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The Weekend’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: The
911 Evidence that May Hang George W. Bush
The Case Against G.W. Bush: a Preliminary "Hearing" in the Court of Common Sense
2:
Big
Business Bullies, Sellotape ® NZ
Limited
Sellotape ® New Zealand Limited have recently sent out a number of letters to New Zealanders who have used the word "Sellotape ® " on their websites. It appears they are attempting to crack down on the use of their trademark in a colloquial/generic ...
3:
Scoop
Archive: UQ Wire: Big Holes Punched in 9-11 Official
Line
A new coalition of 9-11 researchers, journalists, victims' families, and other truth seekers held an inaugural press conference June 10 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. - Coverage from FTW's Michael Davidson and Joe Taglieri.Advertisement - scroll to continue readinghttp://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/73/75/200206281150.8384e6e8.html
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UQ
Wire: Dr Rosenberg Analysis of Anthrax
Attacks
UQ WIRE EDITOR’S NOTE: The following paper, first published 05 February 2002, is widely considered a seminal article on the issue of the Anthrax-by-mail incidents which closely followed the 911 attacks on the WTC and Pentagon.
5:
Image:
The Two Towers Teaser Poster has arrived!
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers stars (in alphabetical order) Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving ...
6:
UQ
Wire: Big Holes Punched in 9-11 Official
Line
A new coalition of 9-11 researchers, journalists, victims' families, and other truth seekers held an inaugural press conference June 10 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. - Coverage from FTW's Michael Davidson and Joe Taglieri.
7:
Will
New Zealand Wake Up On The 27th Or The 28th
?
In the Second World War the Germans used the term Blitzkrieg - lightening war - to describe a certain type of campaign.
8:
Scoop
Images: G8 Summit - Who’ll Wear A White
Hat?
Images from the G8 Summit currently underway in Kananaskism, Canada. On arrival in Alberta each leader was offered a white hat. Some seemed willing to wear it. Others weren't and just looked at it. Some it seems were not even prepared to be photographed ...
9:
Scoop
Images: Still Razing
Arizona
Monster Arizona wildfire Rodeo/Chediski is still burning brightly in this satellite image fresh off the NASA MODIS imaging satellite system. The image shows the fire as of 18.25hrs UTC on June 28th. The fire – Arizona’s largest ever - has now burned ...
10:
HARD
NEWS 28/06/02 - Resting Up
No Hard News this week - I'm having a rest after yesterday's GM Wire show on bFM, which went very well.
11:
Green
Party TV Broadcast Today – 7.55pm
TV1
The awesome ground-breaking 8 minute Green Party Political Broadcast - produced by native limited and FAT Films will feature New Zealand music by TrinityRoots and Epsilon Blue.
12:
Howard's
End: Detention Mandatory
Pigeon-holing
Once again Hon Lianne Dalziel has embroiled the Government in controversy over policies which places people in mandatory stereo-typed pigeon holes. First, as lead ACC Minister, and now, as Immigration Minister. Maree Howard writes.
13:
Scoop:
Top Scoops + Just Politics
Why The Hay Wouldn’t You Want A White Hat? - Greens Say They’ll Put The Brakes On Wgtn Bypass - Howard’s End: Mandatory Pigeon-holing - Release Illegally Detained Refugees – Greens - Stateside In Coro-land - Satire: Captain Ahab Coup For CHP
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INVESTIGATION:
Sept 11th - Unanswered Questions
Within a few months, the events of Sept. 11th, 2001 became but an echo of the events that followed. War in Afghanistan, anthrax, unprecedented powers of detention: the public mind moves from one shock to another, appearing to accept the government’s ...
15:
United
Future Announces Top 20
President of United Future New Zealand, Ian (Inky) Tulloch and Leader, Hon Peter Dunne, today announced the first 20 places on the Party list standing for election.
16:
Scoop
Satire: Captain Ahab Named On CHP
List
An ex-ship’s captain with a wooden peg-leg and extensive maritime experience was the big surprise when the Christian Coalition announced its party list in Wellington today.
17:
Stateside
with Rosalea: Up north (With
Pics)
From Dublin I flew to Manchester, where a security alert meant that we were all put onto a bus on the tarmac and whizzed through immigration without so much as a stamp in our passports. I took a train directly from the airport to Leeds. Trains in England ...
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
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Scoop
Archive: UQ Wire: It's Patriotic to Ask
Why
On June 10th, a band of concerned citizens came together at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to raise questions about September 11th. They called the meeting the 9/11and Public Safety Conference. Among them were members of families who had ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5f/4c/200206261519.ed7ea206.html
20:
Oracle9i
Database Release 2 Sets New World-Record
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL), the world's largest enterprise software company, has announced a new world record -- breaking performance and price performance in data warehousing. Oracle set the record in the TPC-H three-terabyte benchmark category ...
21:
ACT
Launches Queenstown Campaign
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley and local MP Gerry Eckhoff will join candidates, party members and business people in Queenstown to launch the ACT New Zealand campaign there on Tuesday 2 July.
22:
Minister's
Dithering Results In Bad Message
Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel's refusal to comment on possible law changes until she has "legal advice" confirms either incompetence or a level of politically-correct dithering that would be funny if it was not so potentially expensive ...
23:
G8
Africa Action Plan Highlights
The New Partnership for Africa's Development is first and foremost, a pledge by African Leaders to the people of Africa to consolidate democracy and sound economic management, and to promote peace, security and people-oriented development.
24:
Final
ACT List
“The worst kept secret around Parliament this week has been the ACT Party’s list,” New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said today.
25:
Government
On Notice To Ban Battery
Cages
"Whatever the exact composition of our next government, it will be on notice to end battery hen farming," says New Zealand's largest animal welfare organization.
26:
TVNZ
Charter Decision Proves Hobbs'
Failure
Marian Hobbs' decision today to shelve the TVNZ charter for another three months proves she's achieved absolutely zilch in her term as Broadcasting Minister, says National's Broadcasting spokesperson, Katherine Rich.
27:
Call
for revolution in our schools
New Zealand is sitting on a potential educational tourism goldmine – but this will only be realised if schools take the opportunity to be world leaders in 21st century education, says a top selling non-fiction author.
28:
Feedback:
Re: Who'll Wear A White Hat?
When they saw these world leaders getting off the plane without a cowboy hat, they probably assumed they forgot theirs. It's like a house guest who arrives without a toothbrush--you find one for them.
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Scoop
Update #7 – Scoop Guess 2002!
In This Edition: - Scoop has SEVEN copies of a REALLY USEFULL BOOK to give away to the seven closest guesses at the election result. Welcome to Scoop Guess 2002!
Funding for Wellington’s Inner City Bypass uncertain, despite the inclusion of the project in Transfund’s National Land Transport Program 2002/03. Transit has not even applied for funding and cannot do so until:
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