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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
Why
did Microsoft lawyers pen "neutral"
report?
The State Services Commission should be condemned for using a law firm with strong links to Microsoft to prepare a report on rival software systems using open standards, Green Party Information Technology Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos says.
2:
Rolling
Stones Are Coming To NZ
The most exciting and powerful rock 'n' roll show in the world is coming to Auckland and Wellington this April. The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang Tour - will play two shows only in New Zealand at Western Springs in Auckland on Sunday 16 April and Westpac ...
3:
Pamela
Anderson Sends Passionate Plea to KFC
NZ
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific member Pamela Anderson has sent a graphic DVD – which she narrates – showing what happens to chickens before they end up in KFC’s buckets and an urgent letter to Victoria Salmon, CEO of the ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
The
Disenfranchisement Of Katrina's Survivors
Adding Insult to Injury for Katrina Survivors - Barriers to Voting Due to Inadequate State & Local Efforts - Two Law Suits Fail to Remedy the Situation.
5:
Venezuela:
The `Threat Of A Good Example'
The article drips with imperial arrogance as Baxter sneers at Morales and Chavez, both dark-skinned and from humble origins. Chavez, whose political movement has now won 10 elections in just seven years, is called a “clown” and a “buffoon”, while ...
6:
Rice
Out to Inoculate L. America, Chávez will
win
Secretay Rice Out to Inoculate Latin America, but Chávez is all but Guaranteed a Clean Win
7:
Leopold: Details Emerge in Latest Plame Emails
The White House confirmed Tuesday that it recently turned over to Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald 250 pages of emails from the Office of Vice President Dick Cheney related to covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador ...
8:
Questions
for Oral Answer Thursday, 2 March
2006
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Education: Does he stand by his statement that, "I am also aware that Mr Benson-Pope has stated that his behaviour complied with school policy at the time."; if so, does he believe that statement includes ...
9:
2006
Intl. Narcotics Control Strategy
Report
Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs On-the-Record Briefing Washington, DC March 1, 2006
10:
BioEthics
& Pandora's Box of Genetic
Engineering
Few people who have seen David Cronenberg's 1986 classic, The Fly, could ever wish upon themselves the horror and personal tragedy that the genetic disaster in that film ultimately created.
11:
Super-fast
internet: Govt. approves $43
million
Funding has been approved to establish a super high-speed internet link between universities and research organisations in New Zealand and overseas.
12:
Was
NY Met-Italy Deal A Bloomberg-Berlusconi
Pact?
It's privately gated - Tucker's Town, Bermuda. Who comes and goes is not public information. But that they've talked antiquities, maybe even had a serious dinner conversation over she-crab soup and mako shark while sketching out possible title transfer of ...
13:
Fledgling
companies showing high growth
potential
Ninety-eight companies so far have graduated from the government's incubator programme, with thirty-nine already showing good high growth potential, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.
14:
Parker:
Power conference speech
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for the opportunity to address you. As many of you will know, this is one of my first chances, since being given my energy and climate change responsibilities, to address a widely representative gathering of ...
15:
Questions
And Answers 1 March 2006
1. GEORGINA BEYER (Labour) on behalf of the Hon PAUL SWAIN (Labour—Rimutaka) to the Minister of Finance: Has he received any reports on the aspirations of New Zealanders that the KiwiSaver scheme will address?
16:
Nigeria:
Obasanjo Must Act Now on
Taylor
(Lagos) – When Liberia’s newly elected president visits Abuja on Friday, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo should announce that Nigeria will promptly surrender Charles Taylor to face trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Campaign ...
17:
"Reality
check" needed on oil use
Finance Minister Michael Cullen's "reality check" on the economy should include a "reality check" on oil use, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says.
18:
'Labour
out of Touch with Maori'
Dr Cullen’s responses to questions from Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa Flavell at question-time, today indicated how out-of-touch Labour is with the current profile for Maori.
19:
Public
Address 02/03/06 - Oops, I Did It Again
I'm back from blog maternity leave with a new baby and a very useful piece of advice: when you wish for a quick labour, it might not be a bad idea to specify a time frame...
20:
International
Sex Worker Rights Day
The 3rd of March is International Sex Worker Rights Day. The day originated in 2001 when over 25 000 sex workers gathered in India for a sex worker festival. The organisers wanted to celebrate the lives of sex workers as well as highlight sex workers' determination ...
21:
The
Broadband Battle Continues
As the industry & media furore surrounding alleged monopolistic & prohibitive broadband internet trade practices threaten to become "a priority" for Prime Minister Helen Clark’s government, Annette Presley founder of leading ISP Slingshot will take her ...
22:
Short
Breaks – Singapore Airlines News
Singapore Airlines flies 12 times weekly from Auckland and daily from Christchurch. All flights ex-New Zealand fly direct to Singapore then on to 68 cities in 38 countries.
23:
Bolton
Remarks On Human Rights Council and Sudan
Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout New York City February 28, 2006
24:
Compromised
Minister cannot stay
National Party Welfare spokeswoman Judith Collins says David Benson-Pope has been badly compromised and his honesty will always be open to question.
25:
Personal
Explanation of David Benson-Pope
MP
Personal Explanation of David Benson-Pope MP (Note the following was not delivered in the house as there was an objection from the opposition.)
26:
IFEX
COMMUNIQUÉ VOL 15 NO 8
The IFEX Communiqué is the weekly newsletter of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), a global network of 72 organisations working to defend and promote the right to free expression. IFEX is managed by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression ...
27:
PHARMAC,
Schering-Plough reach agreement
PHARMAC and Schering-Plough have reached a provisional agreement for funding of the brain tumour treatment temozolomide (Temodal).
28:
Gomez:
Bolivia's Political Moment, Part
II?
As two new items in The Narco News Bulletin today show, the long history of struggle for the Bolivian people is far from over simply due to the election of President Evo Morales. First, Luis A. Gómez reports again from La Paz on Bolivia's current ...
29:
EECA
EnergyWise Award winners
announced
The winners of the 2006 EECA EnergyWise Awards were announced in Auckland tonight.
30:
William
Rivers Pitt: The Most Dangerous
Days
Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at the 46th Annual American Legion Washington Conference on Tuesday to let everyone know that all is well in Iraq. "This nation has made a decision," said Cheney. "We will stand by our friends and engage our enemies with ...
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