Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 21 April 2008

Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 9:22 am
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Michael Collins: Election Fraud in Pennsylvania?

Michael Collins

The Pennsylvania primary could lock up the Democratic nomination process once and for all. The campaign that Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean asked to be finished by July 1 could be over this Tuesday. Regardless of your candidate ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00288.htm

Green Party

The Green Party is calling for New Zealand health authorities to follow the lead of their Canadian counterparts and move to protect infants from exposure to a potentially harmful plastic used in baby bottles.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00501.htm

Jason Leopold

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John Yoo and some other Bush administration lawyers who built the legal framework for torture are now out of the U.S. government, but one still holds a Cabinet-level rank – Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00299.htm

The Scoop Editor

Dear Scoopers, Scoop is delighted and very proud today to launch a section of Scoop devoted to coverage of this year’s election, and which will be edited (and mostly written) by Gordon Campbell. It is called Election08.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00310.htm

New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters address to Grey Power AGM, 11.30am 21 April 2008, College House, 100 Waimairi Road, Christchurch
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00500.htm

G-TARanaki

Some of the biggest names in guitar playing will be descending on New Plymouth for New Zealand's first international guitar festival G-TARanaki from 14-19 July 2008.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00210.htm

Save Happy Valley Campaign

Solid Energy Caught Spying Again State-owned coal mining company Solid Energy's continued use of spies is a symptom of the lack of public scrutiny and accountability in security industries, says Save Happy Valley Coalition spokesperson Alan Liefting.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00310.htm

Dror N Corter

Just days after the National Party revealed that prisoners were able to play petanque and golf on a strip of grass with tin cans as holes, a Scoop investigation has found that prisoners are using sit down toilets.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00313.htm

Greenpeace

Greenpeace took action against the US purse seiner, Cape Finisterre, in a pocket of international waters between Pacific Island countries. Activists painted the vessel with the words "Tuna overkill" and held a banner reading 'Marine reserves NOW'.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0804/S00214.htm

Global Research

By the start of 2007, reports about major upgrades to the Syrian military, including advances in missile technology, with Iranian help were widespread in Israel. [1] The impression of an imminent war existed across much of the Middle East. Syria, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00311.htm

Global Research

Venezuela ’s President Hugo Chavez remains the world’s leading secular, democratically elected political leader who has consistently and publicly opposed imperialist wars in the Middle East , attacked extra-territorial intervention and US and European ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00309.htm

Scoop Poll Watch

Labour 38% (up 3) National 48% (down 3) Greens 5.8% (down 1.2) Maori 2.9% (up 0.9) ACT 0.5% (down 0.5) NZ First 3.4% (up 0.4) United Future 0.3% (up 0.2) Progressive - (down 0.1)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00294.htm

Solid Energy NZ

Dr Don Elder, Chief Executive Officer of Solid Energy has today confirmed that the company was not aware of any of the content or information published today in the Sunday Star Times. The first the company knew about the alleged activities of Thompson ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00364.htm

Evelyn Pringle

The investigation dubbed “Operation Board Games,” into the influence peddling within the cesspool of corruption that encompasses Illinois politicians from both major parties, has developed into multiple subplots, many of which feature Barack ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00295.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith is asking how the public can have faith in the head of the Immigration Service when Helen Clark won’t express confidence in that senior official.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00497.htm

University of Canterbury

Scientists from Crop and Food Lincoln are cooperating with research organisations in Christchurch’s Friendship city of Wuhan, China, to develop potatoes with superior qualities including resistance to cold-induced sweetening.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0804/S00049.htm

New Zealand Government

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne is reminding people and charitable organisations that the availability of tax rebates for making charitable donations does not depend solely on whether a charitable organisation has registered with the Charities Commission.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00509.htm

New Zealand Police

The Inquiry team into the disappearance of Marie Davis says they are continuing to following up all the information the public have called in with.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00322.htm

APN New Zealand

APN Outdoor says it is in the process of changing a number of Auckland billboards that have attracted complaints about their content. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints about the seven billboards, featuring assistance for men’s sexual ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00385.htm

Terry Evans

Min Ko Naing, the well-known '88 Generation student leader and Burmese political prisoner, has been suffering from a serious eye infection for the past three weeks. Min Ko Naing requested a consultation with an eye specialist.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0804/S00215.htm

Agenda

RAWDON Labour Party President Mike Williams has been hitting the headlines this year, first because of allegations he asked Prime Minister Helen Clark for a diplomatic appointment for party donor Owen Glen and then this week for what the Prime Minister ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00303.htm

MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued a marine storm warning for Foveaux Strait and a Severe Weather Watch on wind for Coastal Southland and South Otago.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0804/S00050.htm

New Zealand National Party

The number of Kiwis voting with their feet by heading permanently to Australia is a damning indictment on Labour policies that are making it increasingly difficult for people to make ends meet, says National's Immigration spokesman, Lockwood Smith.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00507.htm

Transpower

Transpower New Zealand said today that media reports this morning regarding the ownership of the South Island Grid being at risk because of possible financial difficulties being experienced by US bank Wachovia, are completely inaccurate.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00380.htm

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Bolivia's continuing political crisis which has brought expressions of concern from international and regional entities such as the Organization of American States, European Union and the Andean Community of Nations, follows months of political tension.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0804/S00216.htm

Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland, Monday 21 April: Greenpeace is shocked at the arrogance shown by Gavin Clark, of Thompson and Clark Investigations (TCIL) after they were exposed for the second time trying to pay someone to spy and undermine the activities of the Save ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00314.htm

Department Of Internal Affairs

A new online, secure service providing access to government services has received strong endorsement from potential users. This was the key finding that emerged from the recent consultation process, about the Identity Verification Service, led by ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00318.htm

Skycity Cinemas

Moviegoers and concert fans alike can experience the pulsing energy of a U2 and a Rolling Stones concert in two new movies coming soon to IMAX at SKYCITY Cinemas Queen Street.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00212.htm

Chris Bourke

In the history of photo-journalism, John G Morris has been involved in almost as many classic images as Kodak. Although his contribution has been outside the viewfinder, many of the pictures that have spoken loudest have had Morris's thumbprint.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00314.htm

Council of Trade Unions

“South African dock workers should be congratulated for preventing arms getting to the Mugabe regime and their stand shows the crucial role unions play internationally in protecting human rights,” CTU president Helen Kelly said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00323.htm

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