2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18
John Thompson, president of the Mackenzie Institute, a Toronto think tank, summarized the young suspects stating "These are kids at a transition, between Islamic society and Western society. A lot of people will get militarized if they're unsure of their own identity. They're just young and stupid. If you're 17, bored, restless, you want to meet girls – hey, be a radical." "The cops have a nickname for it – the jihad generation," says Thompson.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Impact
On the night following the arrests, the Rexdale, Toronto mosque was vandalized, as windows were smashed across the building as well as the cars in the parking lot. Similar vandalism was reported at a mosque in Etobicoke.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Impact
The arrests sparked several comments by politicians in the US regarding the security of Canada, as well that of the US. Congressman Peter King was reported on June 6 to have said that "there's a large al-Qaeda presence in Canada … because of their very liberal immigration laws, because of how political asylum is granted so easily".


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Impact
John Hostettler, American chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Border Security said the arrest illustrated that "South Toronto" served as a "enclave for radical discussion", where people held "a militant understanding of Islam". His comments were widely ridiculed by Canadians who pointed out that there is no area of Toronto known as "South Toronto" (the downtown core of the city sits on the north shore of Lake Ontario, placing "South Toronto" in the water), and that none of the suspects were even from the downtown core. Both Canada's Conservative government and the Liberal opposition condemned the  "completely uninformed and ignorant remarks".


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Reporting controversy
The initial reports of this incident caused some controversy when a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Mike McDonell, described the arrested people as representing a "broad strata" of Canadian society, and the Toronto Star claimed that it was "difficult to find a common denominator" among them, even though all were radical Muslims and many attended the same mosque. Some in the media, such as Andrew C. McCarthy in National Review, have described this as a tendency of the police and media to whitewash a role of militant Islam in contemporary terrorism.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Reporting controversy
The media coverage of the arrests was accused of bringing to light underlying racism in Canadian media, after a number of incidents including The Globe and Mail newspaper's use of the term "brown-skinned young men" in describing the men who had rented a storage unit.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Reporting controversy
Imam Aly Hindy, who knew nine of the accused youths personally, said he had doubted any of them "did anything wrong", adding that "If some of them are guilty, I don't think it's terrorism. It may be criminal, but it's not terrorism. ".


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
A preliminary hearing started June 4, 2007, for the remaining 14 terrorism suspects was halted by the Crown Attorney on September 24, 2007, so the case could proceed directly to trial. The move (called a "preferred indictment", or a "direct indictment") meant defense counsel could not hear the balance of the testimony of the Crown's key witness, police informant Mubin Shaikh, who was in the middle of testifying.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
At the opening trial, against the sole remaining youth, prosecutors alleged that comments that referred to "shotgun on Blondie" were actually a pretext to sexually assault non-Muslims.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
Syed Haris Ahmed was convicted in June 2009 of conspiring to support terrorism, and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee was convicted of plotting to support "violent jihad" in August 2009. The two men were alleged to have met with members of the Toronto 18 in Canada in 2005.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
In September 2008 Nishanthan Yogakrishnan, who was a minor when charged, was convicted of knowingly participating in the plot. In May 2009, he was sentenced to two and a half years, and received credit for time served. Ontario Superior Court Judge John Sproat ruled there was "overwhelming" evidence that a terrorist conspiracy existed. He was the first person to be found guilty under Canada's 2001 Anti- Terrorism Act, passed following the September 11, 2001 attacks.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
Saad Khalid pleaded guilty in May 2009 to aiding a plot to set off bombs at the Toronto Stock Exchange, the CSIS Toronto headquarters, and a military base between Toronto and Ottawa. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
In September 2009 Ali Mohamed Dirie admitted to being a member of a terrorist group. On a police wiretap, he called white people the "number 1 filthiest people on the face of the planet. They don't have Islam. They're the most filthiest people." He added: "In Islam there is no racism, we only hate kufar (non-Muslims)." The Crown and defence agreed on a seven-year sentence. In September 2013, it was reported Dirie had been killed fighting with rebels in the Syrian war. He had left Canada using someone else's passport.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
Also in September 2009, al-Qaeda supporter Aabid Hussein Khan was sentenced to 14 years for his role in the bomb plot.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
In October 2009, Zakaria Amara, described by prosecutors as the leader of the group, pleaded guilty to charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist group, bomb charges, and planning explosions likely to cause serious bodily harm or death.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings
In May 2010, Fahim Ahmad, described as a leader of the group, reversed his plea mid-trial and pleaded guilty.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, Asad Ansari
Asad Ansari was 21 years old when arrested in June 2006, in Toronto. He spent 3 years and 3 months in pre-trial detention, of which 15 months straight were spent in solitary confinement. After bail was initially denied on 3 August 2009, Ansari was granted bail on 28 August. He was tried simultaneously with Steven Vikash Chand and Fahim Ahmad in Brampton until Ahmad pleaded guilty. The court heard that Ansari had attended a winter training camp in Washago, Ontario, in December 2005.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, Asad Ansari
Ansari and Chand were the only members of the 18 tried by jury rather than by a lone judge. On 23 June 2010, Ansari and Chand were both found guilty of knowingly participating in a terrorist group. On 3 October 2010, Asad was sentenced to 6 years and 5 months, but was released and placed on probation largely due to time served.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, No entrapment
Defence counsel argued that police mole Shaikh was in effect entrapping one of the men through his actions as an instructor at a training camp he had infiltrated on behalf of the RCMP. Superior Court Justice John Sproat ruled in March 2009 that there was no entrapment, noting that the camp would have proceeded as planned without Shaikh's participation, and the training and indoctrination provided would have been similar. The judge held further: "The evidence is overwhelming that (the youth) would have committed the offence if he had never come into contact with Shaikh."


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, No entrapment
The roles of two Agents were made public amid defence allegations they "perhaps provoked" the youths to make militant statements. Shaikh had been paid $292,000 to "knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity" and asked to act as "moles" in the group, leading to accusations that they had "urged them to act, then sat back and counted [their] cash while the others went to jail".


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, No entrapment
The Toronto Star reported that a well-known member of Toronto's Islamic community had infiltrated the alleged terrorist cell while on the police payroll as an informant, and that another mole had been involved in setting up the purchase of phony ammonium nitrate. Elsohemy, the second mole in the case, was placed in witness protection after he agreed to help the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrange the phony ammonium nitrate purchase on behalf of the youths, which led to the allegations of a bomb plot.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, No entrapment
A third man, Qari Kafayatullah, was an Afghan immigrant who frequently told the youths that he had knowledge of explosives, and convinced their parents to let them attend the upcoming December camp – promising that it was just a bit of fun for the young men, and that he would be the responsible adult present – even though there was never any indication he later attended.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, No entrapment
In October 2009, a man described by prosecutors as the leader of the group, pleaded guilty to bomb charges, the fifth member of the so-called "Toronto 18" group to have admitted guilt or to have been found guilty. Zakaria Amara, 23, from Mississauga, pleaded guilty in a Brampton, Ontario, court to charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist group and planning explosions likely to cause serious bodily harm or death. In January 2010, Amara was sentenced to life imprisonment. The sentence was the stiffest given so far under the Anti- Terrorism Act.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Suspects of the Toronto 18, Court proceedings, No entrapment
Saad Gaya from Oakville, Ontario was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison for the Toronto 18 terrorism case in 2006. He is being held at the Maplehurst Correctional Centre in Milton, Ontario.


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Criticisms
The Canadian Coalition for Peace and Justice (CCPJ) filed submission on behalf of some of the arrested with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Fourth Universal Periodic Review Canada (2008).


2006 Ontario terrorism plot, Criticisms
Lawyer for the CCPJ, Faisal Kutty, alleged on behalf of the CCPJ that Canada was in breach of its international commitments pursuant to various provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners adopted by the First United Nations Congress in 1955; and the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990. He called on the Human Rights Council to investigate these allegations.


2006 Open 13
The 2006 Open 13 was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Marseille, France. The tournament was held from February 13 to February 20.


2006 Open 13, Finals, Doubles
Martin Damm /  Radek Štěpánek defeated  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]


2006 Open 13 – Doubles
Martin Damm and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning in the final 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3], against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.


2006 Open 13 – Singles
Arnaud Clément defeated Mario Ančić 7–5, 6–4 to win the 2006 Open 13 singles competition. Joachim Johansson was the champion but did not defend his title.


2006 Open Canada Cup
The 2006 Open Canada Cup was the 9th edition of the Canadian Soccer League's open league cup tournament running from late May through late September. Ottawa St. Anthony Italia defeated Toronto Lynx 2-0 in the final played at Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario. Ottawa became the first victorious amateur club in the tournament's history, and first amateur club to claim a purely Canadian treble (Open Canada Cup, Ontario Cup, and The Challenge Trophy). The tournament expanded to include for the first time the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division at that time the nations top tier division. Notable entries included the reigning Spectator Cup champions Hamilton Serbia, and 2005 Canadian National Challenge Cup, Ontario Cup champions Scarborough GS United both respectively from the Ontario Soccer League.


