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1: Dennis
Hans: Lily Gilder Or Liar?
Here’s the problem with all the euphemisms mainstream commentators use in their strenuous efforts not to brand President George W. Bush a liar: He’s not entitled to a single one.
2:
US
Govt. To Cut Military Aid to ICC
Supporters
(New York, June 30, 2003) - A deadline set out in the "American Servicemembers Protection Act" (ASPA) that threatens U.S. military assistance to countries supporting the International Criminal Court (ICC) will pass tomorrow, the NGO Coalition ...
3:
Dunne: Gov-Gen's Tongan visit
regrettable
United Future leader Peter Dunne today said that is was a matter of some regret that the Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright, is to travel to Tonga tomorrow for the 85th birthday celebrations of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Images:
The Project Aqua Design
Difference
Meridian Energy’s proposed Project Aqua hydro-electric scheme completes nearly 40 years of investigations into the hydro potential of the lower Waitaki, and represents a remarkable design achievement. See... The Project Aqua Design Difference for background.
5:
Howard's
End: Why Not Train NZ
Tradepeople?
The Government's new 'skilled migrant' policy will tackle skill shortages and should be a major improvement according to Business New Zealand. Is this policy nothing more than a subsidy to New Zealand business too lousy to spend a dollar training ...
6:
New
Zealand is the Saudi Arabia of
Wind
Auckland, Wednesday 2 July 2003: Greenpeace today launched a groundbreaking new report Winds of Change11 The Greenpeace report, Winds of Change: Exploring New Zealand’s phenomenal wind resource and options to drive renewable energy development is available ...
7:
Making
the Military a Stage Prop for
Politics
In my 50 years as a member of Congress, I have had the privilege to witness the defining rhetorical moments of a number of American presidents. I have listened spellbound to the soaring oratory of John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. I have listened grimly ...
8:
Like
Iraq, CIA Exaggerated Soviet Nuclear
Threat
Two years ago the Central Intelligence Agency released reams of intelligence documents on the former Soviet Union that had been classified for nearly 30 years. The findings were damning: the CIA for more than 10 years greatly exaggerated the nuclear threat ...
9:
Questions
Of The Day Transcript - July 1st
2003
Questions to Ministers: 1. Transport Strategy—Land Transport Funding 2. Mâori Affairs, Associate Minister—Confidence 3. Transport Strategy—Land Transport Funding 4. Solomon Islands—Police 5. Solomon Islands—Pacific Forum 6. Te Mângai Pâho—Reviews 7. Primary ...
10:
Link:
Justice's Final Transmission From
Baghdad
'Gag' order contradicts U.S. value Iraqis like Judge Gilbert S. Merritt By GILBERT S. MERRITT For The Tennessean
11:
Dunne: Can Winston fix it?
No!
Winston Peters' opposition to the new rules for skilled migrants reeks of hypocrisy, United Future leader Peter Dunne said today.
12:
ACT/National:
What does it take to get
fired?
Both National and Act are crying foul after the deal struck for embattled TMP boss Trevor Moeke to stay at the scandal plagued Maori broadcasting funding agency.
13:
Dennis
Hans: Of Mice and (Con) Men
The buildup to the invasion of Iraq revealed most of our national-security bureaucrats and journalists to be mice, no match for the men who marshaled all manner of questionable, false or even forged evidence to make their case. The men led — make that “misled” ...
14:
NZ
dirty diesel precludes cleanest diesel
engines
NZ’s dirty diesel fuel continues to preclude availability of the world’s cleanest diesel engines
15:
Exposing
Bush and His "Techniques of
Deceit"
President George W. Bush and his foreign-policy team have systematically and knowingly deceived the American people in order to gain support for an unprovoked attack on Iraq.
16:
Biotech
lobby "don't look - don't find"
strategy
Biotech lobby wants "don't look - don't find" strategy backed by ERMA so public and scientists are left in the dark. Responding to the challenge to present evidence that New Zealand's longest-running trial of GE sheep and other transgenic ...
17:
John
Chuckman Cartoon: Sen. Thurmond Declared
Dead
Senator Thurmond Declared Dead 27 Years After The Fact - Cartoon By John Chuckman
18:
Immigration
Announcement: Fact Sheets
The NZ Immigration Programme 2003/04 remains unchanged from the 2002/03 Programme, with 45,000 places (with scope for a further 5000 places) allocated as follows:
19:
Peace
Movement: National Days of Action 3,4,5
July
The National Days of Action Against US Economic and Military Dominance now run from 3, 4 and 5 July 2003. The web page at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/4July03.htm has been updated with details of events in Auckland (4 July), Lower Hutt (4 July), ...
20:
New
Skills category to drive immigration
programme
Changes to skilled immigration policy were announced by the government today, following a comprehensive review of the General Skills component of the Skilled/Business stream of the New Zealand Immigration Programme.
21:
Kidd
Millenniun Cartoon: Men Are
From...
Cartoon by Kidd Millennium...
22:
Customs
opinion on hemp 'bizarre'
Green MP Nandor Tanczos has urged the Primary Production Select Committee to progress his Misuse of Drugs (Industrial Hemp) Amendment Bill to stop New Zealand's promising hemp industry being threatened by a customs opinion that claimed "all hemp is ...
23:
Law
change opens path to corruption
discrimination
An immigration bill before the House will open the Immigration Service to claims of corruption and discrimination, Green MP Metiria Turei said today.
24:
Dopey
Kyoto Tax Angers Farmers
A meeting held in Hamilton yesterday shows that the Government is out of step with farmer’s views as opposition against the proposed ‘flatulence tax’ increases, said New Zealand First agriculture spokesperson Doug Woolerton.
25:
ERMA's capability endorsed by
review
A review of the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) has found the Authority does have the core competencies and capability to carry out its role, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said today. ERMA is the independent decision-making body that ...
26:
Health
and safety appointments
Labour Minister Margaret Wilson today announced the make-up of the new National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee who will provide expert independent advice on major occupational safety and health issues direct to government.
27:
Security
Response: W32.Bugbear.B@mm -
SEVERE
W32.Bugbear.B@mm is a variant of W32.Bugbear@mm (originally discovered and named in the Sydney Symantec Security Response Centre in October 2002) and appears to be spreading quickly.
28:
Bogotá
Court Rules to End Aerial
Fumigation
· A Bogotá court has ruled to end the harmful U.S. sponsored aerial fumigation occurring in Colombia until a study of the herbicide has been conducted.
29:
Copyright Change Shows Property Rights
Hypocris
ACT New Zealand Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks today accused the Government of trading property rights for votes, by planning to change copyright law to allow more copying without compensation.
30:
Stateside
With Rosalea: Cinquobossy
Last week's triple digit temperatures gave way to a balmy Sunday for the Pride Parade in San Francisco. It's one of the largest transgender, gay, bisexual, lesbian parades in the country, but to watch the TV news you'd think there was only one theme this ...
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