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In discussing my second 9/11 book, The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions , I have often said, only half
in jest, that a better title might have been “a 571-page lie.” (Actually, I was saying “a 567-page lie,” because I was
forgetting to count ...
So, when it comes to sex, how long is too long to go without? Are New Zealanders still taking risks? Is Daniel Carter
still the country's sexiest celebrity?
Set in a small Oregon town where secrets are hard to keep and lies even harder, Mean Creek flows with the simple
elegance of truth and consequences as it follows a crisis in the lives of its teen characters.
Finance Minister Michael Cullen has welcomed the latest OECD Economic Outlook on the New Zealand economy saying it
brought a “refreshing dose of reality” into the tax debate. “The OECD could not be clearer. Any additional fiscal
stimulus beyond ...
Two years ago, bombings blasted Casablanca killing 45 people, including the 12 assailants. The targets included a hotel,
two restaurants, and a cemetery. Tarek Cherkaoui examines the terror attack and considers who could have carried out
this operation...
In This Edition: - PM Not Happy With New Zealand Herald - MFAT Official Joins Nats And Sparks Government Anger. - Ching
Looks To Have No Chance Of Being A Labour Candidate For 2005 Election
SCOOP EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a point by point response to the "Gold Rush Quickguide" by Barbara Sumner Burstyn
and Ron Law. The Quickguide was a short form version of the "The Meningococcal Gold Rush" , an article published by
Scoop on February ...
I am something of novice reader of parliamentary press releases, but from time to time I see something that I am sure
would interest even the most grizzled veteran. For example, I was intrigued to note that Winston Peters had written
audience responses ...
Gualberto Choque, leader of the peasant farmers of the Department of La Paz and, as such, leader of the rural Aymara
people, said it yesterday: "This is a time of war." Although nobody listened to him, it was a warning.
Thousands of redundancies and a scaled-down state sector were hinted at by the National Party's finance spokesperson
John Key yesterday. While being interviewed on Auckland radio station BFM, regarding National's proposals to introduce a
mini budget and ...
Phony intelligence was created and fed into the news chain with a view to justifying the invasion of Iraq. The
balance-sheet of lies and fabricated intelligence presented in this selection of articles provides detailed and
overwhelming evidence.
"Everything we do depends on energy, and if our energy supply is not sustainable, then neither is our economy or our way
of life"
So Winston Peters is promising immigration "hit squads" in the new New Zealand First party policy to be released on
Friday. Presumably the phrase "dawn raid" was turned down on the basis that it is now in use by a popular musical
entertainment company...
The potential firing of Ohio whistleblower Sherole Eaton, Deputy Director of the Hocking County Board of Elections, has
re-fired bitter controversy over the stolen 2004 presidential election.
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.
Elections Systems and Software (ES) has a marketing agreement with AutoMARK Technical Services (ATS) to be the sole purveyor of the AutoMARK voting
machine. ATS can market the system, but pricing and contracts are all handled by ES In March of 2004, ...
Wellington Central Labour MP Marian Hobbs has again challenged National Party candidate Mark Blumsky to state where he
stands on his party's plans to slash jobs in the public service.
"The Finance Minster must feel embarrassed by the way he has tried to manipulate today's OECD report which confirms that
Labour spending is out of control," says National Party Finance spokesman John Key.
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to members of Rotorua Grey Power on Wednesday, 25 May 2005 at 2.00pm - Rotorua Race
Course, Arawa Park, Fenton Street, Rotorua
April 30th marked 30 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Yet, recently elected California Assemblyman Van Tran is
pushing the California State Assembly to adopt the old flag of the Republic of Vietnam as the official and only flag of
the Vietnamese-American ...
"In the U.S., if there's a terrible report, people don't riot and kill other people. And you can't excuse what they did
because of the mistake - you know, you can't blame it all on Newsweek." - Laura Bush at the start of her trip to prop up
the world's ...
Face it: progressive Americans are in a desperate struggle with religious-right fundamentalists. Moderate Christians and
Republicans should join this struggle, for the survival of our democracy is at stake.
In 1967, Che Guevara died at the hands of CIA-backed Bolivian soldiers while attempting to lead a guerrilla struggle in
Bolivia. In the small town where his body was uncovered 30 years later, graffiti is scrawled declaring: “Che: Alive as
they never wanted ...
24: Rich from Brash
Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today that the government’s performance as a fiscal manager was second to none and
had routinely won praise from such international commentators as the OECD and the International Monetary Fund.
British Memo Indicates Bush Administration Fixed Intelligence to Justify Iraq Invasion - Interview with Greg Palast,
investigative reporter and author, conducted by Scott Harris
When Helen Clark sits down for talks with the second-most important Chinese politician tomorrow, she should serve him
Tibetan tea and have a chat about human rights.
Vodafone New Zealand’s continued solid growth will see its customer base exceed two million this year, says Managing
Director Russell Stanners.
Four Asian men are assisting Auckland City Police investigating an alleged kidnapping and extortion incident that came
to a head at about 9.25 this morning at a Newmarket bank.
Around 200,000 families are already receiving extra help as a result of the 1 April Working for Families increases in
family income assistance, Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said.
The President of the Labour Party hinted at a "deep dark secret" and fed the speculation that it would contain some
worthwhile adjustments to either tax rates or the thresholds at which those rates apply. In the event, it provoked the
Dominion-Post to run a ...
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