Welcome to the New Millennium: A Collaborative Timeline

Don't worry. The New Dems will have their time to shine. After all, 2008 is coming up... Night is darkest before the dawn after all

He'll be dead by 2011 though so it isn't much of a run, oh well though, its something at least.
 
Finally getting through 05 (i'll edit and add as i go, so this isn't a finished list):

5 January 2005: Dwarf Planet Eris is discovered, it is a dwarf planet within the solar system.

9 January 2005: Fatah retain power in Palestine, as Israel and Palestine look to work closer together (with the talk of even having a joint parliament).

20 January 2005: Donald Rumsfeld is inaugurated as the new President of the United States, with their being mass protests at Washington (protesters outnumbering people attending the ceremony), who are mainly unhappy with his plans to go to war, with several veterans association calling out the new President over his lack of care for his soldiers.

6 February 2005: Abhisit Vejjajiva has won the Thai elections, having won a large amount of the votes within major cities such as Bangkok (where he won some 80% of the vote). Thakshin Shinawat and his voters will be highly disappointed, due to expectations of a high rural vote still not outweighing the urban turnout against him.

16 February 2005: The Kyoto Protocol is brought into full effect

20 February 2005: Australia has announced that it would sign on as a party to the Kyoto Protocol. This has been supported by the Australian Democrats and the Greens, whilst the coalition has been split (between the moderate members who support the measure and the hard right who are against it).

26 February 2005: Geoff Gallop remains Premier of W.A as Labor wins the state election, however the Australian Democrats have taken many seats that were safe liberal as well as some Labor seats (having won 25% of the vote in total)

14 March 2005: The People's Republic of China (West China) has refused to acknowledge a UN resolution, acknowledging The Republic of China (East China), saying they are an illegitimate government.

31 March 2005: Morgan Tsvangarai remains President of Zimbabwe, having won 70 seats in total at the election against Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has announced he would step down as leader of the party.

2 April 2005: Pope John Paul II has passed away, with 4 million people from all around the world converging upon the Vatican for his funeral, with over 1 billion people around the world watching.

9 April 2005: Prince Harry becomes the main story of Charles and Camilla's wedding, appearing drunk to the venue. He was seen laughing and giggling at the event with Camera's mostly fixed to him throughout (instead of the couple). Its been rumoured that he hasn't been happy with the idea of the wedding to Camilla.

5 May 2005: The Liberal Democrats have stunningly won the British Election, winning 36% of the vote and 326 seats. This comes after plans for the Labour Party and Tony Blair to support action in Iraq (which has been highly unpopular with the British Public), which was supported by the Conservatives. the Liberal Democrats were the only major party against it, thus they would come into power. Labor would be reduced to third party status, suffering a 14% swing against them (winning 26% of the vote and only 78 seats in total).

13 May 2005: Uzbekistan military officials kill 200 people in the city of Andijan. The Russian Interior Minister has harshly criticised the Uzbek government, stating that they are in violation of Human Rights Law. The Russian government are now expected to provide refugee visas to Tajkistan and Uzbekistan residents fleeing from persecution as well as impose sanctions against the two countries.

15 May 2005: Independent Candidate Nakamori Fukuyo has beaten out candidates supported by the LDP and Komeito as well as the JCP to become the new mayor of Saitama.

21 May 2005: The Eurovision Song Contest, Hosted at Glasgow's Wembley Arena, was won by France, with Rock band Kyo and their song 'Sarah'. This is their first win since 1977.

29 May 2005: Voters in France have voted against ratifying the constitution of the European Union.

2 June 2005: A plot to bomb several popular London spots has been foiled by British Intelligence Agents. If executed, it was likely that there would have been a severe loss of life. The would be perpetrators have been arrested and will be questioned before their court date.

18 June 2005: After the Northern Territory Elections, it is no clearer as to who will form government, with Labor and the Democrats both finishing on 9 seats and the Country Liberals finishing on 6. Its expected that Labor and the Democrats will work together, but who leads the coalition is the area of contention.

25 June 2005: Lydia Shuleva has retained her position as Prime Minister after the National Movement for Stability and Progress would win a majority in parliament (winning 130 seats). The Movement for Rights and Freedoms would become the official opposition, gaining 30 seats (and moving up to 52 seats) with the Coalition for Bulgaria falling to third party status.

3 July 2005: The Democratic Party has won the Tokyo Municipal Election, winning 32% of the vote and 54 seats. The LDP won 24% and 36 seats, followed by the Japanese Communist Party who won 20% and 32 seats, followed by Komeito who won 14% and 16 seats.

6 July 2005: Paris has been awarded the hosting rights to the 2012 Olympics. London was a close runner up, finishing only 2 votes behind the eventual winner (with many believing they will be the favourite the next time the competition comes to Europe).

18 August 2005: East China, Russia, South Korea and Japan have engaged in joint military exercises near the Chinese border with North Korea. This has been in response to North Korea and China's increasing hostility and aggression.

7 September 2005: Ayman Nour has broken the 24 year reign of Hosni Mubarak. Winning the Presidential election. Mubarak was under increased pressure from the international community to hold fair and free elections or else face sanctions (both against Egypt and his family) with the threat of overseas assets being frozen.

12 September 2005: Jens Stolenberg has become the new Prime Minister of Norway after the Labour Party becomes the largest party in the Storting.

17 September 2005: Helen Clark remains the Prime Minister of NZ as Winston Peters and NZ First remain as the opposition party (garnering 25% of the vote this time) with the Nationals under Don Brash failing to make any major inroads.

18 September 2005: The Social Democratic Party in Germany has become the largest party and will form the next government, with Frank-Walter Steinmeier becoming the new Prime Minister. This is after problems internally between the Union (and its two parties, the more conservative CSU and more centrist CDU). This comes after a no confidence motion that passed against the Union government on proposed economic reforms (that also saw coalition partners in the FDP withdrawing their support).

25 September 2005: Civic Platform becomes the largest party in the Sejm, after the collapse of the Democratic Left Alliance, winning 170 seats, ahead of the Law and Justice Party's 130 seats.

7 October 2005: The offices of Jyilands Posten have been firebombed by angry Muslim protesters in Aarhus, killing 2 journalists inside. This comes after the controversial comic released by the newspaper.

23 October 2005: Keiko Sato, backed by the Communist Party and Social Democratic Party, has won the election against Tatsuo Yada (the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito backed candidate). The ruling Democratic Party did not back a candidate in the election, this will be a huge blow to the LDP who were hoping to win in the city and a major boon for the Communists and the left in general in Japan.

23 October 2005: Donald Tusk has been elected President of Poland after beating out the Law and Justice's candidate Lech Kaczynski.

17 November 2005: The Sri Lankan Communist Party has held elections, in which they hold 200 out of the 225 seats (with the other 25 seats held by independents).
 
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18 September 2005: The Social Democratic Party in Germany has become the largest party and will form the next government, with Gerhard Schroeder becoming the new Prime Minister. This is after problems internally between the Union (and its two parties, the more conservative CSU and more centrist CDU).
Is there any specific reason why you ignored this:
September 19, 2005: It is announced that Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be the SPD candidate for chancellor in 2006.
 
accident tbh. Also wouldn't the elections be in 05?
They were IOTL because Chancellor Gerhard Schröder got nervous and tricked the constitution so that a snap election could be held. But normally, elections in Germany are held every four years.
The only exceptions were 1972, 1983 and 2005. Each time the chancellor had to lose a vote of no confidence first - according to the constitution he is not allowed to just call an election like the british PM can. That's why Schröder deliberately lost a vote of no confidence, sneaking around the constitution to trigger a Federal Election.
Therefore, the next elections in this timeline would indeed be in '06, except Chancellor Edmund Stoiber decides for some reason to trigger a snap election in '05.

Also, (I'm saying this because you made Schröder return as chancellor in 2005), all German chancellors since 1949 more or less retired from active politics the moment they left office. It would be highly unusual for Schröder to run again in the next election if he lost in '02.

As you probably guessed from my nitpicking, I happen to be from Germany.:coldsweat:
 
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July, 11, 2006: Sony Pictures under the Columbia Pictures banner releases The Incredible Hulk. starring Milo Ventimiglia as Bruce Banner, Pamela Anderson as She-Hulk, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
 
August, 1, 2006: A group of investors including cable giant Comcast, Bain Capital, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, & executive Barry Diller announce plans to buy the RKO name and 1931-1951 & 1980s RKO catalogs.

September, 3, 2006: General Electric announces the purchase of the MGM name and post-1986 MGM library. Intending to revive the studio. Amongst the assets is the UA name and library.
 
Some more upcoming stuff and things I forget or wish to add...

June 15, 2005: Batman Begins is released to critical acclaim, with the role of Bruce Wayne being none other than Josh Hartnett, who took the opportunity to expand, despite his fears over being typecast as a superhero. However, he decided to give it a shot nonetheless and admitted to enjoying the success. The script would undergo several revisions as a result of plans of potentially tying the film to the planned Superman film while also noting Bruce's characterization. The film explores the beginning of Bruce becoming the vigilante while taking back control of his life and stopping a plan involving the mob and a new villain named Scarecrow, played by Christian Bale.

May 04, 2007: Spider-Man 3 is released after a troubled development cycle. Executives butted heads, but would cave after the success of Batman and Superman. The film had Spider-Man grow and acknowledge the humanity of criminals and growing to understand reform and himself. After encountering Flint Marko, the man who killed his uncle, he ends up taking revenge, only to find himself face to face with not just Flint, but a cell-mate of his and an old affiliate of Oscorp who targets Harry, Adrian Toomes... the Vulture, played by Ben Kingsley. Peter takes them both down, but he acknowledges Flint's humanity and puts in a good word so Flint's daughter may have her care while The Vulture is played up as a mirror to Peter and Harry regarding the cycle of vengeance and how it left the Vulture with nothing. Harry acknowledges his bad past and leaves for a fresh start while Peter and Mary Jane reconcile and start anew.

May 11, 2007: After over a year of open fighting, the Somalian Civil War enters its final stages as Ethiopia officially enters the war with permission from the UN to intervene. Various Somali refugees have entered Ogaden, resulting in a humanitarian crisis (while the Rumsfeld's administration regarding refugees serves as another black mark). As such, Ethiopia goes officially to fight off the opposing forces to restore order since there have been various Somali offenses on refugees and citizens. Ethiopia has officially secured Somaliland, Puntland and occupying Somalia with various plans discussed such as partition to becoming UN dependents to autonomous statehood by Ethiopia. A minor note is the increase of converse to the Tewahedo Church, likely due to the positive association with Ethiopia and the growing discontent with Islamic radicals in the region though others note that Tewahedo Churches and aligned organizations are more inclined to help believers.

July 03, 2007: Micheal Bay's Starriors is released after a troubled development cycle. Negotiations over the Transformers rights broke down and so a Transformers film idea was scrapped for the time being, with Bay instead adapting a similar premise, the Starriors, with his own touch and the comics as base. Style over substance, it was a mixed success appealing to popcorn flick fanatics and bringing back attention to the old franchise.

August 05, 2007: The Islamic State of Tajikistan falls to Russian forces and with a new secular state being risen up. Many note that the remnant forces have likely fled over to Pakistan, forcing the nation further into an unwanted spotlight. Meanwhile, tensions further escalate within Afghanistan, especially rumors if Bin Laden may or may not be there.

October 01, 2007: Osama Bin Laden has been confirmed to be in Afghanistan. The Rumsfeld administration prepares to send more forces to Afghanistan and the Taliban after negotiations break down while forces remain in Arabia and a provisional military dictatorship has been propped up, further causing issues amongst Jordan and the other nations, though many remain on the defensive as the Syrian-Iraqi War threatens to descend into anarchy.

Coming up soon... the beginning of the Recession and the growing fractures within the US political party... along with the rise of Canada's best leader and more improved movies, comics and so on.
 
24 June 2004: The 2004 NBA Draft

In the NBA finals, it was the Detroit Pistons who beat the Vancouver Grizzlies 4-2 in the NBA finals to win the NBA championship. Rookie Lebron James won not only the ROY award, but also winning finals MVP (the first rookie to do so since Magic Johnson in 1980 and the first rookie ever to win both the ROY and Finals MVP). The Lakers would crash out in the first round of the playoffs, shockingly losing in the first round to the Seattle Supersonics, who would make it to the conference finals (only to lose to Vancouver in 7). Toronto as well would go back to the Eastern Conference finals, falling short to the Pistons in 7, with the Pistons balanced lineup getting them over the line.

This was the NBA expansion draft, with both Memphis and New Orleans picking 1 and 2 respectively in this expansion draft. The biggest deal of the draft being wantaway superstar Shaquille O Neal being traded to Memphis for the #1 pick (which would become Dwight Howard). When asked about the trade, O Neal would state that he was willing to stay in Memphis and when asked why he would state the famous lines 'Because of the BBQ fried chicken'. Shaq's superstar status would help the Hustle become a big draw for the franchise. For the Lakers, Howard would prove to be one of the best decisions as they built around Kobe into the future. Howard would become one of the best defensive players in the league as well as becoming a top rebounder. His athleticism would help the lakers play a fast game as well. The team would also acquire Josh Smith in the trade (who would be used later in the year for the trade for Kevin Garnett and the 8th pick, which would become Brandon Roy in the following draft).

Bold = Multiple Time All Star
Underline = All Star
  1. Memphis Hustle - Dwight Howard (Traded to L.A Lakers for Shaquille O Neal)
  2. New Orleans Pelicans - Emeka Okafor
  3. L.A Clippers - Ben Gordon
  4. Charlotte Hornets - Devin Harris
  5. Chicago Bulls - Deron Williams
  6. Atlanta Hawks - Luol Deng
  7. Phoenix Suns - Sean Livingston
  8. Washington Wizards - Josh Childress
  9. Portland Trailblazers - Andre Igoudala
  10. Philadelphia 76ers - Luke Jackson
  11. Cleveland Cavaliers - Rafael Araujo
  12. Utah Jazz - Andris Biedrins
  13. Golden State Warriors - Al Jefferson
  14. Boston Celtics - Robert Swift
Other notable Picks:
  • Sebastian Telfair - 15th (Charlotte Hornets)
  • Josh Smith - 18th (L.A Lakers via Shaquille O'Neal trade)
  • JR Smith - 19th (Dallas Mavericks)
  • Jameer Nelson - 20th (Sacramento Kings)
  • Kevin Martin - 26th (Indiana Pacers)
  • Anderson Varejao - 31st (Seattle Supersonics)
  • Trevor Ariza - 42nd (Miami Heat)

2005 NBA Draft:

In the NBA finals, it was the Vancouver Grizzlies who won their first NBA title, with Yao Ming winning finals MVP. They would beat the Toronto Raptors 4-3 in the finals after having lost in the finals last year. They would beat out the Seattle Supersonics, San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves (with star player Kevin Garnett demanding a trade after the playoffs).

In the NBA draft, their was one major trade, that of Kevin Garnett being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for the package of the 2006 first, a swap of their firsts this year (with Minnesota going up to 9th and the Lakers to 14th) Carlos Boozer (Boozer who had a big season, averaging 18/10 and looked like an emerging star), something that certainly would appease Kobe Bryant after missing out on the playoffs for the first time since the 90's. This would prove to be a blessing in disguise for the lakers, who would acquire Brandon Roy (who would go on to win the 6 Man of the year as a rookie and would eventually work his way into the starting lineup). The Timberwolves wanted May to replace Garnett (with their first choice of Bynum off the board), however he would eventually bust. The Knicks went against the grain for the #1 pick, picking Chris Paul over Bogut (in what would end up being a very good decision, with Paul becoming a Knick for life).

  1. New York Knicks - Chris Paul
  2. Milwaukee Bucks - Andrew Bogut
  3. Utah Jazz - Raymond Felton
  4. New Orleans Pelicans - Marvin Williams
  5. Charlotte Hornets - Martell Webster
  6. Golden State Warriors - Channing Frye
  7. Portland Trailblazers - Ike Diogu
  8. Orlando Magic - Andrew Bynum
  9. L.A Clippers - Fran Vasquez
  10. Minnesota Timberwolves - Sean May
  11. Cleveland Cavaliers - Rashard McCants
  12. Indiana Pacers - Yaroslav Korolev
  13. Denver Nuggets - Joey Graham
  14. L.A Lakers - Brandon Roy
Other Notable Picks:
  • Gerald Green - 17th Pick (Orlando Magic from Dallas Mavericks)
  • Nate Robinson - 19th Pick (Seattle Supersonics)
  • Jason Maxiell - 26th Pick (Detroit Pistons)
  • David Lee - 28th (San Antonio Spurs)
  • Brandon Bass - 36th Pick (Miami Heat)
  • Lou Williams - 37st Pick (Golden State Warriors)
  • Monta Ellis - 38th (Philadelphia 76ers)
  • Andray Blatche - 45th Pick (New Orleans Pelicans)
  • Ryan Gomes - 50th Pick (Seattle Supersonics)
  • Marcin Gortat - 54th Pick (Sacramento Kings)
 
2 April 2005: Pope John Paul II has passed away, with 4 million people from all around the world converging upon the Vatican for his funeral, with over 1 billion people around the world watching.

5 May 2005: The Liberal Democrats have stunningly won the British Election, winning 36% of the vote and 326 seats. This comes after plans for the Labour Party and Tony Blair to support action in Iraq (which has been highly unpopular with the British Public), which was supported by the Conservatives. the Liberal Democrats were the only major party against it, thus they would come into power. Labor would be reduced to third party status, suffering a 14% swing against them (winning 26% of the vote and only 78 seats in total).


20 April 2005: The new pope has been declared, the towering intellectual figure of the Roman Catholic Church, liberal contender and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Carlo Maria Martini won a close election against Dean of the college, Joseph Ratzinger.

Martini was supported by fellow cardinal
Jorge Bergoglio and when elected chosen the name Pope Paul VII, in honour of Paul VI, a fellow Milanese


6 May 2005: Queen Elizabeth invites Charles Kennedy to the Palace in preparation to form a government.

Charles Kennedy became the first Prime Minister, since David Lloyd George to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, not being linked with Labour or Conservative.

The Kennedy First Ministry, was formed, looking like this:
Prime Minister: Charles Kennedy
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Vince Cable
Home Secretary: Alan Beith
Foreign Secretary: Menzies Campbell
Defence Secretary: Michael Moore
Education Minister: Ed Davey
Secretary for Trade: Nick Clegg
Minister for Scotland: Danny Alexander
Minister for Northern Ireland: Alex Cole-Hamilton [defeated Gordon Brown]
 
The Republicans get a bit more mercy...

December 14, 2007:
Alvin and the Chipmunks The Movie is released. Initially planned as a live action film, the success of Disney's animated films along with unexpected setbacks would have it be scrapped and instead become a traditional animated film, working with Dreamworks. Dreamworks agreed, especially as Disney continued finding success with traditional animation and Dreamworks having suffered financial setbacks with Shrek the Third and Over the Hedge and decided to return to traditional animation. The film become a surprising success as many enjoyed the polished versions of the characters and while some critiqued the "Dreamworks humor" found, it was not to the detriment at the film and fit the setting.

December 24, 2007: Osama Bin Laden has been captured in Afghanistan, prompting celebration by the Rumsfeld administration and provided some much-needed jubilation and support for the election season. Despite the critiques over monetary and foreign policy, the Rumsfeld administration held together well, though namely because of a need to maintain in the good graces of the Democrats and the Republican factions against them. However, the Democrats' relative unity against the Rumsfeld administration did begin cracking more over idealogical lines, such as support regarding Venezuela. These fractures would retroactively be seen as the start of the changing US political system.

Furthermore, Iraq and Syria remained large troubled states and Iran has been preparing to get involved if need be, especially regarding the Kurdish freedom fighters, which have been receiving back up from them and the US plans to assist them.

Meanwhile, Ethiopia continues its occupation of the former Somalian regions as UN trials and discussion would decide the fate of the former and would-be nations. Using the media attention, Ethiopia has been promoting Tewahedo Church fundraisers and philanthropist organizations in Europe and the US. This led to a growth rate of conversions, especially in the US to the Church while the funds go over to assist the Somali people (though some criticized it as a political tool since the fundraisers tend to favor Tewahedo and other Christians and believe it was part of a ploy for conversion purposes.)

January 02, 2008: Osama Bin Laden and his various officials would be found guilty of various charges in the UN Bin Laden trials and he and his men would ultimately be executed. However, Taliban factions remain in Afghanistan and rumors persist that other factions may exist in Egypt and Pakistan, resulting in rising pressures on those nations and many believing the so-called War on Terror may be coming to an end...

January 19, 2008: The UN would vote for the various Somalian nations to vote on whether on independence or become an autonomous state of Ethiopia, with elections overseen by the UN. By this point, insurgencies and attacks have gone down as Ethiopia forces have clamped down on the last of the terrorists and there was a growing feeling of preference to rule under the Ethiopians as well as growing Christian sentiments. Ultimately, Somaliland would vote for independence and then being admitted into the British Commonwealth, though maintaining close ties and a Somaliland Tewahedo Church. Puntland meanwhile would vote to join as an autonomous region while the rest of Somalia would be admitted as separate states, resulting in Ogaden being restructures into three different states. The Somalians of Ethiopia and Somalilanders end up maintain much of their culture though the Ethiopian Somalis would end up adapting a left-to-right variation of the Ancient South Arabian or Musnad script for cultural reasons (which the people of Somaliland would vote to do so as well later) and taught in schools.

So yes, what about the Recession? It'd been delayed a little due to the Oil Crisis and subsequent reforms having delayed it a little bit. As such, the Republicans have a little breathing room, but will it be enough to save them... or are they just delaying the inevitable and thus setting themselves up for a greater fall?
 
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Here we go!

February 01, 2008: All candidates for the primaries have been announced. The Republicans' mainly have Senator McCain running against current President Rumsfeld along with a few minor candidates while the Democrats are dominated by Joe Biden and Russ Feingold among a few others. Polls show that while Rumsfeld has been enjoying some minor lead due to the successes abroad, his domestic issues leave much to be desired, especially on the economy. Meanwhile, Feingold becomes gradually more notable as he becomes known as the "maverick" of the Democrats for voicing his concerns over the economy and the roles of large financial institutions.

February 12, 2008: The murder of gay student Larry Fobes King by one of his classmates leads to the discussion of LGTBQ issues over on the forefront, something which comes to dominate the early election discussions. Rumsfeld expressed sympathy, but refused to comment in regards to LGTBQ hate crimes. Many would note the influence this would have down the line.

February 14, 2008: The comic Spider-Man One More Day is completed as a fifth issue is unexpectedly released. After massive criticisms over the handling of One More Day and Quesada's sudden departure due to a health crisis, the arc was instead extended as Peter and MJ's bond of love is enough to withstand Mephisto's deal and instead leads to the set-up for a future Marvel event. It alleviated some of the frustrations though what caught more of everyone's attention was the cliffhanger showing Peter calling out to Loki for his favor. Many would point to this to the beginning of the Brand New Day saga of Marvel, where Marvel would do an actual reboot of their main line, which would inspire DC to do something similar with Final Crisis months later.

April 15 2008: The Elections Canada and RCMP officers raided the Conservative party headquarters in Ottawa and served as the beginning of the end for the Conservative Party as it was known. Delving further into what would be the In and Out Scandal, it began causing further lack of confidence in the Conservative government.

May 10, 2008: The UN calls for a humanitarian crisis regarding Syria and Iraq, both of have become more fractures over the course of the Iraqi-Syrian War. Syrian refugees have been fleeing toward Jordan and Lebanon and plans have put into the territory being annexed into the nations as Syria may be considered a failed state. Similar plans have been drawn up for the potential division of Iraq, with the Shia section being granted to Iran in exchange for Iran giving Kurd lands to the future Kurdistan and the Sunni dominant areas planned for the State of Arabia, the latter being a military dictatorship backed by the US. While relatively moderate, the Republicans and Rumsfeld have been receiving more condemnation for backing them up, even at the cost of the oil crisis lowering.

June 03, 2008: The primaries have been finished, with a massive surprise reveal. Current President Rumsfeld loses the Republican candidacy against Senator McCain, who chooses Joe Lieberman as VP. Many note that McCain's more moderate stances along with being able to work with Dems gave him the advantage. While Russ Feingold would lose the Democrat primary to Joe Biden (choosing Barack Obama as his running mate), many called Feingold's inclusion in the race as having a long-term effect in the American populace.

August 08, 2008: The 2008 Summer Olympics are held over in Toronto, Canada as the initial plans for China have understandably fallen through given the precarious situation going on in the area. The entire thing is a needed boom for Canada though many would point to the Conservative's relative mishandling of certain problems, especially as Jack Layton would make these problems more pronounced in the media, that would accelerate the Conservative party's demise and the rise of the NDP. Despite this, Canada is in jubilation and celebrates in a variety of ways, with one notable example being a short graphic "side-story" of Scott Pilgrim having him fight various fighters across Canada (since he is the "best fighter" in the province) to represent Canada in a fighting tournament, with him winning. Many asked whether the story is canonical or would affect the main storyline and O'Malley initially notes "no" but could be subject to change.

October 03, 2008: Israel, Jordan and Lebanon move into Syria to restore order while Iran has begun doing the same in Iraq. They along with the US and European Union have recognized Kurdistan as a sovereign state and Kurdish fighters have gone to restore order to the Kurd-dominant parts of Iraq. However, oil prices remain unstable due to the iron-fisted military dictatorship in Arabia unfurling due to the competing ideologies of the generals.

October 14, 2008: The Canadian elections have been held as the In-And-Out Scandal has escalated, leading to the arrest of Harper and several of his aides and associates and crippling the Conservative Party, with many believing the party may be doomed to fracture. However, the NDP experienced a massive upswing and success in elections, dominating several provinces, most notably Manitoba and Jack Layton becoming Prime Minister of Canada.

November 04, 2008: In another surprise, Senator McCain becomes President of the United States while the House remains for the Dems and Senate for the Republicans, though deadlocked and tied. Many note that McCain ran a better campaign than Biden though also it has been noted that he won by electoral college rather than by popular vote, something that has become a scathing joke aimed at Republicans.

December 01, 2008: The 2008 Recession begins as the subprime mortgage crisis hits and many note the beginning of the Great Recession, an event that would define American and global politics and the economy for much of the 21st century.

And thus begins the Presidency that would doom the Republicans... The Middle East is getting better, but things aren't going to be okay until someone says enough with the Arabian dictatorship, plus any other potential Arab Spring problems in North Africa.
 
Also on Saudi Arabia, assuming that situation is finished

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In terms of the borders, i think they should be left as is except for one thing. Greater Jordan and what's the Islamic Sacred State on this map should become part of Jordan (western ally, will probably want to keep things together).

Also Iran should gain some Iraqi territory. Other then that, i'd say it should remain more or less the same (also is Israel and Palestine going to be basically one country in of itself).
 
26 February 2006: The 2006 Winter Olympics Conclude, with the United States coming out on top with 12 gold, followed by Russia with 11, Germany and Austria with 10.

15 March 2006: The UN votes overwhelmingly to establish the UN Human Rights Council (notable countries against being Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq, West China and North Korea, also notable is the United States abstaining, which got a lot of backlash in the U.S).

28 March 2006: Kadima become the largest party in the Knesset after the collapse of Likud under Benjamin Nethenyahu. Labour has become the official opposition.

10 April 2006: Silvio Belusconi has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Italy, however their is likely to be significant investigations after reports of voter irregularities and so called 'thugs' and 'goons' preventing voters of the Olive Tree from accessing the ballots. Rioters in Rome have already burned down the House of Freedom alliance headquarters in retaliation to the claims.

20 May 2006: Finland has won the Eurovision song contest with song 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' performed by Lordi.

2 June 2006: the Communist Party of Bohemia and Monrovia remains the largest party after the Czech legislative elections, with the Civic Democratic Party's support collapsing after a year and a half of scandal, with the Christian and Democratic Union the biggest gainers, becoming the third largest party (behind the Social Democratic Party).

3 June 2006: Serbian forces pour into Montenegro to prevent Montenegro from seceding from the country. Many European Union countries have threatened Serbia with an invasion of their own right to remove the current regime.

1 July 2006: West China's first stage of its national railway has been completed. The first mega project of the country sees Chongqing and Chengdu (the two largest cities in the country) linked by a commuter rail. The country is also building a general railway system that will link all major cities as well as a national highway network that will link all cities and towns across the country (with the government vowing for their to be 'no dirt roads' in the country). In the meantime, East China is constructing a high speed rail network, with the first stage across the coast, from Beijing to Hong Kong and then offshoots elsewhere (with the trains expected to be the fastest in the world, with a top speed of 700km/h and an operational speed of 500km/h), as well as their own national highway system.

20 September 2006: Outsider Taro Kono has been elected the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party after the resignation of Junichiro Koizumi, this comes after poor performances of the party over the last few years. Kono has vowed to take the party back to the centre, however many hardliners are unhappy by this decision (leading to speculation that their may be a splintering of the LDP along factional lines).

(I'll edit and add more in a bit).
 
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Also on Saudi Arabia, assuming that situation is finished

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In terms of the borders, i think they should be left as is except for one thing. Greater Jordan and what's the Islamic Sacred State on this map should become part of Jordan (western ally, will probably want to keep things together).

Also Iran should gain some Iraqi territory. Other then that, i'd say it should remain more or less the same (also is Israel and Palestine going to be basically one country in of itself).

The situation is not yet finished and given how the Sauds are all dead, why keep calling it Saudi Arabia?

The military dictatorship is a temporary solution, one that is fracturing at the seems and will lead to more issues for the McCain administration. Plus Qatar and UAE have a bunch of other issues that need to be resolved. Don't worry, I have a plan though.
 
The situation is not yet finished and given how the Sauds are all dead, why keep calling it Saudi Arabia?

The military dictatorship is a temporary solution, one that is fracturing at the seems and will lead to more issues for the McCain administration. Plus Qatar and UAE have a bunch of other issues that need to be resolved. Don't worry, I have a plan though.

well it wouldn't be saudi arabia, probably just the republic of arabia.
 
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