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Events that made the news during 2007 are:
- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Declares State of Emergency (Nov. 7) after days of protests by opposition parties.
- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Declares State of Emergency (November). He suspends the country's constitution, the country has continue unrest.
- First Lady of Argentina Is Elected President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner takes 45% of the vote. (Oct. 28). De Kirchner is the first woman in Argentina to be elected president. She succeeds her husband, Néstor Kirchner.
- Health issues from Wildfires arise.
- California Wildfires burn thousands of acres, almost one million evacuated. (October 21-25).
- Former vice president Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are awarded the peace prize for their work educating the world about human-caused climate change and for outlining ways to reverse global warming. (Oct. 12).
- Marion Jones, who won five medals at the 2000 Olympics, three of them gold, pleads guilty to making false statements to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs. (October 5).
- Euro climbs to all time highs (September 27) against the American Dollar.
- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Steps Down (Aug. 27). Gonzales has been under fire for the firing of nine federal prosecutors in 2006, and some say he perjured himself when testifying about the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program.
- Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleads guilty to conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting waging information through interstate commerce (August 14). Donaghy, once known as one of the NBA's best referees, sold inside information pertaining to NBA games to bettors before being investigated by the FBI and resigning on July 9. Donaghy, who faces up to 25 years in prison, must pay a $500,000 fine and at least $30,000 in restitution.
- Minneapolis highway 35W Bridge Collapse (August 1): At 6:05 p.m., the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River between University Avenue and Washington Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed. Dozens of vehicles were on the bridge at the time, including a school bus carrying around 60 children.
- The Bancroft family, owner the Dow Jones & Company (July 31), which publishes the Wall Street Journal, agrees to sell the company to media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who owns the News Corporation. The purchase values Murdoch's media holdings at $28 billion.
- Minimum Wage is increased first time in 10 years (July 24): The minimum wage increases to $5.85, up from $5.15. The wage will increase 70 cents each year through 2009, when it will be $7.25 an hour.
- Harry Potter Sales Brisk (July 21): In its first day on bookshelves, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment in J. K. Rowling's best-selling series, more than 8.3 million copies are sold in United States.
- Bush Defies Congressional Subpeona (July 9): Citing executive privilege, the president refuses to hand over any documents relating to the firing of nine U.S. prosecutors in 2006 and instructs Harriet Miers, Bush's former counsel, and Sara Taylor, the former deputy assistant to the president and White House director of political affairs to also refuse to testify.
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Created on October 31, 2000
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