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July 2012
July 3rd, 2012: Bracey and Rhodes sentenced: WOODBRIDGE, Woodbridge: In the aftermath of The Ipswich Incident evidence came to light that Defence Secretary Stephen Bracey and Colonel Joseph Rhodes, commanding officer of the 8th Battalion of the Woodbridge had connections with organised crime which had led to some armanents from the 8th Battalion ending up in the posession of the People's Army of Ipswich. Public inquiries were set up into the allegations last year which in turn led to criminal proceedings being bought against both men. This morning the judge at the trial announced that both men would serve a sentence of 15 years hard labour.

June 2012
June 25th, 2012: East Panama officially annexed: CHEPO, East District of Panama: Today, the Colombian Congress has finally divulged their decision about the earlier vote concerning the annexation of East Panama. With the majority of Congress in favour of the move, East Panama will be subject to a referendum from the Colombian-controlled regions in early September, and, in late October, a general meeting with the local militias. If all goes in favour of Colombian annexation, the District will be annexed in December 31, 2012 as the Autonomous Region of Panama.

June 21st, 2012: Colombian Occupation Continues: CHEPO, East District of Panama: After almost three months of apparent inactivity, Colombia has been able to successfully finish negotiations with yet another warlord group. With what might be considered a majority of East Panameño territory, including connections between Chepo and Portobelo, under Colombian government, the first bill in favour of officially annexing East Panama and establishing a civil government has gone into possible voting by the Colombian Congress.

June 14th, 2012: Guangxi and Gansu trade deal:  HECHI, Guangxi - Officials in Guangxi announce the signing of a trade deal between Gansu and Guangxi. Gansu will trade minerals in return for Guangxi's surplus rice. This immediately has military officials within Guangxi looking to secure the areas through which this trade route will lie, with portions of the Expeditionary Corps sent to Sichuan.

June 4th, 2012: Prusi Withdraws; Socialist Nominees Determined: MARQUETTE, Superior - Following the announcement, as expected, of Governor Martin's victory in the Chippewa primary today, and that the margin of victory was large enough enough to clinch him the nomination, Senator Prusi announced his concession in an evening press conference. As a result of these two events, Governor Martin has been named the presidential nominee of the Socialist Party.

And, as per agreements made in 2008, in the dispute over the vice-presidential nomination, Senator Prusi has been named to the lower half of the ticket.

May 2012
May 24th, 2012: Parliamentary Elections: DEBRECEN, Partium - Elections today saw the governing Socialist Party of Prime Minister István Ujhelyi lose its hold on the Diet to the Liberal Party, under former Prime Minister István Jakab, who once again will become Prime Minister. It is expected that this will mean that President Juhász will not be nominated by the Diet for another term, and be replaced by a member of the Liberal Party. And, in a disturbing trend, the far-right Hungarist Movement gained another three seats in the the 41 member Diet.

May 22nd, 2012: Lindberg Withdraws; Liberal Democratic Nominee Determined: MARQUETTE, Superior - Following a major victory for Governor Cullen in the Delta primary yesterday, Senator Lindberg held a press conference in Marquette today. He announced his withdrawal from the nomination race, saying that he had no chance of even taking it to the convention, given polling from the remaining primaries being heavily in favor of Governor Cullen. However, he declined to make an endorsement of Cullen, saying he would "hold off until the convention."

This now means that Governor Fredrick Cullen of Mackinaw will be the Liberal Democratic nominee for president of the republic.

May 19th, 2012: Territorial Review Begins: STOWE, Superior - Today marks the start of the 2012 Territorial Review. The Agawa, Kewaunee, Manitoulin, and Voyageur territories are considered the best candidates to join the union this time around.

May 18th, 2012: Lahti Withdraws: HOUGHTON, Superior - Congressman Lahti, following a horrid performance in the Iron primary yesterday, and several poor performances in the weeks prior, announced on today that he, too, was withdrawing from the race. He had been under pressure to withdraw for a while by the party, which wanted its contest to be over as soon as possible, so that they could turn their attention to the extremely divided Conservatives, who now need to go to their convention to decide their candidate. He endorsed Governor Cullen for the nomination.

May 16th, 2012: Pettalia Withdraws: MACKINAW CITY, Superior - Today Senator Pettalia of Mackinaw announced his withdrawal from the race for the Conservative nomination, at a surprise press conference. It had been thought he would continue up until the convention in August, since no candidate can possibly secure the nomination before then at this point. However, rumors have indicated that he has a shortage of funds, and his very poor showing in yesterday's primary is thought to be indicative of this, and a low level of support. The Senator declined to make any endorsements, saying that he would "talk about it at the convention."

May 12th 2012: Anniversary of the Pope's Election: VATICAN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Functionaries at the Vatican, and throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro, today marked the thirteenth anniversary of Pope Anthony's election to the Papacy. As in the past, the Pope himself declined to celebrate, considering it too extravagant.

May 7th, 2012: Negotiations Begin PEREHINSKE, Galicia - Leaders of the Galician Confederation today met up in the capital today to start discussions about centralizing the confederation. They are expected to be at it, on and off, for the next few months.

May 5th, 2012: Guangxi at peace again: HECHI, Guangxi - Guangxi reports that they have taken the terrorist held port of Fangchenggang after an 11 day seige. With the remaining bandits and terrorists fleeing east, Guangxi has discided not to give chase, fearing a potential diplomatic crisis with Macau. Guangxinese representatives have reached the ANZC and the LoN and two more are expected in SAC on Monday. Guangxi wishes to apply for the LoN immediately and to also reequip its army and build a navy and airforce.

May 4th, 2012: Crown Prince's Birthday: AROLSEN, Waldeck-Hesse - Crown Prince Friedrich Moritz marked his twenty-fifth birthday today, amidst the festivities around the championship game of the WBL, pitting the Warburg Flowers against the Fritzlar Wheels at the Josias Dome in Arolsen. The Flowers would prove victorious.

May 2nd, 2012: Brown Withdraws: GORE BAY, Superior - Despite his large victory in the Manitoulin primary on April 26th, Representative Brown placed a very disappointing fourth in the Keweenaw Caucuses yesterday. After deliberating through the night, he announced today that he was leaving the race. He, however, declined to endorse anyone at this time, stating that he would endorse the overall winner of the primary season, whomever that may be, after Senator Lindberg or Governor Cullen either clinch the nomination, or the primary season ends, whichever comes first.

May 1st, 2012: New Doge Named GENOA, Genoa - As expected following successful negotiations to establish a new governing coalition on the council, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, of the Monarchist Alliance, was named Doge of the Republic by the government today.

April 2012
April 26th, 2012: National Republican Candidates Announced: GREEN BAY, Superior - Following the a vote taken yesterday evening, the National Republicans this morning announced the winner - Congressman Dan Benishek, from the state of Iron, by a surprisingly large four percent, and with an equally surprisingly slim outright majority of the votes. In the afternoon, the vice-presidential vote was held, and announced later that evening. Unsurprisingly, local Commisioner Lasee won handily, with three hundred more votes than the runner-up.

April 26th, 2012: Guangxi seiges ports: HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army has reached the coast. Heavy fighting is reported in Fangchenggang whilst Beihai has already capitulated to the Guangxinese. Construction equipment from Hechi and Gulin is already being brought south. Guangxi also announced to launch of a diplomatic expedition to reach the former PRC which is known to be located in Shaanxi and a parallel exploration team is setting out with them for the areas of East Hubei and South Henan. The Guangxinese government has also sent off a small group of ships to the ANZC in order to establish proper relations with the Commonwealth and possibily enter the LoN.

April 23rd, 2012: National Republican Convention Opens: GREEN BAY, Superior - Today marked the opening of the National Republican Party's convention in Green Bay - the first party convention of the year. Two days of speeches are scheduled to take place, with voting for the presidential nomination, and the vice-presidential nomination, are scheduled to take place on the 25th and 26th, respectively.

April 23th, 2012: Guangxi resumes the push to the sea: HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army is again on the move. The main Guangxi army is moving south rapidly with fighting already reported along Guangxi's new border. Guangxi's Ministers of Exploration and Defense made an offical announcement on the attack a few minutes ago reporting that the change in plan was the result of the capture and successful questioning of an enemy spy. All reports so far show Guangxi is ripping through the ranks of disorganized and disjointed counter-attackers. There are also unconfirmed reports of entire sections of the bandit army surrendering to the Guangxi military. At the current rate of movement, the army is expected to reach the coast in three days.

