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Published: Fri 8 Jul 2005 05:06 PM
TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
LEAD STORY: BREAKING NEWS: Explosions Strike London Rush Hour Commuters - 52 Deaths Confirmed, 700+ Injured
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Kevin List's A Week Of It Is In
Sutton Off To China For Pre-DOHA Round Meetings
Metservice Predicts Fine Weather For Saturday's Rugby Test
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UN Peacekeeper Troops Storm Through Haitian Slum
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SCOOP COLUMNS:
London Bombings Commentary
Richard S. Ehrlich: Compassion On Holiday For Hmong
Marjorie Cohn: The Supreme Court Battle Begins
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BREAKING NEWS: Explosions Strike London Rush Hour Commuters - 52 Deaths Confirmed, 700+ Injured


[1] London Police have confirmed 52 people have been killed and 700+ people have been injured after bomb attacks struck the Underground network and double-decker buses in London. In what appears to be the first major break in the London terrorist attacks, police may have discovered two unexploded bombs as they sifted through the wreckage of the four bombs that did go off. Scotland Yard has denied finding undetonated explosive devices in the wreckage. See Scoop's news roundup... [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00111.htm
SCOOP FULL COVERAGE:
Scoop News Coverage [1] - Scoop Audio Coverage [2] - Independent News Reports [3] - Commentary [4] - NZ MFAT Updates & Other Advisories [5] - International Reaction [6] - NZ Parliamentary Reaction [7] Scoop Audio: British PM Tony Blair’s statement from London Scoop Audio: U.S. president Bush's statement from Gleneagles, Scotland.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#scoops
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#audio
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#reports
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#comment
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#mfat
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#intl
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#parl
MORE BREAKING NEWS:
- Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Explosions [1] Scoop - Seven Blasts Confirmed At Four Sites [2] Scoop - Was Israel Warned Ahead of First Blast? [3] Scoop - News Roundup: G8 Leaders Gather Around Blair [4] Scoop - Blair Leaves Gleneagles For London [5] Scoop - Terror Strike Suspected - Explosions Strike London, Eye Witness Reports... [6] Live Cam - Webcam Of Trafalgar Square. [7]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00101.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00104.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00103.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00102.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00100.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00099.htm
[7] - http://www.earthcam.com/uk/england/london/trafalgar.php
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Kevin List's A Week Of It Is In
- In This Edition: Future of Institute For Liberal Values (Slightly) Uncertain - Alleged Security Risk Enjoys Cable Car Ride - Sorry Old Chap, No Can Do, Chatham House Rules! - McCully accuses Dominion Post of Left Wing Bias!? - Market Forces Comfort ACT MP In Times of Trouble. See... A Week of It: Liberal values, Liberated Algerians [1] ALSO: Ahmed Zaoui Meets Media Onslaught And Fans In Wgtn [2] . See also Ahmed Zaoui's speech... Zaoui: Religious Extremism and Our Response [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00123.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00097.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00110.htm
Sutton Off To China For Pre-DOHA Round Meetings
- Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton leaves for China on Monday to attend a meeting of trade ministers looking for solutions as part of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Development Round. Mr Sutton will be attending a "mini-ministerial" meeting in Dalian, China. He said that while New Zealand was having a lot of success with bilateral trade agreements, the Government's top trade priority was the WTO negotiations. The Labour-Progressive Government have successfully completed three trade agreements, with another three currently being negotiated. See... Minister to attend trade meeting in China [1] ALSO: Positive development in trade with Thailand [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00189.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00190.htm
Metservice Predicts Fine Weather For Saturday's Rugby Test
- After several days of rain in the north, MetService meteorologists are forecasting that showers will clear away in time for the third rugby test between the LIONS and the ALL BLACKS at Eden Park on Saturday evening. See... MetService forecasting a dry third test [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0507/S00016.htm
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CYF foster parents discarded over $40 per week [1] Celebrities to be sold off in Wine Challenge [2] Nominations Up For Top Shop Auckland [3] Police Concerned For Missing Teen [4] Whakatane Family Score An All Blacks Ford Falcon [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0507/S00074.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0507/S00120.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0507/S00119.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0507/S00063.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0507/S00116.htm
UN Peacekeeper Troops Storm Through Haitian Slum
- United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti have raided two areas of a slum district in an operation designed to rout gangs that have been active in Port-au-Prince, the Caribbean country’s capital, and have killed or wounded several gang members, a mission spokesman said. During the operation yesterday in Cité Soleil’s Bois-Neuf and Douillard areas, “the criminals, who tried desperately to fight back using weapons, were either killed or wounded,” suffering heavy losses, the spokesman for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Lieutenant Colonel El Ouafi Boulbars, said yesterday. See... UN Peacekeeping Mission Raids Slum District [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00149.htm
MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:
Bush & Blair Discuss Africa, Trade, Climate Change [1] UN Protocol Curbing Illegal Firearm Trafficking [2] ISM Update From Palestine [3] Zimbabwe Envoy: Freedom of Movement Fundamental [4] Comprehensive Report on U.S. Voting Equipment Selection [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00136.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00144.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00155.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00153.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00156.htm
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SCOOP COLUMNS------------
London Bombings Commentary
Russell Brown - I lived in London in years when several terrorist bombings were carried out by the IRA. It was easy enough to be stoic; the odds weren't so bad. The King's Cross station fire in 1987 was actually worse... See... Public Address 08/07/05 - Bloody Murder [1]
Christiaan Briggs - Lucky for that “War on Terror” thing ay? My mother managed to phone me today from New Zealand, to check I hadn’t been blown up. She advised that I take care with my words. The first hint I received of something amiss in London this morning was full ... See... Christiaan Briggs: Chickens Come Home To Roost [2]
William Rivers Pitt - A British associate penned a quick response to the bombing attacks that took place in London this morning. "The message from those claiming responsibility says, in part, 'Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic in its northern, southern, ... See... William Rivers Pitt: Over There [3]
Peter Cresswell - "We are all Londoners today." Doesn't that describe the way all people with a soul feel this morning. The vibrant, tolerant city of London is today's front line in the battle for those western values that makes cities across the west the great places ...See… Peter Cresswell : 'We Are All Londoners Today' [4]
Deborah Coddington - Most of us will be glued to the television or radio today, listening for news about London, and effects of the senseless, mindless, irrational collectivism that motivates the fundamentalist and nihilist beliefs of the terrorists. How anyone can call these murderers "freedom fighters" is beyond me. See... Liberty Belle: The London Bombings [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00108.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00117.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00106.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00120.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00192.htm
Richard S. Ehrlich: Compassion On Holiday For Hmong
- BANGKOK, Thailand -- About 6,500 ethnic Hmong, who illegally crossed the Mekong River into Thailand, suffered the death of a baby girl after Thai officials reportedly ordered people not to feed or help them. See... Thai Officials Order Hmong Refugees Abandoned [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00112.htm
Marjorie Cohn: The Supreme Court Battle Begins
- With the unexpected resignation of Sandra Day O'Connor, George Bush finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. After his 2000 campaign pledge to appoint justices in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, Bush garnered the crucial support of right-wing evangelical Christians. Mobilizing in thousands of churches across the country, they provided the foot soldiers and the votes to elect and re-elect Bush. Their eyes were on the big prize - overturning Roe v. Wade, to stop the "holocaust" of abortion. The Supreme Court vacancy they've prepared for so long and hard has finally materialized, and the right-wing fundies are calling in their chits. See... Marjorie Cohn: Payback Time? [1] MORE: Thom Hartmann - Supreme Court - Possible "Fascist" Play [2] Bill Berkowitz - William Greene's Angry Rapid Response Machine [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00107.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00072.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00062.htm
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Paul Buchanan - On Special Ops Military Investment [1] Genevieve Cora Fraser - G. Cora Fraser: Palestine's Tree of Life Is Dying [2] Narconews - Narconews: A Bouquet from George Sanchez [3] Evelyn Pringle - Tax Dollars Pay For Vaccine-Damaged Kids [4] Dave McArthur- Bonus Joules: When Is A Hole Not A Hole? [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00087.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00116.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00114.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00113.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00091.htm
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OTHER NEWS (JUST POLITICS)------------
POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS:
Transtasman Political Letter – 7th July Digest [1] Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 8/7/05 [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00095.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00118.htm
United Releases Forestry Policy
- United Future forestry spokesman Gordon Copeland today released the party's forestry policy for the 2005 election. This includes: giving all necessary government assistance to the forest sector to move up the value added chain through industry partnerships so that high value products, rather than unprocessed chips or logs, ensure that "NZ Inc" maximises its returns. See... United Future announces forestry policy [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00198.htm
MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:
Govt - Jim Sutton speech to Pipfruit NZ SGM [1] Govt - Import rules essential before access granted [2] Govt - Minister signals new approach to key species [3] Govt - Benson-Pope: Speech to NZ Rec. Fishing Council AGM [4] Govt - New Fiordland Guardians appointed [5] United - Alexander: Aged care funding miles overdue [6] NZ First - Winston Peters - Recreational Fishing Council AGM [7] Greens - SOE's pressure thwarts RMA, discourages scientists [8] