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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
Contrary
to Palin advisor, Scientology PACs
exist
AnonymousSarah Palin's Political Action Committee (PAC) advisor John Coale recently denied that a political action committee was formed to further the aims of Scientology, but the planned committee indeed exists under the names Citizens for Social Reform ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0903/S00568.htm
2:
A
New Strategy for Afghanistan and
Pakistan
President Barack ObamaPresident Barack Obama with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Good morning. Today, I am announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0903/S00569.htm
3:
Government
delivers April 1 tax cuts, SME
changes
New Zealand GovernmentNew Zealand households will get a billion-dollar-a-year boost from tax cuts which take effect this week, Finance Minister Bill English and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00422.htm
4:
Nickelodeon
Kids' Choice Awards 2009
NickelodeonBEYONCÉ, WILL SMITH, VANESSA HUDGENS, JACK BLACK, iCARLY, SELENA GOMEZ, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, THE JONAS BROTHERS, JESSE MCCARTNEY, MILEY CYRUS, MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA AND MORE NAB TOP HONORS AT NICKELODEON’S 22nd ANNUAL KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0903/S00406.htm
5:
Lyndon
Hood: Collins Crush!
Lyndon HoodCollins ANGRY! Collins hear car! It loud car! Collin see boy in car! Car shiny? Car shiny! Him BOY RACER!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00352.htm
6:
Board
to publicly consult on ‘h’ in
Wanganui
New Zealand Geographic BoardThe New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the Board) has decided to seek the New Zealand public’s views on a proposed name change from Wanganui to Whanganui.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0903/S00450.htm
7:
Peter
Thompson: The Demise of the TVNZ
Charter
Peter ThompsonThe Prime Minister recently announced his government’s intention to abolish the TVNZ Charter, claiming that it ‘wasn’t working’ , that there had been ‘a number of inquiries’ into it and that there was ‘no discernible difference in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00356.htm
8:
Wellington
mobile games company to enter Japan
InstinctWellington games company Instinct has signed a deal with a Japanese investor as part of a high-level business delegation to Japan and Hong Kong. The company will launch its Game Creator software in Japan later this year.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0903/S00673.htm
9:
New
Rules - Responsible Whale Watching In
Pacific
IFAWThe first regional guidelines for responsible whale and dolphin watching across the Pacific Islands were launched today on the eve of the first International Conference for Marine Mammal Protected Areas in Maui, Hawaii.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0903/S00570.htm
10:
Mazur
On Euphronios At Harvard Law & Lost
Chalice
Suzan MazurThis is one of the most refreshing examples I've seen of how Internet reporting is influencing institutional learning. Unbeknownst to me, at the time that Altenberg! The Woodstock of Evolution? was beginning to “reverberate throughout the evolutionary ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00350.htm
11:
While
you were sleeping: Dollar gains
BusinesswireMarch 30 – The U.S. dollar rebounded against the euro on Friday amid speculation the European Central Bank will follow the Federal Reserve in buying its own bonds to lift the region’s economy.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0903/S00658.htm
12:
PM's
Presser Audio: Richard Worth & Super
Auckland
Spike MountjoyToday the Prime Minister said he had given Richard Worth "a bollocking" over a potential conflict of interest during his recent private trip to India as chair of the India Trade Group. While in India Worth oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00357.htm
13:
Binoy
Kampmark: The Cambridge and Oxford Boat
Race
Binoy KampmarkOn Sunday, March 29, Oxford and Cambridge will do battle for the 155th time on the waters of the Thames. The occasion, one of the more known sporting events between rival universities, is the Boat Race. On March 12, 1829, Cambridge issued a challenge ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00342.htm
14:
Giving
up smoking early in pregnancy reverses
risk
University of AucklandResearch initiated at The University of Auckland has shown that women who quit smoking within the first fifteen weeks of pregnancy can reverse their elevated risk of premature birth and having small babies, without suffering increased stress. “For the first ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0903/S00121.htm
New Zealand GovernmentRenewable transport energy in New Zealand is making progress, with biodiesel now on retail sale and approval granted for 85% ethanol blends in petrol, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00434.htm
16:
80%
of business people say polluters should
pay
Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentA new national survey shows 80% of business people think polluters should pay for their excess greenhouse gas emissions, not taxpayers. Only 7% of business people surveyed think taxpayers should pick up the bill for any emissions in excess of the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0903/S00348.htm
17:
Indigenous
Groups In Botswana
