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1:
911
Terrorist Links to Congress & White
House
Secret Hearings Conceal 9/11 Terrorist Links to Congress & White House by Tom Flocco * AmericanFreePress.net * And Scoop.co.nz 7 August 2002
2:
Scoop
Images: Satellite Reveals Qatar US Air Base
Images published by GlobalSecurity.org taken by DigitalGlobe.com on June 13 2002 – and used here with permission of DigitalGlobe - reveal that preparations are well advanced for air strikes against Iraq.
3:
Big
News: Families Yes, Adams No, Cannabis
Maybe
Well, the United Future Party came in ahead of the Greens in coalition talks. Helen Clark says the government will not legislate to decriminalise dope, but Nandor Tanczos says he will introduce a members bill to decriminalise it. God’s little rally driver, ...
4:
It
could be Qantas or bust, says
union
Cultural cringe over the possibility of Australians buying into Air New Zealand could ultimately destroy our airline, says the union that represents nearly 3000 Air New Zealand workers.
5:
NewsFlash:
Carter, Dyson &Tamihere New
Ministers
The Cabinet for the Labour/Progressive Coalition minority Government has just been announced following elections held at a Labour Party caucus meeting this morning.
6:
Richard
Prebble's Letter From Wellington
12/8/2002
No-one is more surprised than Peter. He has had to read up on his party's policy - most of which has now been declared under review - and introduce himself to his caucus.
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In This Edition: The Worm that churned my stomach - A Complaint [Re: Firas Al-Atraqchi] - Aziz Choudry... - FW: Hoppeism and the Bailout - Proof Of CIA Infiltration Of The UN
9:
Howard's
End: ACC Patients To Become Guinea
Pigs
Are injured New Zealanders who continue to suffer debilitating pain about to become experimental lab-rats for the rest of the world as the Accident Compensation Corporation plans to implement a nation-wide injection therapy programme next month? Maree Howard ...
10:
Three
Steps To Ward Off Economic Storm
Helen Clark's snap election gamble paid off. Ballot boxes closed before most voters had noticed that clouds of economic gloom are gathering over the horizon. If the election had been held in November, as scheduled, awareness of the downturn would ...
11:
Official
Count Results -- Overall Status August
10
Official Count Results -- Overall Status This is not the formal declaration of results. The Chief Electoral Officer declares the results of the official count by publishing a notice in the NZ Gazette.
12:
The
Real Deal: The Myth of the Rule of
Law
The Real Deal With Catherine Austin Fitts - The Myth of the Rule of Law: or How the Money Works: The Destruction of Hamilton Securities Group
13:
Labour
Announces Raffle Results
“John Tamihere, Ruth Dyson, Chris Carter elevated to the Executive! What do United Future think about that?” asked New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters.
14:
Special
Cause For Celebration
The Green Party is delighted to welcome Mike Ward to Parliament as its ninth MP, Co-leaders Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons said today.
15:
Check
Your Till Receipts! -
Kachingo!
With only two days to go before their first $250,000 draw, the organisers of the new rewards programme Kachingo! are reminding shoppers to check their Kachingo! tickets.
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Russia will be career diplomat Stuart Prior, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
17:
Stateside
with Rosalea: Watermelon
man
Forget the presidential pretzel; I nearly choked on a cheerio watching a football game last Monday morning. To be truthful, it was just a newsclip of the back of Andrew Mehrten's knees as he waited to take a penalty kick while two blokes - "buck ...
18:
AIDS
Foundation continues to put pressure on
Dunne
AIDS Foundation Executive Director Kevin Hague today explicitly rejected the response of Peter Dunne to the call to “come clean” about the beliefs and affiliations of his new MPs.
19:
The
Real Deal: Hitting On HUD
Questions For Investors and Financial Analysts to Ask the United States Department of the Treasury re: the Integrity of the US Mortgage and Mortgage Securities Market Related to the Award of $4 Billion Computer and Information Systems Outsourcing: ...
20:
Qantas
Has Government's Tacit Approval
"I am calling on the Labour-led minority Government to rule out a deal that allows Qantas to gain a significant shareholding in our national carrier Air New Zealand," Opposition Leader Bill English said today.
21:
Rich
delighted with special votes
result
National MP Katherine Rich says she was delighted to hear the news today that she has been returned to Parliament for a second term.
22:
HARD
NEWS 09/08/02 - God's Little Rally
Driver
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... It was as inevitable as death, taxes and last-second Bledisloe Cup losses. Any fool could have forecast it last week and, indeed, I did.
23:
Labour
Coalition Clinched On Cannabis Hate
Crime
Labour has shafted New Zealanders in an incomprehensible and despicable cow-towing to the "anti cannabis lobby" - as 3-year coalition supply and confidence deals were signed today amongst Helen Clark, Peter Dunne and Jim Anderton's "Progressive ...
24:
Goff
announces new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be career diplomat Jim Howell, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
25:
New
Survey Sheds Light on NZers' Assets and
Debts
New Zealanders aged 18 and older have an estimated total net worth of $367 billion with a median value of $60,000, according to a new survey conducted by Statistics New Zealand on behalf of the Retirement Commission.
26:
Immigration
Minister Puts Up Smoke
Screen
“Lianne Dalziel has failed to tell the truth about the Immigration Service, is ignoring evidence of widespread immigration scams, and is hiding behind a smokescreen of her own making,” New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said.
27:
Physicist
Pushing Boundaries of Time &
Space
Mathematician Dr Matt Visser has a black hole on his desk that cannot be blamed for the loss of pens, keys, spare change or paperclips.
28:
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.
29:
Legal
Aid Floodgates Are Opened
Granting legal aid to Janice Pou to allow her to sue cigarette companies is wrong in principle and an appalling waste of taxpayer money, ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley said today.
30:
Beehive
Bulletin For Week Ending - Friday 9
August
Prime Minister Helen Clark announced a coalition agreement between the Labour Party and the Progressive Coalition Party this week. The two will form a minority government, with agreed support on confidence coming from the United Future Party. They will ...
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Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Sunday Morning In California As The Season Changes
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Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Resolving The Problem Of Evil
Binoy Kampmark: Childish Fantasies - Age Verification for Social Media Down Under
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