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1:
R.
Nicholas Burns: U.S. Policy Towards
Iran
US State DepartmentWe face a complex, interconnected set of four crises in the Middle East: the need to achieve a stable and democratic Iraq, to strengthen the democratically elected government of Lebanon, to block Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions, and to establish ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00130.htm
2:
UQ
Wire: Illegalities Suggests Bush Role In
9/11
www.UnansweredQuestions.orgThe trouble with thinking 9/11 was an inside job staged by George W. Bush & Co. is that it defies belief any U.S. president might be capable of such an iniquitous crime against his own people.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00086.htm
3:
Congress
Says Prepared to Act in Plame Affair
Jason LeopoldAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingAides to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Congressman John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said they were engaged in discussions Tuesday about the possibility of holding immediate hearings and subpoenaing Special ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00147.htm
4:
Challenging
Bush Admin. Military Commissions
William FisherIn the face of multiple legal and legislative challenges, President George W. Bush this week issued an executive order to allow cases against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to move forward to trials by military tribunals.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00101.htm
5:
Sludge
Report #174: RBNZ Remains Housing
Fixated
C.D. SludgeReading through today's Monetary Policy Statement it seems that our Reserve Bank Governor Dr Alan Bollard remains somewhat fixated on New Zealand house price inflation. Unfortunately on the face of things there doesn't seem to be much he can do about ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00129.htm
6:
Hartmann:
The Ultimate Felony Against Democracy
Thom HartmannThe hot story in the Blogosphere is that the ''erroneous'' exit polls that showed Kerry carrying Florida and Ohio (among other states) weren't erroneous at all - it was the numbers produced by paperless voting machines that were wrong, and Kerry ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0411/S00082.htm
7:
Search
engines emerge from Google's shadow
Massey UniversityAn Internet search engine designed by Wellington campus digital media specialist Mark Zeman has been voted one of the world’s top 100 alternative search engines – the only one from New Zealand to make the list.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0703/S00020.htm
8:
Dean
Baker: The Housing Bubble Starts to
Burst
Dean BakerIs there anything as beautiful as the sound of surprised economists in the springtime? I haven't had this much fun since the NASDAQ started to deflate seven years ago.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00113.htm
9:
Ferrari
at The 2007 Geneva Motor Show
Ferrari Australia and New ZealandFerrari at The 2007 Geneva Motor Show Ferrari is displaying both sides of its character at the 2007 Geneva International Motor Show, with sport represented by the F430 and the F430 Spider, developed using the F1 technology, while two 612 Scagliettis represent ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00146.htm
10:
Why
Cheney Lost It When Joe Wilson Spoke
Out
Ray McGovernTestimony at the Libby trial showed a vice president obsessed with retaliating against former ambassador Joseph Wilson for writing, in the New York Times op-ed section on July 6, 2003, that intelligence had been "twisted" to justify attacking Iraq. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00149.htm
11:
No
Right Turn: National's $1.25 billion
giveaway
No Right TurnHow would you feel if the government deducted $300 from your bank account to give to its mates? Because that's what National is planning to do with carbon credits. At a meeting in Christchurch yesterday, National Party leader John Key announced ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00119.htm
12:
State
Dept. Daily Press Briefing March 7,
2007
US State DepartmentIRAQ / IRAN Regional Meeting in Baghdad / Attendance of Iran U.S. Representation at Meeting / Interaction with Iranian Representatives EFP Issue
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00137.htm
13:
ADHD
Drug Warnings Come Too Late For Many
Evelyn PringleThe makers of drugs used to treat attention disorders have known about the serious health risks associated with the medications for years but instead of warning the public, the industry has consistently focused its efforts on expanding the market ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00145.htm
14:
Transplant
Terrorists Strike Again
GiveLifeThe organisation that controls New Zealand's world low organ donor rates have once again tried to push that they are above the law by telling Parliaments Health Select Committee that if they changed the law that an organ donors wishes become legally ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00021.htm
15:
Briefing
on the President's Trip to Latin
America
US State DepartmentThomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Press Roundtable Washington, DC March 7, 2007
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00142.htm
16:
Ernest
Partridge: Oh What a Lovely (Cold)
War!
