TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
LEAD STORY:
Jim Anderton Takes USA To Task
NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:
SCOOP COLUMNS:
Peaceful Direct Action Aboard US Warship
USA Coup: Bill Proposed To Prevent U.S. Vote Fraud
Big News: Migration Of Beneficiary Answers Questioned
Howard's End: Justice Denied Again
Sustainable NZ: Stephen Knight On What's Real
A Primer On Imperialist America
Dennis Hans Asks What If Jayson Blair Were Black?
The Monopolisation Of American Media
Supercomputer Weather: Putin Takes Aim At The Heavens
Sen. Robert Byrd On The Biggest Military Budget In History
Katya Daily
OTHER NEWS (Just Politics)
Israel Should Get Its Own House In Order
Woeful Care Of Girls In CYF Care
Improving Electricity Security The Objective
Int Students And Pastoral Care
Is This An Anti-Alternative Energy Ploy?
New Plymouth’s Enviro-WOF
NZ Business Success By Design
$900,000 For Incubators
Regional Growth Confirmed As Positive
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TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS------------
LEAD STORY:
Jim Anderton Takes USA To Task
- “New Zealand's sovereignty is not negotiable, nor is it available to be traded away in order to keep other
governments happy”, says Progressive leader Jim Anderton. See... New Zealand Sovereignty Not Negotiable [1] ALSO: - Bill English - Bumbling diplomacy further damages NZ interests [2] - Nats - Govt continues foreign affairs blunders [3] - Greens - New Zealand must stand up to the bullies [4] - Nats - Anderton's comments damage relationship with U.S. [5] - ACT -Time to Drop Anderton [6] - NZ First - Anderton Should Shut Up Says Peters [7] - United Future - Slanging matches no way to improve US/NZ relations [8]
NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
Commerce Commission investigates A2 milk [1] Electricity Demand Update – Savings At 7.8% [2] Treble Cone, Mt Ruapehu share top world ski resort [3] How's Your Sex Life? – Durex Sex Survey Launched [4] Correction to 2003 Budget EFU GAAP Tables [5] Thefts from cars plague Wellington central city [6]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
Colin Powell Powell Remarks En Route Andrews Air Force Base [1]
Latin America Lagos Humiliates Chile Over Iraq Vote [2]
United Nations WHO steps up efforts to distribute drugs in Iraq [3] Insecurity hampers humanitarian operations in Iraq [4]
Middle East Israel Bulldozes Family Homes Of Suicide Bombers [6]
Peaceful Direct Action Aboard US Warship
- On Sunday, May 25, at about 4 pm, four Catholic Workers, calling themselves the Riverside Ploughshares, went aboard
the USS PhilippineSea during the 16th Annual Fleet Week hosted by the Intrepid Museum in New York City. See... 4 Disarm Ship in New York City During Fleet Week [1]
USA Coup: Bill Proposed To Prevent U.S. Vote Fraud
- New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt has introduced a bill to Congress to require a mandatory paper trail for the voting
process. See... Bill Introduced to Counter Voting Machine Fraud [1]
SCOOP COLUMNS:
Big News: Migration Of Beneficiary Answers Questioned
- Social Services Minister Steve Maharey is either “bullshitting” again or is ignorant of aspects of his portfolio,
especially regarding the increase in the number of sickness and invalids beneficiaries. I’m sure John Tamihere is not
surprised. See... Big News: Steve Maharey Misleads Parliament [1]
Howard's End: Justice Denied Again
- The Transport & Industrial Relations Select-Committee of Parliament decided last week not to hold an inquiry into ACC and so the most
outrageous miscarriage of justice continues unabated. Maree Howard writes. See... Howard's End: ACC And Miscarriages Of Justice [1]
Sustainable NZ: Stephen Knight On What's Real
- Finnish academic Janne Hukkinen puts it this way: in order to live with themselves, resource managers must learn to
deny reality. See... Unreality & Sustainable Development [1]
A Primer On Imperialist America
Recently, I was the guest on a radio talk-show hosted by a thoroughly decent far-right Republician. I got verbally
battered, but returned fire and, I think, held my own. See... PNAC Primer: How We Got Into This Imperial Pickle [1]
Dennis Hans Asks What If Jayson Blair Were Black?
- It’s the one question I haven’t seen raised in the many analyses I’ve read on what went wrong in the case of the
young New York Times reporter with the vivid imagination and shaky grasp of ethics. See... Dennis Hans: What If Jayson Blair Were Black? [1] MORE ON JAYSON BLAIR - Jayson Bush and Pinocchio Blair [2]
The Monopolisation Of American Media
- Interview with John Nichols, Washington correspondent with The Nation, conducted by Scott Harris See... FCC Rules Change Will Strengthen Media Monopolies [1]
Supercomputer Weather: Putin Takes Aim At The Heavens
- A report in the Times of London that President Vladimir Putin of Russia has ordered that it not rain on his
anniversary party in St Petersburg this Friday seemed to be tempting fate just a little too closely. See... Supercomputer Weather: Putin Plays King Canute [1]
Sen. Robert Byrd On The Biggest Military Budget In History
- Just weeks ago, our armed forces once again demonstrated the overwhelming might of the United States military. See... Robert Byrd:A Smarter, More Efficient Defense Plan [1]
Katya Daily
- Crueler than the worst tyrant is the devil that tries to subjugate the greatest possible number of souls, with
astuteness and deceits. See... Katya Rivas: Know Better the Sower of Discord [1]
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OTHER NEWS (JUST POLITICS)------------
Israel Should Get Its Own House In Order
- "News today that some within the Israeli government are boycotting a meeting with New Zealand's Foreign Minister is
absolutely extraordinary,” said Progressive deputy leader Matt Robson. See... Israel Doesn't Determine Our Foreign Policy [1]
Woeful Care Of Girls In CYF Care
- ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today slammed Child, Youth and Family for its woefully
inadequate management of vulnerable children, in the wake of reports that a further five teenage girls in its care are
engaging in prostitution. See... Maharey Failed, Will Dyson Succeed? [1]
Improving Electricity Security The Objective
- The Government is giving a post-Budget boost of $2.9 million to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority for
programmes that will save businesses money and help improve electricity supply security. See... Electricity demand programmes to improve security [1]
Int Students And Pastoral Care
- Acting Education Minister Steve Maharey today launched a draft revised Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of
International Students, following an initial round of consultation with providers. See... Draft revised code for international students [1]
Is This An Anti-Alternative Energy Ploy?
- The Green Party is questioning the commitment of $21 million of taxpayers' money to carry out exploration work for
private oil and gas companies. See... Govt skews market against renewable energy [1]
New Plymouth’s Enviro-WOF
- Marian Hobbs Speech: Launch of Taranaki Regional Council's, State of Environment report, New Plymouth See... Hobbs Speech: Launch of Environment report [1]
NZ Business Success By Design
- Jim Anderton, Minister for Industry and Regional Development, has welcomed moves to help New Zealand businesses
achieve export success through better use of design and has said the Government will respond in the next few months.
See... Design key to Business export success [1] ALSO: Anderton Speech: Success By Design [2]
$900,000 For Incubators
- Five business incubators in the Auckland region have been given a combined $900,000 boost from Industry New Zealand's
Incubator Development Programme. See... $900,000 boost for incubators in Tamaki Makaurau [1]
Regional Growth Confirmed As Positive
- “Positive regional growth figures announced today show the growing economic resilience of New Zealand’s regions,”
said Economic, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton today. See... Regional growth figures show resilient regions [1]
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