April 16th, 2012: Alliance Assembly Opens: FORT SMITH, Northwest Alliance - Today marked the opening of a new session of the Alliance Assembly. As expected, Premier Hobart was easily reaffirmed to her position.

April 15th, 2012: Guangxi Takes "Bandit Capital": HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army has secured the areas around Chongzho and Yulin after nearly four weeks of fighting against the union of bandits and terrorists. It is revealed the "capital" of the bandits, Chongzuo, was captured late on April the 12th and their main city Yulin early this morning. The miitary is in the process of consolidating control over these lands with no further advances expected until late May; when Guangxi will launch the final push to the sea.

Heavy construction equipment is moving south to start to rebuild these cities and much of the infrastructure of the regions which has suffered wear and tear for almost 29 years giving crews much needed practise for the future reconstruction of the ports. Meanwhile the central government has issued free land grants in the newly occupied areas to encourage migration to the south. The ordinary citizens of the bandit controlled regions are receiving the largest pieces of land and also heavy government support to bring them in line with the rest of Guangxi's population in terms of education and general health.

April 12th, 2012: Meyer Withdraws: BESSEMER, Superior - Despite the endorsement of Congressman Huuki last month, Congressman Meyer today announced his withdrawal from the race for the Conservative nomination. He had continued to do poorly, placing third or fourth in every primary, even with the endorsement. Following a last place finish in Baraga yesterday, he too has announced his withdrawal from the race, saying that he needed to think of his family, and that while he wanted to continue to run, he had sat down with his family following the loss and they had made the decision to withdraw, just as they had made the decision together to run in the first place.

April 11th, 2012: Council Elections GENOA, Genoa - Elections for the National Council were held today in the Republic of Genoa. The governing coalition of the Genovesi Socialist Party and the Ligurian Union lost a total of twelve seats between them, losing their majority in both the popularly elected spots on the council. They have, however, retained control of the government with backing from the centrist Christian Democracy party and the Monarchist Alliance party, giving their coalition forty out of the sixty seats. Of special note in this election was the victory of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta - the claimant to the defunct Italian throne - in a constituency inside of the city of Savona, for the Monarchist Alliance.

April 6th, 2012: Declaration of War DEBRECEN, Partium - Standing alongside the Rhodopian and Transylvanian ambassadors, President Ferenc Juhász issued a statement this afternoon condemning the attacks in Smolyan, and issuing a declaration of war on Serbia.

April 6th, 2012: Declaration of War CLUJ-NAPOCA, Transylvania - At almost the same time as the Rhodopian declaration, the Transylvanian government released a statement in which they too issued a declaration of war on Serbia.

April 6th, 2012: Attacks in Smolyan, Declaration of War SMOLYAN, Rhodope - Vidnites, armed and financed by Serbian forces, today launched a series of attacks and bombings inside the Rhodopian capital of Smolyan, centered around the main square. Authorities believe that, since the largest attack was against a prison on the outskirts of town, the attacks inside the city were an attempt to cover a prison break. The attack on the prison failed to reach its goal, seemingly, because the prisoners held there had been moved out weeks before.

In response, the Rhodopian government, with obvious confirmation that the Serbians had been involved, issued a declaration of war upon that rogue state in late afternoon.

April 3rd, 2012: Massive Flood destroys Warren, North Pennsylvania FRANKLIN, North Pennsylvania - Reports of massive destruction across northwestern Pennsylvania, namely the city of Warren are being reported. The Kinzua Dam is reported to have suffered some sort of damage which has caused flooding throughout the Allegheny River, destroying much in its path. Being the second largest city in Northern Pennsylvania, as well as its industrial center widespread unrest has plagued the nation over the past day. So far several hundred people are declared missing, with no official casualty count being released, but the central government is to declare a state of emergency by April 5th.

March 2012
March 30th, 2012: Koehn Withdraws: WASHBURN, Superior - Shortly after Congressman Tompkins withdrew his candidacy, a similar press conference was held in Bayfield Territory. Territorial Governor Koehn announced his withdrawal as well, endorsing Governor Martin, because he was "more green."

