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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Bill
Berkowitz: Wolfowitz on the rebound
Bill BerkowitzDespite being forced to resign in disgrace as president of the World Bank and helping lead America into the biggest foreign policy disaster in history, Wolfie is still useful to the Bush administration
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00120.htm
2:
Hospital
Crutches Shortage Reaching Crisis
Point
Southland District Health BoardHospital staff are becoming increasingly concerned about the dwindling pool of crutches available for people with broken bones and sprains, saying the hospital is nearing a crisis point in the lead up to Christmas.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0712/S00033.htm
3:
Politicians
should heed gambling survey
Problem Gambling FoundationNew research commissioned by the Health Sponsorship Council provides hard evidence of the harm being done by gambling says the Problem Gambling Foundation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00107.htm
4:
Burma's
Military Junta Bans 19 Writers,
Performers
IFEXThe Burmese regime has banned the work of 19 artists and writers, and some writers and poets are hiding from authorities because they are being pursued for taking part in the September 2007 uprising.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00668.htm
5:
2007
TransTasman Roll Call - how our MPs
performed
Trans TasmanAnother year is drawing to and end it’s time to take a long hard look at just how well our Members of Parliament have done during the past 12 months. Attached with this email is the 2007 TransTasman Roll Call, which measures how our MPs performed ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00138.htm
6:
Burma's
"Saffron Revolution" Is Not Over --
ITUC
ITUCThe underlying analysis is that the violent repression, particularly the targeting by the military of peacefully-demonstrating monks, has deeply antagonised Burma's society, at the same time as it has created new resistance dynamics.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00660.htm
7:
Helen
Clark Speech - Defence Issues for NZ
New Zealand GovernmentRt Hon Helen Clark Prime Minister Closing speech to NZDF Command No 48 Staff Course On Defence Issues for New Zealand
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00204.htm
8:
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 11 Dec
07
Office of the Clerk1. RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she received regarding the number of New Zealanders receiving an unemployment benefit?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00211.htm
9:
Megane
F1 R26 - The Hottest Megane Yet
Motocorp DistributorsBuilt by Renault's 'Renaultsport' division at Dieppe in north western France, the Megane R26 was engineered to celebrate the French company's victory in the 2006 Formula One world motor racing championship.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00187.htm
10:
Creating
New Diseases not Cheap for Pharma
Martha RosenbergMost people blame Big Pharma and the docs in its pocket for elevating everyday anxiety to depression, depression to bipolar disease and childhood behavior problems to major psychiatric diseases.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00149.htm
11:
Sudan,
Eritrea Accused Of Deporting Refugees
VOA NewsAn Eritrean human rights group is accusing the governments of Sudan and Eritrea of working together to round up and deport Eritreans who have sought refuge from Eritrea's authoritarian government.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00674.htm
12:
Bravo!
The Fiat 500 Is The Most Beautiful!
FiatPraised for its cute, and even sexy, good looks, the new Fiat 500 is now also officially beautiful, indeed, the most beautiful because it has not only won the small/city car award in the “Auto più Bella del Mondo 2008” search for the most beautiful ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00191.htm
13:
Unemployment
numbers at 28 year low
New Zealand GovernmentThe number of New Zealanders receiving an unemployment benefit is at a 28 year low, Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00199.htm
14:
High
Praise for Operation Austin Team
New Zealand PolicePolice have welcomed the Independent Police Conduct Authority's report into Operation Austin. In a review released today, the authority praised Operation Austin, saying it was an exceptional, major criminal investigation and that it reached a high standard ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00124.htm
15:
Uganda:
Ebola Virus Outbreak Death Toll Up To
28
IRIN NewsThe death toll in the Ebola outbreak in western Uganda has risen to 28 out of 112 people infected with the deadly virus, with a sense of panic spreading among the population, officials said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00692.htm
16:
Cunliffe
reiterates his call for Roy to
apologise
New Zealand GovernmentMinister of Health David Cunliffe has today reiterated his call for Heather Roy to either provide information to support the allegation she made in Parliament last week or apologise to the staff at Capital and Coast DHB.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00217.htm
17:
Fiat
Collects Another Car Of The Year
Award!
FiatHard on the heels of taking the European Car of the Year 2008 for the new Fiat 500 and the Latin American Car of the Year Award, “Carro do Ano 2008”, for the Fiat Punto, Fiat has picked up the “AUTOBEST 2008” award for the Fiat Linea, the saloon ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00179.htm
18:
Minismising
Risks Of Online Social Networking
UnisysNew Zealanders need to act on new research which shows most feel uncomfortable posting personal information online
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00122.htm
19:
Hyundai
Receives 'Technology Of The Year’
Award
HyundaiAt the recent AMI New Zealand Autocar 2008 Car of the Year awards, Hyundai New Zealand was awarded the Technology of the Year award.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00192.htm
20:
Celebrating
21 Years of New Zealand Cuisine
Cuisine MagazineFrom coffee plungers to espresso machines, venison to cervena, Müller Thurgau to Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand’s culinary culture has come a long way in 21 years. Cuisine has been there every step of the way.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00123.htm
21:
PM
warns on power of first-world
consumers
Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentPrime Minister Helen Clark put heavy emphasis on the power of first world consumers to determine our future when she spoke to 60 Business Council executives and their guests on December 7. "The power of consumers to drive demand for sustainable ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00193.htm
22:
Ebola
Outbreak Appears To Be Contained In
Uganda
VOA NewsHealth officials in Uganda say laboratory tests have shown that an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the western part of the country has not spread to the east, as officials had feared.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00689.htm
23:
Mike
Huckabee: Surging & Scrutizized
Bill BerkowitzAlthough several of the leading Republican Party presidential candidates have won endorsements from Religious Right leaders and organizations, no one has brought more Christian conservative leaders into their camp than former Arkansas governor Mike ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00147.htm
24:
Charges
Against Sri Lanka Honey Collectors
Dropped
Survival InternationalThe four men were collecting honey for presentation at the Tooth Temple in the town of Kandy during Sri Lanka's annual Esala Perahera - the country's major Buddhist festival.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00643.htm
25:
Sec.
Rice At The Women's Foreign Policy
Luncheon
US State DepartmentThe international system today is experiencing a degree of transformation that defies precedent: The rise of China and India, the growth of truly global labor and capital markets, the spread of technology, massive new migrations of people.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00704.htm
26:
Launch
Of Sustainable Transport
New Zealand GovernmentTransport Minister Annette King has launched Sustainable Transport, a draft Update of the New Zealand Transport Strategy that outlines a vision for a sustainable transport future.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00201.htm
27:
Children’s
Ward Closed Temporarily due to MRSA
Southland District Health BoardThe children’s ward has been temporarily closed at Southland Hospital to enable a thorough disinfection process, following the identification of a MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) positive patient and staff, said Leanne Samuel, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0712/S00041.htm
28:
Uri
Avnery: How They Stole The Bomb From
Us
Uri AvneryThe earth shook. Our political and military leaders were all in shock. The headlines screamed with rage.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00133.htm
29:
Navy
retention figures make for grim
reading
New Zealand National PartyLabour’s promise to fix personnel problems in the Navy are proving empty, says National’s Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp. Dr Mapp is commenting on fresh reports that the Navy faces the likelihood that one of its two frigates will not be put to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00214.htm
30:
Retail
giant joins Buy NZ Made campaign
Business NZRetail giant Foodstuffs has thrown its weight behind the Buy NZ Made campaign, signing up its Four Square, PAK’nSAVE and New World supermarkets to use the iconic kiwi-in-the-triangle logo.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00188.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