2006 Malagasy presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Madagascar on 3 December 2006. President Marc Ravalomanana, in office since he prevailed in a dispute over election results in 2002, ran for re-election. On 9 December, Ravalomanana was declared to have won in the first round with about 55 percent of the vote.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Background
In May, the date of the election was moved forward to December 3, several weeks earlier than had previously been expected. The reason given was that the earlier date could avoid having the election affected by bad weather during the rainy season; the constitutional court approved the new date, saying that it did not violate the constitution. The constitution says an election should be held between 30 and 60 days before the end of a president's mandate. Many of the opposition candidates did not like the earlier date and wanted the election to be postponed; they said that the constitution required that the election not be held before December 25.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Candidates
Exiled former deputy prime minister Pierrot Rajaonarivelo of the AREMA opposition party tried to run for president, and was considered Ravalomanana's main opponent, but he was barred from participation; he was not allowed to enter the country (on one occasion the airport at the eastern city of Toamasina was closed to keep him out, and when he tried again to enter the country he was not allowed aboard a plane in nearby Mauritius),  and his registration papers, which he could not sign because he was not allowed into the country, were rejected because he had not signed them himself. During his exile, Rajaonarivelo was convicted of misuse of funds, and he could be arrested if he returns to Madagascar. Fourteen other presidential candidates were approved on October 18, while three others were rejected for not paying a required deposit.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Candidates
Aside from Ravalomanana, presidential candidates included former deputy prime minister Herizo Razafimahaleo, former prime minister and acting president Norbert Ratsirahonana, Roland Ratsiraka, nephew of former president Didier Ratsiraka and mayor of Toamasina, and Jean Lahiniriko, who was Speaker of the National Assembly from 2003 until earlier in 2006. One woman also ran for president, Elia Ravelomanantsoa.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Candidates
In mid-November, retired general Andrianafidisoa, commonly known as Fidy, whose candidacy had been rejected for failing to pay the deposit, had leaflets distributed announcing a military takeover; describing Ravalomanana's government as unconstitutional, he called for the military to support him. This led to a clash at a military base in which one soldier was reported killed, and Ravalomanana's plane, carrying him back to Madagascar, had to be diverted from the capital, Antananarivo, to another part of the country. Subsequently the situation was described as calm and without any sign of a military takeover.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Candidates
A warrant for Fidy's arrest was issued, and Fidy subsequently denied that there had been a coup attempt, calling that a misinterpretation. On November 22, Fidy received the backing of most of the presidential candidates, who said he was defending the constitution and the interests of the nation. A few days after the election, the government unsuccessfully attempted to arrest one of the candidates who backed Fidy, Pety Rakotoniaina, the mayor of Fianarantsoa. The government denied that this was because of his support for Fidy and accused him of other crimes, including holding an illegal gathering the day before the election, after the end of campaigning. Fidy was captured on December 12; Rakotoniaina was not captured until July 2007.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Results
Results from the capital Antananarivo, Ravalomanana's main support base, were reported first, and they showed Ravalomanana with 70.1 percent of the vote. Challengers Norbert Ratsirahonana and Herizo Razafimahaleo had 10.69 percent and 7.4 percent of the vote respectively; Roland Ratsiraka had about 5 percent. Subsequent results from almost 14 percent of polling stations gave Ravalomanana 65.6 percent; Ratsiraka held second place with 8.8 percent while Razafimahaleo had 7.15 percent and Ratsirahonana had 6.99 percent. Results from 77 percent of polling stations showed Ravalomanana with 56.6 percent of the vote and Ratsiraka in second place with 10.4 percent.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Results
On December 8, with votes counted from 82 percent of polling stations, counting was temporarily suspended due to electrical power problems. On December 9, with votes counted from 96 percent of polling stations, Ravalomanana had 55.1 percent of the vote and was declared the winner. Jean Lahiniriko was in second place with 11.4 percent.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Results
Ballot papers for the candidates Monja Roindefo, Philippe Tsiranana, Ferdinand Razakarimanana, and Manandafy Rakotonirina were not available at polling stations. They had not met the October 29 deadline for submitting the papers and, although they tried to submit them afterward, the government refused to accept them and said that anyone who attempted to distribute ballot papers to polling stations on the day of the election would be arrested.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Results
According to results released by the Interior Ministry of Madagascar on December 10, a total of 61.45 percent of the country's registered 7.3 million voters went to the polling stations, giving Ravalomanana 54.8 percent of the votes, 11.68 percent for Jean Lahiniriko,  10.09 percent for Roland Ratsiraka, and 9.05 percent for Razafimahaleo. The figures still needed to be confirmed by the Constitutional High Court to be official. Lahiniriko's campaign director called the results false and said that Ravalomanana had only won about 49 percent; both Lahiniriko and Ratsiraka said that they were challenging the official results in court.


2006 Malagasy presidential election, Results
On December 23, the Constitutional High Court confirmed that Ravalomanana won the election with 54.8 percent of the vote. The final official results gave Lahiniriko 11.65 percent and Ratsiraka 10.14 percent. Ravalomanana was sworn in for his second term on January 19, 2007.


2006 Malaysia FAM League
2006 FAM League is the 55th edition season of current third-tier league competition in Malaysia.


2006 Malaysia FAM League
The league winner for 2006 season was Pasir Gudang United F.C..


2006 Malaysia FAM League, Teams
The following teams participated in the Malaysia FAM Cup 2008. In order by the number given by FAM:


2006 Malaysia FAM League, League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia on 19 March 2006. The 56-lap race was the second round of the 2006 Formula One season and the eighth running of the Malaysian Grand Prix as a World Championship race. It was won by Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella, who took the final of his three victories in Formula One, and scored his first points of the season. He had also started on pole position. His team-mate, Fernando Alonso, finished second to extend his lead in the drivers' championship standings to 7 points. Jenson Button took the first podium in Honda's three year return to the sport by finishing in third place.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
Qualifying on Saturday saw the new rules being put to the test, as David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher were all forced to swap engines from the Bahrain GP and therefore lost 10 places on the starting grid after qualifying, despite many of them competing in later sessions (Massa actually changed his engine twice, causing him to lose 20 places).


