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• Cleanup: General · By Topic · Move to Wiktionary · Wiki Syntax · Grammar · Spam · Transwiki log cleanup · Wikification needed
• Categories: Orphaned · Underpopulated · Bad category names · Article Categorization · Uncategorised good articles · More...
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• Combinations: Proposed Mergers · Proposed Splits
• Delete: Speedy · Articles · Categories · Redirects · Templates · Misc. pages · Jokes · Log · Discussion archives · Review
• Expansion: Requested Expansions · Encyclopedic Topics · Neglected articles · Duplicated sections
• Images: Requested pictures · Pictures needing attention · Images for cleanup · Image recreation requests · Caption review · Images with missing articles · Untagged Images · Commons:Untagged img
• Disputes: Controversial Issues · Neutrality · Article Accuracy · Statement Accuracy · Copyright Violations

• Flooding (rising Des Moines River pictured) continues in the Midwestern United States, leading to the evacuation of thousands of homes.
• Irish voters reject the Treaty of Lisbon in a referendum, thus putting into question the reform program of the European Union.
• Pakistan condemns a United States-led air strike near the border with Afghanistan that allegedly killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops, in clashes that also killed eight Taliban militants.
• Amid an outbreak of tornadoes and derechos in central and eastern North America, a tornado hits a Boy Scout camp in Iowa, killing four.
• Japan's House of Councillors passes a censure motion against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the first such motion to be passed since World War II.
• Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes on landing at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, killing dozens.

From Wikipedia's newest articles:

• ... that Andreas Frederik Krieger (pictured) was one of the most vocal critics of the morganatic marriage between Frederick VII of Denmark and Louise Rasmussen?
• ... that the 7th District Police Station, on Maxwell Street in Chicago, Illinois, was used as the picture of the precinct house in the opening credits of Hill Street Blues?
• ... that Romanian businessman Gheorghe Ştefănescu was executed for selling large quantities of adulterated wine?
• ... that in addition to its bus services, Louisville's Transit Authority of River City operates diesel-powered, rubber-tired trolleys to service downtown hotel and shopping districts?
• ... that French architect Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe designed the structure that initially housed the Hermitage Museum and the palace where Grigory Rasputin was murdered?
• ... that Iran and Cuba have been seeking to strengthen their relationship in recent years?
• ... that the L & N Railroad depot in Hopkinsville, Kentucky's commercial district was a popular stop on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad due to the fact that one could legally purchase alcohol there?
  

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Volume 4, Issue 23 — 2008-06-02 Board elections open WikiWorld: "Facial Hair" Wikipedia in the News Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Archives·Newsroom·Tip line·Single-page·Subscribe Episode 50:Wikipedia Story May 28, 2008 A call by Andrew Lih to have Wikipedians write the final chapter of his book, The Wikipedia Story (How a bunch of nobodies created the world's greatest encyclopedia). Onsite · Offsite Subscription · Feedback Talk to us on skype! It's NotTheWikipediaWeekly Next Skypecast: TBD (details/sign up) Latest: Episode 18 June 6th This one's a bit of a 'special' Interviews with each of the candidates in the election for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation. Radio Wikipedia Issue 9: GeoBot Discussion (Previous Issue)

Notices

• A (very) small (draft) essay in userspace, "Problems with the English-language Wikipedia", has been (partially) written. You are invited to comment.
• A proposal to rename all of the lists of basic topics to something more representative and professional is under discussion at the Village Pump. This will affect hundreds of pages (see the rest here).
• There is a discussion to add interproject links (such as Commons and Wikispecies) to {{taxobox}}.
• Help review Good articles at the Nominations and reassessment pages.
• Global discussion and consensus is being sought for the Notability (fiction) guideline.
• WikiProject India is conducting a Tagging and Assessment drive, more than 20000 articles need to be assessed and lots of prizes to be won.
• A ratification poll on whether to add {{C-Class}} to {{grading scheme}} has been started. The vote will close on June 18, 2008 at 0300 UTC.

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