2006 Open Canada Cup
The Ontario and Quebec amateur clubs began the tournament in the preliminary rounds while the CSL clubs and Toronto Lynx received an automatic bye to the second round. For the fifth straight year London City were awarded the hosting rights to the finals which granted them a wild card match if they were defeated in the earlier rounds. All CSL clubs competed in the competition with the exception of Toronto Croatia which opted out in order to compete in the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament.


2006 Open Championship
The 2006 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 135th Open Championship, played from 20 to 23 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Tiger Woods held off Chris DiMarco, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, and Sergio García for a two-shot victory. The win was his second consecutive Open Championship title and third overall. It was also Woods' first major tournament win since the death of his father, Earl Woods, in May.


2006 Open Championship
The purse was £4,000,000, and the winner received £720,000. Using conversion rates at the time of the tournament, the purse was €5,797,724 for the European Tour's Order of Merit rankings and $7,300,000 for the PGA Tour's money list.


2006 Open Championship, History of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool
Royal Liverpool first hosted The Open Championship in 1897 and the 2006 Open was the 11th to be held at Royal Liverpool. This was the first Open at Royal Liverpool since 1967, a thirty-nine-year absence. Royal Liverpool's list of champions includes Harold Hilton (1897), Sandy Herd (1902), Arnaud Massy (1907), John Henry Taylor (1913), 11 time major winner Walter Hagen (1924), seven time major winner and amateur Bobby Jones, Alf Padgham (1936), Fred Daly (1947), Peter Thomson (1956), and Roberto De Vicenzo (1967).


2006 Open Championship, Field
1. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2005 Open ChampionshipMichael Campbell (3,4,9,17), Fred Couples (3,17), Sergio García (3,4,13), Retief Goosen (3,4,9,13,17), Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie (3,4), Geoff Ogilvy (3,9), José María Olazábal (3,4), Vijay Singh (3,11,13,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,9,10,13,17)


2006 Open Championship, Field
2. Past Open Champions aged 65 or under on 23 July 2006Seve Ballesteros, Mark Calcavecchia (21), Ben Curtis, John Daly, David Duval, Ernie Els (3,4), Nick Faldo, Todd Hamilton, Paul Lawrie, Tom Lehman (3), Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara, Tom Watson (26)


2006 Open Championship, Field
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2006 Open Championship, Field
The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 22, 2006Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames (12), Stuart Appleby (17), Thomas Bjørn (4), Bart Bryant (13), Ángel Cabrera (4,5,17), Chad Campbell (13), Paul Casey (6), K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink (17), Tim Clark (17), Darren Clarke (4), Ben Crane (13), Chris DiMarco (13,17), Luke Donald (4,13), Jim Furyk (9,13,17), Lucas Glover, Pádraig Harrington (13), Tim Herron, David Howell (4,5), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4), Brandt Jobe, Zach Johnson, Shingo Katayama (22), Davis Love III (13,17), Paul McGinley (4), Phil Mickelson (10,11,13,17), Arron Oberholser (14), Nick O'Hern (17,19), Rod Pampling (14), Kenny Perry (13,17), Carl Pettersson, Rory Sabbatini (14), Adam Scott (12,13,17,19), Henrik Stenson (4), Scott Verplank (13,17), Mike Weir (10,17)


2006 Open Championship, Field
4. First 20 in the European Tour Final Order of Merit for 2005Stephen Dodd, Nick Dougherty, Bradley Dredge, Niclas Fasth, Kenneth Ferrie, Ian Poulter


2006 Open Championship, Field
6. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt, in the top 20 of the European Tour Order of Merit for 2006 on completion of the 2006 BMW ChampionshipPaul Broadhurst, Johan Edfors


2006 Open Championship, Field
7. First 2 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from all official European Tour events from the British Masters up to and including the Open de France and including The U.S. OpenJohn Bickerton, Robert Karlsson


2006 Open Championship, Field
8. The leading player, not exempt, in the first 10 and ties of each of the 2006 Open de France, 2006 European Open and the 2006 Scottish OpenMarcus Fraser, Andrés Romero, Anthony Wall


2006 Open Championship, Field
13. First 20 on the Official Money List of the PGA Tour for 2005Sean O'Hair


2006 Open Championship, Field
14. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt, in the top 20 of the Official Money List of the PGA Tour for 2006 on completion of the FedEx St. Jude Classic


2006 Open Championship, Field
15. First 2 PGA Tour members and any PGA Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the Players Championship and the five PGA Tour events leading up to and including the 2006 Western OpenBilly Andrade, J. J. Henry


2006 Open Championship, Field
16. The leading player, not exempt having applied (15) above, in the first 10 and ties of each of the 2006 Buick Championship, the 2006 Western Open and the 2006 John Deere ClassicMathew Goggin, Hunter Mahan, John Senden


2006 Open Championship, Field
17. Playing members of the 2005 Presidents Cup teamsMark Hensby, Peter Lonard


2006 Open Championship, Field
18. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Asian Tour for 2005Thaworn Wiratchant


2006 Open Championship, Field
19. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place on the Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia for 2005


2006 Open Championship, Field
20. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Sunshine Tour for 2005/2006Charl Schwartzel


2006 Open Championship, Field
23. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2005Keiichiro Fukabori, Yasuharu Imano


2006 Open Championship, Field
24. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2006 Mizuno OpenHur Suk-ho, Tatsuhiko Ichihara, Wayne Perske, David Smail


2006 Open Championship, Field
25. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt having applied (24) above, in a cumulative money list taken from all official Japan Golf Tour events from the 2006 Japan PGA Championship up to and including the 2006 Mizuno OpenToshinori Muto, Hideto Tanihara


2006 Open Championship, Field
Local Final Qualifying (Monday 10 July and Tuesday 11 July)


2006 Open Championship, Field
AlternatesThe OWGR from 9 July was used to determine alternates. Four alternates gained places in the field:


2006 Open Championship, Round summaries, First round
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland was the opening round leader at 66, which broke the course record set by Roberto De Vicenzo in 1967. Defending champion Tiger Woods led a group of five others at 67. There were 67 rounds under par, with 32 rounds in the 60s, which broke the record of 59 sub-par rounds in the first round of the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1995 (the PGA Tour began keeping records in relation to par in 1956).


2006 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Tiger Woods stormed into the lead at twelve-under with a 65 (−7), which included an eagle from 209 yards (191 m) on the 14th hole, one of the toughest holes at Royal Liverpool. Ernie Els also shot 65 and was one shot behind Woods, who was 6-0 when leading a major after 36 holes. Chris DiMarco, whose mother died suddenly of a heart attack 4 July, emerged from his slump with a 65 and was three shots behind at 135 (−9). Seventy one players made the 36-hole cut at 143 (−1) or better.


2006 Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Moving day ended with Tiger Woods still holding a one-shot lead, but with three golfers right on his heels. Ernie Els, in the final pairing, matched Woods with an identical 71. Chris DiMarco and Sergio García were also within one shot. García holed out a 9-iron from 167 yards (153 m) for eagle on the second hole, and took only 29 shots on the outward nine to finish with a seven-under 65.


2006 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Woods fought off three of the best golfers in the world to win his third Open Championship title. While Els and García faded, DiMarco made a gritty rally to close with a 68 for a solo runner-up finish, two strokes back. After the clinching putt, Woods buried his head in the shoulder of caddie Steve Williams and sobbed uncontrollably, having won his first major since the passing of his father Earl Woods two months earlier. On the way to victory, Woods hit 86 percent of fairways. Woods became the first player since Tom Watson in 1982–83 to win golf's oldest championship in consecutive years. Woods improved his perfect record in majors to 11-0 when entering the final round with at least a share of the lead.


2006 Open Gaz de France
The 2006 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Open Gaz de France and was part of Tier II of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France from February 6 through February 12, 2006. Amélie Mauresmo won the singles title.


2006 Open Gaz de France, Finasl, Doubles
Émilie Loit /  Květa Peschke defeated  Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs 7–6(7–5), 6–4


2006 Open Gaz de France – Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Květa Peschke were the defending champions but only Peschke competed that year with Émilie Loit.


2006 Open Gaz de France – Doubles
Loit and Peschke won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–4 against Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs.


2006 Open Gaz de France – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2006 Open Gaz de France – Singles
Dinara Safina was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo.


2006 Open Gaz de France – Singles
Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Mary Pierce in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2).


2006 Open Gaz de France – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.


2006 Open de Moselle
The 2006 Open de Moselle was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Open de Moselle, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Arènes de Metz in Metz, France, from 2 October through 8 October 2006. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic won the singles title.


2006 Open de Moselle, Finals, Doubles
Richard Gasquet /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Julian Knowle /  Jürgen Melzer 3–6, 6–1, [11–9]


2006 Open de Moselle – Singles
Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2006 Open de Moselle – Singles
Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Jürgen Melzer 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2006 Open de Moselle – Singles
By winning this tournament, Djokovic became ATP nr. 16, entering the Top 20 for the first time in his career.


2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
The 2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana was an event on the 2006 ATP Tour. The event was won by Nicolás Almagro in men's singles and David Škoch and Tomáš Zíb in doubles.