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
This meant some drivers, such as the Toro Rosso's of Scott Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi were eliminated in the first session, but would have been spared elimination had those with engine penalties been eliminated at this point (although Ralf Schumacher's engine blew during the last session). Three cars with the Ferrari V8 suffered from engine problems during qualifying.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The first session gave no surprises, as the Super Aguri, Midland and Toro Rosso cars all went out, while the second session saw another set of poor performances from Rubens Barrichello and Jarno Trulli, while Massa and Coulthard also went out along with both the Sauber cars. In the final pole position session, Ralf Schumacher's engine blew, while Fernando Alonso could only manage 7th place after a problem with his fuel calculation meant he was carrying too much fuel during the session.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Kimi Räikkönen was tipped as a favourite having qualified 6th, while Juan Pablo Montoya put himself on the third row alongside his teammate in 5th. The two big surprises of qualifying were Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber in their Williams. Rosberg posted the third fastest time, while Webber was moved up to 4th after Michael Schumacher's engine penalty dropped him to 14th. Jenson Button took provisional pole, but it was Giancarlo Fisichella who ended the session in 1st with his Renault, demoting Button to 2nd.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
It was a slightly cooler day than previously, a little overcast and with a possibility of rain later in the race. The track and air temperatures were in the mid thirties but the humidity was still very high for 56 laps of the Sepang circuit.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start, pole-sitter Fisichella made a clean getaway, as did second-placed Button. The Williams drivers were having a little battle of their own, Nico Rosberg pushing Mark Webber wide as he tried to defend his third spot, and a flying Alonso took advantage as they squabbled. The Spaniard went round the outside of turn one to take third.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Kimi Räikkönen was a first lap casualty when his McLaren rear ended into the barriers with a suspected suspension failure, thanks to a nerf from behind by Christian Klien's Red Bull. It was hard to see what happened but Klien was in the pits quickly afterwards with suspension damage to the front of his car. Red Bull's David Coulthard was up to 11th from 19th, the Toyota of Ralf Schumacher from 22nd to 13th, Ferrari's Felipe Massa from 21st to 14th and Rubens Barrichello moved his Honda up from 20th to 15th.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Michael Schumacher, who dropped 10 places in qualifying due to his engine change, started 14th and got his Ferrari up to 10th in the opening laps. At the front it was Fisichella leading Button and Alonso, then came Webber and the remaining McLaren of Juan Pablo Montoya.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld had a good start and had improved to sixth, followed by Rosberg, who had dropped down a little after the skirmish with Webber at the start. Rosberg got past Heidfeld but the move and his efforts in qualifying came to nothing when the Cosworth V8 let go in a cloud of smoke and flames a couple of laps later. Webber was closing on Alonso and Heidfeld was back to sixth, with Montoya still between him and Webber. Rosberg's exit had promoted the second BMW Sauber of Jacques Villeneuve into eighth, while Michael and Coulthard had moved up to complete the top 10.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Ralf and Massa were also still improving, 11th and 12th respectively, but for Red Bull it was game over. They had managed to get Klien back out on track after the incident with Räikkönen but he had problems. Meanwhile, Coulthard had gone into the pits stuck in sixth gear and their respective woes ended in a double retirement for the team. Back on track Michael had dispatched Villeneuve for seventh and Fisichella was belting out fastest laps at the front. Behind Ralf and Massa, 10th and 11th by then, was the Toro Rosso of Scott Speed and Barrichello, who was struggling to make up ground as quickly as his fellow back-of-the-grid starters had done.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Trulli, who was running sixth, hardly seemed to put up a fight as he was overtaken by Michael, Villeneuve and Massa all in successive laps at the same corner, turn one. Webber and Ralf were the ones who kicked off the first pit stops, around lap 15, but Webber then exited the race with a hydraulic problem. Fisichella went in for his first stop a couple of laps later, leaving Button in the lead until the Honda also dived in. That promoted Alonso to the front, but while the Spaniard went 10 laps further into the race than teammate Fisichella did before visiting the pits, he was still on a two-stopper.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Further down the field MF1's Christijan Albers was up to 13th, followed by the Super Aguri of Takuma Sato and Tonio Liuzzi's Toro Rosso. The second MF1 of Tiago Monteiro was next and the last of the remaining cars on track was Yuji Ide's Super Aguri. They were all having their own little fights but the attention was firmly on the front.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Alonso led Fisichella and Button rejoined behind third-placed Montoya after his stop. He was pressuring the McLaren, but not really too hard as Montoya was yet to pit. Heidfeld was doing a calm and controlled job in fifth, followed by Michael, Villeneuve and Massa up into the points in eighth.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
However, due to the different strategies the pit stop shakeout was not yet complete. Next into the pits were Michael, Montoya and Villeneuve, which left Alonso, Massa and Barrichello the last to go in. Alonso finally ducked in on lap 26 but evidently would have to stop again. He rejoined third behind Fisichella and Button.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Massa was up to fourth when he went in and rejoined eighth, and the Ferrari youngster did not have to stop again. Barrichello was also on a one-stopper and was last to make his way into the pits but the strategy was wasted when a few laps later he got a 10-second stop and go penalty for speeding in the pit lane.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Ide was the next to retire, with an unspecified mechanical problem, and the Super Aguri pulled off on the grass. Barrichello, who had been held up by a scrap between Sato and Monteiro, went in for his penalty, and Button got similarly stuck behind Sato and one of the Toro Rosso cars who were then having a duel.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Fisichella took his second stop and Button dived in as well to escape the traffic. They retained formation and rejoined in second and fourth with Montoya in between them. Alonso was back in the lead until his second stop and had just enough time in his pocket to charge through for a quick splash-and-dash and get out ahead of Button.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Michael went in for his second stop and it was a close call with teammate Massa as he rejoined the track. The Brazilian didn't back off and led Michael through turn one, although the German was very close. Massa stayed there to the chequered flag, with Michael tagging behind for the remaining 10 laps or so, unable to get past.


2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
With only eight laps to go Heidfeld, who had been doing a sterling, if quiet, job for BMW in fifth, suffered an engine failure. In the final laps Liuzzi got past Albers for 11th, which will probably make MF1 start complaining about Toro Rosso's V10 again, and somewhere along the line Speed retired with a suspected clutch problem. Positions held to the flag and Fisichella took the victory ahead of teammate Alonso and Button.


2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2006 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 September 2006 at the Sepang International Circuit.


2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
This was the last MotoGP round to be sponsored by a tobacco company.


2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.


2006 Maldives FA Cup
The 2006 Maldives FA Cup, was the 19th edition of the Maldives FA Cup.


2006 Malegaon bombings
The 2006 Malegaon bombings were a series of bomb blasts that took place on 8 September 2006 in Malegaon, a town in the Nashik district of the Indian state of Maharashtra, 290 km northeast of Mumbai. The Maharashtra Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS) initially blamed the bombings on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), but in a chargesheet filed in 2013 the  NIA and ATS (Anti- Terrorism Squad) joint investigation and involved evidences pointed towards involvement of a hindu extremist group Abhinav Bharat in the said bombings. .


2006 Malegaon bombings, Explosion
The explosions - which resulted in at least 40 fatalities and 125 injuries - took place in a Muslim cemetery, adjacent to a mosque, at around 13:15 local time after Friday prayers on the holy day of Shab e Bara'at. Most of the blast victims were Muslim pilgrims. Security forces spoke of "two bombs attached to bicycles," but other reports indicated that three devices had exploded. A stampede ensued after the devices exploded. A curfew was imposed in the town and state paramilitary forces were deployed in sensitive areas to prevent unrest.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Arrests
On 10 September, NDTV reported that investigators had identified the owner of one of the bicycles on which a bomb was planted. On the same day, police released sketches of two suspects wanted in connection with the bomb attacks. On 11 September, Maharashtra Director General of Police P. S. Pasricha said that the officers investigating the blasts had produced leads and expressed confidence that a breakthrough would be achieved soon.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Arrests
On 30 October, the first arrest is made of Noor-Ul-Huda, an activist of the Students Islamic Movement of India. The DGP of Mumbai, said that the two other suspects are Shabeer Batterywala and Raees Ahmad. On 6 November it was reported that the prime conspirator Shabbir Batterywala is an operative of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the co-conspirator is Raees Ahmad of SIMI.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Arrests
Later in 2013, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested four persons, namely Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Manohar Singh and Rajendra Choudhary, all belong to the Hindu right wing group Abhinav Bharat. Charges were filed against them on 22 May. Subsequently, the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court dismissed all charges against the eight Muslim men initially arrested by the Maharashtra Anti- Terrorist Squad in 2006.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
The Maharashtra police initially suspected Bajrang Dal, the Lashkar-e-Toiba or the Jaish-e-Mohammed of involvement in the attacks. No evidence was released against any of these groups, though the police claimed on 13 October to have identified the perpetrators. Lashkar-e-Toiba has had contacts with the controversial Students Islamic Movement of India in the region before. Police are also suspecting Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami in the attacks. On 10 September, police sources said that the methods used are similar to attacks on mosques earlier in 2006 for which 16 Bajrang Dal activists, allegedly part of a "fringe group" of the organization, were arrested but not charged. Accused were Pragya Thakur and Abhinav Bharat.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
Malegaon has been the focus of communal tension for some time, which spilled out into the open in 1984, 1992, and 2001, when there were large scale protests over the United States invasion of Afghanistan. Police had killed 12 Muslim protesters after a brief altercation with them. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan had enjoyed immense support from Muslims in Malegaon.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
On May 2006, police recovered a cache of RDX explosives and automatic rifles from the region based on information they said was provided by arrested extremist Islamists. The arrested were former members of the Students Islamic Movement of India.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
In the September 2006 incident, police investigations have determined that the explosives contained in these bombings were "a cocktail of RDX, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil – the same mixture used in 7/11", referring to the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, a terrorist incident for which several Islamist groups are suspects. Since the investigation was still under way, Nasik Superintendent of Police Rajvardhan declined to give details, saying: "We can't say anything till we get reports from all the agencies".


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
However, the Anti Terroris Squad has prima facie ruled out the involvement of Hindu Nationalist groups like the Bajrang Dal in the Malegaon blasts citing two reasons:


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
Ajai Sahni, an intelligence analyst who tracks terrorist groups in South Asia, also said it was unlikely to be a Hindu group because they "lacked the organisation for such an attack".


