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Campaign blunder makes Foiritan a laughing stock.

By Svarthol

While Eman Autrech and Mentas Blaque launched their election campaigns with only the minimal of hitches, current president Souro Foiritan was left sitting in the dust looking like a fool. Foiritan has never been known to be the most prepared or meticulous of men, but even his blasé reputation can't save him some blushes now.

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New CONCORD Legislation Prohibits Agent Distribution of Advanced Tech Components

By Svarthol

After a series of meetings over the last week, CONCORD's Inner Circle this morning passed new legislation prohibiting empire corporation agents from passing on Tech II construction components to capsule pilots engaged in freelance work for them. The primary reason for the legislation, according to Inner Circle Head Irhes Angireh, is "the need for the empires to divert their resources towards their own ends.

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Internal Report Indicates Prior Untruths on Part of Zainou

By Svarthol

Special Counsel Tar Maurisi, head of the CEP Business Bureau's investigation into the Ullia Hnolku disappearance, at a press conference this morning revealed some of the latest discoveries made by the investigative committee. Chief among these was information brought to light by a report which had found its way from an anonymous source in Zainou's main labs. The report, four pages long, begins by detailing progress on a few projects under development at the laboratories, after which it delves in...

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Interstellar Correspondent Recruitment

By Svarthol

The Interstellar Correspondents, the newest wing to the Interstellar Services Department, have decided to throw open their doors in a recruitment drive to find the best reporters in the galaxy. The Interstellar Correspondents are looking to boost their coverage of events and politics in all regions of EVE, from Yulai to the furthest reaches of low security space. Having a good grasp of interstellar politics is also a must.

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Presidential candidates launch emissary contest

By Svarthol

The three candidates for the Federation presidency are set to find their ideal emissaries to run their all-important election campaign. Each candidate has formulated his own way of finding those pilot corporations most suitable and to their liking. The corporations that work most diligently will have the honor of nominating one of their own to become an emissary for their chosen candidate.

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Patch Deployment Went Sour - 1 Extra Day Credited To All Subscriptions

By Svarthol

The 3363 patch has new server interconnects which failed today, resulting in TQ cluster startup failure. Our test cluster did not grab this due to the sheer size difference. We have now deployed a number of fixes and are still monitoring the situation. We have added 1 extra day to all subscriptions and trials will also be extended by one day and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

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Minmatar Republic Claims Caldari State in Breach of Yulai Convention - State in Diplomatic Hot Water

By Svarthol

Minmatar Republic officials this morning lodged a formal complaint with CONCORD, stating that according to security footage and docking transcripts, two Caldari Navy vessels had illegally docked at a Republic Fleet station in Matari-controlled space last night, reportedly in search of missing Caldari pharmacologist Ullia Hnolku. According to article 37a of the Yulai Convention, vessels of national navies are explicitly forbidden from docking at other national navies' stations if those stations a...

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Highly Dangerous Compound Believed Compromised, Massive Search Underway

By Svarthol

An investigation into the disappearance of noted pharmacologist Ullia Hnolku, who along with his wife disappeared from Zainou Biotech's HQ in Isseras last month, has uncovered facts believed to pose a great threat to the biotech giant. According to sources within the CEP Business Bureau, under whose authority the investigation was conducted, the pair are in possession of an experimental compound only recently developed in Zainou's main laboratories.

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Interstellar Threats on the Rise

By Svarthol

According to a bi-monthly report submitted by the DED's Observation and Analysis Subcommittee yesterday, the numbers of illegal deadspace outposts harboring dangerous elements are steadily increasing on the fringes of CONCORD-policed space. The Guristas and Sansha's Nation are among the criminal organizations known to be building new outposts in various locations along the divide of the outer rim frontier. Centus Sansha, the Nation's wing of deadspace operatives, have according to the report bui...

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