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CanadaVOTES: Liberal incumbent Susan Kadis running in Thornhill

Saturday, September 27, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Liberal candidate Susan Kadis is standing for re-election in the riding of Thornhill. During the recently disbanded session of Parliament, Mrs. Kadis was the Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue. She served as a member of…

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California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef

Sunday, February 17, 2008 I am dismayed at the in-humane handling of cattle that has resulted in the violation of food safety regulations at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. In a press release today, California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. indicated that it has voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw…

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News briefs:July 18, 2006

The time is 23:00 (UTC) on July 18th, 2006 and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Death toll rises in Indonesian tsunami 1.2 Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Centre 1.3 Harvard lawyer who advises IDF asked about “rules of engagement” in 2004 1.4 Commerce Commission fines BNZ $5 million 1.5 Light…

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Luis Fortuño is elected new governor of Puerto Rico

Sunday, November 9, 2008 The candidate of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, was elected the new governor of Puerto Rico in the general elections held on November 4, 2008. Fortuño obtained more than 52% of the votes. The other candidates were the current governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vilá of…

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Wikinews interviews Frank Moore, independent candidate for US President

Saturday, March 1, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has impartially reached…

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Interview with U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Tom Tancredo has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 6th Congressional District of Colorado. He rose to national prominence for his strong stance against illegal immigration and his announcement that he was a Republican candidate in the 2008 Presidential election. David Shankbone recently…