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
On 12 September 2006, Indian Prime Minister said it was inappropriate to "rule out or rule in" the involvement of Hindu groups. "I think there should be a fair investigation which inspires confidence and brings out the truth and nothing but the truth without any pre-conceived notion. That has to be the objective".


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
B. Raman, in an op-ed published on 11 September, noted that "while it is too early to rule out the possibility of either Islamic or Hindu extremists as the perpetrators, there have been "attempts by some leaders of the Muslim community to create a divide between the community and the police by questioning the impartiality of the police and levelling other allegations against the investigating officers".


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
As of 30 October 2006, the most recent arrests involved members of the Students Islamic Movement of India and suspicions are presently directed at them as, after the arrests, the police have claimed to be closer to solving the case.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
On 28 November 2006, Mumbai police stated that two Pakistani nationals were involved in the explosions. "We have successfully detected the Malegaon blasts case. We are, however, on the lookout for eight more suspects in the case," said DGP PS Pasricha. The Anti- Terrorism Squad probing into the case has already arrested eight suspects, including two booked in the 11 July Mumbai serial blasts, in connection with four explosions that rocked the town killing 31 people and injuring more than 200.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
Three accused gave a confession about their involvement in the conspiracy, but soon after, two of them retracted before a magistrate, saying they had not made a voluntary disclosure. This was revealed to a special court by the accused themselves when they were produced before it for remand. The development assumes significance as under MCOCA, a confession does not have evidential value if it is not a voluntary and true disclosure.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
Seeking their remand, public prosecutor Raja Thakre said the accused had played a vital role in the conspiracy and investigations conducted by Anti- Terrorist Squad so far had revealed involvement of more persons who are yet to be arrested. On 16 November 2011 Seven accused in the Malegaon blasts were released on bail.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
After taking over the case NIA contradicted the ATS and CBI findings.ATS arrested four persons namely Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Manohar Singh and Rajendra Choudhary. On 22 May 2013 they were all chargesheeted. And Suspicion shifted from SIMI to Abhinav Bharat, a Hindu right wing group.


2006 Malegaon bombings, Investigations, Suspicions and press releases
On 25 April 2016 all charges were dropped against the Muslim men by Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court who were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad in 2006.


2006 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen for the 2006 season.


2006 Malmö FF season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 19 OctoberSource: Malmö FF and Malmö Stadion


2006 Malta Cup
The 2006 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 January and 5 February 2006 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta.


2006 Malta Cup
Ken Doherty won in the final 9–8 against John Higgins. Higgins had recovered from 2–5 down to lead 8–5 but Doherty won the last four frames to win the title.


2006 Malta Cup
This years tournament was also noteworthy for Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision not to compete, which cost him the World Number 1 ranking for the start of the following season and allowed Stephen Hendry to regain the number one position for the first time since 1999.


2006 Malta Cup, Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 and 10 November 2005.


2006 Malta International Football Tournament
The 2006 Malta International Football Tournament was the thirteenth edition of the Malta International Tournament, a biannual football competition organised by the Malta Football Association. Sponsored by Coca-Cola and Multiplus, the competition was held in Malta between 25 February and 1 May 2006.


2006 Malta International Football Tournament
Initially, Libya were to be among the participants but dropped off before the start, leading to a final three participating countries.


2006 Malta Open darts
2006 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2006.


2006 Maltese local elections
Local council elections were held for 23 localities in Malta on 11 March 2006. Traditionally, this round of elections has given positive results to the Nationalist Party, with the biggest villages apart from Żabbar, being the traditional villages in which the Nationalist Party (Sliema, Naxxar, Birkirkara) obtains best results. Eighty-eight percent of the voting documents were collected.


2006 Maltese local elections, Results
The Malta Labour Party (MLP) has won the Local Council elections with 53.8% of first count votes. The PN obtained 43% while Alternattiva Demokratika and independent candidates obtained 3.2%. 3.2% may seem insignificant on a national level but in one locality alone, namely Marsaskala, it translated in over 600 votes for the new independent group, G.I.M. headed by ex PN MP Dr Josie Muscat.


2006 Malé League
The 2006 Malé League is the sixth season of the Malé League.


2006 Manchester City Council election
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The council stayed under Labour Party control, strengthened by four gains from the Liberal Democrats.


2006 Manchester City Council election, Election result
Changes in vote share are compared to the 2004 election.


2006 Manchester City Council election, Ward results
Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. Incumbent councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2004 and are marked with an asterisk.


2006 Manitoba municipal elections
The Canadian province of Manitoba held municipal elections on October 25, 2006.


2006 Manitoba municipal elections, Brandon
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.


2006 Manitoba municipal elections, Pinawa
Electors could vote for four candidates. The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.


2006 Manitoba municipal elections, Selkirk
Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes. Source:  , website accessed 31 August 2007.


2006 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2006 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 60th in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by Ben Kennedy, competed in the National Rugby League's 2006 Telstra Premiership. The Sea Eagles finished the regular season 5th (out of 15), reaching the finals where they were knocked out in the second week by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.


2006 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
Season 2006, its 60th season in the competition, saw an average season in which the Manly side again advanced to the finals, finishing fifth. For this season only, a commemorative 60th anniversary logo was used on the player jerseys. Despite losing their first two matches of the season (both by small margins) the Sea Eagles built on their 2005 season to once again advance to the play-offs. Highlights in the season included wins over the Roosters in round 4, the Bulldogs in round 7, the Storm in round 11 and a last-minute win over the defending premiers Wests Tigers in round 14 in which Brett Stewart scored a spectacular try in the last five minutes.


2006 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
In an away final against the Newcastle Knights, the Sea Eagles led at halftime only to see their lead run down in a controversial second half. Although they did advance a week further, the Sea Eagles' season ended with a 28–0 shutout at the hands of the St. George Illawarra Dragons. That match also marked Ben Kennedy's final game after two years in Manly colours.


2006 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
At the 2006 Dally M Awards Manly's Ben Kennedy, who will retire at the end of the season, was named lock and captain of the year.


2006 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Ladder
1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches. 2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.


2006 Manx Grand Prix
The 2006 Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races for amateur competitors took place from 28 August to 1 September over the Snaefell Mountain Course. The English rider Craig Atkinson won both the Junior and Senior Grand Prix races.


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Newcomers Race A
Monday 28 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Newcomers Race C
Monday 28 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Senior Classic Race
Monday 28 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Junior Classic Race
Wednesday 30 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Lightweight Classic Race
Wednesday 30 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Junior Manx Grand Prix
Wednesday 30 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Lightweight Manx Grand Prix
Friday 1 September 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx Grand Prix, Senior Manx Grand Prix
Friday 1 September 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


2006 Manx general election
A general election was held on Thursday, 23 November 2006 on the Isle of Man. The voting age was lowered to 16 at this election. As usual, the election was dominated by independents, who took 21 of the 24 seats.


2006 Manx general election, Background
The previous Manx general election was held in 2001: independents won 22 out of the 24 seats and the Manx Labour Party polled 17.3% and won 2 seats.


2006 Manx general election, Results, By constituency
The winners in bold. Several constituencies have more than one member elected.


2006 Maranhão gubernatorial election
The Maranhão gubernatorial election was held on 1 and 29 October 2006 to elect the Governor of Maranhão. The result was a victory for Jackson Lago, when defeated the Sarney oligarchy, when 40 years, Sarney was elected, but was repealed in March 2009, by the Superior Electoral Court.


2006 Maranhão gubernatorial election, Sarney defeated
Senator Sarney sad the defeat, that Lago defeated the daughter Roseana, but Lago supported Lula. PT supported Lago in second round. But Maranhão's Libertation Front, wins on second round, Roseana lost to Lago. But Lago compared Sarney to ACM.


2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament
The 2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Baltimore and Virginia Beach, from 17 to 27 August 2006.


2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament
The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating the United States 4–2 in the third place match.