Ernest PartridgeOn February 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin startled the Munich Conference on Security Policy with a speech that was strongly critical of United States foreign and military policy. The speech drew an immediate and harsh reaction from the U.S. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00148.htm
17:
First
International Women of Courage
Awards
US State DepartmentSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at a ceremony to announce the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage and to recognize the first group of women from different regions around the world to receive the award. The event ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00108.htm
18:
'Scooter'
Libby Found Guilty In 4 of 5 Counts
Bradblog.Com"The results are actually sad," he added. "It's sad that we had a situation where a high level official person who worked in the office of the vice president obstructed justice and lied under oath. We wish that it had not happened, but it did." -- Patrick ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00128.htm
19:
Management
of South Africa’s elephants
IFAW(Cape Town, South Africa) – The government of South Africa has announced that it will reach out to the scientific community to explore new options for the management of South Africa’s elephant populations, a decision that has garnered strong support ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00155.htm
20:
Reserve
Bank raises OCR to 7.50 percent
Reserve BankReserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: "Recent indicators show clear evidence of a pick-up in economic activity in late 2006 and early 2007. Strengthening domestic demand is being supported by a resurgence in the housing market and an expansionary ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0703/S00102.htm
21:
Wilkinson:
Employment Law, Looking Forward
New Zealand National PartyPresentation to the Industrial Relations Conference: Recently you will have heard much of the “Kiwi way” – and part of that Kiwi Way is a belief in giving people a fair go. And that is giving all people a fair go – we all want to see New Zealanders ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00105.htm
22:
New
Zealand in the Pacific
New Zealand GovernmentSpeech Notes New Zealand in the Pacific Speech to the Young Pacific Leaders Conference, Aotea Centre, Auckland
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00141.htm
23:
Not
all women want day-care and day-jobs
United Future NZ PartyUnited Future women's affairs spokesperson Judy Turner says that issues raised by International Women's Day need wider input from New Zealand women and their families.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00154.htm
24:
Supporters
and Rape Survivors Call for Changes
Error: Couldn't get authorTonight, on International Women's Day, will mark an historic day for the people of Auckland. It is a night where the community will come out in large numbers, have their voices heard loud and clear, and stand with, and behind, rape survivors. Tonight, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0703/S00104.htm
25:
David
Rovics: The Battle for Ungdomshuset
David RovicsI was awoken before dawn last Thursday by the ringing of my cell phone. On the line was a friend from Copenhagen: "I'm sorry to call so early. It's happened." Having very recently spent a lot of time in Denmark, I knew right away what this meant. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00138.htm
26:
Monetary
Policy, Inflation and Capital Markets
New Zealand Business RoundtablePromoting discussion and public understanding about monetary policy and financial markets is important. A stable currency and the efficient allocation of capital in the economy matter for economic growth and living standards. There is room for fair ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00149.htm
27:
TVNZ
inquiry shows charter sacrifice on
commercial
Green PartyThe Green Party says the report on the Inquiry into Television New Zealand Limited, released today, shows that it is ludicrous to expect a supposedly public service broadcaster, to return a 9 percent return on shareholder funds, and to disperse all ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00145.htm
28:
Auckland
kindies say no to 20 free
New Zealand National PartyThe Auckland Kindergarten Association's decision to opt out of '20 free hours' until the Minister changes the policy makes perfect sense, says National Party Associate Education spokeswoman Paula Bennett.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00152.htm
29:
Condoleezza
Rice: International Women's Day
US State DepartmentToday, we pay tribute to women of courage around the world and hold them up as examples of hope, strength, and compassion. This year it is my privilege to inaugurate the Secretary’s International Women of Courage Award. Through this annual award the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00138.htm
30:
Greg
Palast: Bush's New US Attorney a
Criminal?
Greg PalastThere's only one thing worse than sacking an honest prosecutor. That's replacing an honest prosecutor with a criminal. There was one big hoohah in Washington yesterday as House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers pulled down the pants on George Bush's firing ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00146.htm
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Gordon Campbell: On The Coalition’s Awful, Not Good, Very Bad Poll Results
Ian Powell: Policy Vacuum Enables For-profit Corporate General Practice Ownership By Stealth
Gordon Campbell: On Iran Killing Its Rappers, And Searching For The Invisible Dr. Reti
Peter Dunne: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise
Ian Powell: Cuba And New Zealand: A Relationship Worthy Of Strengthening
Gordon Campbell: On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee