for the UK and Africa, but I didn't add it myself because it's not of international interest. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 23:36, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**You need a picture that is relevant to this news item, not the lebaneese flag. Here is a picture of Garry Kasparov: [[Image:Gary_Kasparov.jpg|100px|right]]
* [[Garry Kasparov]] retires from professional chess 
(see [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/r15.html] for more) [[User:80.126.139.83|80.126.139.83]] 11:04, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**He retired after winning the Linares Chess Tournament in Spain. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 17:39, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)\
**added.

===[[March 10]]===
*[[CeBIT]] fair opens in [[Hanover]], [[Germany]] -- world's largest technology and telecommunications gathering. [[User:Stern|Stern]] 12:49, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**<s>added. [[User:Dbachmann|dab]] <small>[[User_talk:Dbachmann|('''&#5839;''')]]</small> 16:03, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)</s>
*Far more people have died in [[Darfur]] during the two-year conflict than previously admitted. [[User:Stern|Stern]] 22:03, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**Perhaps make this "[[Darfur]] ([[Sudan]])" for the more geographically-challenged of us.-[[User:Gadfium|gadfium]] 22:26, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** I suggest updating the wikipage [[Darfur conflict]], which is a more relevant article.  The one sentence added to [[Darfur]] since Feb.25 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darfur&diff=next&oldid=10993471]) reads like the POV of [[Jan Egeland]] -- elaboration and sources/references would be helpful. This is an important issue and deserves to be posted, but I don't think there are enough updates in the relevant pages yet. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 23:00, 2005 Mar 10 (UTC)

===[[March 9]]===

*''Update on Carlos Mesa story'': '''The Congress of Bolivia votes almost unanimously rejecting an offer by President Carlos Mesa to resign.''' &#8212;[[User:Cantus|Cantus]]&hellip;[[User talk:Cantus|<big><big>'''&#9742;'''</big></big>]] 03:31, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)
** Updated.  I need an excuse anyways to replace the pic of Mt. St. Helen -- from 1982 ? too old ..... (See [[Image talk:Sthelens2.jpg]].) -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 12:19, 2005 Mar 9 (UTC)

*How about adding the metric equivalent of 25,000 ft (about 7,600 m) to the Mount St. Helens bit? &mdash; [[User:Livajo|&#1051;&#1080;&#1074;&#1072;&#1081;]] | [[User talk:Livajo|&#x263a;]] 10:13, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**However, [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=7848105&type=worldNews Reuters] is reporting 11 km (about 36,000 ft). Hmm... &mdash; [[User:Livajo|&#1051;&#1080;&#1074;&#1072;&#1081;]] | [[User talk:Livajo|&#x263a;]] 10:14, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Updated and added metric equivalent. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 12:27, 2005 Mar 9 (UTC)

===[[March 8]]===
* The metropolitan council of [[Pretoria]], the executive capital of [[South Africa]], announced the approval of a plan to rename itself [[Tshwane]], after the [[metropolitan area]] it is in, pending final approval by the [[South African Geographic Names Council]] in October. Under the plan, the city center wound retain the name ''Pretoria''. --[[User:Kitch|Kitch]] 15:38, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** If the name [[Pretoria]] is still in use. How big a change is this to the rest of the World ? Please elaborate. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 12:43, 2005 Mar 9 (UTC)

===[[March 7]]===
[[Image:Hans Bethe.jpg|100px|right|Hans Bethe during the Manhattan Project. Picture Source: Los Alamos National Laboratory]]
*[[Hans Bethe]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Laureate in Physics]], discover of [[stellar nucleosynthesis]], key participant in development of [[nuclear weapon|atomic and hydrogen bombs]], outspoken critic of [[nuclear arms race]] and [[nuclear testing]], died on March 6 at age 98.
** Posted.  I've kept it short, though. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 06:55, 2005 Mar 8 (UTC)
* [[Italy]] prepares a [[funeral]] for the agent [[Nicola Calipari]] who died in [[Iraq]] protecting released [[hostage]] '''[[Giuliana Sgrena]].'''
** I posted an unused draft I had 2 days ago.  I tried not to mention the shooting as there is conflicting info out there... maybe I was over-cautious.  If someone wants the funeral mentioned on ITN, please update [[Nicola Calipari]]'s Wikipage.  Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 06:38, 2005 Mar 8 (UTC)

===[[March 6]]===

* [[President of Bolivia|President]] '''[[Carlos Mesa]]''' of  [[Bolivia]] announces his resignation, effective [[March 7]].
** This should be posted on ITN as soon as Mesa's Wikipage gets sufficiently updated. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:30, 2005 Mar 7 (UTC)
*** It looks updated to me.  What would you consider sufficient? &mdash;[[User:Korath|Korath]] ([[User talk:Korath|Talk]]) 03:51, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)
****If adding one line since Feb.27th [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Mesa&diff=next&oldid=10881981] is enough for you, go for it.  I was hoping for more info to become available in the morning (Bolivian time). The name of the successor and his reason to quit, etc. would be nice.  Never mind, it's up there on ITN already. Let it be. The page will get updated more quickly this way. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 05:57, 2005 Mar 7 (UTC)

===[[March 5]]===

The 33rd annual 1,049-mile '''[[Iditarod]]''' [[dogsled racing|dog sled race]]  started [[Anchorage, Alaska]] in the U.S. [[User:68.81.231.127|68.81.231.127]] 23:50, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
* The "1,049-[[mile]]" is a symbolic number (1,000 miles + 49th state), not an actual measured distance, so converting it to metric is inappropriate. [[User:68.81.231.127|68.81.231.127]] 23:50, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
**With all due respect, this is not sufficiently important to be a main page 'In the news' candidate. This is a human interest story. The Steve Fossett story probably should not have been in this section for the same reason, but it did make worldwide headlines. Most people outside the US probably don't know that dog sled races exist. It might be a candidate for 'Did you know'.-[[User:Gadfium|gadfium]] 01:36, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Well, I added the human interest story because it seems to be a recurrent theme :). The real story is that the race started, so I edited it to reflect that. I'm still not sure if the Iditarod itself is sufficiently notable, but it's probably less local than you think: There have been competitors from more than a dozen different countries, though (I think) only four countries are still represented in among the current racers (there were more, but they withdrew before the start of the race), including the Norway's Sorlie, who won in 2003. The race is probably at least as popular in Canada and Norway (and maybe Italy, this year) as it is in the continental U.S., so it has some international appeal. But either way is fine. And no, it doesn't qualify for DYK. :) [[User:68.81.231.127|68.81.231.127]] 02:34, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Over the decades, [[Iditarod]] has an international following in the Arctic communities -- Canada, US & [[Scandinavia]], and possibly Russia. True, it's not well known in places where it never / rarely snows. :-) This should not be the top news on ITN, but this is a better story, not to mention a better Wikipage, to feature on the MainPage than [[Steve Fossett]]. How should we phrase the line ? I suggest mentioning that it's the '33rd annual' race this year. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 13:39, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)
** Maybe we can announce the winner when it's over in a few days ? -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 06:39, 2005 Mar 8 (UTC)

===[[March 4]]===
The U.S. occupation forces in [[Iraq]] killed [[Nicola Calipari]] who managed to rescue [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] [[journalist]] [[Giuliana Sgrena]]. This is important news. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iraq.html -- [[User:Toytoy|Toytoy]] 23:59, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
* The above suggestion was copied from [[Template talk:In the news#The death of an Italian intelligence officer in Iraq]]. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 10:12, 2005 Mar 5 (UTC)
* The [[Giuliana Sgrena]] article is no longer so stubby now. And the Italian Parliament is expected to have a big fight over this terrible incident this coming week. I think we may run this story. -- [[User:Toytoy|Toytoy]] 03:02, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC)
** I like this story.  Please draft the line for ITN. Don't forget NPOV. I'm trying to write a line without "pointing fingers", but couldn't. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:14, 2005 Mar 7 (UTC)

* [[Homo sapiens]], not [[homo sapien]], right? --[[User:Xiaopo|Xiaopo]] [[User talk:Xiaopo|&#8465;]] 01:07, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** This typographical error has been taken care of.  Thank you for pointing it out. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 10:12, 2005 Mar 5 (UTC)

===[[March 3]]===
[[Image:Abu Bakar Bashir.jpg|100px|right]]
*  In [[Indonesia]], [[Abu Bakar Bashir]] of the [[Jemaah Islamiyah]] was found guilty in his involvement in the '''[[2002 Bali bombing]]''', and was sentenced to two and a half years of imprisonment. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7792404 (Reuters)]
** Not sure if this photo is good enough for the MainPage. Not PD. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 19:11, 2005 Mar 3 (UTC)
*** Posted without the photo. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 12:39, 2005 Mar 4 (UTC)
* '''[[Steve Fossett]]''', <s> is piloting</s> aboard the [[GlobalFlyer]], <s> across the [[Pacific Ocean]] as he attempts</s> successfully completes the first solo, non-stop, non-refueled aerial [[circumnavigation]] of the globe. - [[User:Jpo|Jpo]] 00:30, Mar 3, 2005 (UTC)
** I think we should wait till he completes his (fun) trip. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 01:59, 2005 Mar 3 (UTC)
** Considering the content in [[Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer]] and FAI's definition of circumnavigation, one may wonder if this circumnavigation is valid .....
*** Posted, anyway. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 12:39, 2005 Mar 4 (UTC)

===[[March 1]]===
[[:Image:Tabare Vazquez.jpg]] 
* '''[[Tabaré Vázquez]]''' of the [[leftist]] [[Broad Front]] [[coalition]] takes office as [[List of Presidents of Uruguay|President]] of [[Uruguay]].  
** I added this.  The problem is that, despite my efforts to beef it up as much as I can, the main article is rather stubby. But something has to be added to fill up the blank space on the right side on the MainPage..... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 08:32, 2005 Mar 2 (UTC)

===[[February 28]]===
*In the latest drug-industry scare, [[Biogen Idec]] and [[Elan Pharmaceuticals]] have pulled their new [[multiple sclerosis]] drug from the market after two patients came down with a serious brain condition, one of whom died.  It would be nice if somebody could write an article on Elan.  In contrast to the [[Vioxx]] debacle, the companies acted within a few weeks of learning of the problems, and the two patients involved were on an experimental combination therapy for two years, so it's not clear whether this will have a long-term impact on the marketability of the drug.  I did see at least one news-service article raising questions of insider trading on the part of Biogen Idec executives.  [[User:18.26.0.18|18.26.0.18]] 03:16, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
** Writing such an article requires the specific knowledge and expertise in medicine and biochemistry, and perhaps some ethics and business law.  May wanna try [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Clinical medicine]] to start.  Those WikiDocs over there are all nice fellas. ...  When an updated article is ready to be featured here in 'In The News', please let us know.  Thanks. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:29, 2005 Mar 2 (UTC)

*ITN currently has an odd bit of syntax "&lt;!--Feb-28--&gt;" (looks like an attempted HTML comment) visible at the top of the list.  Could an admin remove this please?  - [[User:Jpo|Jpo]] 20:59, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
::This is gone now - thanks.  - [[User:Jpo|Jpo]] 22:40, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
*Halle Berry's Golden Raspberry award should be removed. No major news organizations give equal headline space to the Ocsars and the Razzies. [[User:TacoDeposit|Taco Deposit]] | [[User_talk:TacoDeposit|Talk-o to Taco]] 16:54, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
: I second this motion.  The Academy Awards item belongs on the Main Page (for today, anyway); the "Golden Raspberry" award does not.  Could someone get rid of this, please? - [[User:Jpo|Jpo]] 20:24, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
*The topic dealing with Israel and the Islamic Jihad should include the fact that it was all due to friday night's suicide bomb explosion in the "stage", Tel Aviv. furthermore, I truely don't see why it should be on the main page, I think that there are things more important and interesting than that that should be on the main page.--[[User:82.80.39.195|82.80.39.195]] 17:25, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*This is on [[Current events]], and is surely Main Page-worthy: &mdash; [[User:Livajo|&#1051;&#1080;&#1074;&#1072;&#1081;]] | [[User talk:Livajo|&#x263a;]] 20:19, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
**''Following week-long public protests (in the wake of [[Rafik Hariri]]'s assassination) and a [[no confidence vote]], the entire government of [[Lebanon]] resigns.''