2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament, Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands and the United States. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 46 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series
Maria Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the fourth seed. After overcoming a tricky section which included Serena Williams and Daniela Hantuchová, she reached the semi-finals for the second (of four) consecutive year, where she fell in three sets to Justine Henin-Hardenne.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Indian Wells & Miami
Sharapova won her first title of the year at Indian Wells, by defeating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final in straight sets; it was her first title since she won Birmingham in 2005, and it was the eleventh final out of the last thirteen contested in which she won. Her good form continued into Miami, where she also reached the final for the second consecutive year. However, she was defeated in straight sets by Svetlana Kuznetsova; this marked only the fourth final in which she lost. After the latter defeat, Sharapova took two months off the Tour to recover from a foot injury.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, European clay court season
Sharapova was seeded fourth at the French Open. In the first round, she overcame Mashona Washington, saving three match points in the process. She then lost in the fourth round to Dinara Safina (after leading 5–1 in the final set), thus failing to make the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time since 2003.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Wimbledon
Sharapova was again seeded fourth at Wimbledon, where she reached the semi-finals for the third consecutive year. After winning her first three matches in straight sets, she was more sternly tested by Flavia Pennetta in the fourth round, but still pulled through in three sets.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Wimbledon
In the final eight, she faced first-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist Elena Dementieva and won through in straight sets after a streaker briefly interrupted the match in the second set.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Wimbledon
In the semi-finals, she lost to Amélie Mauresmo, who eventually captured the title. This marked the fifth time since her Wimbledon victory in 2004 in which she lost to the eventual champion at a Major, and also the fifth time in which she was defeated in the semi-finals of a Major tournament.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
In the lead-up to the US Open, Sharapova captured her second title of the season by defeating Kim Clijsters in the final of the Acura Classic in San Diego, and in doing so claimed her first victory over the Belgian in five attempts.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
Sharapova entered the US Open as the third seed. She defeated Michaëlla Krajicek, Émilie Loit, Elena Likhovtseva, Li Na and Tatiana Golovin all in straight sets, before being tested in three sets by World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo, who had beaten her at Wimbledon earlier in the year. Sharapova would be too good for the Frenchwoman this time, winning in three sets, two of which were won without dropping a game. In the final, she faced Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne, who had previously captured the title in 2003 (and would do so again in 2007), and recorded an impressive straight sets victory to claim her second Grand Slam title at just 19 years of age.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Fall series
After her success at the us open she won back to back titles at the tier 1 Zurich Open by defeating Shahar Pe'er, Timea Bacsinszky, Katarina Srebotnik, Daniela Hantuchova. She also won the tier 2 Linz Open by defeating Nadia Petrova in the final and thus taking her 5th title of the year.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, WTA Tour Championships
Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships for the third consecutive year, having captured five titles during the regular season. As the second seed, she was drawn in the Red Group along with Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva. Sharapova went through the round robin stage undefeated, and thus qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in the group.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, WTA Tour Championships
The semi-final saw her up against Justine Henin-Hardenne for the fourth time in the year. Sharapova was defeated in straight sets, thus bringing an end to her otherwise impressive 2006 season.


2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2006, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2006 Marion Mayhem season
The 2006 Marion Mayhem season was the first season for the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL) franchise. The Mayhem were announced to the public on September 16, 2005, as the fourth expansion team for the newly formed Great Lakes Indoor Football League. Their inaugural owners of the Mayhem were 4th Down and Long LLC, run by R.A. Mallonn, Fred Horner, Tim Cugini, and John Slebodnik. The team hired Tracy Smith as their inaugural coach and general manager on November 2, 2005. The Mayhem suffered a losing inaugural season in 2006 (4-6), however the Mayhem were within one game of the 2006 GLIFL playoffs. The Mayhem missed the playoffs due to the Battle Creek Crunch holding the tie breaker between the two teams. After the season, head coach Tracy Smith


2006 Markham municipal election
The 2006 Markham municipal election was held in Markham, Ontario on November 13, 2006. The election was held as required by law for municipalities in the Province of Ontario. Markham has a dual-tier government system where constituents elect ward councillors to town council and regional councillors to regional council and a mayor elected to both town council and regional council.


2006 Markham municipal election, Election
The election was held to elect a mayor, 4 regional councillors, 8 ward councillors and 8 school board trustees. The election was held in conjugation with other municipal elections across Ontario on this date.


2006 Markham municipal election, Election
There were 4 candidates running for mayor, 9 candidates running for regional council, 41 candidates running for ward council and 19 candidates running for various school boards. The election saw a turnout of 58,409 constituents out of the total 261,573 constituents living Markham, thus, a 22.33% turnout rate.


2006 Markham municipal election, Results, Mayor
Notes: Orrico was charged with threatening Scarpitti by York Regional Police in relation with this election.


2006 Markham municipal election, Results, Regional Council
Notes: 4 councillors and the mayor, representing Markham, were elected into regional council.


2006 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2006 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.


2006 Maryland Attorney General election
The 2006 Maryland Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General of Maryland J. Joseph Curran Jr. declined to seek a sixth term in office, prompted by his son-in-law, Martin O'Malley running for Governor and so wanting to avoid a conflict of interest. Montgomery County State's Attorney Doug Gansler won the Democratic primary to succeed Curran and faced off against Scott Rolle, the Frederick County State's Attorney who was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ultimately, Gansler defeated Rolle in a landslide and became the Attorney General of Maryland.


2006 Maryland Attorney General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
As Gansler and Simms rolled out campaigns for attorney general, they were joined by Montgomery County Councilman Thomas Perez, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, rolled out endorsements from unions, and aired television ads before the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that he did not meet the requirements to appear on the ballot  as a candidate. Glenn Ivey, the Prince George's County State's Attorney, was rumored to be a possible candidate but ultimately declined to run.


2006 Maryland Attorney General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
The Baltimore Sun announced its endorsement of Simms, declaring, "Mr. Gansler lacks Mr. Simms' breadth of experience and moderate temperament that is better suited for this critical role." In the end, Gansler was able to comfortably defeat Simms and was able to win every county in the state except for Baltimore County and Baltimore City.


2006 Maryland Comptroller election
The 2006 Maryland Comptroller election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer ran for a third term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Peter Franchot, a State Delegate from Montgomery County. On the Republican side, Anne McCarthy, the former dean of the University of Baltimore business school, won a crowded primary and faced off against Franchot. In the general election, Franchot defeated McCarthy and became the next Comptroller of Maryland.


2006 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary, Campaign
In 2006, William Donald Schaefer, running for a third term as Maryland State Comptroller, faced his first legitimate opponents in decades, putting his political career in peril.


2006 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary, Campaign
He was attacked by Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley for his close relationship with Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich, who noted, "He works very hard to give the Ehrlich administration cover. I think he probably prides himself at the degree to which he helps cover up the poor performance of the governor." Schaefer added to his troubles when he announced, "I don't want to adjust to another language. This is the United States.


2006 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary, Campaign
I think [immigrants to the United States] should adjust to us," at a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works, prompted by an experience he recently had at a McDonald's restaurant. He noted later that his remarks would cause him to "likely lose all the Latin votes and all the other votes." Another controversy arose in February 2006 when Schaefer made inappropriate remarks to an aide at another meeting of the Board of Public Works. As the aide brought him a cup of tea, he watched her walk away before requesting that she "walk again." Not long after the incident, Schaefer apologized to the aide, but opponent Peter Franchot remarked, "He's apologizing for the negative publicity rather than his inappropriate behavior."


2006 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary, Campaign
As the campaign progressed, Schaefer ended up in hot water yet again for remarks made about his other opponent in the Democratic primary, Janet Owens. Schaefer remarked to a columnist for The Washington Post that Owens wore "long dresses, looks like Mother Hubbard--it's sort of like she was a man." Owens later called the remarks "coarse and insulting." Schaefer addressed the controversy in a radio advertisement, where he said, "I've...said some things I shouldn't. But I never meant to offend anyone. And if I did, I apologize." Franchot joined Owens in attacking Schaefer for his remarks, adding, "It's just another example of why William Donald Schaefer should not be reelected."


2006 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary, Campaign
The Baltimore Sun endorsed Franchot for the position, observing, "[Franchot] has a strong grasps of budget intricacies and an appetite to shed light on corporate income tax loopholes...he will be a strong advocate for the interests of the taxpayer both on and off the Board of Public Works."


2006 Maryland Comptroller election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Ultimately, Schaefer was defeated in his bid for re-election, coming in third place behind Franchot, who would later go on to win the general election in a landslide, and Owens.


2006 Maryland House of Delegates election
The 2006 Maryland House of Delegates elections were held on November 7, 2006, as part of the 2006 United States elections, including the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election . All 141 of Maryland's state delegates were up for reelection. Democrats gained eight seats in the House of Delegates, retaining supermajority control of the chamber.


