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* Legislators in the [[Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan|Jogorku Kenesh]] approve a new [[Constitution of Kyrgyzstan|constitution]] amid fears of another [[Color revolution|revolution]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. [http://www.rferl.com/featuresarticle/2006/11/DEDF91B4-A729-421A-A157-4F569C5A2016.html (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)]

* [[China]] has a record high surplus in its [[balance of trade]] of $23.8 billion as [[export]]s rise and [[import]]s fall. [http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/08/432769-china-trade-surplus-hits-record-in-oct (AP via Newsvine)]

* [[United States general elections, 2006]]

** The [[Associated Press]] declares Democrat [[Jim Webb]] as the winner of the [[Virginia United States Senate election, 2006|2006 Senate elections in Virginia]]. This would give the [[Democratic Party of the United States]] an effective majority if Independents [[Joe Lieberman]] and [[Bernie Sanders]] caucus with the Democrats.[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_el_se/democrats_senate (Yahoo)], [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.main/index.html (CNN)]

** [[Amy Klobuchar]] overwhelmingly defeats [[Mark Kennedy (politician)|Mark Kennedy]] in the [[Minnesota United States Senate election, 2006|2006 Senate elections in Minnesota]], becoming the first female Senator in Minnesota history.[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/11/07/kloken (Minnesota Public Radio)]

** [[United States]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]] announces he will step down from his cabinet position. Former Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[Robert Gates]] will replace Rumsfeld if confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RUMSFELD_RESIGNS?SITE=TXHAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]

** [[Dennis Hastert]], the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], tells colleagues that he does not intend to run for the position of [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15623951/ (AP via MSNBC)]

** [[George W. Bush]] congratulates the [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democrats]] on their success in the [[United States general elections, 2006|election]] and vows to try to find common ground with [[Nancy Pelosi]], likely the next [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]. [http://www.kcchronicle.com/MainSection/296664502305545.php (AP via Kane County Chronicle)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

* Dr. [[Margaret Chan]], former director of [[Hong Kong]] [[Department of Health (Hong Kong)|Health Department]], represented [[People's Republic of China|China]] to win the nomination to the Director-General of the [[World Health Organization]]. [http://english.people.com.cn/200611/08/eng20061108_319651.html (Peoples' Daily Online)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6128220.stm (BBC News)]

* At least 42 people die and 20 people are injured in a bomb blast outside an army training centre in north-west [[Pakistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6127262.stm (BBC News)]

* [[Beit Hanoun November 2006 incident]]:

** Nineteen [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] civilians are killed in the [[Gaza Strip]] from [[Israel]]i tank fire according to medical officers. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025044729/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews (Reuters)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6127250.stm (BBC News)]

** Palestinian [[Prime Minister of Palestine|prime minister]] [[Ismail Haniyeh]] states that talks between [[Hamas]] and [[President of the Palestinian National Authority|President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] have been suspended. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20723176-1702,00.html?from=public_rss (News Limited)]

** The [[United Nations Security Council]] agrees to let Arab and Muslim countries air their concerns about the incident. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1784498.htm]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

* Five senior [[Minister (government)|ministers]] in the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] of the [[British Government]] are questioned by police as part of an investigation into alleged "[[Cash for Peerages|cash for honours]]". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6127672.stm (BBC News)]

* [[Windows Vista]], Microsoft's newest [[operating system]] is [[Release_to_manufacturing#Gold.2Fgeneral_availability_release|RTM]] (released to manufacturers). [https://web.archive.org/web/20061110150345/http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/08/it-s-time.aspx (Windows Vista Blog)]

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