United NationsNew York, Mar 27 2009 2:10PM Botswana’s indigenous peoples still struggle to gain access to health services, education and employment opportunities, despite efforts to improve their situation, according to a United Nations human rights expert who ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0903/S00564.htm
18:
George
Galloway barred from Canada
Michel ChossudovskyBritish MP George Galloway was refused entry to Canada on the pretext that he supported Hamas, which is categorized by the Canadian government as a "terrorist organization."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00348.htm
19:
Global
Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter
Global Peace And Justice AucklandDuring the first week of April there are a number of interesting forums with overseas guests. At the GPJA Forum on Monday, April 6 we have an eye-witness report of what happened in Haiti following the reoval of prersident Aristide. The March 20 broadcast ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0903/S00337.htm
20:
Law
Firm Job Cuts Continue - Closer To Home
Too
LawFuelLaw firm job cuts are now becoming law firm salary cuts as US and UK multinationals look at more creative ways of dealing with the economic crisis by doing things like cutting their salary caps for associates, reducing or altering recruitment plans, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0903/S00684.htm
21:
Business recession ‘cannot be fought on
price’
Aoraki PolytechnicSouth Canterbury businesses and retailers who use price to fight the war against the economic downturn, undercutting their competitors to snare dollars from local wallets, could damage the local economy further and put more local jobs at risk, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0903/S00096.htm
22:
Goff
meets US Vice President Biden at
conference
New Zealand Labour PartyGoff meets US Vice President Joe Biden at Progressive Governance conference Labour leader Phil Goff met with US Vice President Joe Biden yesterday at a meeting of the Progressive Governance Summit in Vina del Mar, Chile. Mr Goff was invited to attend ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00431.htm
23:
77
people to be honoured at Investiture
Ceremonies
Government HouseFour New Zealand Olympic athletes and an Australian State Premier are among the 77 people to be honoured at Investiture Ceremonies at Government House in Auckland this week. Those being invested include former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0903/S00346.htm
24:
Judge
Humiliates Teenage Rape Victim
Asian Human Rights CommissionThe attitude of a Pakistani judge toward a teenage gang rape victim has caused widespread outrage, throwing the training of the country’s judicial figures into question. On March 25, 2008, additional district and sessions judge Nizar Ali Khawaja conducted ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0903/S00566.htm
25:
Air
NZ to cancel 25 regional services due to
union
Air New ZealandAir New Zealand will be forced to cancel 25 regional services each week as a result of the introduction of the new rest breaks legislation impacting on Air Traffic Control Towers around the country. Air New Zealand Group General Manager Short Haul Airlines ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0903/S00681.htm
26:
Stateside
With Rosalea: Speechless
Rosalea BarkerThe photo above is from “The House” written by the official historian of the US House of Representatives , Robert V. Remini. In the text below the photo, Remini quotes from Pat Schroeder’s book on her life in the House: “He [Committee Chair ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00355.htm
27:
Reminder:
Daylight saving ends on Sunday
Department Of Internal AffairsNew Zealand Daylight Saving will end on Sunday 5 April 2009 when 3.00am becomes 2.00am. People may find it convenient to put their clocks back by one hour before going to bed on Saturday 4 April. As well as changing clocks, the end of daylight saving is ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0903/S00349.htm
28:
Lay
members appointed to High Court
New Zealand GovernmentAttorney-General Christopher Finlayson has announced the appointment of four new lay members to the High Court, under the provisions of the Commerce Act. The new members are: - Professor David Round, Professor of Economics, and Director of the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00433.htm
29:
Radio
Adelaide: Manning - Clark To UN+Auck
Reform
Scoop AudioRadio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how Helen Clark has been appointed administrator to the UNDP. Also discussed, a royal commission has recommended Auckland be restructured into a super city replacing the metropolis model.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00345.htm
30:
Scoop
Coverage: Report Calls For Auckld Super
City
Scoop Full CoverageLocal Government Minister Rodney Hide today released the Report of the Royal Commission into Auckland Governance. "This is an important matter for Auckland. And it is vital for New Zealand." He said the Government wants to make Auckland the most exciting, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00344.htm
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Eugene Doyle: The West’s War On Iran
Richard S. Ehrlich: Deadly Border Feud Between Thailand & Cambodia
Gordon Campbell: On Free Speech And Anti-Semitism
Ian Powell: The Disgrace Of The Hospice Care Funding Scandal
Binoy Kampmark: Catching Israel Out - Gaza And The Madleen “Selfie” Protest
Ramzy Baroud: Gaza's 'Humanitarian' Façade - A Deceptive Ploy Unravels