===[[February 27]]===
*The [[World Health Organization]]'s '''[[WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control|Framework Convention on Tobacco Control]]''' comes into effect in 57 countries, restricting tobacco advertising and sales. 
**Was about to add this but it seems that it's not particularly large news, according to most sources, and I think the article should be moved to a better name before its inclusion.  But then the pope waving at a window is the top story for many sources. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 12:22, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*A single killer in Kansas is wholly unremarkable in world affairs and reflects a huge geographic bias. [[User:119|119]] 06:14, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
**Totally agree - removed it. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 12:22, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
***It's back. [[User:TacoDeposit|Taco Deposit]] | [[User_talk:TacoDeposit|Talk-o to Taco]] 22:01, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
****And gone again, thanks. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 22:28, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*****Back again. [[User:TacoDeposit|Taco Deposit]] | [[User_talk:TacoDeposit|Talk-o to Taco]] 01:39, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
******Removed - [[template talk:In the news]]. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 01:43, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

===[[February 26]]===
* For the first time in his 26-year papacy, '''[[Pope John Paul II]]''', who is ill, will not bless the faithful at the weekly Angelus prayer service and will instead follow the service from his hospital room, Vatican officials report.
** [http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7748114 Reuters], [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050227/asp/foreign/story_4430844.asp Calcutta Telegraph], [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4828104,00.html The Guardian]

===[[February 24]]===
*  President [[George W. Bush]] and President [[Vladimir Putin]] are holding private conversations at the [[Slovakia Summit 2005|Slovakia Summit]] in [[Bratislava]]. ([[:Image:Bush putin logo.jpg]])
===[[February 22]]===
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[[Image:IranKerman.png|100px|Kerman province, Iran]]
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* An earthquake registering 6.4 on the [[Richter magnitude scale|Richter scale]] hits city of [[Zarand, Iran|Zarand]] and several villages in southeast [[Iran]] at 02:25 (UTC), leaving at least 546 dead and more than 1000 dead. (''See'' [[2005 Zarand earthquake]])
** Going up as we speak. -- [[user:zanimum]]
** A map of Iran with [[Kerman province]] highlighted has replaced the EU flag. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 11:56, 2005 Feb 23 (UTC)
** Death toll chenged since the initial reports. Can someone update it? --[[User:Pouya|Pouya]] 20:08, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*** Just added: "The [[Iranian Students' News Agency|ISNA]] reports a [[death toll]] of 790, with 1,423 injured." -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 18:59, 2005 Feb 27 (UTC)

*Two prominent authors died Monday: [[Hunter S. Thompson]] and [[Guillermo Cabrera Infante]].
** All honesty, we shouldn't have obits on the front, unless they are world leaders or close to it. -- [[user:zanimum]]

===[[February 20]]===
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[[Spain]] becomes the first country to go to the polls in a '''[[Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe|referendum]]''' on the proposed [[Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe|European Constitution]]. Voters approved the constitution by a landslide, but on a low turnout. Both the government and the main opposition party had campaigned for a "yes" vote.
*I don't know how much non-European readers hear about the Constitution but it's an ongoing major news story for half a billion of us. This first referendum on ratification is a significant development. BBC News Online's international edition has it as the top story [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4280841.stm]. &mdash; [[User:Trilobite|Trilobite]] [[User_talk:Trilobite|(Talk)]] 14:02, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
*Final results are in. The "yes" campaign won with 77% of the vote on a turnout of 42%. Details in [[Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe|the article]]. &mdash; [[User:Trilobite|Trilobite]] [[User_talk:Trilobite|(Talk)]] 23:13, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[[José Sócrates]] the leader of the [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]] wins a landslide victory in the [[Portuguese Parliament election, 2005|Portuguese Parliament election]] according to the latest forecasts.

===[[February 19]]===
[[Image:Bush clinton tsunami.jpg|100px|right]]
*Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush visited and toured areas of Thailand that were ravaged by the [[2004 Asian Tsunami]].[[User:Romeoslion|Romeoslion]] 02:06, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC) 
** What updated page(s) will be featured ? -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 13:52, 2005 Feb 20 (UTC)
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* [[Northern Bank robbery]]: sounds like a fascinating story, and already in [[Current events]].  If we post the story on USS ''Jimmy Carter'' and ITN looks too US-centric, maybe we can post this UK story as well, just to balance things out a bit .... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 21:28, 2005 Feb 19 (UTC)
**Suggested format:
**One of the largest joint [[PSNI]] and [[Garda Síochána|Gardaí]] police investigations ever seen in [[Ireland]] continues, concerning the '''[[Northern Bank robbery]]''', with over £2.3 million uncovered in searches. The [[Provisional IRA]] are accused of large-scale criminal activities surrounding the incident.
*** Added but got reverted. Please see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:In_the_news&diff=next&oldid=10448874 edit summary] of [[User:Golbez]]. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:34, 2005 Feb 20 (UTC)  Should've mentioned yesterday that I agree with the reversion ... More updates needed... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 13:52, 2005 Feb 20 (UTC)
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*Former US President [[Jimmy Carter]] is on hand to christen The 3.2 billion dollar [[USS Jimmy Carter]], the last of the [[Seawolf class submarine]]s ordered during the [[Cold War]].The attack sub has a 100 foot extention for special operations and can reportedly tap undersea cables. 
** Not found in [[Current events]], which needs some immediate fixing... sigh.... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 21:04, 2005 Feb 19 (UTC)
*** I was adding this, but ran into an edit conflict -- see above edit by [[User:Golbez]]. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:34, 2005 Feb 20 (UTC)
**Added. --[[User:Slowking Man|Slowking Man]] 04:14, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)