March 30th, 2012: Tompkins Withdraws: ESCANABA, Superior - Congressman Tompkins today withdrew from the Socialist primaries, following a very poor showing in the "Super Thursday" primaries. Despite winning in the states of Delta and Menominee, he failed to get significant support elsewhere. He endorsed Senator Prusi for the nomination, saying that he felt the Senator would be a good direction for the party to go in.

March 26th, 2012: Orazietti Withdraws: SAULT STE. MARIE, Superior - Congressman Orazietti officially left the Liberal Democratic race today. Despite doing fairly well in several territorial primaries, he failed to make any real inroads elsewhere, only winning other delegates in the Luce primary. He endorsed Governor Cullen for the nomination.

March 23rd, 2012: New Territory Formed: ROSCOMMON, Superior - The Superioran Congress passed another bill into law today, establishing a new territory on the Lower Peninsula. Included in the bill was a provision naming the territory after Congressman James Whitney Dunn, from Delta, and one of the authors of the act which allowed the establishment of territories.

March 22nd, 2012: Ali Sa'id Sworn In: NEW CAIRO, Egypt - Prince Muhammed Ali Sa'id, son of the last King of Egypt, was formally sworn in as the new President of Egypt today. Abdul Mohammed Bayoumi was also sworn in as the new Vice-President. The pair will have a very tough task following in the footsteps of former president Kamal Ganzouri.

March 21st, 2012: Pregnancy announcement in the Kingdom of Cleveland MIDDLESBROUGH, Kingdom of Cleveland - The government of Cleveland and the Royal House of Percy were happy to announce today that Queen Zara is now expecting a baby girl. She is due to give birth in late July 2012. So far, the pregnancy is progressing normally and there are no signs of any malformations of the baby.

March 20th, 2012: Gunagxi defeats organized bandit armies: HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army has secured the area around Nanning after a five day struggle against a union of bandits and terrorists who loosely control the unoccupied areas of Guangxi. The military will now focus on bringing down the bandit strongholds of Chongzuo and Yulin. They hope to control these important centres by the middle of April and seize the ports of Beihai and Fangchenggang by the end of June. If these plans are successful then Guangxi will finally hold some level of control over the entire province on which they originated from.

March 18th, 2012: Death of a King NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga - Today King George Tupou V of Tonga, the principle architect of the new League of Nations, passed away at a hospital in the Australian city of Brisbane, from leukemia which he had been fighting for the last six months. As he lacked a legitimate heir, his brother, Ahoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho, has risen to the throne, taking the regal name of Tupou VI.

March 17th, 2012: Indo-Siberian Treaty of Friendship:  BOMBAY, UIP - Today is a historic day for the USSR and the UIP as the Indo-Siberian Treaty of Friendship was signed between the two nations. The two nations will now support each other in their quest to re-assimalate breakaway states and will increase trade with each other. Siberia will also aid the UIP in its efforts in India.

Both nations see this as a historic day and hope to continue to better their relations with each other to hopefully restore the level they were at before the events of Doomsday. The UIP also announced support for the Siberian campaign into China, stating that "the Siberians are helping to bring peace and order to a war stricken land."

March 16th, 2012: Gunagxi Announces "Drive to the Sea": HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese government, after over a week of deliberation on the situation in Northern China, have decided to move forward the "Drive to the Sea", where Guangxi was to scout and establish a viable port in the South China Sea to communicate and trade internationally without Macaunese help. Evidence of this was large portions of the Guangxi military moving south.

Skirmishes have been reported in areas south of Nanning's ruins as the Guangxi military bears down on the armed bandits and terrorists that populate the areas between Guangxi and the coast. Guangxi also publicly condemned the attack on Imperial China, stating, "These communists never learn, their warmongering led us to the brink of total annihilation less than three decades ago. However, in this new world, where we can right the wrongs of the past, they are still living in the past."

March 13th, 2012: Forces from the Socialist Union start Operation Mars:  SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR- WCRB reports have been informed by the Socialist Union that the ground attack against Imperial China, named Operation Mars, had commenced today in the early morning hours, with spearheads heading both from Manchuria and Primorskaya Territory. Initial reports indicate that they have reached the loose border of Imperial China. Bombardment of tactical military targets is also still ongoing.

March 9th, 2012: Huuki Withdraws: HOUGHTON, Superior - After two weeks of disappointing results in the primaries, and only acquiring fourteen delegates since being victorious in his home primary in January, Congressman Huuki today announced his withdrawal from the race. He was never considered a threat to win, but has now added a significant addition to his resume should he run for higher office in the future. Congressman Meyer was on hand and received his endorsement.

March 9th, 2012: Birthday of the Landgrave: AROLSEN, Waldeck-Hesse - Today was the 76th birthday of Landgrave Wittekind. Celebrations were held in the capital, and the Landgrave formally opened the WFL season, closely followed by the first game of the season, between the Crowns and defending champion VfB Marburg.

March 7th, 2012: Colombian occupation continues:  CHEPO, East District of Panama: Today, Colombian troops have negotiated the legalisation of one of the largest guerilla groups to have negotiated yet, the Colón People's Army, based in Chillboro. In response to increased Colombian control over the East District, the claimed governor of Panama territory has temporarily moved to the entirely Colombian-held Chepo as the "provisional capital of the East District of Panama".

March 7th, 2012: The PRC and Jiangsu sign historic treaty:  TAIYUAN, PRC- Today the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of Jiangsu held a conference in the PRC's capital, where they signed a trade agreement, as well as formalized the PRC's recognition of Jiangsu. At the conference they also discussed the current situation in China, with the PRC's leader condemning Siberian plans to invade Imperial China, stating that they were invading the PRC's lawfully claimed territory. Jiangsu's leadership refused to give a formal statement on the matter and stated that the conflict was not the country's concern.

March 7th, 2012: Forces from the Socialist Union start tactical bombardment of Imperial military installations:  SOVETSKAYA GAVAN, USSR- WCRB sources inside the USSR's military have reported that tactical bombardment has commenced of targets within Imperial China, so as to open the way for ground troops to begin their campaign as quickly and efficiently as possible. Sources also claim that leaflets were dropped onto cities as well in Han Chinese, denouncing their government and urging their population to revolt against the government.

As of yet, troops are still amassing on the Siberian border and the date of the beginning of the ground attack remains unknown.

March 6th, 2012: Siberian train destroyed in bombings; The USSR mobilizes its troops: KAVALEROVO, USSR: Today, at 12:07 pm, on the railroad connecting Korea and Siberia, an explosion from an explosive device destroyed a train heading towards Korea, killing 137 people. The Socialist Union has condemned the attack, with Aman Tuleyev arriving in Kavalerovo, the capital of the Primorskaya Territory, to hold a speech.

He stated that this was a direct attack on the country from Imperial China, stating that several of the captured conspirators were either from the country or sympathizers of the monarchy. He also stated that the USSR had had enough of having an openly belligerent neighboring country and that he had ordered the mobilization of troops stationed in the Territory and in the Republic of Manchuria. He also said that bombing runs would begin first, to weaken the enemy, but that unlike their enemies, they would only target known military installations.

March 2nd, 2012: More Purchases, New Factory:  BOMBAY, UIP: After another round of discussions with the USSR, the UIP has managed to swing another deal to buy 15 more Su-35s from them, as well as increase trade deals.

President Singh was also present today at the opening of a new factory in the western city of Ahmedabad. He gave a speech, saying that it "signaled the growing economic and industrial strength of the Union." The new factory will help to process coal.

March 1st, 2012: LoN committee in Haiti dissolved:  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Today, after more than two years of the League of Nations supervising relief and recovery efforts in Haiti, the committee it established was dissolved, leaving the Haitian government in full control over the still incoming help. This has been met with excitement in Haiti as it had been extremely unpopular, both with the people and the government of the country.

February 2012
February 28th, 2012: Elections in Waldeck-Hesse: AROLSEN, Waldeck-Hesse - Elections were held today in the Landgraviate. As usual, however, they are merely a formality to elect the Crown Nationalists who won the party's nomination in each district.

February 20th, 2012: The PRC formally recognizes the People's Kingdom of Jiangsu: TAIYUAN, PRC: After more than 28 years, the PRC has announced a formal recognition of the government of Jiangsu, the first and only government to be recognized in all of China. This came after an especially troublesome winter and a realization that trade with the outside world was a necessity. The PRC leadership also extended an invitation to the King of Jiangsu to come to the nation's capital to formalize a treaty between them.

February 20th, 2012: Suspected raiders attack Taneytown: TANEYTOWN, Gettysburg: Suspected raiders operating out of unknown locations attacked Taneytown, South Gettysburg. Although no deaths were reported, the Taneytown Police Department reported that at two policemen and at least six civilians were injured in the attack. President William Troxell has ordered a formal investigation into the attack.

February 19th, 2012: Referendum Conducted in Manchuria and Uyghuristan: KRASNOYARSK, USSR: Today, a referendum was held in both Uyghuristan and Manchuria regarding a proposal to merge the two into the Chinese Federative Socialist Republic. The idea had been in the works since Manchuria became a republic, due to the Chinese forming a sizeable minority in the country. Unsurprisingly, Uyghuristan rejected the offer by a wide margin, as 87% there voted no. What does surprise analysts, however, is that 52% also voted against this in Manchuria, even though it was thought that it was assumed the Chinese lobby would win.

February 18th, 2012: Hansen Withdraws: LUDINGTON, Superior - Following minuscule results in the Marquette and Slate primaries, Territorial Representative Hansen of Michigan Territory, despite a fairly large victory in his home territory, today withdrew his candidacy for the nomination. He also endorsed the Vice-President.

February 18th 2012: Offical announcement of the death of PM Mallon of Cleveland MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland: Queen Zara and the government of the Kingdom of Cleveland are saddened to report that at 1.20am this morning, PM Mallon passed peacefully away in his sleep, it is suspected that he suffered a massive heart attack. DPM Jason McCartney has been to visit the Queen to offically ask permission to form a new government with himself as the new PM. The first acts of the new PM was to declare three days of offical mourning and also to announce a new general election to be held on the 22nd June 2012.

February 17th 2012: PM Mallon has suffered another, more serious heart attack MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland: PM Mallon has suffered another more serious heart attack at approximately 2.30pm, he has slipped into a coma, however his condition is being described by doctors at James Cook Hospital as stable.

February 17th, 2012: Harsh winter in China: TAIYUAN, PRC: Sources close to the People's Republic of China have reported that freezing temperatures and bad weather have increased troubles for the rump state, as many people have frozen to death, while others are starving due to the almost exhausted food supply. There has also been talk that the state is increasingly warming up to the idea of recognizing the government of Jiangsu, in exchange for supplies and access to the coast.

February 15th, 2012: Carey Withdraws: MARQUETTE, Superior - Despite having eked out a very narrow win in the Marquette Primary, Congressman Carey today announced his withdrawal from the primaries. His poorer than expected performance is believed to be the cause, as the number of delegates he received was lower than expected and made his continuing the hunt for the nomination rather futile. He endorsed Former Senator Kelleher for the nomination.

February 15th 2012: PM Mallon suffers a heart attack MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland: The Parliament of Cleveland have announced that during his afternoon run, PM Ray Mallon suffered a heart attack, he was rushed to James Cook Hospital where he arrived at approximately 4.20pm. He was awake and transfered his powers to the Deputy PM Jason McCartney of the Conservative Party at 5pm. At 5.30pm he went into surgery for a heart bypass operation, the operation went well and he was in intensive care by 9pm.

As of 7am on the 16th February PM Mallon remained in intensive care, and was awake, however PM powers will remain with DPM Jason McCartney until PM Mallon is fit to resume his duties.

February 11th, 2012: TFA Party Formation: TUNIS, Tunisia: Today the TFA leadership, led by Prime Minister Amamou, formally announced the creation of their political party, the name of which roughly translates into "Swords for Tunisia" in English. It is expected that it will be largely a more left-oriented, though monarchist, party, given the largely TFA membership and their fight against the Sicilians.