2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, Finals, Doubles
David Škoch /  Tomáš Zíb defeated  Lukáš Dlouhý /  Pavel Vízner, 6–4, 6–3


2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Doubles
Fernando González and Martín Rodríguez were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Doubles
David Škoch and Tomáš Zíb won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner.


2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Singles
Nicolás Almagro defeated Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3 to win the 2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana singles event.


2006 Orange Bowl
The 2006 Orange Bowl, a 2005–06 BCS game, was played on January 3, 2006. This 72nd edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Florida State Seminoles.


2006 Orange Bowl
This game was known for being the eighth, and ultimately final meeting, between the two coaches, Joe Paterno of Penn State and Bobby Bowden of Florida State.


2006 Orange Bowl, Overtime summary
The three-overtime game took over four hours. It is regarded as one of the more entertaining Orange Bowls due to the high excitement level and some key missed kicks.


2006 Orange Bowl, Overtime summary
Florida State started on offense to begin the first overtime. Kicker Gary Cismesia's 44-yard attempt went wide right. Penn State conservatively rushed three times and attempted a 38-yard field goal on their first overtime drive. However, kicker Kevin Kelly's try pushed wide left.


2006 Orange Bowl, Overtime summary
In the second overtime, both team scored on 1-yard touchdown runs tying the game at 23–23.


2006 Orange Bowl, Overtime summary
In the third overtime, Florida State's kicking woes continued. Cismesia's 38-yard attempt hit the right upright. On 2nd and 9 on the 12-yard line, Kelly hit a 29-yard field goal to give Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions the win over Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles.


2006 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Florida State had a rough season for their standards having lost four games going into their ACC Championship game against Virginia Tech. They were solid underdogs (2 TD) and still found a way to upset the Hokies in the first ever ACC title game.


2006 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Penn State was one play away from an undefeated season albeit both USC and Texas likely would have still played for the BCS title that season. The Nittany Lions finished third in the final AP Poll, a ranking they have not reached since (entering 2020).


2006 Orange Prokom Open
The 2006 Orange Prokom Open was the ninth edition of this men's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place in Sopot, Poland from July 31 through August 6, 2006.


2006 Orange Prokom Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
František Čermák /  Leoš Friedl defeated  Martín García /  Sebastián Prieto, 6–3, 7–5


2006 Orange Prokom Open – Doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski were the defending champions, but lost in the first round.


2006 Orange Prokom Open – Singles
Gaël Monfils was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2006 Orange Prokom Open – Singles
Nikolay Davydenko won the title, defeating Florian Mayer 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–4 in the final.


2006 Ordina Open
The 2006 Ordina Open was the 2006 edition of the Ordina Open tennis tournament. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands. The men's and women's tournament was held from 18 June until 24 June 2006. Mario Ančić and Michaëlla Krajicek won the singles titles.


2006 Ordina Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Martin Damm /  Leander Paes defeated  Arnaud Clément /  Chris Haggard 6–1, 7–6


2006 Ordina Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Yan Zi /  Zheng Jie defeated  Ana Ivanovic /  Maria Kirilenko 3–6, 6–2, 6–2


2006 Ordina Open – Men's Doubles
Cyril Suk and Pavel Vízner were the defending champions, but did not play together this year. Suk partnered Robin Vik, losing in the first round. Vízner partnered Lukáš Dlouhý, losing in the semifinals.


2006 Ordina Open – Men's Doubles
Martin Damm and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Arnaud Clément and Chris Haggard 6–1, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2006 Ordina Open – Men's Singles
Mario Ančić was the defending champion and successfully defended his title. Mario Ančić defeated Jan Hernych 6–0, 5–7, 7–5  to win the 2006 Ordina Open singles event.


2006 Ordina Open – Women's Doubles
Only the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and Ivanovic/Kirilenko made it into the semifinals, with the 4th and 2nd seeds respectively getting eliminated in three sets. The 4th seed team going down to the 1st seed team, 46 63 61, while the 2nd seed team, going down to Ivanovic and Kirilenko, 63 26 62. The 3rd seeded team went down to Ivanovic and Kirilenko in straight sets, in the first round. Yan Zi and Zheng Jie emerged as the champions, beating Serbian Ana Ivanovic and Russian Maria Kirilenko in three sets.


2006 Ordina Open – Women's Singles
Klára Koukalová was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Michaella Krajicek.


2006 Ordina Open – Women's Singles
Unseeded Michaëlla Krajicek won the title by defeating Dinara Safina 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2006 Ordina Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 39
Oregon Ballot Measure 39, passed in the 2006 General Election, is a ballot measure that prohibits the government from condemning property from one private party (by eminent domain) on behalf of another private party.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 39
Advocates both for and against the measure advanced misleading arguments during the 2006 campaign: once in a Voter's Pamphlet article by the League of Women Voters, and again in a radio advertisement by Oregonians In Action.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 39, Financing
The campaign for Measure 39 was heavily financed by Oregonians In Action, a political action committee that previously drove the campaign for Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004).


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 39, Financing
The Oregon Family Farm Association PAC, which contributed more than half of the money in support of ballot measure 39 and nearly all of the money in support of ballot measure 40, received 82 percent of its funding from just seven donors, including Loren Parks, several timber interests and a developer. Measure 39 has garnered no organized opposition. Unions and lawyers dominate fundraising in opposition to Measure 40.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 39, Financing
Of the $622,160 the Family Farm Association PAC raised, 82% came from seven donors: Loren Parks $200,000 (32.1%); Norman Brenden and Swanson Group, Inc. $60,250 (9.7%) each; A-Dec Dental Equipment and Seneca Sawmill Company $51,250 (8.2%) each; Hire Calling Public Affairs (Jeld-Wen) and Columbia Helicopters/Wes Lematta $43,750 (7.0%) each.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41
Oregon ballot measure 41 was one of two unsuccessful ballot measures sponsored by the Taxpayers Association of Oregon (TAO) on the November 7, 2006 general election ballot. If passed it would have allowed a state income tax deduction equal to Federal exemptions deduction to substitute for state exemption credit on a persons state income tax filing.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background
To determine taxable income for federal personal income tax, taxpayers generally may claim deduction ($3,100 maximum in 2004) for each exemption; exemption exists for taxpayer, spouse, each dependent. For state income tax purposes, taxpayers currently may not claim deductions based on federal return's exemptions but may subtract exemption credit ($151 in 2004, multiplied by number of federally allowed exemptions) from state income tax liability. Measure 41 was an Initiated state statute ballot measure which would have authorized a deduction on state income tax return for each dependent, taxpayer, and spouse claimed as exemption on federal return.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background
The deduction was stipulated that it shall be no less than total deduction for all exemptions on federal return. An exemption credit may have been substituted for the deduction if lower tax resulted. It would have reduced revenue available for state expenditures and provided no replacement revenue. It was similar to Ballot Measure 88, rejected in the general election of 2000.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background, Description of the Measure
Ballot Measure 41 would have changed how state income taxes are calculated. Currently, Oregon taxpayers may take a personal exemption tax credit ($154 for 2005) for each exemption allowed under federal tax law. Typically a taxpayer may take a credit for him or herself, a spouse and each dependent. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the amount of taxes owed. This tax credit is adjusted for the cost of living each year.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background, Description of the Measure
The Measure would have given Oregon taxpayers the option of taking a tax deduction equal to the amount deducted on federal taxes. In contrast to a tax credit, a tax deduction is an amount that is subtracted from gross income to determine the amount of income that is subject to tax, or "taxable income." Currently, federal law allows taxpayers to take a deduction ($3,200 in 2005) for each personal exemption allowed under federal law. Typical exemptions are for the taxpayer, the spouse and dependents. The federal personal income exemption is adjusted for the cost of living each year.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background, Description of the Measure
This Measure would have permitted a taxpayer to claim either the new deduction created in this Measure or the existing personal exemption credit, if the existing credit would result in a lower tax for the taxpayer.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background, Description of the Measure
Existing federal law sets forth many exemptions from federal income tax that are unrelated to the deduction for personal exemptions. Measure 41 provided that the new state deduction shall not be less than the total amount of the deduction allowed for all exemptions on the taxpayer federal tax return but does not contain a definition of all exemptions.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background, Description of the Measure
The Measure stated that a repeal, delay in implementation or decrease in the amount of the deduction allowed would be subject to existing provisions of the Oregon Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for tax increases and prohibiting a bill regulating taxation or exemption from taking effect immediately following enactment through a declaration of an emergency.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Background, Description of the Measure
The fiscal effect of the measure would have been a reduction of general fund revenue for a variety of state funded programs. The effect would have been greater each successive year because the federal deduction is indexed for inflation. Given as an example at the time the measure was purposed, if passed it  would reduce tax revenue for 2006, and it may affect then-current departmental and agency budgets. A change in revenue may also have affected the 2007 personal kicker.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Election results
Measure 41 was rejected, winning 43.5% of the vote (576,153 votes out of 1,325,557.)


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 41, Election results
TAO, the main organized support for the measure received 94% of its funding from Illinois-based Americans for Limited Government, which sponsored similar measures in numerous states in 2006. Opposing groups also pooled their resources in pushing for the defeat of both Measures 41 and 48, spending $1.9 million.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43
Oregon Ballot Measure 43 was an initiated state statute ballot measure on the November 7, 2006 general election ballot. The measure would have required that when an unemancipated minor 15 years and older sought an abortion, the medical provider must first give written notice to a parent of the minor, by certified mail, at least 48 hours prior to providing the abortion. It was rejected by voters, with only 45 percent favoring it.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Background
Current Oregon law provides that a minor 15 years or older may consent to and obtain medical treatment, including abortion, without parent notification, but also that a physician may notify parent without the minor's consent. Minors 14 years or younger on the other hand must obtain parental consent before obtaining treatment. If Measure 43 had passed, it would have required that a provider notify an unemancipated minor's parent 48 hours before performing abortion. Notification meant written notice to parent by certified mail at the parent's residence. Exceptions to notice requirement for documented would be allowed for medical emergencies.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Background
This exception did not include cases of rape or incest. Unemancipated minor could apply for administrative hearing requesting abortion without notice to parent. The hearing would be confidential, open only to minor, counsel, witnesses, judge. Under the measure failure to notify parent would subject provider to civil liability to parent. In addition physicians would face administrative sanctions, license suspension, or revocation.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Description of the Measure
Ballot Measure 43 required that when an unemancipated minor 15 years and older seeks an abortion, the medical provider must first give written notice to a parent of the minor, by certified mail, at least 48 hours prior to providing the abortion.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Description of the Measure
Ballot Measure 43 allowed for an exception to the notice requirement 1) if the parent or guardian is given notice in person, or 2) in the event of a medical emergency which is documented in the minor's medical file, or 3) if the minor obtains authorization from the Department of Human Services or a court.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Description of the Measure
A hearing on a request by the unemancipated minor 15 years and older would be confidential and may be attended only by the minor, counsel for the minor, witnesses and the administrative law judge. The measure also provided for expedited judicial review by a trial court of an order denying the application considered at the hearing.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Description of the Measure
Consequence for failure to notify a parent as required by the measure would have subjected the medical provider performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor 15 years and older to 1) civil liability to the parent of the minor and 2) may subject a medical provider to suspension, revocation or denial of license by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Path to the ballot, Supporters
A group called the Keep Our Daughters Safe committee was responsible for getting the measure on the ballot. The Keep Our Daughters Safe petition committee was largely funded by Oregon Right to Life, which contributed nearly all of the $350,000 raised to get the measure on the ballot. Once on the ballot, a coalition of group and front committees supported Measure 43.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Path to the ballot, Supporters
The Keep Our Daughters Safe ballot committee contributed the most, raising just over $1 million. The committee was largely bankrolled by Oregon Right to Life, which contributed $826,379, or 80% of the total it raised. The Oregon Right to Life Issues PAC raised $1,864 in unitemized contributions.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Path to the ballot, Supporters
The Oregon Family Council, which describes itself as working "towards encouraging and equipping the Christian community to take an active role in society through the elections and legislative process,"13 contributed $95,367 to Keep Our Daughters Safe. The separate ballot question committee set up by the Oregon Family Council — the Oregon Family Council Issues PAC — raised $53,241. The Oregon Family Council contributed $12,000 to the PAC, while $34,531 came from donations under the Oregon reporting threshold.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Path to the ballot, Opponents
The No on 43 Committee led the opposition to the measure and was largely supported by Planned Parenthood affiliates, which gave $846,889, or 52 percent of the money raised by the committee. Large contributors to the No on 43 committee included NARAL Pro-Choice America affiliates, which gave $137,748; ACLU affiliates, which gave $116,732; and the campaign committee of then Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski contributed $45,000.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Path to the ballot, Opponents
The political action committee of the Oregon Nurses Association — the Nurses United PAC, which was also active on five other ballot measures — raised $294,852. Unitemized contributions made up more than 99 percent of the committee's total.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 43, Election results
During the November 7, 2006 general election and Measure 48 was approved by a large margin, garnering 1,049,594 out 1,346,243 (78%) votes on this ballot line. There was no organized opposition to the measure, and no arguments in opposition were filed for inclusion in the voters' pamphlet.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44
Oregon ballot measure 44 was an initiated state statute ballot measure on the November 7, 2006 general election ballot. The Measure modified the eligibility requirements for Oregon residents to participate in the Oregon Prescription Drug Program. The program intends to make prescription drugs available to participants at the lowest possible cost through negotiated price discounts. It was passed overwhelmingly by voters, garnering 78% of the vote.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Background
Oregon law authorizes the Oregon Prescription Drug Program, which is intended to reduce prescription drug costs and to make prescription drugs available to participants at the lowest possible cost. At the time the measure was passed,  existing law authorized the program's administrator to negotiate price discounts, to purchase prescription drugs on behalf of participants, and to reimburse pharmacies.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Background
At the time, only Oregon residents over age 54 whose gross annual income did not exceed 185% of federal poverty guidelines and who had not had private prescription drug benefit coverage for the past 6 months were eligible to participate in the Program. Measure 44 eliminated those restrictions and expands Program eligibility to all Oregon residents who have no prescription drug coverage except Medicare Part D.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Description of the Measure
Ballot Measure 44 modified the eligibility requirements then in effect for Oregon residents to participate in the Oregon Prescription Drug Program. The program intends to make prescription drugs available to participants at the lowest possible cost through negotiated price discounts.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Description of the Measure
The current program at the time limited to Oregon residents who were: a) at least 54 years old; b) earned less than 185% of the federal poverty level (then $18,130 per individual); and c) have not had private prescription drug coverage for the six months preceding application to the program.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Description of the Measure
Ballot Measure 44 expanded the Oregon Prescription Drug Program by removing those eligibility requirements so that all Oregonians without prescription drug coverage regardless of age or income may participate. Participation in the Oregon Prescription Drug Program is voluntary. Medicare Part D prescription plan enrollees would be eligible to join.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Description of the Measure
Participants receive a card to use at participating pharmacies to purchase prescription drugs at the discounted price. The measure did not call for any state funding for implementation of the measure.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 44, Election results
During the November 7, 2006 general election and Measure 48 was approved by a large margin, garnering 1,049,594 out 1,346,243 (78%) votes on this ballot line. There was no organized opposition to the measure, and no arguments in opposition were filed for inclusion in the voters' pamphlet.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48
Oregon ballot measure 48 was one of two unsuccessful ballot measures sponsored by the Taxpayers Association of Oregon (TAO) on the November 7, 2006 general election ballot. Measure 48 (a version of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights) was an initiated constitutional amendment ballot measure. Oregon statute currently limits state appropriations to 8% of projected personal income in Oregon (with certain exceptions). If Governor declares emergency, legislature may exceed current statutory appropriations limit by 60% vote of each house.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48
This measure would have added a constitutional provision limiting any increase in state spending from one biennium to next biennium to the percentage increase in state population, plus inflation, over previous two years. Certain exceptions to limit, including spending of: federal, donated funds; proceeds from selling certain bonds, real property; money to fund emergency funds; money to fund tax, "kicker," other refunds were included in the provisions of the measure. It also would have provided that spending limit may be exceeded by amount approved by two-thirds of each house of legislature and approved by majority of voters voting in general election.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Background
The State of Oregon budgets spending in two-year periods, beginning July 1 of odd-numbered years. The Oregon Constitution requires the Legislature to adopt budgets that do not exceed the revenue predicted for that same two-year period.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Background
A state law also limits general fund spending to eight percent of personal income for that same two-year period but has not affected spending to date. The "kicker" law that refunds taxes that exceed a revenue forecast made prior to the legislative session limits revenue available for state services. That constitutional amendment has refunded collected revenue to individuals seven times and corporations six times.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Description of the Measure
Ballot Measure 48 would have restricted the amount of money the State could spend in its annual budget. It proposed to limit state spending by amending the state's constitution to provide that, unless approved by a 2/3 vote of both the Oregon House and Senate and a subsequent approval by a majority of the voters, spending for state services in a two-year period cannot exceed the amount spent in the previous two-year period plus the combined rate of the increase of the state's population and inflation in that same, previous, two-year period.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Description of the Measure
If passed, the amendment would apply to spending of aggregate revenues collected from a variety of sources including but not limited to: income tax, lottery receipts, tuition, professional licensing and other taxes and fees. The measure would not have applied to revenues from the following sources: federal funds, voluntary donations to state agencies, proceeds from the sale of bonds specifically approved by the voters and proceeds from the sale of real property at real market value to non-government entities.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Description of the Measure
The measure would not apply to money spent for the following purposes: tax and "kicker" refunds or money placed in an emergency fund or a "rainy day" reserve fund. (Money placed into an emergency or "rainy day" fund would not be available for state spending in excess of the spending limit without a 2/3 vote of the House and Senate and approval by the voters.)