[[Image:Craniopagus parasiticus.jpg|100px|right|]]
*In a 13 hour operation, doctors in Egypt successfully remove the second head of a baby suffering from the rare disease [[craniopagus parasiticus]]. This is the second such operation to take place in a year. The previous operation, in the Dominican Republic, was not successful and resulted in death.
** Good topic, but (1) [[Craniopagus parasiticus]] needs to be expanded from a stub, or at least updated, (2) not found in [[Current events]]. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 21:04, 2005 Feb 19 (UTC)

===[[February 18]]===
* [[Tsunami]] resulted from the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] uncovers an ancient city from the [[Pallava]] period, near the coastal town of '''[[Mahabalipuram]]''' in [[India]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=624&e=3&u=/ap/20050218/ap_on_sc/tsunami_sea_temple (AP via Yahoo!)]
** a fun item already in [[Current events]], but articles need updating. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 21:50, 2005 Feb 19 (UTC)
** [[Mahabalipuram]] has just been updated with a paragraph about the archaeological find. I hope this is good enough for ITN. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 07:43, 2005 Feb 21 (UTC)
** The guideline says there should be 3 to 5 topics, and we have only 3 up, with quite some blank space at the bottom right on the MainPage.  I've added this for now. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 11:55, 2005 Feb 23 (UTC)

===[[February 16]]===
* The '''[[Kyoto Protocol]]''' comes into effect.
**The '''[[Kyoto Protocol]]''', an international [[treaty]] on [[global warming]], comes into effect &ndash; done. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 12:11, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
* [[Mohamed ElBaradei]], head of the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA), states there is no evidence to suggest [[Iran]] is developing nuclear weapons. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27319-2005Feb15.html (Washington Post)]
** '''[[Iran's nuclear program]]''' could use an update.
**Added. --[[User:Slowking Man|Slowking Man]] 04:14, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
* [[National Hockey League]] Commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] announces the cancellation of the [[2004-05 NHL season|2004-05 season]] because of the ongoing '''[[National Hockey League labor dispute (2004)|lockout]]'''. It is the first time a [[North America]]n [[professional sports]] league has cancelled an entire season due to a labor dispute. [http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=115107&hubName=nhl (TSN)]

===[[February 14]]===

====Plurality v. majority in Iraq ====
The use of 'plurality' (48 percent of the vote) seems to confuse the issue of the make-up of the assembly, where the largest coalition won a majority (140 of 275 seats). There are headlines in the media that contradict each other (some saying the Shiites failed to win a majority, others than they won a slight majority).  We could use:

:Results in the '''[[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|2005 Iraqi legislative election]]''' are announced. The [[Shi'a_Islam|Shiite Muslim]] [[United Iraqi Alliance]] coalition wins a slight [[majority]] of the seats in the [[Iraqi National Assembly]].

Or perhaps (but it's too long):

:Results in the '''[[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|2005 Iraqi legislative election]]''' are announced. With 48 percent of votes cast, the [[Shi'a_Islam|Shiite Muslim]] [[United Iraqi Alliance]] wins a slight [[majority]] of the seats in the [[Iraqi National Assembly]].

Or the very preceise, but even longer:

:Results in the '''[[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|2005 Iraqi legislative election]]''' are announced. With a [[plurality]] of 48 percent of votes cast, the [[Shi'a_Islam|Shiite Muslim]] [[United Iraqi Alliance]] wins a slight [[majority]] of the seats in the [[Iraqi National Assembly]].

Or dodge the whole plurality/majority altogether:

:Results in the '''[[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|2005 Iraqi legislative election]]''' are announced. The [[Shi'a_Islam|Shiite Muslim]] [[United Iraqi Alliance]] wins 48 percent of the seats in the [[Iraqi National Assembly]].
My $0.02.  --[[User:Chrisvls|Chris vLS]] 20:27, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The term "plurality" is virtually unknown in British English.  A majority in British English means "highest number of X" (votes/seats/whatever).  Having enough votes/seats/whatever to outvote all other parties together is termed an "absolute majority."  Sorry this doesn't make it easier, but that's the way it is.  I think I like Chrisvls's last one best; a lot of readers aren't going to know the meaning of plurality. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]]|[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Talk]] 22:56, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

====Grammys====
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*The 2004 [[ Grammys]] are held in Los Angeles. The most honored musician of the night, [[Ray Charles]] who died in June, receives eight awards for his album ''Genius Loves Company''.
** Sorry, red links are never good candidates to feature on the MainPage. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 17:54, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)
** [[Grammy Awards of 2005]] has all the winners listed, but it looks a little 'dry'.  Would it be better to update [[Ray Charles]], and show his picture ? ... Another issue would be whether we allow entertainment news in 'ITN'. I dunno .... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 17:46, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)

If you say that entertainment news is never presented please let me refer you as far back as December 2000 to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2000. Wikipedia has covered the Miss World pageant before and this is of such a higher caliber. Ray Charles was an international superstar, and let us not forget that he was blind. This can also prove news worthy to those sympathetic to disabilities. 
:Please don't put words in my mouth, [[User:67.112.27.84]]. I didn't say 'never'. I was just asking my fellow admins what we want to do in 'ITN': Are entertainment news items in or out ?  People weren't 100% pleased when I posted the SuperBowl .... (see below.) -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 18:50, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)
Sorry, I didn't mean to put words in your mouth. However, if you refer to American Football, or Tom Brady, or the New England Patriots in some countries they may or may not know what you are talking about. In many parts of the world Football is Soccer. The international language of song is very powerful and Charles was on the top and bottom of that power from one time to another. I don't mean to ruin anything for anybody but American sports, even if they call themselves the World Series and consider themselves the pinnacle of sport are not that. American 
Music is word renowned just as music from other countries is well known in the United States. The Grammys are the best of American Music and at this point Ray Charles is in the News, as a movie and as an honored musician

: Hmmm... but people in other countries may equally "not know what you are talking about" when it comes to American music.  To some in India / Japan / Korea / Liberia / Mongolia / Norway, etc., Ray Charles could simply be the guy at the piano in an old softdrink commercial. The beauty of Wikipedia is that it's a place to learn about Ray Charles, the New England Patroits, Arthur Miller (I love the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:In_the_news&curid=482256&action=history edit summaries in ITN], guys !), Rafiq Hariri and [[Baby 81]] (another worthy topic not on ITN yet).... anything. And, everyone has a different opinion on what is newsworthy.
:I'm asking the same question: ''Are entertainment news items in or out ?'' I would like to hear from other admins on this.  I'd like to see this story featured, but the relevant wikipages as well as [[Current events]] need to be updated before it goes on 'ITN'. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 20:03, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)

::Yes, entertainment items can appear on ITN but obviously not all of them.  The [[Michael Jackson]] trial verdict may be worthy, but the results of an award ceremony is not.  It's all down to the interpretation of the importance - note that I didn't want [[Arthur Miller]] to appear. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 20:12, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

* [[2005 Hudson Valley Mall shooting incident]] -- Is this too much of a local news item ? I'm suggesting its <u>removal</u>. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 01:34, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)  I've hidden it for now, 'coz it's not in [[Current events]] yet. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 01:43, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)

===[[February 13]]===
* Results in the '''[[Iraqi legislative election, 2005|2005 Iraqi legislative election]]''' are announced. As expected, the [[shiite]]-coalation wins, with 47% of the vote.
**When the article is updated this should certainly be added. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 13:46, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

===[[February 10]]===
* [[Saudi Arabia]] starts its '''[[Saudi Arabia municipal elections, 2005|first nationwide municipal elections]]'''. 
** This topic is newsworthy, but is the page too stubby ? -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 11:14, 2005 Feb 10 (UTC)