2006 Maryland House of Delegates election, Election results, District 11 (House)
This western Baltimore County district includes Owings Mills and Reisterstown.


2006 Maryland House of Delegates election, Election results, Montgomery County, District 20 (House)
Fmr. Del. Peter Franchot ran and won the race for state Comptroller.


2006 Maryland House of Delegates election, Election results, District 31
Fmr. Del. John R. Leopold (R) ran and won the Anne Arundel County Executive race


2006 Maryland House of Delegates election, Election results, District 33A
Fmr. Del David G. Boschert ran for Anne Arundel County Executive on the Republican ticket and lost the primary.


2006 Maryland Senate election
The 2006 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006, as part of the 2006 United States elections, including the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election. All 47 of Maryland's state senators were up for reelection. Neither party netted seats, allowing Democrats to retain supermajority control of the chamber.


2006 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its second within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his sixth season as head coach, and he also served as the team's offensive play-caller. Chris Cosh served as the defensive coordinator. The Terrapins completed the season with a 9–4 record and an ACC record of 5–3.


2006 Maryland Terrapins football team, 2007 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.


2006 Maryland county executive elections
The election to choose county executives in Maryland occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The U.S. House election, 2006, U.S. Senate election, 2006, Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006, 2006 Maryland Senate election and 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election took place on the same day. Seven charter counties elected a county executive: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Wicomico County. This race coincided with the election for Maryland County Offices Election, 2006.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Anne Arundel County
The 2006 race was highly competitive, with the county continuing as a new partisan battleground.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Anne Arundel County
The Democratic primary to replace outgoing County Exec. Janet S. Owens was won by 12-year County Sheriff George F. Johnson, IV, who defeated County Recreation & Parks Director Dennis Callahan. Johnson garnered the vast majority of the Democratic Party endorsements, including the Police Department and Fire Department Unions. On March 1, 2006, potential Democratic candidate Barbara Samorajczyk announced that she was joining Johnson's campaign for County Executive as his environmental advisor.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Anne Arundel County
Delegate John Leopold won the Republican nomination with 36% of the vote, defeating Phil Bissett, Delegate David Boschert, Tom Angelis, and Gregory V. Nourse.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Baltimore County
County Executive Jim Smith won election in 2002, and Republicans sought a strong candidate to take on this moderate executive in Governor Ehrlich's home county.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Harford County
The complexion of this race changed when term-limited incumbent County Executive James M. Harkins announced his resignation effective July 1, 2005, in order to take a job in the Ehrlich Administration. John O'Neil, Jr., Harford County Administrator under Jim Harkins served as interim County Executive until a successor took office. David R. Craig was chosen by the County Council as Harkins' successor on July 5 and took office on July 7.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Howard County
Outgoing County Exec. James N. Robey (D) could not run for re-election due to term limits.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Montgomery County
This race was open after incumbent Doug Duncan stepped down, yet the Democrats expected to hold the seat due to their overwhelming numerical advantage. Former County Councilman "Ike" Leggett won the Democratic nomination with 61% of the vote in the September 12 primary.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Prince George's County
County Executive Jack B. Johnson narrowly won the Democratic nomination against Rushern L. Baker, III, a vocal critic of Johnson's administration. Johnson was unopposed in the general election. The race broke the record for amount of money ever spent in a primary in the county, with both Baker and Johnson raising and spending over $1 million each.


2006 Maryland county executive elections, Wicomico County
In 2004, Wicomico County voters approved a charter amendment establishing an elected county executive, beginning in 2006.


2006 Maryland county offices elections
The election to choose all elected positions in the counties of Maryland occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The Maryland County Executive Election, 2006, U.S. House election, 2006, U.S. Senate election, 2006, Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006, 2006 Maryland Senate election and 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election were scheduled for the same day. Seven charter counties chose elected officeholders in their county: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Wicomico County.


2006 Maryland county offices elections
The County elected offices include: County Council, State's Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Probate Judge, and Register of Wills. Please also see Maryland County Executive Election, 2006.


2006 Maryland county offices elections, Anne Arundel County, Declared Candidates, District 6
Josh Cohen, Annapolis city Alderman; State Parole and Probation Agent; from Annapolis


2006 Maryland county offices elections, Anne Arundel County, Declared Candidates, District 7
Robert L. Tufts - Green Party and environmental activist from Churchton


2006 Maryland county offices elections, Montgomery County, At-Large, Republicans
(note: Adol Owens-Williams resigned from the race so Stephen Abrams could run as a Republican nominee)


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich ran for a second term, but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich was the only incumbent governor from either party to lose a general election in the 2006 midterms.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan emerged as the two Democratic candidates for governor in late 2005. Early polling indicated that O'Malley would have the advantage in both the Democratic primary and the general election, with a solid lead over Duncan in the primary and a several point lead over Ehrlich in the general.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
As the gubernatorial campaign intensified, Duncan withdrew from the race, citing his diagnosis with clinical depression. In the same announcement, he threw his support behind O’Malley and declined to seek another office in the fall. No other Democratic candidate had announced, so O'Malley was unopposed in the primary election.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
O'Malley selected Anthony G. Brown, a black State Delegate from Prince George's County and a veteran of the Iraq War, as his running mate.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Campaign
Ehrlich sought a second term as governor and did not face opposition at any point in the Republican primary. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele ran for the U.S. Senate instead of seeking a second term as lieutenant governor, so Ehrlich named Maryland Secretary of Disabilities Kristen Cox, who is blind, as his running mate.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Elected to his first term in 2002, incumbent Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich ran for a second term as governor, opposed by the Democratic nominee, Martin O'Malley, the Mayor of Baltimore. Both candidates emerged from uncontested primary elections and a contentious election season began.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Early in the campaign, Ehrlich boasted decent approval ratings from Maryland citizens, with a Gonzalez Research poll taken during October 2005 showing him with a 49% approval rating. and a Baltimore Sun poll from November 2005 giving the Governor a 50% approval and a 33% disapproval. However, the unpopularity of the national Republican Party and President George W. Bush dragged Ehrlich's re-election chances down.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Ehrlich launched attack ads that hit O'Malley on crime in Baltimore under his tenure as Mayor, calling the murder rate in Baltimore "awful" and "an embarrassment to the state of Maryland." O'Malley countered with one television ad that featured testimonials from local community leaders, Howard County Executive James N. Robey, Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith, Jr. and another ad that attacked Ehrlich for breaking his promise to end parole for violent criminals.


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
The Washington Post and The Washington Times both endorsed Ehrlich in his bid for re-election, with the Times praising Ehrlich's "brand of moderate conservatism that offers a refreshing contrast" to the state's historically Democratic leanings and the Post called him "a generally proficient, pragmatic governor" and praised him for "successes on transportation, the environment and education."


2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
In turn, The Baltimore Sun endorsed O'Malley, saying, "the progress under the mayor's tenure is clear and irrefutable", and that he addressed "rising crime, failing schools and shrinking economic prospects." O'Malley also called upon the praise given to him by TIME Magazine when they named him one of the country's "Top 5 Big City Mayors."


2006 Maryland state elections
The Maryland state elections of 2006 decided who will serve in hundreds of political offices throughout the state of Maryland in the United States. The primary elections were held on September 12, 2006, and the general election was held on November 7, 2006.


2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election
Elections for the Massachusetts Governor's Council were held on November 7, 2006. Candidates from the Democratic Party were elected or re-elected to all eight districts.


2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election
The Governor's Council (also known as the Executive Council) of Massachusetts is a popularly elected board which must, among its duties, approve or disapprove of the governor's judicial nominations, pardons, and commutations. The councillors are elected every two years from eight councillor districts across the Commonwealth. The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts serves as an ex officio member. The 2006 Massachusetts Gubernatorial election was held on the same date as the Council election, as well as other State and Federal elections.


2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election, Election results, District One
For this election, District One comprised all of Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket Counties and portions of Bristol and Plymouth.


2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election, Election results, District Two
For this election, District Two comprised portions of Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties.


2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election, Election results, District Three
District Three comprised portions of Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester Counties.


2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election, Election results, District Four
District Four comprised portions of Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth  and Suffolk Counties.


2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all of the 160 seats in the House up for election. The term of Representatives elected is two years, January 2007 until January 2009. The 2006 Massachusetts Senate election occurred on the same day as the House election, along with Federal and Gubernatorial elections.


2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives election, Control of the House
The House session ending in January 2007 consists of 139 (87%) Democrats, and 21 (13%) Republicans. The Democrats hold more than a two-thirds majority of the seats in the House. For the Republicans to break that two-thirds majority, they were required to gain 33 Democratic-held seats, a feat that was impossible to accomplish in 2006 as only 32 Democrats faced Republican challengers. Similarly, Republicans could not hope to gain the 59 seats needed to take control of the chamber, as there were not enough challengers to make that possible. Conversely, the Democrats challenged only 8 of the 21 Republican-held seats.


2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives election, Election results
Two seats changed parties, both Republican seats that switched to  Democrats. In the 4th Barnstable District, Sarah Peake (D-Provincetown) defeated Aaron Maloy (R-Orleans) to take the seat of retiring Shirley Gomes (R). In the 13th Middlesex, incumbent Susan Pope (R-Wayland) was defeated by Thomas Conroy (D-Wayland). No other incumbents were defeated, and all other open seats were retained by the party holding them.


2006 Massachusetts Senate election
As a result of the Massachusetts general election, 2006, the Democrats picked up one open seat in the Massachusetts State Senate, the only change from the previous session. The current session began in January, 2007, and consists of 35 Democrats and 5 Republicans.


2006 Massachusetts Senate election
The 2006 Massachusetts House election was held on the same date as the Senate election, as well as Federal and Gubernatorial elections (see Massachusetts general election, 2006).


2006 Massachusetts Senate election, Complete list of Senate contests in 2006
Official results from  (PDF, 340 kB) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website


2006 Massachusetts Senate election, Primary Results
Official results from  (PDF, 196k) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website


2006 Massachusetts elections
The 2006 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 2006, throughout Massachusetts.


2006 Massachusetts elections
At the federal level, Ted Kennedy was re-elected to the United States Senate, and all ten seats in the United States House of Representatives were won by incumbent Democratic Party candidates.


2006 Massachusetts elections
Incumbent Republican Governor Mitt Romney did not run for re-election and was succeeded by Democrat Deval Patrick. Martha Coakley was elected Attorney General. Democratic incumbents were re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor, and Treasurer.


2006 Massachusetts elections
In the Massachusetts General Court, Democrats gained one seat in the Senate and two seats in the House.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican governor Mitt Romney chose not to seek re-election for a second term in office.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Primary elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were conducted separately with the Democrats nominating former Assistant U.S. Attorney General Deval Patrick and Mayor of Worcester Tim Murray. The Republicans nominated a ticket of incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey and former State Representative Reed Hillman.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Patrick and Murray were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor in the general election.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Incumbent Democratic Secretary William F. Galvin ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. He was opposed in the Democratic primary by John C. Bonifaz, a voting-rights activist who founded the National Voting Rights Institute.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth, General election
In the general election, Galvin's only challenger was Green-Rainbow nominee Jill Stein, a medical doctor and community activist who ran for governor in 2002.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Thomas Reilly ran for Governor instead of seeking a third term in office.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Attorney General
Democratic Middlesex County District Attorney Martha Coakley was elected Attorney General, defeating former Norfolk County District Attorney Republican Larry Frisoli, a trial attorney from Belmont who was known for his handling of the Jeffery Curley case against NAMBLA. Both candidates were unopposed for nomination in their parties' primaries.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Incumbent Democrat Timothy P. Cahill was re-elected over Green-Rainbow candidate James O'Keefe, who also ran in 2002. Republican Ronald K. Davy, a financial analyst and Hull selectman, was nominated but failed to reach signature requirement to qualify for the ballot.


2006 Massachusetts elections, Auditor
Incumbent Democrat Joe DeNucci was re-elected for a sixth term over Working Families nominee Rand Wilson, a union organizer and labor communicator. Republican candidate Earle Stroll, a 52-year-old small-business consultant from Bolton, also failed to reach signature requirement to qualify for the ballot. Green-Rainbow candidate Nathanael Fortune, a physicist from Smith College and a Whatley School Committee member, dropped out of the race for personal reasons in late March 2006.


2006 Massachusetts elections, U.S. House of Representatives
see 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts


2006 Massachusetts elections, Ballot questions
There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election, and all were defeated. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.


2006 Massachusetts elections, External links, Campaign sites
Ballot QuestionsQuestion 1 - Sale of Wine by Food Stores:


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. The incumbent Republican governor, Mitt Romney, chose not to seek a second term. The election was won by the Democratic former United States Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick, who became the second African-American governor in the United States since Reconstruction and the first Democratic governor of Massachusetts since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Background
One-term Republican governor Mitt Romney did not seek re-election; his term ended January 4, 2007. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement, with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democrat Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly, who was then the Democratic frontrunner, in the lead.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Campaign
The Democratic State Caucuses were held in February in all cities and towns to elect delegates to the state convention. The Patrick campaign organized their supporters, many of whom had never been involved in such party processes before, to win twice as many pledged delegates as the Reilly campaign. (Chris Gabrieli did not join the race until a month later, which played a major role in his difficulty in getting on the ballot.)


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Campaign
At the Democratic Convention on June 3 in Worcester, each candidate needed to receive support from 15% of the delegates to be on the primary ballot in September. There was some question as to whether Gabrieli could succeed after entering the race so late. Patrick received the convention's endorsement with 57.98% of the vote, Reilly made it with 26.66%, and Gabrieli narrowly achieved ballot access with 15.36% of the delegates' votes.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Campaign
The campaign was highlighted by numerous debates. The first two debates took place in late April. WBZ-CBS4 News hosted a debate between Democratic candidates Chris Gabrieli, Deval Patrick, and Tom Reilly on April 21 and it aired at 8:30 AM on April 23. A second Democratic candidate debate, moderated by Sy Becker from WWLP TV 22, was held at Agawam Middle School on April 27.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Campaign
The "Campaign to Stop Killer Coke", a group dedicated to holding Coca-Cola accountable for violence in its Colombian bottling plant in the mid-1990s, began to attack Patrick and his candidacy. Patrick had resigned from the company and said he'd done so after his attempts to get them to carry out an independent investigation were ignored and undermined. Five Massachusetts unions filed a complaint against the group with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance, in an effort to require the group to disclose its donors. On August 11, it was reported that Reilly's campaign had been behind the efforts.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Campaign
The final two televised debates played a key role in the primary campaign, as they took place during the two weeks between Labor Day and Primary Day when the public and the media hold their greatest focus on the election. The first of the two was carried about by the media consortium (which includes the Boston Globe, NECN, and WBUR, among others) and moderated by former New Hampshire governor Jeanne Shaheen, while the second and final debate was held by WBZ-TV and moderated by their political analyst, Jon Keller.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Results
On September 19, Patrick won the Democratic primary with 50% of the vote, ahead of Gabrieli (27%) and Reilly (23%).


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant governor, Campaign
On April 23, 2006, a "virtual debate" between Murray, Silbert, and Sam Kelley was released on SaintKermit.com.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant governor, Campaign
On May 21, all four candidates debated in Lowell. Four days later, on May 25, Kelley dropped out of the race and joined the Deval Patrick campaign as a volunteer advisor on health care issues.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant governor, Campaign
At the Democratic convention in Worcester on June 3, Worcester Mayor Tim Murray was endorsed by a voice vote after receiving 49% on the first ballot. Andrea Silbert and Deb Goldberg both qualified for the ballot with 29% and 22% respectively.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant governor, Results
Tim Murray won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on September 19 with 43% of the vote.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
Romney endorsed Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey to succeed him in the 2006 gubernatorial election. Healey was unopposed for the Republican nomination.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Lieutenant governor, Candidates
As incumbent Kerry Healey ran for governor, the position of lieutenant governor was open. Reed Hillman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election
On April 25, Republican Kerry Healey called for four debates, each involving all four candidates, between the September primaries and November general election, and this proposition was seconded by Patrick.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election
The general election campaign kicked off on primary day, September 19, after Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli conceded and Kerry Healey accepted her uncontested nomination. Deval Patrick followed with his acceptance speech, appearing with his new running mate Tim Murray and former opponent Chris Gabrieli.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election
The general election campaign was very heated and was referred to by Michael Dukakis as "the dirtiest gubernatorial campaign in my memory". The Healey campaign released attack ads implying that Deval Patrick supports sexual assault or murder of police (culminating in the now infamous "parking lot rape" ad). Healey supporters also protested at the homes of Patrick and Patrick campaign manager John E. Walsh, and documents leaked anonymously to media about Patrick's brother-in-law's criminal history.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election
After the final debate, WRKO talk radio host John DePetro came under scrutiny for referring to Grace Ross as a "fat lesbian". DePetro was suspended earlier in the year for calling Turnpike Authority chief Matt Amorello a "fag".


