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1: UQ
Wire: 911 Conspiracy - A Skeptic’s
View
This essay is certain to make many readers very angry with me. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
2:
Big-Mouth
Bush Told Clinton How To Handle OPEC
While on the campaign trail in 2000, Bush told President Bill Clinton how to handle OPEC, in public no less. “What I think the president ought to do," he said, "is he ought to get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your ...
3:
Kerry
Sponsors Palestine's Collective
Punishment
As a former state prosecutor and lieutenant governor whose father was a Foreign Service officer, the former Presidential candidate Senator John Forbes Kerry should know a violation of international law when he sees one.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Strike
Iran, Watch Pakistan and Turkey
Fall
Just when it seemed unlikely that domestic and international events would unfold to test an already incompetent US government, along comes the acceleration of the movement to destroy Iran.
5:
Kamala
Sarup: World Refugees Day
In 2000 the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution that proclaimed June 20th to be World Refugee Day. Some time ago the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees said the following: "Every day we can observe incredible courage and strength of ...
6:
The
NZSO Performs A NZ Music
Spectacular
A fanfare of music, conducted by Kenneth Young, will be performed at the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Made in New Zealand concert on 12 May at the Wellington Town Hall.
7:
Bush
Impeachment Resolution Introduced In
Illinois
Representative Karen A. Yarbrough, a Democratic member of the Illinois State Assembly, introduced a resolution calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
8:
Martin
LeFevre: Does God Give a
Damn?
Being a philosopher of no faith, in the sense of a belief system, and of shaky faith, in the sense of trust without evidence, I have the perennial question about whether there are ultimately three or just two movements in human consciousness.
9:
U.S.
Policy in Central Asia: Balancing Priorities
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Statement to the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia April 26, 2006
10:
Public
Address 28/04/06 - Backup!
April 3. Book deadline looms, writer finds quiet refuge in inner city apartment. Harbour views. Gym two blocks away. Ferry within six minutes walk. Very fine sushi bar on far side of Hobson Street. No deadline worries now...
11:
Statement
to Altria Group From Shane
Bradbrook
I am Maori, a native New Zealander. I am here to represent Maori in the matter of Philip Morris International using our culture to sell tobacco products.
12:
Minister
leads education mission to
India
Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard is to lead a second education mission to India, aimed at promoting the New Zealand international education and research industry to Indian institutions and students.
13:
William
Fisher: We Can All Agree on This,
Right?
In the unlikely event that our senators and congresspersons come together to pass an immigration bill sometime in this century, it is virtually certain to overlook a heartbreakingly simple humanitarian issue: battered women seeking asylum.
14:
Mazur:
Deeper Into The Dillon-Euphronios
Nexus
I first met University of Arizona political science professor David N. Gibbs about a year ago while researching a story about the Patrice Lumumba matrix. Dr. Gibbs spent a couple of years in Africa in the Peace Corps(Niger, 1979-1980) where his ...
15:
Sonia
Nettnin: A Gem of a Film Festival
After five years I have decided to write some of the reasons why the Chicago Palestine Film Festival is one of Chicago’s cinematic treasures.
16:
Solomon
Islands: Aftermath
(Honiara, 27 April 2006) – On day three in Solomon Islands, we decided to skip Parliament. After PM Snyder Rini’s resignation yesterday, people were surprised it was even sitting, as no new government coalition has formed yet. Word was that Solomon Island’s politicians ...
17:
Photo
Essay: Welcome To China Town,
Honiara
Photo Essay: Welcome To China Town, Honiara Photo Essay By Jason Dorday On Assignment in the Solomon Islands for Scoop.co.nz See also Yasmine Ryan Report… Solomon Islands: Aftermath
18:
The
Intelligence Failure Behind Honiara’s
Riots
Report by Yasmine Ryan Images by Jason Dorday Based on assignment in the Solomon Islands
19:
Keith
Lyons: Chernobyl - A Thinly Wrapped
Monster
A thinly wrapped monster On the 20th birthday of the world’s worst nuclear accident, Keith Lyons recalls his 10th anniversary visit inside Chernobyl’s ‘dead zone’.
20:
Yahoo
Go - Genuine Personal Entertainment
Guide?
With the release of Yahoo Go™, Terry Semel believes he now has a solution that could link virtually every facet of our digital lives into a single coherent user experience (bridge the gaps between the solitary 'islands' of our various entertainment experiences). ...
21:
We
Support Louise Nicholas March
Auckland University students hope there is public support for Rape Awareness Week (1-7 May). To mark the week a "We Support Louise Nicholas March" will be held on Sunday 30 April at 2.00 pm from Queen Elizabeth Square. The march will proceed up ...
22:
Coastal
development threatens rare
birds
New Zealand fairy terns may be the most critically endangered bird in New Zealand, and perhaps even the world’s rarest tern, new DNA evidence suggests.
23:
Alfa
Romeo Wins Top BMW Design
Award
The Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, the Italian car maker’s proposal for a range topping supercar, has scooped the BMW Group Design Award, along with the Villa d’Este Design Award, at Europe’s leading classic car and design event, the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance, ...
24:
Students
Take Back The Streets
Students taking part in the national youth environment forum have occupied part of a busy central Wellington road to highlight how much city space is taken by cars.
25:
Condoleezza
Rice Interview With Ryan Chilcote,
CNN
QUESTION: Madame Secretary, a very unprecedented move, both you and Secretary of Defense coming, why both of you?
26:
West
Papua Legal Action to Expose Jakarta
Lobby
MEDIA RELEASE - MEDIA RELEASE - MEDIA RELEASE - MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: Friday 28th April, 2006.
27:
California
2nd State To Introduce Bush
Impeachment
Joining Illinois, California has become the second state in which a proposal to impeach President Bush has been introduced in the state legislature. And this one includes Cheney as well.
28:
Govt
can't keep deferring infrastructure
questions
New Zealand cannot go on deferring difficult decisions on major infrastructure upgrades, says National's Energy spokesman, Nick Smith.
29:
Result
of David Parker Investigation
The Registrar of Companies has announced today that he has accepted the advice of the Auckland Office of the Crown Solicitor, Meredith Connell, that no prosecution action be taken against Mr Davld Parker MP, or any other director associated with ...
30:
John
Chuckman Cartoons: The Decider
Three Cartoon comments from John Chuckman…
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Gordon Campbell: On The Coalition’s Awful, Not Good, Very Bad Poll Results
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Gordon Campbell: On Iran Killing Its Rappers, And Searching For The Invisible Dr. Reti
Peter Dunne: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise