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October 27, 2007 (Saturday)

War in Afghanistan:
- United States led coalition forces kill 80 Taliban fighters outside Musa Qala in Helmand province. (AP via Fox News)
- A suicide bomber explodes a bomb outside a United States base in eastern Afghanistan killing four Afghan soldiers and a civilian. (AP via CNN)
Curlin wins the Breeders' Cup Classic at the Monmouth Park racecourse. In the same race, European star George Washington is euthanized after breaking down in the stretch. (Reuters)
At least 30 people are killed and 100 injured in flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (BBC)
California wildfires:
- Some fires are reported in the Mexican state of Baja California, south of the U.S. border, but these are generally brought fairly swiftly under control. (CalFires.com)
- The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger vows to personally "hunt down" those responsible for starting the fires. (CNN)
Yu Zhengsheng leaves his post as CPC party chief of Hubei to replace newly promoted Politburo Standing Committee member Xi Jinping as Shanghai party chief. (Xinhua)

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-*[[War in Afghanistan]]:
+* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]:
-**[[United States]] led coalition forces kill 80 [[Taliban]] fighters  outside [[Musa Qala]] in [[Helmand province]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305688,00.html (AP via Fox News)]
+** [[United States]] led coalition forces kill 80 [[Taliban]] fighters  outside [[Musa Qala]] in [[Helmand province]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305688,00.html (AP via Fox News)]
-**A [[suicide bomber]] explodes a bomb outside a [[United States]] base in eastern [[Afghanistan]] killing four Afghan soldiers and a civilian. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.violence.ap/index.html (AP via CNN)]
+** A [[suicide bomber]] explodes a bomb outside a [[United States]] base in eastern [[Afghanistan]] killing four Afghan soldiers and a civilian. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.violence.ap/index.html (AP via CNN)]
-*[[Curlin]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] at the [[Monmouth Park]] racecourse. In the same race, European star [[George Washington (horse)|George Washington]] is [[animal euthanasia|euthanized]] after breaking down in the stretch. [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2762295020071027?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]
+* [[Curlin]] wins the [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] at the [[Monmouth Park]] racecourse. In the same race, European star [[George Washington (horse)|George Washington]] is [[animal euthanasia|euthanized]] after breaking down in the stretch. [https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2762295020071027?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]
-*At least 30 people are killed and 100 injured in [[flood]]ing in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7065016.stm (BBC)]
+* At least 30 people are killed and 100 injured in [[flood]]ing in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7065016.stm (BBC)]
-*[[California wildfires of October 2007|California wildfires]]:
+* [[California wildfires of October 2007|California wildfires]]:
-**Some fires are reported in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] state of [[Baja California]], south of the [[US-Mexico border|U.S. border]], but these are generally brought fairly swiftly under control. [http://www.calfires.com (CalFires.com)]
+** Some fires are reported in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] state of [[Baja California]], south of the [[US-Mexico border|U.S. border]], but these are generally brought fairly swiftly under control. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813192003/http://www.calfires.com/ (CalFires.com)]
-**The [[Governor of California]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] vows to personally "hunt down" those responsible for starting the fires. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/10/27/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html (CNN)]
+** The [[Governor of California]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] vows to personally "hunt down" those responsible for starting the fires. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/10/27/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html (CNN)]
-*[[Yu Zhengsheng]] leaves his post as [[CPC party chief]] of [[Hubei]] to replace newly promoted [[Politburo Standing Committee]] member [[Xi Jinping]] as [[Shanghai]] party chief. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/27/content_6956566.htm (Xinhua)]*[[The Boston Red Sox's  won the World Series Game 4 to be the World Champions in baseball for 2007 they were playing then Colorodo Rockies]]: <!-- All news items above this line -->|}
+* [[Yu Zhengsheng]] leaves his post as [[CPC party chief]] of [[Hubei]] to replace newly promoted [[Politburo Standing Committee]] member [[Xi Jinping]] as [[Shanghai]] party chief. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/27/content_6956566.htm (Xinhua)]
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