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
The first televised debate of the general election was held by WFXT and the Boston Herald] on September 25 on WFXT. Moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace on the day after his Bill Clinton interview.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
The second debate was held in Springfield and broadcast on WGBH and NECN.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Official results certified by the Massachusetts Secretary of State, as of December 6, 2006, with all 2,166 precincts reporting.


2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Patrick won a majority of the vote in every county in the state.


2006 Masters (snooker)
The 2006 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 22 January 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament, and the last time that the tournament was held at this venue. The tournament was part of the 2005/2006 season.


2006 Masters (snooker)
John Higgins won his 2nd Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in a reverse of last year's final.


2006 Masters (snooker), Field
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Shaun Murphy seeded 2. Places were allocated to the leading players in the world rankings. With Murphy having a ranking of 21, Ian McCulloch, ranked 16, was not an automatic invitation. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Stuart Bingham (ranked 37), and McCulloch, who was the wild-card selection. Stuart Bingham and Ian McCulloch were making their debuts in the Masters.


2006 Masters (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2006 Masters (snooker), Wild-card round
In the preliminary "wild-card round", the two wild-card players were drawn against the players seeded 15th and 16th:


2006 Masters (snooker), Qualifying
The 2005 Masters Qualifying Event was  held between 20 and 23 November 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. The winner who qualified for the tournament, was Stuart Bingham.


2006 Masters Tournament
The 2006 Masters Tournament was the 70th Masters Tournament, played April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to the tournament, the course was lengthened by 155 yards (142 m) to 7,445 yards (6,808 m), up from 7,290 yards (6,666 m) in 2005. Phil Mickelson won the second of his three Masters and second consecutive major with a 281 (–7), two strokes ahead of runner-up Tim Clark. The purse was $7 million and the winner's share was $1.26 million.


2006 Masters Tournament
This was the final Masters appearance for three-time champion Nick Faldo.


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
1. Masters championsCharles Coody, Fred Couples (12,14,16,17), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,13,14,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (12,16,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,16,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)Michael Campbell (11,16,17), Jim Furyk (14,16,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
3. The Open champions (last five years)Ben Curtis, David Duval, Ernie Els (16,17), Todd Hamilton


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
4. PGA champions (last five years)Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel, David Toms (14,15,16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
5. The Players Championship winners (last three years)Stephen Ames (15,17), Fred Funk (14,16,17), Adam Scott (14,16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
6. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-upDillon Dougherty (a), Edoardo Molinari (a)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
10. Top 16 players and ties from the 2005 MastersChris DiMarco (14,16,17), Luke Donald (14,15,16,17), Mark Hensby (11,16), Tim Herron (14,16), David Howell (16,17), Trevor Immelman, Tom Lehman (16,17), Justin Leonard (14,16,17), Thomas Levet, Rod Pampling (16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
11. Top eight players and ties from the 2005 U.S. OpenTim Clark (14,16,17), Sergio García (14,16,17), Davis Love III (13,14,16,17), Rocco Mediate


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
12. Top four players and ties from the 2005 Open ChampionshipColin Montgomerie (16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
13. Top four players and ties from 2005 PGA ChampionshipThomas Bjørn (16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
14. Top 40 players from the 2005 PGA Tour money listStuart Appleby (15,16,17), Jason Bohn, Olin Browne, Bart Bryant (16,17), Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell (15,16,17), K. J. Choi (16,17), Ben Crane (16,17), Lucas Glover, Pádraig Harrington (16,17), Charles Howell III, Brandt Jobe (16,17), Zach Johnson (17), Peter Lonard (16), Shigeki Maruyama (16), Billy Mayfair, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy (15,16,17), Sean O'Hair (16,17), Carl Pettersson (17), Ted Purdy, Vaughn Taylor, Scott Verplank (16,17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
15. Top 10 players from the 2006 PGA Tour money list on March 27Arron Oberholser (17), Rory Sabbatini (17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
16. Top 50 players from the final 2005 world rankingRobert Allenby (17), Ángel Cabrera (17), Stewart Cink (17), Darren Clarke (17), John Daly, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17), Shingo Katayama (17), Paul McGinley (17), Nick O'Hern (17), Henrik Stenson (17), Lee Westwood (17)


2006 Masters Tournament, Field
17. Top 50 players from world ranking published March 27


2006 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Eighteen players broke par on the lengthened Augusta National. Vijay Singh, the 2000 champion, shot a five-under 67 to take the first round lead by one stroke over Rocco Mediate. Arron Oberholser was next with a 69 for solo third place. Four others were at 70, including 2004 champion Phil Mickelson and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. Defending champion Tiger Woods shot an even-par 72, despite a pair of three-putt bogeys and a double bogey on the par-5 15th hole.


2006 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Chad Campbell, with just one top ten result at a major (runner-up at 2003 PGA Championship), led at the halfway point by three strokes at 138 (–6). His 67 (–5) on Friday was one of only three scores in the 60s. In a tie for second at 141 (–3) was Singh, Mediate, and 1992 champion Fred Couples. Mickelson shot even par for the round and was among a group tied for fifth at 142 (–2). The cut came at 148 (+4); among the notables to miss the cut was Chris DiMarco, the playoff runner-up to Woods in 2005.


2006 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: McElhinney (+11), Molinari (+13), Ogden (+15), Dougherty (+16), Marsh (+16).


2006 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Thunderstorms postponed a good chunk of action in the third round, forcing it to be completed on Sunday morning. Mickelson moved to the top of the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to 212 (–4). Second round leader Campbell shot 75 (+3) to fall into a tie for second with Couples, who shot even par for the round. Woods shot 71 for 214, two strokes back in a six-way tie for fourth, along with Singh and four others.


2006 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Mickelson won his second consecutive major (2005 PGA Championship) and his second green jacket with a final round 69 for a two-stroke victory over Tim Clark. Mickelson's lone bogey was at the final hole, when he had victory all but assured. The win also gave him his third major in the last nine. Clark finished in solo second by holing-out from a green side bunker at the 72nd hole. Woods shot a two-under 70 to finish three strokes behind Mickelson in a five-way tie for third. Others finishing in third place were Couples, Goosen, Campbell, and José María Olazábal, the 1994 and 1999 champion, who shot the round of the tournament, a six-under 66. Sadly, Mediate fell out of contention after hitting three balls into the water and making a ten at the par-3 12th.


2006 Masters Tournament, Par 3 Contest
Ben Crane won the annual Par 3 contest, which took place on Wednesday, April 5, with a four-under 23. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, made a curtain call at the event; Nicklaus was one-under and was in contention throughout the day. Pádraig Harrington, Clark, and Oberholser all aced the 135-yard (123 m) ninth hole.


2006 Masters of Curling (December)
The 2006 Home Hardware Masters of Curling was held from November 29 to December 3, 2006 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ontario. The event is not to be confused with the February event that happened in the same year but in the previous season.


2006 Masters of Curling (December)
Glenn Howard's rink won their first of four straight Masters tournaments, defeating Randy Ferbey's rink in the final with a score of 5–4.


2006 Masters of Formula 3
The 2006 BP Ultimate Masters of Formula 3 was the sixteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 6 August 2006. It was won by Paul di Resta, for ASM Formule 3.


2006 Matavera by-election
The 2006 Matavera by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands seat of Matavera. It took place on 19 July 2006, and was precipitated by the conviction of former Police Minister Peri Vaevae Pare for fraud.


2006 Matavera by-election
The by-election was won by Cook Islands Party candidate Kiriau Turepu. As a result, the government lost its majority, and dissolved Parliament to avoid a confidence vote, precipitating the 2006 general election.


2006 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2006 Maui Invitational Tournament, an annual early-season college basketball tournament held in Lahaina, Hawaii, was held November 20-22 at Lahaina Civic Center. The winning team was UCLA.


2006 Mauritanian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on June 25, 2006 and approved by nearly 97% of voters. Following the August 2005 ousting of long-time president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, the new transitional military regime called the referendum on a new constitution, which limited presidents to two five-year terms; previously presidential terms were six years and there was no limit on re-election. The new constitution also established a maximum age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.


2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 November, with a second round 3 December 2006. At least 28 political parties competed to comprise the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly; Islamist parties were banned, but many Islamists ran as independent candidates. 95 seats in the National Assembly were at stake in the election, along with over 200 local councils.


2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election
About 600 independent candidates ran in the election, many of whom were grouped into the National Rally of Independents (RNI). Many members of the RNI were formerly members of the Democratic and Social Republican Party, which had ruled the country under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.


2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election, Results
Before the first round's count was complete, Ahmed Ould Daddah claimed victory for his party, the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), saying that it was "the country's biggest political force", and claiming that the eight-party coalition including the RFD had won a majority. The Popular Alliance for Progress (APP), a party for former slaves that is also part of the coalition, and the renamed former ruling party, the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, were also reported to have performed well. Results from the first round confirmed a strong showing for the RFD, which won 12 out of the 43 declared seats; independent candidates also did well, taking 24 seats. For 52 seats, however, candidates did not receive majorities and these seats had to be decided in the second round.


2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election, Results
After the second round was held on 3 December, the coalition of former opposition parties had 39 seats (including 15 for the RFD), with an additional two seats for independents supporting the coalition. Independents won 41 seats, 39 of which were part of the RNI. The former ruling party won seven seats.


2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election, Results
Messaoud Ould Boulkheir of the APP was elected as President of the National Assembly on April 26, 2007. There were 93 deputies present for the vote, and 91 of them voted for Boulkheir; two other deputies, Babah Ould Ahmed Babou and El Arbi Ould Jideyne, each received one vote.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at Cox Arena in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego State University. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2007. The game was the 29th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Proceeds from the 2006 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of San Diego and its Ronald McDonald House program.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2006 game
The game was telecast live by ESPN. The halftime performance by hip hop artist Nick Cannon took second stage to the showcase of basketball talent at the 2006 McDonald’s All American Games.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2006 game
A sold-out boys' game was headlined by hometown favorite and co-Most Valuable Player of the Game, Chase Budinger (Houston Rockets), who had 11 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds. He shared the John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player Award with West-squad teammate Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors), who racked-up 25 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. The East Team was led by Gerald Henderson (Charlotte Bobcats) with 16 points and Thaddeus Young (Indiana Pacers) with 14 points. Morgan Wootten Player of the Year award winner and boys' East Team player Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers) also had a stellar game with 10 points, five rebounds and four blocks despite an injured right wrist.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2006 game
The 2006 crop of McDonald’s All Americans made a huge impact during their inaugural season in the NCAA, including placing three players each on the 2007 rosters of the ACC-champion North Carolina Tarheels and Big Ten-champion Ohio State Buckeyes. The Big 12 Champion-Kansas Jayhawks also had two players from this squad.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2006 game
The West Team came back from being down by 20 points during the first half to win the game 112– 94. The West’s victory was their first since 2001 and narrowed the series lead to 16–13 in favor of the East squad.


2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at the Cox Arena in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego State Aztecs. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2006. The game was the 5th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
Proceeds from the 2006 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of San Diego and its Ronald McDonald House program.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2006 Game
The game was telecast live by ESPN. Fans swarmed San Diego State’s Cox Arena for the 2006 edition of the McDonald's All American Games. A sold out crowd of 11,900 was treated to a tightly contested first game, as the Girls game kicked off the action.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2006 Game
Morgan Wooten Player of the Year award recipient and East Team superstar Tina Charles (Connecticut) turned in a strong performancewith 12 points and nine rebounds. But the night’s star and John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player of the Game was the West Team’s Jayne Appel (Stanford) with 12 points, seven rebounds and a great all-around performance. Dymond Simon (Arizona State) added a great offensive performance with her game high 14 points, while Amanda Thompson (Oklahoma) led the way defensively with five blocked shots. The West Team was coached by Wade Vickery of Santana High School (Santee, CA) and the East Team was headed by coaching legend Leta Andrews of Granbury High School (Granbury, TX) who became the all-time winningest girls coach in 2006.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2006 Game
The 2006 edition of the Girls game went down to the wire and the 80-76 margin makes it the closest contest to date. After trailing at the half, the West team put together a strong second half performance to pull out another victory, as they led the series 4-1.


2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 80th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Dunderry's first year in this grade since 1990, after 15 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2005.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 15 October 2006, Rathkenny claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Drumconrath 1-10 to 2-6, succeeding Duleek as Intermediate champions.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Slane were relegated from this grade, after 7 years as an Intermediate club.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2005 championship season.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 4 top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the quarter finals. The 2 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a relegation play off.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Relegation Play Off
The two bottom finishers from the group stage qualify for the relegation final.


2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi finals are two group winners and the quarter final winners.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2006 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 114th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship
St. Peter's Dunboyne were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship
Duleek were promoted after claiming the 2005 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first Intermediate win since 1978.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 15 October 2006, Wolfe Tones claimed their 1st Senior Championship title when they defeated Navan O'Mahonys 1-9 to 1-7. Darren McGrath lifted the Tones first ever Keegan Cup while Cian Ward claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship
Cortown were relegated after 10 years in the senior grade.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship
The group match between Seneschalstown and Cortown at Simonstown on 8 September 2006 was the first ever Meath Senior Football Championship match to be played under lights.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2005 championship season.


2006 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 4 top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the quarter finals. The 2 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a relegation play off.


2006 Mecca hostel collapse
The 2006 Mecca hostel collapse occurred in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 5 January 2006. A hostel housing Muslim pilgrims performing Hajj collapsed, killing 76 people and injuring 62.


2006 Mecca hostel collapse, Hostel
The four-storey hostel, Lulu'at al-Khair, situated on al-Ghazal Street, just 60 metres (200 ft) from the walls of Masjid al-Haram, was in demand as the Hajj was about to begin, and at least 30 people were known to be staying there. As well as housing Hajjis, the building also contains a restaurant and shops. At its base it is surrounded by market stalls. The building was at least 25 years old and its operator, Habib Turkestani, claims that the building was structurally sound and in "good shape".


2006 Mecca hostel collapse, Collapse
According to reports, prior to the collapse a fire was seen spreading downstairs in the building. The fire alarm went off and sprinklers were in operation. The building was not full, as many of the occupants had made their way to the Masjid al Haram for mid-day Salat. As soon as the collapse happened, nearby people began to dig to try to remove the rubble. Up to one thousand Saudi rescue workers were dispatched, and two large cranes were brought in to try to clear the masonry. People in buildings nearby were evacuated as a precaution.


2006 Mecca hostel collapse, Victims
Originally, the Saudi government declared that thirteen people had died, but this figure quickly rose, settling at seventy-six. Most of those who died were passers-by, people shopping in the markets or returning from the Masjid al Haram after Salat. Most were foreign nationals from Arab and Asian nations. The dead were buried in the Jannatul Mualla cemetery in Mecca, where Muslims believe Muhammad's sahaba will rise again on the day of Judgement.


2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
The 2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 17 September 2006 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) led by Minister-President Harald Ringstorff was returned with a reduced majority. However, the SPD chose not to continue the coalition. They instead formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Ringstorff was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.


2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Issues and campaign
The economy was a major issue throughout the campaign. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's unemployment rate was among the worst in Germany. The possibility of the far-right NPD entering the parliament also became an issue late in the campaign, with all established parties condemning it.


2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.


2006 Medibank International
The 2006 Medibank International Women's Hardcourts was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the event then known as the 2006 Medibank International Women's Hardcourts, and was a Tier II event on the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Sydney, Cumberland, Australia, from 9 January through 13 January 2006.


2006 Medibank International
The 2006 Medibank International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 114th edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 9 through 17 January 2006.


2006 Medibank International, Finals, Men's Doubles
Fabrice Santoro /  Nenad Zimonjić defeated  František Čermák /  Leoš Friedl, 6–1, 6–4


2006 Medibank International, Finals, Women's Doubles
Corina Morariu /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez,  6–3, 5–7, 6–2


2006 Medibank International – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


2006 Medibank International – Men's Doubles
Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić won the title, defeating František Čermák and Leoš Friedl 6–1, 6–4 in the final.