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November 6, 2006 (Monday)

Somalian War: Heavy fighting has been reported between forces of Union of Islamic Courts and Puntland, the semi-autonomous region of Somalia. (Al Jazeera)^{[permanent dead link]}
Felipe Pérez Roque, the Foreign Minister of Cuba, backs away from earlier predictions that Fidel Castro would return as the President of Cuba by December raising concerns about the progress of Castro's recovery from intestinal surgery. (USA Today)
The Iraqi government prepares a law that may see former Baath Party supporters restored to their former jobs. (ABC News)
Tony Blair opposes the death penalty for Saddam Hussein but says the trial had reminded the world of Hussein's brutality. (CNN)
Bombs explode at Mexico's Federal Electoral Tribunal, an opposition party's headquarters and a bank in the capital. (RTÉ News)
Operation Autumn Clouds: A female Palestinian suicide bomber has blown herself up in a Gaza Strip town, killing herself and injuring an Israeli soldier, the Israeli army says. (BBC)
The Polish President, Lech Kaczyński, proposes that there be a 100,000 man-strong EU Army designed to work with NATO. (RTÉ News)
Ariel Sharon is moved out of the intensive care unit at the Sheba Medical Center. (AP via Malaysia Star)
Daniel Ortega has an early lead over Eduardo Montealegre, according to partial results from the general elections in Nicaragua. (CNN)
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-12) opens in Nairobi, Kenya. (UNFCCC)
The legal challenge to President George W. Bush's ratification of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Conyers v. Bush) led by United States Congressman and member of the House Judiciary Committee John Conyers (together with ten other representatives of the House of Representatives) is dismissed due to lack of standing (ABC)

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+* [[Somali Civil War (2006)|Somalian War]]: Heavy fighting has been reported between forces of [[Union of Islamic Courts]] and [[Puntland]], the semi-autonomous region of [[Somalia]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3E2402B3-3CB2-49B9-8C93-C72E663D56CA.htm (Al Jazeera)]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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+* [[Felipe Pérez Roque]], the Foreign Minister of [[Cuba]], backs away from earlier predictions that [[Fidel Castro]] would return as the [[President of Cuba]] by December raising concerns about the progress of Castro's recovery from intestinal surgery. [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-11-06-castro_x.htm?csp=34 (USA Today)]
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+* The [[Iraq]]i government prepares a law that may see former [[Baath Party]] supporters restored to their former jobs. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2632159&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (ABC News)]
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+* [[Tony Blair]] opposes the [[death penalty]] for [[Saddam Hussein]] but says the trial had reminded the world of Hussein's brutality. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/06/saddam.blair.reax.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest (CNN)]
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+* [[Bomb]]s explode at [[Mexico]]'s [[Federal Electoral Tribunal]], an [[Institutional Revolutionary Party|opposition party's]] headquarters and a [[Scotiabank|bank]] in the [[Mexico City|capital]]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/mexico.html?rss (RTÉ News)]
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+* [[Operation Autumn Clouds]]: A female Palestinian suicide bomber has blown herself up in a [[Gaza Strip]] town, killing herself and injuring an [[Israel]]i soldier, the [[Israeli army]] says. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6119810.stm (BBC)]
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+* The [[President of Poland|Polish President]], [[Lech Kaczyński]], proposes that there be a 100,000 man-strong [[European Union|EU]] Army designed to work with [[NATO]]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/nato.html (RTÉ News)]
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+* [[Ariel Sharon]] is moved out of the [[intensive care unit]] at the [[Sheba Medical Center]]. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/6/apworld/20061106152441&sec=apworld (AP via Malaysia Star)]
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+* [[Daniel Ortega]] has an early lead over [[Eduardo Montealegre]], according to partial results from the [[Nicaraguan general election, 2006|general elections]] in [[Nicaragua]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/06/nicaragua.elections.ap/index.html (CNN)]
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+* The [[United Nations Climate Change Conference]] (COP-12) opens in [[Nairobi|Nairobi, Kenya]]. [http://unfccc.int/2860.php (UNFCCC)]
+* The legal challenge to [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush's]] ratification of the [[Deficit Reduction Act of 2005]] (''[[Conyers v. Bush]]'') led by [[United States Congress|United States Congressman]] and member of the [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary Committee]] [[John Conyers]] (together with ten other representatives of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]) is dismissed due to lack of standing [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2633701 (ABC)]
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-*[[Operation Autumn Clouds]]: A female Palestinian suicide bomber has blown herself up in a [[Gaza Strip]] town, killing herself and injuring an [[Israel]]i soldier, the [[Israeli army]] says. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6119810.stm (BBC)]
-*The [[President of Poland|Polish President]], [[Lech Kaczynski]], proposes that there be a 100,000 man-strong [[European Union|EU]] Army designed to work with [[NATO]]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/nato.html (RTÉ News)]
-*[[Ariel Sharon]] is moved out of the [[intensive care unit]] at the [[Sheba Medical Center]]. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/6/apworld/20061106152441&sec=apworld (AP via Malaysia Star)]
-*[[Daniel Ortega]] has an early lead over [[Eduardo Montealegre]], according to partial results from the [[Nicaraguan general election, 2006|general elections]] in [[Nicaragua]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/world/americas/06cnd-nicaragua.html?hp&ex=1162875600&en=4f4c68858066998d&ei=5094&partner=homepage (NYT)]
-*The UN second Conference of Parties to the [[Kyoto Protocol]], held in [[Nairobi, Kenya]], begins.[http://euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=389259&lng=1 (EuroNews)]
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