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== [[31 October]] [[2005]] (Monday) ==
* In [[Germany]], [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] chairman [[Franz Müntefering]] announces his intention to retire after the party convention on [[November 14]]. The decision came after his candidate for Secretary General of the SPD, [[Kajo Wasserhövel]], lost to left-wing candidate [[Andrea Nahles]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4394322.stm (BBC)]
* [[President of the United States|US President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominates 3rd Circuit Appeals Court Judge [[Samuel A. Alito]] for the [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/31/scotus.bush/index.html (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4392540.stm (BBC)]
* [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese Prime Minister]] [[Junichiro Koizumi]] announces his fifth cabinet. [[Shinzo Abe]], former Secretary General of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], becomes Chief Cabinet Secretary and is widely speculated to be Koizumi's chosen successor. Economic advisor [[Heizo Takenaka]] becomes Minister of Internal Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4391776.stm (BBC)]
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