February 10th, 2012: Red Lantern: INUVIK, Northwest Alliance: About eight and a half days after the winner crossed the finish line, the last musher, Bob Storey of New Zealand, crossed the finish line early this morning with a time of 19:16:24:10, and was given the traditional red lantern. Due to some stormy weather on the trail, eight of the twenty-six mushers withdrew over the course of the event, though without any serious injuries.

February 7th, 2012: Butland Withdraws: SAULT STE. MARIE, Superior - Following a crushing defeat in the first Socialist primary in the Beaver Archipelago, Former Mayor Steve Butland of Sault Ste. Marie today withdrew his candidacy. The former mayor is believed to have received less than ten votes in his humiliating loss, which is considered a reflection on displeasure with his vice-presidential nomination in 2008. He endorsed Governor Martin for the nomination after his speech was concluded.

February 6th, 2012: Alliance Championship Series Winner: WRIGLEY, Northwest Alliance: In a surprise result, and in a rematch of last year's game, the Fort Smith Bison eked out a narrow win over the Hay River Steel, by a 4 to 3 score. It is their first championship in hockey.

February 6th, 2012: Colombian military continues negotiations:  CHEPO, East District of Panama: Today, Colombian troops have negotiated the legalisation of several local East Panamanian coastal warlords so to form part of the government in an accord similar to the paramilitary and terrorist Colombian groups. President Santos has declared he expects to have all of East Panama under semi-civil control by 2013. Colombia has also begun to occupy the islands surrounding Coiba.

February 6th, 2012: East German states sign Treaty of Wolfsbug: WOLFSBURG, Prussia: After more than two weeks of negotiations officials from Northeim, Weimar, Saxony and Prussia finalised the terms of a treaty outlining recognized borders between the nations, joint infrastructure projects, and military cooperation. Some international analysts say the treaty heavily favors Prussia, as the trade deals and infrastructure projects open up the other German states to Prussia's more developed industry, as well as the treaty recognizing most of Prussia's land claims in the area at the expense of Saxony. The treaty does also act as a mutual defense pact however, requiring Prussia to come to the aid of the smaller states in the event of hostile action against them.

February 6th, 2012: Earthquake strikes Visayas: DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines: At least 52 people were killed when a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Negros and Cebu provinces shortly before noon Monday, causing landslides and huge cracks on highways, and violently shaking buildings, officials said. President Manny Villar ordered the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to assess and collate the extent of the damage and casualties, and to provide the necessary interventions.

February 3rd, 2012: Alliance Championship Series: WRIGLEY, Northwest Alliance: After having traveled from Inuvik over the last two days, Premier Hobart opened the Alliance Championship Series in hockey this morning in Wrigley. The first game, to which she dropped a ceremonial puck, was won by the defending champion Hay River Steel over the Hometown Fighting Fish, by a score of 7 to 2. The Steel are favored to win again.

February 1st, 2012: Winner!: INUVIK, Northwest Alliance: Following an eventful race, including the favorite suffering an injury which caused him to leave the race, the first musher today crossed the finish line in Inuvik this afternoon. With a time of 11:5:34:56, Hans Gatt of the Yukon is the new winner, setting a new record. Following him in the evening were Jeff King and John Baker, both from Alaska, with times respectively of 11:8:28:43 and 11:12:54:21.

January 2012
January 31st, 2012: Colombian military occupies Coiba: CHEPO, East District of Panama: Today, Colombian troops have finally marched on Coiba and taken control over from the small ex-penal community present in the island. Coiba is to be annexed to the East Panama District albeit it is closer to the Panamanian Liga. Negotiation with local warlords continue.

January 30th, 2012: North Germany unveils new national flag: HUSUM, North Germany: Government officials revealed the new national flag today. The Minister of Culture described the flag as both having roots in the original German Republic as well as symbolising North Germany's ties with the Nordic countries both politically and culturally. The move to select a new flag was started by Frisian officials who said the original flag put too much importance on Schleswig-Holstein.

January 26th, 2012: The Parade of Remembrance: BOMBAY, Union Interim Parliament: Today a parade was held to mark Republic Day in the UIP, and its constitution. The President and Prime Minister were both present and were impressed at the strength of the army as it paraded through. Tanks were paraded through, though the new aircraft were still in training and as such could not be utilised for the parade. After the parade, the President gave a speech to the audience, citing his plans for the construction of more ammunition factories and continuation of the road-building projects.

