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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
PGB:
Selective Amnesia & Historical
Revisionism
Paul G. Buchanan - A Word From AfarPaul G. Buchanan writes: The gap between the Democratic and Republican tickets has widened going into the final two weeks of the US presidential campaign. What's causing many to believe McCain is morally disqualified from being a US president?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00179.htm
2: Labour’s universal student allowance what NZ needs
NZ Union of Students' AssociationsTertiary students throughout the country are celebrating today following Prime Minister Helen Clark’s announcement that Labour will deliver a universal living allowance for all full time students should they be in a position to form the next government ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0810/S00040.htm
3: 1.3 Million Reasons The GOP Created ACORN Scandal
Bradblog.ComAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingAnd Some FACTS to Counter the GOP's Cynical 'Dixie-Chicking' of ACORN...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00184.htm
4: Auckland Airport welcomes Jetstar to NZ’s gateway
Auckland AirportAuckland Airport welcomes the announcement today by Jetstar that it is launching new trans-Tasman services out of Auckland. Jetstar will operate daily return services between Auckland and Sydney and between Auckland and Gold Coast starting 28 April ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00248.htm
5: Wallace & Manning: Labour's Back In The Race
Scoop AudioKiwiFM: Wallace Chapman and Scoop's Selwyn Manning discuss the latest polls showing Labour closing the gap on National. Are voters weighing up whether to stick with the experienced leadership of Helen Clark over the new and fresh John Key?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00196.htm
6: Undernews For October 12, 2008
UndernewsHey folks! Have you been wondering why Republicans have suddenly stopped talking about 'family values?' Could it be because a divorced John McCain chose as his running mate a stay-at-home mom who hid her last unplanned pregnancy and who has a pregnant, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00202.htm
7: English, remember, cut floor of Super to 60%
New Zealand Labour PartyFinance Minister Michael Cullen said today that he is stunned that Bill English is going around challenging the government's record on the level of New Zealand Superannuation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00283.htm
8: Helen Clark: Labour Party Campaign Launch Speech
New Zealand Labour PartyRt Hon Helen Clark Prime Minister LABOUR PARTY CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 2008 at The Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall, AUCKLAND, 2.30 pm Sunday 11 October 2008
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00261.htm
9: Deposit guarantee scheme introduced
New Zealand GovernmentFinance Minister Michael Cullen has announced that, using his powers under the Public Finance Act, the government is to introduce an opt-in retail deposit guarantee scheme.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00259.htm
10: How I married a Lebanese-Palestinian
Belen FernandezOne unforeseen consequence of my visit to Lebanon this summer is that I am now married to a Lebanese-Palestinian named Hassan. I met Hassan in the fall of 2006, when my friend Amelia and I were hitchhiking through south Lebanon in search of Hezbollah ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00192.htm
11: NZ Crusty Demon Flips Over America’s Cup Yacht
Crusty Demons of DirtKiwi Crusty Demon, Luke Smith, stunned on lookers at the Viaduct Harbour today, when he back flipped his 125kg, 250cc dirt bike over a million dollar America’s Cup yacht, before falling almost four storeys into the water below.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0810/S00131.htm
12: John Key: Campaign Blog - 13 October
New Zealand National PartyLast week, amid some gloomy economic news, I released National's economic package. Yesterday we held our campaign launch in Auckland, in front of around 1000 people and of course the nation's media.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00272.htm
13: Tomizone Extends Free iPhone Wi-Fi Hotspot Access
TomizoneExtends Free Internet Access for iPhone / iPod Touch Users in Australasia To December 31, Including Free 500MB "Top-up" For Registered Users
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00255.htm
14: ACORN Responds To GOP Bogus "Voter Fraud Charges"
ACORNUnfortunately, just as in 2006, that success in bringing people into the democratic process, have been greeted with unfounded accusations to disparage our work and help maintain the status quo of an unbalanced electorate.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00259.htm
15: John Key's "My Key Commitments To You" Speech
New Zealand National PartyJohn Key: My Key Commitments to You Speech at National Party Campaign Opening Sky City, Auckland
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00265.htm
16: New Pacific Blue Auckland – Sydney Flights
Pacific BlueMonday 13 October 2008: Pacific Blue begins flying its newest trans-Tasman route tomorrow from Auckland to Sydney but the celebrations will begin today in the City of Sails with a travel industry party hosted by Virgin Blue Group CEO Brett Godfrey.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00263.htm
17: Who is Behind the Financial Meltdown?
Michel ChossudovskyWhile most individual investors loose when the market falls, the institutional speculator makes money when there is a financial collapse. In fact, triggering market collapse can be a very profitable undertaking.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00193.htm
18: Costs Of Louise Nicholas Investigation
New Zealand PoliceIn the public interest and in response to a number of requests, Police have decided to make available the costs associated with the investigation into sexual violation complaints by Louise Nicholas and others involving former and current police officers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00190.htm
19: Nats do not know the cost of their own policies
New Zealand Labour PartyError: Couldn't get title
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00281.htm
20: KiwiBank, KiwiSaver now KiwiFuture
New Zealand Labour Party“The Labour Party Campaign Launch offered New Zealanders a panoramic view of our progressive plan for New Zealand’s future,” says Te Tai Tokerau Candidate Kelvin Davis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00188.htm
21: Bipartisan concept involves two players
New Zealand Labour PartyFinance Minister Michael Cullen today said that the concept of bipartisan involves two participants, not one.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00282.htm
22: Australia guarantees deposits, wholsale funding
J P MorganThe Australian government announced on the weekend that, with immediate effect, the government will guarantee all deposits with banks and other deposit taking institutions. The Government also will guarantee wholesale term funding by Australian financial ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00268.htm
23: Nothing new in National’s education policy
New Zealand Labour PartyNational’s so called ‘crusade’ for literacy and numeracy contains nothing more than empty slogans which focus on programmes and policies already in place, says Labour’s Education Spokesperson Chris Carter.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00276.htm
24: Designer teeth create headaches
The Australian and NZ College of AnaesthetistsNelson Hospital consultant anaesthetist Philip Cornish says anaesthetists are dealing with an increasing number of patients who have had mouthfuls of dental work done, sometimes amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0810/S00060.htm
25: Agreement reached over aquaculture interests
New Zealand GovernmentAn Agreement in Principle was signed today, between Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton, Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen, and leaders representing the iwi of Hauraki, Ngati Apa ki Te Ra To, Ngati Koata, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00287.htm
26: Greens welcome student allowances
Green PartyThe Green Party has welcomed Labour's promise today to phase in universal student allowances, but says that only the Green Party will make sure that Labour delivers on its pledge.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00286.htm
27: Labour Borrows Another Policy – NZ First
New Zealand First PartyRt Hon Winston Peters has welcomed the Labour Party’s move to adopt New Zealand First’s longstanding policy of a universal student allowance.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00285.htm
28: Just Pass The Money On Minister
New Zealand First PartyNew Zealand First is extremely disappointed that David Cunliffe refuses to pass onto the eldercare sector what they entitled to, punishing our seniors through bureaucratic overkill in the health sector, says Winston Peters.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00284.htm
29: Savings Institutions Support Deposit Guarantee
New Zealand Savings Institutions AssociationThe New Zealand Savings Institutions Association today welcomed the Government’s move to guarantee all savers’ deposits.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00266.htm
30: Dollar-a-day bee compound halts tumour growth
Manuka Health NZA New Zealand company’s bee-derived product which costs only a dollar a day has halted tumour growth in a group of cancer patients taking part in a trial by international researchers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0810/S00066.htm
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