===[[February 9]]===
*[[List of Prime Ministers of Denmark|Prime Minister]] of [[Denmark]] '''[[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]''' is reelected for a second term. &mdash;[[User:Cantus|Cantus]]&hellip;[[User talk:Cantus|<big><big>'''&#9742;'''</big></big>]] 06:16, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)
**Added, replacing Thai elections (now three days old). --[[User:Slowking Man|Slowking Man]] 07:22, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)
*Please fix current template. The first item about the truce has no article bolded; this isn't standard. Also remove "''(pictured)''" from the second item. Sigh. ?[[User:Cantus|Cantus]]&hellip;[[User talk:Cantus|<big><big>'''&#9742;'''</big></big>]] 06:20, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)
**Someone fixed it. --[[User:Slowking Man|Slowking Man]] 07:22, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)
*The photo changed, please fix the ''Pictured'' again!!! Grrrrr. It's ridiculous to have this protected because of vandals. ?[[User:Cantus|Cantus]]&hellip;[[User talk:Cantus|<big><big>'''&#9742;'''</big></big>]] 10:12, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)
*:It's even more ridiculous, not to mention damaging to our public image, when hello.jpg is a thousand readers' first introduction to Wikipedia. Patience, grasshopper. &#8212;[[User:Mirv|Charles]][[User talk:Mirv|&nbsp;P.]][[Special:Emailuser/Mirv|&nbsp;<sup><small>(Mirv)</small></sup>]] 10:33, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

===[[February 8]]===
* [[Ellen MacArthur]] breaks the non-stop solo round the world sailing record. She crossed the finishing line between France and England at 22:30 on [[February 7]] after a gruelling 71 days 14 hours 18 minutes and 33 seconds. -- [[User:SGBailey|SGBailey]] 10:45, 2005 Feb 8 (UTC)
**Added [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 13:03, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
* The '''[[Al Aqsa Intifada]]''' ends, and a truce is declared between [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinian National Authority]] by [[Abu Mazen]], the Palestinian leader, and the leader of Israel, [[Ariel Sharon]] during a four-way summit which also included Jordan and Egypt at Sharm al-Sheikh. -- [[User:Evil Monkey|Evil Monkey]]&#8756;[[User talk:Evil Monkey|Hello]] 22:08, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)
**Added. --[[User:Slowking Man|Slowking Man]] 22:45, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)

===[[February 7]]===
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* The [[New England Patriots]] win '''[[Super Bowl XXXIX]]''', defeating the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] with the score 24-21 in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 02:43, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)
**PFHLai - you are an admin. ''Please'' just add this when the time comes, [[Current events]] and the article are updated. --[[User:Maveric149|mav]] 02:50, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
**Of course !  It wouldn't go on the MainPage till relevant pages are updated accordingly. Right now, it's merely a ''suggestion''. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:01, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)
**I don't think American sporting events are sufficiently relevant to appear here. Just my opinion.-[[User:Gadfium|gadfium]] 03:46, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
** Well, like it or not, it's a big event on the mind of many Americans.  To exclude it would be like "censoring out" American culture, which I don't think is a good idea.  However, I don't think it deserves to be the top news.  As such, I'll switch the order, move the item on the Thai election back to the top and show the picture of the Thai PM instead of the SuperBowl logo. I think the page on [[Thailand legislative election, 2005]] was better updated and has more international relevance than [[Super Bowl XXXIX]], anyway.... -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 04:58, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)
***Thanks for the compromise.-[[User:Gadfium|gadfium]] 05:29, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
***You are welcome. :-)  -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 16:53, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)

===[[February 6]]===
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* [[List of Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]] '''[[Thaksin Shinawatra]]''' of [[Thailand]] declares victory in the [[Thailand legislative election, 2005|2005 legislative election]] for an unprecedented second term in office. ([[Thaksin Shinawatra]] could use an update, though.) -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 00:11, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)

* After the death of [[List_of_Presidents_of_Togo|President]] '''[[Gnassingb&eacute; Eyad&eacute;ma]]''', the military of [[Togo]] suspends the constitution and names his son successor. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4241001.stm]
**Updated. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 19:45, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
***"suspend" to "suspends" in that, please. &mdash;[[User:Korath|Korath]] ([[User talk:Korath|Talk]]) 19:47, Feb 6, 2005 (UTC)
****[[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] sorted that silliness, thanks. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 19:52, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
****You are welcome. :-)  -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 16:53, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)

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