January 25th, 2012: Casperson Withdraws: STOWE, Superior - Despite last week's allegations being unproven, they have, as expected, taken their toll - the Majority Leader has gone from a fairly close second in polling, to finishing barely above last place, in the Houghton Primary two days ago. As a result, he withdrew today, following reflection, from the Conservative primaries. He declined to endorse anyone at this time, saying that it would hinder any candidate he did endorse. He will continue on as Majority Leader.

January 21st, 2012: And It's On!: FORT PROVIDENCE, Northwest Alliance: At a slightly earlier starting time than last year, the twenty-six entrants in this year's race set out at ten o'clock this morning. The prizes remain the same as last year, and last year's winner, Martin Buser of Alaska, being the favorite once again.

January 20th, 2012: Conaway sworn in as first president of post-Doomsday Republic of Texas; Senate, House seated: MIDLAND, Republic of Texas - Mike Conaway was sworn in today as President of the Republic of Texas.

January 20th, 2012: Prussia, Neighbours meet in Wolfsburg for Conference: WOLFSBURG, Prussia: Leaders from Prussia, Northeim, Weimar, and Saxony met in Wolfsburg today for a conference to discuss the future of the region. Issues on the table include trade routes, military cooperation, and a treaty establishing permanent borders between the 4 nations. North Germany was not in attendance because the majority of issues had already been settled bilaterally between Prussia and North Germany.

January 20th, 2012: Palace Construction Starts: NEW ATHENS, Greek Federation - Construction started today on the new Royal Palace in the federal district today, on the island of Skyropoula, west of Skyros. Completion is expected sometime in late fall.

January 17th, 2012: Affair Allegations: STOWE, Superior - Allegations emerged today in the capital that Senate Majority Leader Casperson has, for the past year, been having an affair with one of the Senate aides. While no proof has been offered, his reputation has been seriously impacted, and his chances in the nominating process have likely been damaged.

January 16th, 2012: Infrastructure is a Go:  BOMBAY, Union Interim Parliament: Prime Minister Joshi announced today the start of a new infrastructure project, which will see the upgrading and building of roads all across the country. The primary goal will be for all major cities to be connected, and after that expanding the network into other parts of India.

Meanwhile, Siberian shipping has begun to deliver the new tanks and planes ordered by the Union government at Bombay. Troops will spend quite some time familiarizing themselves with the new equipment.

January 15th, 2012: Amaroso Withdraws: SAULT STE. MARIE, Superior - Following consecutive last place finishes in both the Dickinson Caucus and the Chippewa Primary, Former Mayor Debbie Amaroso of Sault Ste. Marie today withdrew from the race for the Liberal Democratic nomination. She also endorsed the winner of the Chippewa primary, Governor Cullen of Mackinaw, for the nomination.

January 10th, 2012: Japan Repeals Sakoku:  KYOTO, Japan: Today, Prime Minister Seiji Maehara presided over the vote in the Japanese Diet to repeal the Sakoku policy. It had banned most foreign trade and limited contact with other nations. Speaking of the repeal, Maehara said that the repeal was necessary to repair the damage from the Tohoku earthquake and reignite the Japanese economy.

January 8th, 2012: Colombian military begins negotiations:  CHEPO, East Panama District: Today, President Juan Manuel Santos has declared the start of negotiations between the East Panama warlords and the Colombian control. According to President Santos' own words, he will try an approach similar to the Casa Verde Agreement of 1984 (which established the permanent truce between the Colombian guerillas and the government) in a local scale.

January 6th, 2012: Palace Bids Winner Announced:  NEW ATHENS, Greek Federation - The committee in charge of choosing the design for a new royal palace at Skyros today announced the winner, a design by Diener & Diener, out of Basel, in the Alpine Confederation. They also revealed the designs of the other entrants, as shown in the images made by each of them of their visions. Construction starts on the 20th.

January 1st, 2012: Happy New Year!: Across the world a new year is ushered in, bring 2011 to a close. Celebrations are occurring worldwide as the New Year comes, bringing with it the hope that the world may continue recovering.

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