Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 20 March 2007

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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: M. Collins: Iraqi People to White House - Leave!

Michael Collins

You may have missed this. I did. "BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to immediately withdraw from the country, saying their swift departure would make Iraq more secure and decrease sectarian violence, according ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00319.htm

Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar

I believe that in every war, truth is the first casualty; and as such is usually reported long after the war is finished, and even then only as a foot note.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00303.htm

Genevieve Cora Fraser

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Following nearly 21,600 days (60 years) of non-stop violence towards the Palestinians, Israel has once again refused Palestinians their Right to Return and Just Compensation as required by international law under UN Resolution 194. According to Nobel Prize ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00338.htm

Bank of New Zealand

Bank of New Zealand is releasing an innovative new offering that will revolutionise the way we think about money, savings, and banking in general. Called TotalMoney, this new way of banking is a unique first for New Zealand. It allows customers to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00348.htm

Greg Palast

Four years ago this week, the tanks rolled for what President Bush originally called, " Operation Iraqi Liberation " -- O.I.L. I kid you not. And it was four years ago that, from the White House, George Bush, declaring war, said, "I want to talk to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00339.htm

Karim Sahai

On the evenings of March 16 – 18, the WOMAD festival returned to New Plymouth. Scoop contributor Karim Sahai was there to capture the World of Music and Dance in photography.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00322.htm

The Other Israel

"The weakness of Abu Mazen" has become proverbial immediately when Mahmoud Abbas (his official name) assumed the Palestinian presidency, as was before "The Terrorism of Yasser Arafat", each expressing that "Israel has 'no partner' on the Palestinian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00310.htm

Joint Media Statement

The three regional health boards (Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland District Health Board and Counties-Manukau District Health Board) say they are extremely disappointed in the court's ruling but respect the judge's decision and will follow a prudent ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00067.htm

Bill Berkowitz

These days, while the Bush Administration and beltway neoconservatives doggedly crank up the volume against Iran, they are again being joined by several notable conservative Christian evangelical leaders.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00331.htm

Office of the Clerk

1. TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the role of taxation in the economy?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00380.htm

Diagnostic Medlab

DML welcomes today’s judicial review judgment overturning the three Auckland District Health Boards’ contract for community laboratory services, says the Chief Executive of Diagnostic Medlab Limited (DML), Dr Arthur Morris.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00070.htm

Yasmine Ryan

The New Zealand Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team knows just how much their work clearing agricultural land of cluster bombs is appreciated by local farmers. Little more than a week after they began work in southern Lebanon, near Tyre, local ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00325.htm

New Zealand National Party

Speech to NZ-Europe Business Council Seminar: In the 50 years that have passed since the Treaty of Rome, we have seen a great coming-together of the peoples and institutions of Europe. Today I want to make some reflections on Europe and New Zealand. But first ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00369.htm

Scoop Video

Scoop Video: Significant attention is now focusing on what Australia, NZ the US are planning to take instability out of the Pacific. Scoop today releases footage of Helen Clark and the Bush Admin's Chris Hill talking about FTA, Nukes, and Pacific ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00342.htm

Kevin List

On a glorious autumnal day in Wellington a modest crowd gathered outside Parliament to protest at, and remember, the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq. As
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00344.htm

The Maori Party

Pacific Genes and Life Patents: Book Launch; Rutherford House, Victoria University, Wellington. Pacific indigenous experiences and analysis of the commodification and ownership of life. Tariana Turia; Co-leader, Maori Party
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00400.htm

ACT New Zealand

All contracts for health services must be transparent and properly consulted on, and today's judicial review decision which set aside the contract for laboratory testing services in Auckland, citing a lack of transparency and insufficient consultation, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00391.htm

Royal NZ College of General Practitioners

Supporting the decision of the judiciary, College of GPs president Dr Jonathan Fox said the College's "fundamental objection to the DHBs' original decision was the lack of consultation with the GPs and the community,"
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00074.htm

Labtests Auckland

The High Court of New Zealand today found that the decision by the Auckland Region District Health Boards (ARDHB) to enter into the Labtests is of no effect.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00071.htm

onlyinnz.com

New Zealand’s self styled worst website today went on sale at Trademe. www.onlyinnz.com listing itself under the heading of “NZ’s most useless website - A year of my life wasted‘ has requested bidding commence at NZ$ 3,500.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00337.htm

Television New Zealand

TVNZ's new online service – TVNZ ondemand – goes live today. The new service is offering an initial selection of about 300 videos from 100 shows – ranging from catch ups on Shortland St and News and Current Affairs programmes to highlights of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0703/S00226.htm

Sam Smith

Living as we do in what seems at times a second Middle Ages - complete with Christian crusades against Islam - we inevitably find our struggles centered on myths rather than on facts and competing philosophies.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00334.htm

Green Party

New Zealand women with HER2-positive breast cancer will be disappointed that they are being offered only a nine week course of Herceptin instead of the recommended 12-month course of the drug, Green MP Sue Kedgley says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00385.htm

Green Party

Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today released Cabinet papers and other documents obtained under the Official Information Act that reveal how the Government circumvented the Land Transport Management Act 2003 legislation with its $1.5 billion ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00387.htm

Roche

Roche Products (New Zealand) Limited believes PHARMAC's decision to fund Herceptin® (trastuzumab) for nine weeks as opposed to the internationally accepted 52 week treatment period is a compromise, made for reasons of budget control as opposed to clinical ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00068.htm

New Zealand Medical Association

The New Zealand Medical Association has welcomed the judge’s decision in the judicial review regarding Auckland community laboratory services, in that it confirms the NZMA’s long-standing concerns about the processes being followed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00073.htm

Ghali Hassan

New Zealand prides itself on human rights, social compassion and political “neutrality”. Moreover, New Zealanders pride themselves on being “peace loving” people. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. These images are a distortion of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00313.htm

Lion Nathan

Lion Nathan have launched a new range of beers in to the New Zealand market which are a refreshing new take on the traditional beer category.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00358.htm

Piako Gliding Club

Olympic rowing gold medalist Caroline Evers-Swindell and District Mayor Hugh Vercoe enjoyed a day soaring above the Waikato courtesy of the Piako Gliding Club as part of the annual open day called The Big Day Up. In an added twist, both of the club’s ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0703/S00214.htm

Green Party

The Green Party says a High Court judgement today declaring invalid the laboratory testing tender granted to Labtests by three Auckland District Health Boards, is a huge blow to the credibility and reputation of these Auckland DHBs, and to their ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00399.htm

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