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That incriminating "smoking gun" memo proving the Bush and Blair Administrations pre-determined an invasion and
occupation of Iraq long before the invasion occurred has apparently come and gone, barely noted in the American press,
AWOL from editorial ...
Scoop Media will be providing extensive coverage throughout today on Finance Minister Michael Cullen's Budget 2005.
Scoop co-editor Alastair Thompson and chief reporter Kevin List will be analyzing the detail and fine-print from within
the Government's ...
This series of articles is an outlet for the people who are living through an overwhelming crisis. They want to tell
everyone how bad it really is, and how terrible their day to day living conditions have become. Their voices will reveal
the true depth of ...
Budget 2005 delivers large increases in social spending together with significant cuts to business tax and a package to
encourage New Zealanders to save, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
Asked if this was his best, worst or perhaps just a middling sort of budget in today's lock-up press conference Finance
Minister Dr Michael Cullen responded: “Like my children I love them all equally, but not always simultaneously.”
Israeli Occupation soldiers killed a married Palestinian man, Omar Mutei Assrawe (25) at the Al- Kufrayat military
checkpoint near Tulkarem as he was on his way to work. The Israelis prevented an ambulance from reaching the man
following the shooting.
Labour approved a discussion paper that proposed legalising brother-sister sex for over-20-year-olds, according to
official documents released today by National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall.
Politics is so confusing these days, with all sorts of charges, scandals, distortions, nominees, wars, distractions. To
help me out of this current-events muddle, I once again turn to the editors of the popular franchised book series, for
short easy-to-understand ...
During the last week, pressure from the opposition in Parliament unveiled the depravity of the current Government. Not
merely in the perfidy of one Cabinet Minister, but also the manner in which he was supported at the highest levels. I
submit that, in ...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand said it will pursue terrorists described by Burma as CIA-trained, because "maybe someone
did something along the border," resulting in a synchronized triple-bombing in Burma which killed 19 people.
1. Economy—OECD Rating 2. Childcare—Access 3. Taxation—Thresholds 4. Labour Force Participation—Women 5.
Taxation—Australia - New Zealand 6. Children of Separated Parents—Initiatives 7. Labour Force—Strikes 8. Television New
Zealand Charter—Local ...
An interview with, John Perkins - author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" - who says he says he helped the U.S.
cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly
repay and ...
The creation of KiwiSaver complements the government's commitment to ensuring New Zealanders can enjoy a decent income
when they retire, says Finance Minister Michael Cullen.
Personal tax rate thresholds will be raised 6.12 per cent on 1 April 2008 under a Budget 2005 commitment to inflation
proof incomes, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
National Party Families spokeswoman Judith Collins says the appointment of Police Commissioner Rob Robinson to inquire
into the actions of stood-down Education Minister David Benson Pope had whitewash written all over it.
“This Budget is slow Punch and no Judy. Frankly, working New Zealanders should feel insulted they’ve had to wait so
long, to be promised so little,” says National Party Finance spokesman John Key.
The right hand of darkness | May 18, 2005 05:40 Jolisa Gracewood in New Haven
Education Minister Trevor Mallard should withdraw approval of software that a North Shore high school pulled from its
computers today following student protests, says Nandor Tanczos, the Greens' IT and Youth Issues Spokesperson.
"Budget 2005 will help New Zealanders to save, giving them greater security and choice and strengthening the economy,"
says Finance Minister Michael Cullen.
This week on Fighting Talk, we're annoyed about stuff we don't like. Bust out the pitch-forks:Vigilante justice on the
West Coast? I can believe it.Things I've Been Meaning to Bitch About 1: Saturday's Dom Post ran a story from The Times.
The recent decision announced by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to close US military bases, and the reactions of
law makers, not merely Democrats but hard right figures like Senator Jim Thune of South Dakota and Senator Trent Lott of
Mississippi, ...
"The Kiwi dream of owning your own home will be brought within the grasp of thousands more New Zealanders each year as a
result of Budget 2005," says Housing Minister Steve Maharey.
Locked in a Logans Run type environment for two hours, more than a hundred lucky people where given the guts of Budget
2005 by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Michael Cullen.
A University of Otago research team today announced a major breakthrough in understanding a severe genetic disorder that
affects a large New Zealand family.
34 Army personnel, and ten UNIMOG trucks remain on stand by to assist in the flood ravaged Bay of Plenty area this
morning.
Tertiary education funding switches to quality Tertiary education initiatives in Budget 2005 will strengthen the
quality and relevance of tertiary teaching, learning and research in New Zealand, Education Minister Trevor Mallard
announced today.
Wednesday 18 May 2005 A recent survey commissioned by Wizard Home Loans has shown high levels of anxiety over spiraling
interest rates. With many people on fixed-rate loans yet to feel the pinch, Kiwi homeowners are becoming apprehensive
about how ...
NEW ZEALAND CINEMA INDUSTRY HEATS UP WITH PREMIERE OF STAR WARS EPISODE 3: Revenge of the Sith
What has a long shelf life and is worth approximately $32 billion? - New Zealands ‘booming’ grey generation!
The persistence of credible hypotheses of election fraud, six months after the election, underscores the fragility of
the U.S. electoral system. US Count Votes continues its systematic statistical study of the discrepancy between the
Edison-Mitofsky exit ...
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