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Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

11 May, 2022

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Sunday, May 20, 2012 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has […]

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

10 May, 2022

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Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” […]

Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison

9 May, 2022

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Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods […]

How Does Your Firewood Stack Up?

9 May, 2022

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Kitchen Renovations Company Sydney Design For Indoor Kitchen By Sam Streubel Knowing which firewood will give you the best burn for your buck is easy once you learn how the heat values of different hardwoods stack up against each other. For instance, a cord of hickory will yield […]

Metropolitan Police to sell New Scotland Yard

8 May, 2022

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 The Metropolitan Police — the police force for the Greater London area — has announced they may sell their headquarters, New Scotland Yard, in order to cut costs. They are trying to reduce their £3.6 billion annual budget by £500 million, following cuts by the coalition government. If the sale of […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

7 May, 2022

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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

Metal Roofing In Denver Co Solutions

5 May, 2022

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Solar Passive House Design Australia byAlma Abell Once you begin having problems with your roof you might want to consider getting it completely replaced. Metal Roofing in Denver is becoming more and more popular with home and business owners. They are doing their research and taking the advice […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

5 May, 2022

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Monday, November 2, 2020 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and Equal Elections Foundation holds two […]

Nigerian Housing Minister fired in anti-corruption drive

3 May, 2022

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Tuesday, April 5, 2005Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed the Minister of Housing, Alice Mobolaji Osomo, as part of an on-going anti-corruption drive to clean up Nigeria’s world image. A statement from the president’s office said Mr. Osomo was sacked after the sale of public property violated instructions. According to a BBC report, the Minister […]

Wal-Mart owes back taxes, according to State of Wisconsin

2 May, 2022

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 According to the state of Wisconsin, Wal-Mart has avoided paying millions of dollars in state taxes by paying rent on 87 Wisconsin properties. The Wisconsin State Department of Revenue call this behavior “abusive and distortion of income.” Wal-Mart is doing this by setting up one subsidiary to run all its stores […]