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Description of the Measure
The Legislative Fiscal Office estimated that the measure's effect in the 2007 biennium would restrict spending of approximately $2.2 billion out of approximately $35.6 billion in revenues estimated to be subject to the limit.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Description of the Measure
If it had been passed and put into effect, the Legislature could refund the restricted funds to taxpayers, place them in the funds noted above, leave them in the treasury and/or, with a 2/3 vote of each house of the legislature refer to voters a plan to spend them on state services.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Election results
During the November 7, 2006 general election and Measure 48 was rejected by a large margin, garnering only 379,971 out 1,303,600 (29.15%) of the vote on this ballot line.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measure 48, Election results
TAO, the main organized support for the measure received 94% of its funding from Illinois-based Americans for Limited Government, which sponsored similar measures in numerous states in 2006. Opposing groups also pooled their resources in pushing for the defeat of both Measures 41 and 48, spending $1.9 million.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47
Oregon ballot measures 46 and 47 were two ballot measures presented as a single package to voters; 46 would have amended the Constitution to allow limitations on campaign financing (heavily favoring popular vote, and requiring a 75% vote for such changes in the Legislature); and 47 detailed specific limitations. While Measure 47 passed, 46 did not, and the Secretary of State and Attorney General now refuse to enforce Measure 47 despite not having made constitutional challenges in court during cases filed against them to compel enforcement.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46
Oregon Ballot Measure 46 would have amended the Oregon Constitution to allow laws to be passed or amended that would prohibit or limit contributions and expenditures of any kind to influence the outcome of any election. Under the measure, laws could be passed that prohibit or limit how much an individual or entity can give to a candidate for state or local (but not federal) office or other political campaign and how much an individual, entity, candidate or other political campaign can spend to influence the outcome of any state or local election.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46
At present the free speech guarantee in the state Constitution, Article 1, section 8, does not allow laws that prohibit or impose involuntary limits on political campaign contributions or expenditures in elections for state or local public office. Under this measure, the Oregon legislature or voters by initiative would have had the authority to restrict or limit political campaign contributions and expenditures, subject to federal law.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46
If it had passed, the measure would have required a three-fourths (3/4) vote of both the Oregon Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives to amend previously enacted laws, or pass new laws, prohibiting or limiting political campaign contributions or expenditures. Ordinarily, a simple majority vote of both the Oregon Senate and Oregon House is required to amend existing laws or pass new laws. Under the measure, voters by a simple majority could have adopted new laws or amend existing laws prohibiting or limiting political campaign contributions or expenditures.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46
The measure would not have applied to elections for federal offices, which are President of the United States, United States Senator, and United States Representative. Federal law does not currently allow states to prohibit or limit contributions or expenditures for or against ballot measures. The measure  would not affect the free speech guarantee under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46, Arguments in favor
Supporters of the measure argued that corporate money and moneyed interests had a corrupting and undue influence on elected officials and the legislative process. Supporters argued that measures 46 and 47 were campaign finance reform that would drive out mostly out-of-state contributions that they felt had corrupted the political system. Among the supporters was FairElections Oregon, a coalition of Oregon groups and people working on campaign finance reform. The coalition included:


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46, Arguments in opposition
Numerous groups organized in opposition to the measure, even while many supported the overall goal of campaign finance reform. The main arguments against measures 46 and 47 were that measures went too far in amending Oregon's Constitution and would undermine free speech protections. In addition, it was argued that while well-intentioned, it was too unclear what the long-term effects of the measure would be on the electoral system in Oregon. Groups which came out in opposition to the measure were:


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 46, Election results
Measure 46 was rejected but Measure 47 passed by 53-47 percent. The Oregon Secretary of State and Attorney General refused to enforce Measure 47. The chief petitioners on Measure 47 and others sued the Oregon Secretary of State and Attorney General to compel them to implement and enforce Measure 47. The Oregon Supreme Court ruled the provisions of the measure, "properly read, requires Measure 47 to be codified and held in abeyance pending an appropriate constitutional amendment or judicial decision that will render it operative."


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 47
Oregon Ballot Measure 47 would have limited or prohibited certain political campaign contributions and expenditures. The measure would have applied to all elections for state and local offices but not to ballot measures or candidates for federal offices.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 47
Current law requires reporting of certain contributions and expenditures, but does not limit contributors, contributions to, or expenditures for public office candidates. Measure limits individual contributions to candidates, political committees, "small donor committees," political parties, with annual cap for all contributions; limits political committee, political party contributions to candidates and each other; allows unlimited contributions by "small donor committees" (accepting only individual contributions not exceeding $50 annually). Prohibits corporate, union, organizational contributions and expenditures except through political committees funded solely by individuals. Prohibits candidate loans. Limits: candidate's spending to own candidacy; "independent expenditures" (defined) by individuals, political entities, organizations. Establishes: new disclosure, reporting requirements; procedure for increasing measure's limits to comply with state and federal constitutions. Unspent candidate funds revert to state. Other provisions.


2006 Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47, Measure 47, Election results
Measure 46 was rejected but Measure 47 passed by 53-47 percent. The Oregon Secretary of State and Attorney General have refused to enforce Measure 47, event though no court has found any of it to be unconstitutional. The chief petitioners on Measure 47 and others have sued the Oregon Secretary of State and Attorney General to compel them to implement and enforce Measure 47. The case is currently before the Oregon Supreme Court awaiting judgement as oral arguments are now completed.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team
The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team
The Ducks started the season ranked 21 in the Associated Press poll, and won their first game against Stanford in Autzen Stadium by a score of 48–10. Dennis Dixon was the quarterback for the Ducks during the season with Jonathan Stewart as his primary running back. The Ducks finished off the season 7–6 (4–5 Pac-10) and got picked for the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl against BYU.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 48, Stanford 10
In their first game of the year, the Ducks routed Stanford 48–10. Jonathan Stewart had two touchdowns and 168 yards rushing in the game, although he was forced out due to an ankle sprain. Oregon and Stanford exchanged field goals in the first quarter, before Stewart's first touchdown run gave the Ducks a 10–3 lead with 13:36 left in the second. A 15-yard touchdown pass from Dennis Dixon to Jaison Williams extended Oregon's lead to 17–3. The Cardinal responded with a 26-yard touchdown pass by Trent Edwards, but the Ducks scored 10 points in the half's final 3:19, including Stewart's second touchdown run of the game. At halftime, Oregon held a 27–10 lead.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 48, Stanford 10
The only score of the third quarter was made by Dixon, who ran for two yards and a touchdown midway through the quarter to stretch the Oregon lead to 24 points. Following a missed field goal attempt by Stanford, Jeremiah Johnson had a three-yard touchdown run to give the Ducks a 41–10 lead in the fourth quarter. The scoring was concluded by Oregon's A. J. Tuitele, who picked up a blocked Stanford field goal attempt and ran for a 72-yard touchdown. A total of 58,450 people attended the game at Autzen Stadium; this was the fourth-most ever and the biggest crowd for a season-opening game.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 31, Fresno State 24
The No. 20-ranked Ducks won in a tight contest at Fresno State, 31–24. At halftime, Oregon held a 17–10 lead, but on its first possession of the second half Fresno State scored a game-tying touchdown. Later in the third quarter, Oregon drove down the field and attempted a 36-yard field goal. The kick was blocked by Fresno State's Bear Pascoe, but a Bulldog went to pick up the ball instead of leaving it, which would have resulted in a turnover. He was unable to field it, and the Ducks recovered at the Fresno State five-yard line. Oregon scored on the next play through a Jeremiah Johnson run; it was his second touchdown run of the game.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 31, Fresno State 24
Fresno State responded in the fourth quarter with another game-tying drive, which featured a 40-yard Dwayne Wright rush. Tom Brandstater scored from one yard out to force a 24–24 tie. Oregon drove down the field, but was kept out of the end zone on a third-and-goal play, apparently forcing the Ducks to settle for a field goal. However, they ran a trick play; Brady Leaf, the holder on kicks, took off running and pitched the ball to kicker Paul Martinez, who ran four yards for what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 31, Fresno State 24
This was Belotti's 92nd win as Ducks head coach, vaulting him past his former boss, Rich Brooks, to become the winningest coach in school history.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 34, Oklahoma 33
Oregon, after a 16-yard TD by Dennis Dixon, trailed the Sooners 33–27 with 1:12 left. After a botched onside kick attempt which both teams claimed to recover the ruling on the field was to give Oregon the ball. Oklahoma claimed that the ball had made contact with an Oregon player before it went 10 yards (necessary on an onside kick), so the ball should still be theirs. The play was reviewed by Pac-10 replay official Gordon Riese. The angle Riese used did not clearly show the contact but did show that Oregon had not actually recovered the ball.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 34, Oklahoma 33
Because this was not the challenge on the field, the call was not reversed. A 23-yard touchdown pass by Dixon with 46 seconds left gave Oregon a 34–33 lead. A squib kick was recovered by Oklahoma's Reggie Smith for 55 yards, setting Garrett Hartley up for a 44-yard field goal attempt. The kick was blocked by Oregon, clinching the Ducks' 34–33 win. Dixon had 341 passing yards and two touchdown passes, in addition to running for a touchdown.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 51, Arizona State 13
The Ducks scored two touchdowns in the first quarter to take an early 14–0 lead. Following an Arizona State field goal midway through the second quarter, Oregon scored 10 points in the final 3:46 of the first half for a 24–3 halftime lead. At the start of the third quarter, Jeremiah Johnson's 4-yard touchdown was quickly answered by a kickoff return for a touchdown by Terry Richardson. Finally in the fourth, the Ducks scored 17 unanswered points to close the game with a 48–13 margin of victory.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 24, California 45
In their fifth game of the season, the Ducks, ranked 11th, suffered their first loss against 16th-ranked California. Following an interception of a Dennis Dixon pass by Brandon Hampton during the first possession of the game, the Golden Bears scored a touchdown to take an early 7–0 lead. California stretched its lead to 14–3 by the end of the first quarter, and added two more touchdowns in the second quarter for a 28–3 lead.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Oregon 24, California 45
With 1:04 left in the first half, the Ducks scored their first touchdown of the game, having successfully faked a field goal attempt earlier in the drive. The Golden Bears scored the first 10 points of the third quarter, extending their lead to 28 points. Dixon threw two touchdown passes in the final 15:20 of the game, but the Golden Bears finished with a 45–24 win. For California, DeSean Jackson caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt for another touchdown. Dixon threw three interceptions in the game for Oregon, and Jonathan Stewart was held to 25 yards rushing, though he did score a touchdown.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, UCLA
This game was one of firsts. It was the first win in Autzen Stadium against UCLA since 2000. Oregon's 20-point lead in the first quarter marked the first points UCLA had given up in the first quarter this entire season.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Both teams held a record of 4 wins, 1 loss at the time of the game.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, UCLA
In the first quarter, Oregon scored 3 touchdowns and UCLA scored one field goal. In the second quarter, UCLA's Justin Medlock scored a field goal, bringing UCLA's score to 6 points. In the third quarter, James Finley scored a touchdown for Oregon, bringing their score to 27 points. In the fourth quarter, UCLA'S Kahil Bell scored two touchdowns and Oregon's Matt Everson also scored a touchdown. The final score was 30–20, a win for Oregon.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Throughout this season, UCLA had only allowed 50 yds defensively a game. In this game, Oregon ran 256 yds.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Both teams suffered 8 penalties, but Oregon gave up only 56yds in contrast to UCLA, who gave up 91yds.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The leading player for Oregon was Dennis Dixon who scored two touchdowns, completed 10 of the 17 passes, and ran 144 yds.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, USC
The game was the first time the Oregon Ducks had played at the Los Angeles Coliseum since the 2000 season when Paul Hackett was still USC's coach. The game was USC's homecoming game.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, USC
In the first quarter, neither team scored any points. In the second quarter, USC scored 2 touchdowns, one by C. J. Gable and the other by Chauncey Washington, for a total of 14 points. In the third quarter, Oregon earned 3 points via a field goal by Paul Martinez. USC earned 2 additional touchdowns, bringing their total to 28 points. Both these touchdowns were also made by Chauncey Washington. In the fourth quarter, Oregon scored their first and only touchdown of the game, bringing their final score to 10 points. This touchdown was scored by Jonathan Stewart. USC earned a final touchdown via Dwayne Jarrett, bring the Trojans' final score to 35. The game ended with a final score of 35–10.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, BYU
Oregon's final game of the season took place in Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV since it was a bowl game. The 2006 Las Vegas Bowl matched the Ducks against BYU.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, BYU
This game marked BYU's first bowl win in 10 years since the 1996 football season. BYU ended their season with 11 wins and 2 losses.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, BYU
BYU had over twice the number of total yards, 548 yds, to Oregon's 260 yds.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, BYU
In the first quarter, neither team scored. In the second quarter, BYU's Jared McLaughlin had a 24yd FG; 2 touchdowns were also scored by BYU's Curtis Brown and Jonny Harline respectively. Curtis Brown scored his second touchdown of the night, bringing BYU's total score to 24 points by the end of the third quarter. Oregon scored their first and only touchdown of the night in the fourth quarter, resulting in a total score of 8 points. In the fourth quarter, BYU earned 2 additional touchdowns bringing their final score to 38 points.


