Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 22 February 2007

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

1: How The U.S. Military Would Remove Bush-Cheney

Mark G. Levy

There's a term for when the military replaces its Commander-In-Chief - coup d'etat -- but, there are lesser practical steps that have been taken by Pentagon brass several times in modern American history to deal with Presidents viewed as incompetent to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00187.htm

2: COHA Report: Russia Returns to Latin America

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

With Washington obsessively focused on the Middle East, and with China and Iran’s stepped-up campaign to tighten their trade ties, as well as weapons procurement and resolve geopolitical matters with Latin America, the region’s importance is commensurately ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00338.htm

3: Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 22 Feb 2007

Office of the Clerk

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1. Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: How do the estimates tabled in the House by the Minister of Finance yesterday, showing carbon footprints of the first six government agencies to go carbon neutral, compare to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00410.htm

4: Haiti: 17 Suspected Gang Leader Arrests

United Nations

Seventeen more presumed gang members have been arrested in one of Haiti’s most dangerous areas, the Cité Soleil quarter of Port-au-Prince, the capital, in the latest sweep by hundreds of United Nations peacekeepers to rid the city of violent ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00331.htm

5: Scoop Reflection: Ash Wednesday At The Cenotaph

Alastair Thompson

Scoop Reflection: Ash Wednesday At The Cenotaph Ash Wednesday Catholic Peacemakers distribution of the ashes service, 21 February at Wellington Cenotaph. Sacrament by Fr Gerard Burns, St Anne's Parish Priest, Newtown, Wellington. Reflection By Sister ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00178.htm

6: Questions and Answers - Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007

Office of the Clerk

1. MOANA MACKEY (Labour) to the Minister of Education: What reports has he received on the administration of the 2006 National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) examinations?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00399.htm

7: Petitions on Smacking, Families launched

Larry Baldock and Sheryl Savill

1.) “Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?” proposed by Sheryl Savill 2.) "Should the Government give urgent priority to understanding and addressing the wider causes of family breakdown, family ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0702/S00312.htm

8: Off Course: Current U.S.-Latin American Relations

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

President Bush has been witnessing the advent of a new bloc of left-leaning and sometimes robustly anti-American leadership that has sprung up in countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, among others. At the same time, there are a number ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00339.htm

9: Hauraki Gulf Earthquakes Shake Up Aucklanders

GNS Science

Aucklanders were shaken by three tremors last night. The largest of these was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake that struck at 9pm, and was felt from Warkworth in the north right through to Waihi at the base of Coromandel Peninsula.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0702/S00043.htm

10: New Zealanders have great quality of life

Quality of Life Project

Most New Zealanders believe they have a very high quality of life, according to the results of a national survey released today. The biennial Quality of Life survey measures the perceptions of over 7,500 residents living in the country’s largest ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0702/S00310.htm

11: Hood: Howard Fails to Call Blair a Terrorist Patsy

Lyndon Hood

Speaking at a press conference today, Australian Prime Minister John Howard somehow failed to condemn Tony Blair's plan to withdraw more than a quarter of the UK troops in Iraq this year as "a victory for the terrorists". "If I was running al-Quaeda ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00181.htm

12: Minister continues to dodge 20 free questions

New Zealand National Party

The Education Minister continues to dodge questions over '20 free hours' and claims that early childcare centres will not force parents into paying top-up fees for the Government scheme, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00426.htm

13: Concern Over Press Freedom in Eritrea

United Nations

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN agency mandated to protect press freedom, today voiced his “grave concern” over the treatment of journalists in Eritrea following reports that writer ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00315.htm

14: SKY Mobile TV - over 10,000 customers a day

Sky Television

Over 10,000 New Zealanders a day are logging on to their mobiles to watch up to 20,000 video streams courtesy of SKY TV and Vodafone.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0702/S00344.htm

15: Earthquakes a timely reminder to be prepared

Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group

Auckland earthquakes a timely reminder to be prepared, and listen for radio updates. Councillor Neil Morrison, Chair of the Auckland Region Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, is urging people to take a few simple steps to be prepared in case of a disaster ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0702/S00242.htm

16: Blair: Statement on Iraq and the Middle East

UK Government

Bringing about "enduring change" in the Middle East is vital to our security, Tony Blair has told MPs.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00329.htm

17: The Malleable World of the Neo Cons.

Ernest Partridge

With the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States became the sole remaining super-power. Many saw this extraordinary situation as an opportunity at last for world disarmament, a concerted attack on poverty and disease, and global harmony ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00190.htm

18: Photo-Essay: New York... Power And The Passion

Selwyn Manning

Scoop in New York: Power and the Passion: Photo-Essay from United Nations Plaza on First Avenue to Grand Central Station on West 42nd Street to Broadway and Times Square.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00177.htm

19: Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar: Saudi Arabia And Its Apologist

Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar

It is said that “honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.” I recently wrote an article “ Iran vs Saudi Arabia ” in which I criticised some religious elements in Saudi Arabia ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00183.htm

20: $5.1 million spent marketing state monopoly

New Zealand National Party

National Party ACC spokeswoman Pansy Wong is shocked by the size of a marketing budget for an ACC charm offensive.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00424.htm

21: 22yr old finds "Tip of the Iceberg" in landfill

DonateNZ

Founded in 2006, the unique website www.DonateNZ.com which offers Kiwis a way to clear out their cupboards, help their community and save the environment, is already proving an amazing success. Over 10,000 items have been donated to NZ schools, early ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0702/S00343.htm

22: IMNZ Independent Album Chart

IMNZ

Compiled from outbound sales registered at selected music retailers by Media Sauce Ltd. for IMNZ.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0702/S00283.htm

23: "Defeating poisonous ideology essential" - PM

UK Government

Bringing about "enduring change" in the Middle East is vital to our security, Tony Blair has told MPs. In a wide-ranging statement, the PM gave an update on the situation in Iraq and particularly Basra. The next chapter in that city's history can now be ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00328.htm

24: PM’s power station opening more greenwash

New Zealand National Party

The Prime Minister is engaging in more greenwash in opening the new Awapuni power station in Palmerston North, says National’s Environment and Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00414.htm

25: Ban Urges Iran to Comply, Negotiate

United Nations

Describing the Iranian nuclear issue as a “very serious concern” to the international community, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Iran’s Government to fully comply with the Security Council and continue to negotiate with the world community.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0702/S00333.htm

26: Referendum - MP’s Avoiding Real Issues

Family First

Family First is supporting the Citizens Initiated Referendums announced today calling on the Government to give urgent priority to understanding and addressing the wider causes of family breakdown, family violence and child abuse in NZ.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0702/S00313.htm

27: PM: Speech at Opening of Facility

New Zealand Government

It is a pleasure to be here today to mark another milestone in New Zealand Pharmaceuticals’ history – the official opening of the new Specialty Products Facility, the company’s biggest ever single investment.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00417.htm

28: Jim Anderton Speech On "Anti Smacking" Bill

New Zealand Government

I know parents don't want the state intruding into their homes. But we do it every day to protect people; we do it when we protect Mum from being hit by Dad. We do it when we set limits on the use of violence against children; the change I want ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00400.htm

29: Protect Children From Abuse

Save The Children

The New Zealand Parliament can be applauded for passing the second reading of the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill, says Save the Children New Zealand's Executive Director, John Bowis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0702/S00309.htm

30: The Hardware King Himself Blasts Quds Force

Sherwood Ross

Even if he's not lying this time, President Bush's outrage over Iran's Quds Force supplying armor-piercing weapons to Iraq's "insurgents" rings hollow coming from the world's Number One Merchant of Death.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00185.htm

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