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Portal:Current events/2008 December 15

December 15, 2008 (Monday)

Montenegro presents its official application for European Union membership to current EU Council President Nicolas Sarkozy, hoping to win candidate status in 2009. (EU Observer)
The House of Representatives of Thailand selects Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party as the new Prime Minister. (New York Times) (BBC)
President of Romania Traian Băsescu nominates Emil Boc, President of the Democratic Liberal Party, as Prime Minister. (Xinhua) (BBC)
Hundreds of thousands of houses in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and New Hampshire are left without electricity after an ice storm. (New York Times)
Israel releases 224 captive Palestinians from prison. (Associated Press)
Anthony Pellicano is sentenced to 15 years in jail for an illegal wiretapping operation. (Los Angeles Times)
High tides cause flooding in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, requiring the evacuation of 300 people. (Radio New Zealand)

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