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November 30, 2005 (Wednesday)

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended today, despite Tropical Storm Epsilon's remaining active in the Atlantic. (US NHC 1) (US NHC 2)
Gabon: Africa's longest serving president (since 1967), Omar Bongo, wins presidential elections, securing a further seven years in office. (Reuters)
The US Military has been covertly paying to run news stories written by US Military "information operations" troops. The stories, usually praising the work of the U.S. Military, appeared in Baghdad newspapers (Al Jazeera)(LA Times)
A new campaign against Iraqi insurgents begins with joint U.S.-Iraqi troops conducting Operation Iron Hammer in western Iraq. (ABC)
New policy document on American involvement in Iraq, "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq", is published by the White House. (UPI)
Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant. (BBC)
Death toll in northeast China coal mine blast reaches 150. (Science Daily)
Giovanni Prezioso, the General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, announces that he's leaving that post, although he'll remain until early 2006 to aid with the transition. (SEC website)
There are reports that Walt Disney Co., which is trying to sell its ABC Radio unit, has narrowed the field of potential buyers to three: Entercom Communications Corp., Cumulus Media Inc. and a private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. (Business Journal)

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-===[[30 November]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)===
 * The [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] officially ended today, despite [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Epsilon|Tropical Storm Epsilon]]'s remaining active in the [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|Atlantic]]. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWOAT+shtml/010315.shtml (US NHC 1)] [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWOEP+shtml/010509.shtml (US NHC 2)]
-*[[Gabon]]: Africa's longest serving president (since 1967), [[Omar Bongo]], wins [[Gabonese presidential election, 2005|presidential elections]], securing a further seven years in office. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/deb437c5c0e267fe05d75fc2e9ea90f2.htm (Reuters)]
+* [[Gabon]]: Africa's longest serving president (since 1967), [[Omar Bongo]], wins [[Gabonese presidential election, 2005|presidential elections]], securing a further seven years in office. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/deb437c5c0e267fe05d75fc2e9ea90f2.htm (Reuters)]
-* The [[Military of the United States|US Military]] has been [[covert|covertly]] paying to run news stories written by US Military "[[information operations]]" [[troop]]s.  The stories, usually praising the work of the [[United States|U.S.]] Military, appeared in [[Baghdad]] [[newspaper]]s [http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10010 (Al Jazeera)][http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-infowar30nov30,0,3132219.story?track=hpmostemailedlink (LA Times)]
+* The [[Military of the United States|US Military]] has been [[covert|covertly]] paying to run news stories written by US Military "[[information operations]]" [[troop]]s.  The stories, usually praising the work of the [[United States|U.S.]] Military, appeared in [[Baghdad]] [[newspaper]]s [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605060031/http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10010 (Al Jazeera)][http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-infowar30nov30,0,3132219.story?track=hpmostemailedlink (LA Times)]
 * A new campaign against Iraqi insurgents begins with joint U.S.-Iraqi troops conducting [[Operation Iron Hammer (Iraq 2005)|Operation Iron Hammer]] in western Iraq. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1358370 (ABC)]
 * New policy document on American involvement in Iraq, "[[National Strategy for Victory in Iraq]]", is published by the [[White House]]. [http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051130-084311-1112r (UPI)]
-*Surgeons in [[France]] carry out the first human [[face transplant]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4484728.stm (BBC)]
+* Surgeons in [[France]] carry out the first human [[face transplant]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4484728.stm (BBC)]
-*[[Death toll]] in northeast [[China]] [[coal mine]] blast reaches 150. [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20051130-05324400-bc-china-mineblast.xml (Science Daily)]
+* Death toll in northeast [[China]] [[coal mine]] blast reaches 150. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070518005058/http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20051130-05324400-bc-china-mineblast.xml (Science Daily)]
-*[[Giovanni Prezioso]], the [[General Counsel]] of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]], announces that he's leaving that post, although he'll remain until early 2006 to aid with the transition. [http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-167.htm (SEC website)]
+* [[Giovanni Prezioso]], the [[General Counsel]] of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]], announces that he's leaving that post, although he'll remain until early 2006 to aid with the transition. [https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-167.htm (SEC website)]
-*There are reports that [[Walt Disney Co.]], which is trying to sell its [[ABC Radio]] unit, has narrowed the field of potential buyers to three: [[Entercom Communications Corp.]], [[Cumulus Media|Cumulus Media Inc.]] and a private equity firm [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]]. [http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2005/11/28/daily29.html (Business Journal)]
+* There are reports that [[Walt Disney Co.]], which is trying to sell its [[Citadel Media|ABC Radio]] unit, has narrowed the field of potential buyers to three: [[Entercom Communications Corp.]], [[Cumulus Media|Cumulus Media Inc.]] and a private equity firm [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]]. [http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2005/11/28/daily29.html (Business Journal)]
-*At 1:05pm [[Nichole]] [[Kittrell]] gave birth to a baby boy named [[Ivan]] [[Matthew]] [[Lee]] at [[UAB Hospital]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. He weighed 2 pounds 12 ounces and was 16 inches long.
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