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Friday, 8 December 2000, 4:18 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TOP SCOOPS
Rosalea Barker: US Hostage Drama
Upton On-line
Howard’s End: Russia Neutralises Salvation Army Threat
Telecom Cellphones Still Off-Air
A Whirlpool Of Closing The Gaps Spin
Health Bill Finally Passed, To Reform Fatigue Warning
ACT Analyzes Apple Industry Mess
Rolling Stone Interview With President Clinton
Defence Chief Comes Out Fighting On ‘Perk Trip’ Accusations

TOP SCOOPS

Rosalea Barker: US Hostage Drama

- Keep going down the path! So yells Russell Crowe in the TV trailer for the hostage movie about to open in two days time, "Proof of Life". The presidential stand-off feels like a hostage drama too with no romantic Meg Ryan-type relief and little proof of life either in the hostages - the American public - or the cruel captors, who have each come across on 60 Minutes this week as passionless to a fault. See... Rosalea Barker: Keep Going Down The Path! [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0012/S00044.htm

Upton On-line

- Today’s issue is devoted in its entirety to some ruminations upton-on-line offered to some Wellington-based upton-on-line readers at a function hosted by Wellington’s Mayor, Mark Blumsky and sponsored by Sue Wood & Associates. See... Upton-on-line December 8th [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0012/S00137.htm

Howard’s End: Russia Neutralises Salvation Army Threat

- First it was the closed trial of alleged but now-convicted American spy, Edmond Pope, and now the Salvation Army has been told by a Moscow City court that it is plotting to overthrow the government because it has the word “Army” in its name. See... Howard’s End: Russia Shuts Down Sallies’ Threat [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0012/S00045.htm

Telecom Cellphones Still Off-Air

- Telecom is working to restore mobile phone services to customers on the 025 network, after a software problem caused outages to many customers this morning. See... Telecom Working To Restore Mobile Phone Services [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0012/S00063.htm

A Whirlpool Of Closing The Gaps Spin

- "We've had more evidence today that the Government's Closing the Gaps policy is a shambles," National Commerce spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today. See... Closing the Gaps leaves departments in a spin [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0012/S00133.htm

Health Bill Finally Passed, To Reform Fatigue Warning

- Health Minister Annette King said today the passing of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Bill through its third reading in Parliament marked the return of a genuinely public health service in New Zealand. See... NZ Public Health and Disability Bill passed [1] . See also... Health law debacle sign of things to come [2] and Scoop Images: Annette King In The House [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0012/S00131.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0012/S00127.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0012/S00040.htm

ACT Analyzes Apple Industry Mess

- Three major events in the life of the apple industry occurred yesterday: See... Commentary on the Apple Industry Crisis [1] . See also... ENZA meeting with Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0012/S00132.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0012/S00126.htm

Rolling Stone Interview With President Clinton

- Q Last time I sat down with you here in the White House and a had a long conversation it was just right after Wye, and you were feeling real good and real happy and really accomplished. And, today, considerably different. How are you feeling? See... Interview Of The President By Rolling Stone [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0012/S00032.htm

Defence Chief Comes Out Fighting On ‘Perk Trip’ Accusations

- Inferences made under Parliamentary privilege by New Zealand First spokesperson on defence, Ron Mark, that travel by service chiefs and their spouses are perk trips are wrong and misleading. See... Re: Attack On Defence Travel Costs [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0012/S00035.htm

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