2006 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, BYU
The leading performers for BYU were Jonny Harline and John Beck.


2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
The 2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium. The team was coached by Pat Casey in his 12th season at Oregon State.


2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
The Beavers won the College World Series, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship series.


2006 Oregon State Beavers baseball team, 2006 Major League Baseball draft
The following members of the Oregon State Beavers baseball program were drafted in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.


2006 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.


2006 Oregon State Beavers football team, The upset
After a mediocre 4–3 start, the Beavers had a historic 33-31 upset win over #3 (AP, #2 coaches) University of Southern California that snapped the Trojans' 38-game regular season winning streak and 27 game Pac-10 winning streak. From plays in this upset win, the Beavers won the Pontiac game changing performance award for the week in the PAC-10 and nationally after Jeff Van Orsow batted down a two-point conversion attempt, which stopped any hope of bringing the game to overtime.


2006 Oregon State Beavers football team, 110th Civil War
The 110th Civil War was a thriller played at Reser Stadium. After scoring first, the Ducks failed to gain the lead until the 4th quarter. With 3:07 left to play and the Beavers up 27–20, the Ducks scored a touchdown and successfully made the 2-point conversion, sparking celebrations on the Oregon sideline as the Ducks went up 28–27. With 1:12 left in the game, OSU's kicker Alexis Serna kicked a clutch 40-yard field goal, that ended up being the game winner.


2006 Oregon State Beavers football team, 110th Civil War
Alexis Serna was pivotal in the Beaver victory, as he connected on field goals from 49, 40, and 50 yards. OSU defensive lineman Ben Siegert, who earlier in the game blocked a point-after attempt by the Ducks, blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by Oregon's Matt Evensen with 20 seconds left to play. The Beavers won the Civil War 30–28.


2006 Oregon State Beavers football team, Sun Bowl
The 2006 Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, and against the Missouri Tigers, was another thrilling and close game for the Beavers this season. After being down 14 points in the 4th quarter, the Beavers proceeded to score 7 in a drive that took about 3 and a half minutes. They next held the Tigers, and got the ball back, now only being down 7. With less than 2 minutes, and the ball, the Beavers proceed again to score. Coach Riley elected to go for a two-point conversion instead of kicking the extra point.


2006 Oregon State Beavers football team, Sun Bowl
The extra point would have been enough to tie the game and send it to overtime. The two-point conversion was successful, giving the Beavers a one-point lead with only 22 seconds left in the game, and the eventual win. The game was voted among the top three bowl games of the year by ESPN and Fox Sports.


2006 Oregon gubernatorial election
The 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon Ted Kulongoski ran for a second and final term as governor. Kulongoski faced several challengers in his primary, whom he dispatched to win his party's nomination a second time, while Republican nominee Ron Saxton, the former Chair of the Portland Public Schools Board and a candidate for governor in 2002 emerged from a crowded primary. Kulongoski and Saxton were initially going to be challenged in the general election by State Senator Ben Westlund, but Westlund withdrew his candidacy before the general election. There were, however, a number of strong independent challengers, the most notable of whom was Mary Starrett, the Constitution Party nominee. In a hard-fought campaign, Kulongoski won re-election by a surprisingly wide margin, winning his second term as governor.


2006 Oregon gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
As the Democratic and Republican primaries intensified, State Senator Ben Westlund, a registered Republican, announced that he would run for governor as an independent. Though Westlund gathered the requisite signatures to be able to run, he eventually dropped out of the race in August, noting, "At the beginning of this campaign, I made a commitment to the people of Oregon, that I was in it to win it, and that I absolutely would not play a spoiler role." Constitution Party nominee Mary Starrett was widely perceived to win votes largely at the expense of Saxton's campaign.


2006 Oregon primary election, Oregon Legislative Assembly
The following table shows all primary candidates for the Oregon state legislature in 2006. For the general election, see Oregon statewide elections, 2006#Results.


2006 Oregon primary election, Oregon Legislative Assembly
Wasco Sherman Gilliam Jefferson Wheeler (Deschutes) Grant Baker Harney Malheur


2006 Oregon state elections
Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election.


2006 Oregon state elections
The following offices were up for election: Governor, Supreme Court Position 6 (to succeed Wallace P. Carson, Jr.), and numerous seats in the state legislature (House of Representatives and Senate), the state Circuit Courts, and the District Attorney's offices.


2006 Oregon state elections
Offices that were uncontested, or local to various towns, counties, or regions, were also on Oregon ballots. Such races are not listed on this page.


2006 Oregon state elections, Election process
Both partisan and non-partisan offices were at stake in the 2006 election cycle. Oregon conducts partisan and non-partisan elections differently:


2006 Oregon state elections, Election process
County governments conduct the elections. Immediately after an election, their web sitesare the best place to find accurate election results. The Secretary of State's office posts official results 30 days after an election.


2006 Oregon state elections, Voter statistics and turnout
According to the , the total estimated population of Oregon as of July 1, 2005 was 3,631,440, of which 2,765,827 were of voting age. Of these, 69,146 were ineligible to vote due to legal impediments, leaving an estimated 2,696,681 Oregonians eligible to vote. 1,976,669 voters were in fact registered for the 2006 election, 73.3% of those estimated eligible, and 70.8% of these registered voters or 1,399,650 voters actually did cast their ballots.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Legislative), State Legislature
In the bicameral Oregon Legislative Assembly, each of the 30 Senate districts is composed of exactly two House districts. Detailed district boundaries may be found at the Secretary of State's web site.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Legislative), State Legislature
Oregon's State House in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. All 60 biennially elected seats in the House were up for election. Each seat has a 2-year term with no term limits. The Democrats won in 31 of 60 districts, gaining four seats and control of Oregon's State House for the first time since 1990.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Legislative), State Legislature
Oregon State Senators serve four-year terms without term limits. Their terms are staggered so that only half of the Senators are up for re-election every two even-numbered years.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Legislative), State Legislature
The Republicans lost one seat in the State Senate, because Senator Westlund, although not up for election, switched first to non-partisan Independent to challenge for the Governor's seat, then withdrew from that race and re-registered as a Democrat, gaining the Democrats one seat. The Democrats, however, also lost Senator Gordly, who was not up for election either, but she re-registered as a non-partisan Independent. Outside the party changes by these two individual Senators, no other seats in the Senate shifted party as a result of the election, although three incumbents declined to run for various reasons and another lost his primary.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Legislative), State Legislature
Most races were not strongly contested in the General Election. In 60% of the legislative races, the "underdog" candidate raised less than 25% of the funds his or her opponent raised. Also, in 85% of the 75 legislative races, the winner was the candidate who raised more money.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Legislative), State Legislature
Candidates for the Oregon Senate and House are listed in the chart below. House districts are listed next to the Senate district to which they belong (rather than listing the Senate and House in separate charts.) The counties covered by each Senate district are listed in italics, with (parentheses) if the county extends into other districts. Box colors indicate party affiliation for both incumbents and General Election winners (light blue for Democrats, light red for Republicans). Names and statistics of General Election winners are also boldfaced.


2006 Oregon state elections, Results
Wasco Sherman Gilliam Jefferson Wheeler (Deschutes) Grant Baker Harney Malheur


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Executive), Labor Commissioner
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industrieswinner in primary:


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Judicial)
Many judicial positions are not contested. Incumbents are rarely opposed, and when they resign, it is often timed such that the Governor chooses their replacement.


2006 Oregon state elections, Candidates (Judicial)
If a judicial position becomes vacant and the Governor declines to make an appointment, it must be filled at the next General Election. If it's not too late to file for a Primary Election, candidates will appear on that ballot in the first round of a runoff election. If there is no Primary before the next General Election, all candidates appear on the General Election ballot, and a plurality vote may determine the winner.


2006 Oregon state elections, Oregon Supreme Court, Position 2
Incumbent Judge Paul De Muniz sought reelection and was the only candidate to file. He won easily in the primary election against only write-in candidate opposition.


2006 Oregon state elections, Oregon Supreme Court, Position 3
Incumbent Judge Robert D. (Skip) Durham sought reelection and was the only candidate to file. He won easily in the primary election against only write-in candidate opposition.


2006 Oregon state elections, Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6
Incumbent Judge Wallace P. Carson, Jr. of Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6, decided to retire after 34 years on the bench. Three candidates entered the race to succeed him:


2006 Oregon state elections, Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6
No candidate received a majority in the primary election, and Linder and Roberts advanced to the general election. Linder won by 51.75 percent of the vote.


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 5 (Jackson County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 9 (Jackson County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 1 (Lane County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 3 (Lane County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 9 (Lane County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 14 (Lane County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 4 (Multnomah County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 28 (Multnomah County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 31 (Multnomah County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 37 (Multnomah County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th District, Position 5 (Morrow and Umatilla counties)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 14th District, Position 2 (Josephine County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 15th District, Position 3 (Coos and Cutty counties)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 16th District, Position 5 (Douglas County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 18th District, Position 3 (Clatsop County)


2006 Oregon state elections, Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, 20th District, Position 6 (Washington County)


2006 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 33rd annual Origins Award, held in 2007:


2006 Orlando Predators season
The 2006 Orlando Predators season was the 16th season for the franchise. They lost the Arenabowl against the Chicago Rush


2006 Orlando Predators season, Coaching
Jay Gruden started his third season as head coach of the Predators. He'd also coached for four years from 1998–2001.


2006 Oshawa municipal election
The Oshawa municipal election, 2006 was held in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, concurrently with other municipal elections throughout the province, to elect the members of Oshawa City Council.


2006 Ottawa municipal election
The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario. See 2006 Ontario municipal elections.


2006 Ottawa municipal election
The race featured three main candidates: incumbent mayor Bob Chiarelli, former Kanata councillor Alex Munter and businessman Larry O'Brien. The race began as a fight between Chiarelli and Munter, with Munter getting the edge and 2003 candidate Terry Kilrea in a close third. However, in the summer O'Brien joined the campaign, prompting Kilrea to drop out and endorse Chiarelli. However, most of Kilrea's support went to O'Brien, creating a tight three-way race. Chiarelli's support then got pulled away from the right by O'Brien and to the left by Munter and was eventually depleted, and by the last weekend before the election, O'Brien had caught up to Munter and led for the first time. This lead carried through on election day.


2006 Ottawa municipal election
In the end, Munter could only win his core areas in the central part of the city, plus his former home of Kanata, while O'Brien won the rest of the city—suburban areas and the rural areas (where he did especially well). Chiarelli did not win any wards, but he did finish second in Gloucester-South Nepean with 28%. This area of the city was where his O-Train proposal was going to be built.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Results, Voter turn-out
The 2006 municipal election had one of the highest voter turn-out ratios in Ottawa's history, with 54%.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Registered candidates
Bob Chiarelli: Incumbent mayor, has been mayor of Ottawa since 2001, and was regional chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton prior. He is also a former Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Registered candidates
Robert Larter: Unknown candidate. The Ottawa Citizen reported his registered phone number was traceable to an apartment in Vanier, from where he moved away during the summer. The Citizen was unable to contact him.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Registered candidates
Alex Munter: Former city councillor in Kanata (1991–1994), regional councillor (1994–2000) and former Ottawa city councillor (2000–2003). Ran for the Ontario New Democratic Party in Carleton in the 1990 election. Openly gay, Munter was also the co-ordinator for Canadians for Equal Marriage.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Registered candidates
Larry O'Brien: Chairman and former CEO of Calian Technologies Ltd., an Ottawa-based company that sells technology services to industry and government.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Registered candidates
Barkley Pollock: Twenty-seven-year-old wants to look at the possibility of a municipal income tax to increase money for the poor. Campaigned for Liberal Richard Mahoney in Ottawa Centre in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Registered candidates
Jane Scharf: Local poverty activist. She has been arrested more than once including an arrest during the Homeless Action Strike on City Hall. All charges were dropped.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Dropped out
Don Rivington: A single-issue candidate who wants an ombudsman for the city. Ran for city council in the 2003 election in Bay Ward but lost. Dropped out of the Orléans Ward by-election in 2006.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Candidates for mayor, Dropped out
Terry Kilrea: Placed second in the 2003 election. Kilrea is generally regarded as a conservative. He ran for the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination race in Ottawa South in the 2004 election but lost. Withdrew on August 30, 2006 and will endorse Chiarelli. Will run as councillor candidate in Bay Ward against Alex Cullen.


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Poll results
? indicates statistic not stated/unknown— indicates candidate's name not included in polling question* indicates poll release date - actual polling date(s) unknown^ indicates percentage of decided voters only†2 indicates percentage of votes for Piotr Anweiller, Robert Larter, Barkley Pollock and Jane Scharf† indicates percentage of votes for Piotr Anweiller, Barkley Pollock and Jane Scharf1 Source: Ottawa Sun, 30 April 2005


2006 Ottawa municipal election, Ward boundary changes
New ward boundaries were drawn for the 2006 election. Under the new plan, the size of city council will be increased by two members. The boundary commission made the following proposal that was adopted by city council:


2006 Outback Bowl
The 2006 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played January 2, 2006, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was the 20th edition of the Outback Bowl and featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the Florida Gators from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida came into the game under first-year head coach Urban Meyer with an 8–3 record. The Hawkeyes, led by 7th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, came into the game with a 7–4 record.


2006 Outback Bowl, Teams
The 2006 Outback Bowl was the third all-time meeting between the two programs. Florida won the 1983 Gator Bowl 14-6 over the Hawkeyes, and Iowa defeated the Gators 37-17 in the 2004 Outback Bowl.


2006 Outback Bowl, Game Summary
Florida got on the board first, only 2 minutes into the game, when Tremaine McCollum blocked an Iowa punt, and returned it 6 yards for a touchdown. That was the only scoring of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Iowa stopped Florida inside its own five yard line, but Florida got a field goal from kicker Chris Hetland, to go up 10-0. With 1:57 left in the half, and Iowa driving, Iowa quarterback Drew Tate was intercepted by cornerback Vernell Brown, who returned it 60 yards for a touchdown, and a 17-0 lead.


2006 Outback Bowl, Game Summary
Iowa came right back though, as quarterback Drew Tate found wide receiver Clinton Solomon for a 20 yard touchdown pass, to trim the lead to 17-7 with 1:10 to go in the half. It was enough time for Florida however, as Florida scored its first offensive touchdown of the game. Quarterback Chris Leak found wide receiver Dallas Baker for a 24 yard touchdown pass with 1 second left in the half, as Florida took a 24-7 lead into the locker room.


2006 Outback Bowl, Game Summary
With 5:23 left in the third quarter, Florida seemingly put the game away, with a 38 yard touchdown pass from Leak to Baker, to put Florida up 31-7, but Iowa would come back. Early in the fourth quarter, Drew Tate found wide receiver Ed Hinkel for a 4 yard touchdown pass to trim the margin to 31-14. With less than 7 minutes to play, Tate again found Hinkel, this time for a 14 yard touchdown pass, as Iowa drew within 31-21. Iowa stopped Florida once again, and got the ball back.


2006 Outback Bowl, Game Summary
With 1:24 left in the game, Kirk Ferentz decided to kick a field goal, since they were down 2 possessions anyway. Kyle Schlicher kicked a 45 yard field goal, to make it a one possession game. His onside kick attempt was recovered by Iowa, but Iowa was controversially flagged for being offside, and Florida regained possession on the subsequent attempt. The game was noted for its extremely controversial  calls leading to allegations of bribery from Florida.


2006 Oxelösund municipal election
Oxelösund Municipality held a municipal election on 17 September 2006 as part of the local elections. This was held on the same day as the general election.


2006 Oxelösund municipal election, Results
The number of seats remained at 31 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 14, a drop of one from 2002. There were 6,883 valid ballots cast.


2006 Oxelösund municipal election, Results, Electoral wards
All electoral wards were located within the Oxelösund urban area in a single constituency.


2006 Oxford City Council election
Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards was up for election. The exception was St Clement's, where both seats were up for election as a by-election for the other seat was held on the same day. Therefore, 25 of the 48 seats on the Council were up for election. Overall turnout was 35.8%, down from 37.6% in 2004. The lowest turnout (24.9%) was in Carfax ward and the highest (49.6%) in Marston.


2006 Oxford City Council election, Results
Note: two Independents stood in 2006, compared with three in 2004.


2006 Oxford City Council election, Results
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:


2006 Oxford City Council election, Nomination form controversy
The Oxford University Conservative Association president-elect Charlie Steel was the Conservative candidate in the Holywell ward. His candidacy was embroiled in controversy in late April when some of his nominators alleged that they had not signed his nomination forms, meaning their signatures had been forged. A Police investigation was launched and Steel did not resign from his OUCA position.


2006 Oxford City Council election, Nomination form controversy
The full list of Steel's supposed nominators were a selection of students of the University of Oxford, some of whom were officers of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA). A number of those officers subsequently complained to Oxford City Council that they had not signed the papers.


2006 Oxford City Council election, Results by ward, St Clement's
Because both seats were up for election each voter had two votes (i.e. plurality-at-large voting). Turnout has been estimated by halving the number of votes cast.


2006 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 2006 Hope-PBA All-Star Weekend was the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2005–06 PBA season. This was the second all-star weekend held in the season, due to the league adjusting its season calendar.


2006 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Weekend
The winners in this edition of the All-Star Weekend are as follows:


2006 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the second conference of the 2005-06 PBA season.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup
The tournament has four rounds, the wildcard playoffs, quarterfinals, semi-finals and the Finals. All nine teams are included in the playoffs.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup
The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated Red Bull Barako in six games of the best-of-seven finals series.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals
Games 1 to 4 were held at the Araneta Coliseum. Game 5 of Red Bull vs Ginebra was at the Ynares Center.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals
Games 1 to 5 were held in the Araneta Coliseum, while Games 6 and 7 were held at the Cuneta Astrodome.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup, Broadcasters
The play-by-play commentators are Mico Halili and Ed Picson, while the color commentators are Norman Black, Quinito Henson and Chot Reyes. The courtside reporters are Richard del Rosario, Eric Reyes, Jason Webb and Patricia Bermudez-Hizon.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the championship series of the 2005-06 PBA season's 2006 PBA Philippine Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The series was a best of seven affair and was the 91st championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are first-seed Purefoods Chunkee Giants and the third-seed Red Bull Barako in a rematch of the finals of the previous conference.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series scoring summary
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary
Kerby Raymundo scored a career-high 30 points while Yee added 12 points including five crucial free throws in the last two minutes. Purefoods pummeled Red Bull with a 60.9 percent field-goal shooting in the second quarter and the Giants, nursing a 23-22 edge at the end of the opening period, zoomed to a 53-34 spread at halftime. The Bulls made a fiery chase in the third quarter. They were ahead 97-94 but went scoreless in the last 1:55 of play. Yee canned in two charities off a foul by Villanueva to tie the count at 97-all and then Raymundo scored on a 15-foot jumper as the Giants surge ahead, 99-97, with time down to 30.9 seconds.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary
The Giants were off to a great start in the first quarter by taking a 12-point lead, Red Bull bounces back behind Lordy Tugade and the rest of the team to take a 48-39 halftime lead. Richard Yee put another sterling performance by banging all of his 17 points in the second half while Marc Pingris pumped in a career-high 21 points, most of them in the shaded area to help the Giants pull away.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary
Celino Cruz and Lordy Tugade fired all of Red Bull's seven three-pointers, most of them done in a fashion that riled the Giants while putting up a tough and gritty defense. Enrico Villanueva, Junthy Valenzuela and Cyrus Baguio also had their sparkling moments that helped the Bulls to pull away in the third period.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary
Purefoods started hot from the get go with key games from newly crowned MVP James Yap and Most Improved Player Marc Pingris. The Giants led by as many as 34 points and the Bulls never looked back.


2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary
The Bulls came back from 15 points down. After Celino Cruz tied the count at 90-all with a triple and Enrico Villanueva and Larry Fonacier went to work, the Giants suddenly got cold feet. Season MVP James Yap muffed his last seven attempts from three-point range while Kerby Raymundo missed a couple of point-blank attempts.


2006 PBA draft
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event in which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig on August 20, 2006.


2006 PBA draft
The Sta. Lucia Realtors choose Kelly Williams of Oakland University and from Magnolia in the PBL as the first overall pick. The players who applied for the draft underwent a week long rookie camp overseen by assistant coaches from five PBA teams.


2006 PBA draft, Welcoat carry-over amateurs
Welcoat carried over three amateurs from its Philippine Basketball League team. They are:


2006 PBA draft, Undrafted players
Draftee's name followed by college. All undrafted players become Rookie free agents.


2006 PBA draft, Undrafted players, Players scrapped from the list
Fil-Ams Rob Reyes and Joe Devance were scrapped from the list of rookie hopefuls after failing to submit their requirements even after PBA Commissioner Noli Eala extended the deadline of submission to August 13, 2006. The previous deadline was set on July 31.


2006 PBA draft, Undrafted players, Players scrapped from the list
Also, Christopher Apaitan of Mindanao State University was struck off the list after not showing in the recently held rookie camp. De La Salle guard John Quioc withdrew from the draft.


2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
The 2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors was a men's tennis tournament held on indoor carpet courts. It was the inaugural edition of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors and was part of the ATP International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia from 30 January through 6 February 2006. First-seeded Ivan Ljubičić won the singles title.


2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Jaroslav Levinský /  Michal Mertiňák defeated  Davide Sanguinetti /  Andreas Seppi 7–6(9–7), 6–1


2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles
The event was being held for the first time since 1997.


2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles
Jaroslav Levinský and Michal Mertiňák won the title, defeating Davide Sanguinetti and Andreas Seppi 7–6(9–7), 6–1 in the final.


2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Singles
Ivan Ljubičić won the title, defeating Stefan Koubek 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2006 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2006 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 13th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since it separated from the British Darts Organisation (BDO). It was held from 19 December 2005 to 2 January 2006 at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex.


2006 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
A record field of 64 finalists assembled to battle for Phil Taylor's world crown. Play was not held between 22 December and Christmas Day due to the Christmas break. Play resumed on Boxing Day in the lead-up to the final. A day's break was also held on New Year's Eve for the New Year. Record prize money of £100,000 for the winner was in offer.


2006 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
Despite the record field, there was a notable absentee. John Lowe's world ranking had fallen to a level which meant he was forced to qualify for the event – which he failed to do for the first time in his career. His run of 28 successive appearances (including the BDO World Championship) had come to an end. He was the last player to have appeared in a world championship each year since it began in 1978. Bob Anderson, who made his debut in 1984, now had the longest unbroken run – making his 23rd consecutive appearance for these championships.


2006 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
A major shock came in the first round when world number one and top seed Colin Lloyd lost to Gary Welding – it was only the second time in the history of the PDC World Championship that the top seed fell in the first round (Peter Manley being the first in 2001). Welding, who had recovered from two sets down in his best-of-five-sets match against Lloyd, went on to reach the quarter-finals.


2006 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
Phil Taylor became World Champion for the 13th time, this being his 11th PDC success. His toughest battle en route to the championship was a tight semi-final against Wayne Mardle which he managed to win by 6 sets to 5. The final was a more one-sided affair as Taylor overcame Peter Manley 7–0. It was Manley's third final defeat against Taylor and the second time he was whitewashed, mirroring the result of the 2002 final.


2006 PDC World Darts Championship, Representation from different countries
This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship.


2006 PDL season
The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.


2006 PDL season
Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.


2006 PDL season
Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.


2006 PDL season
Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.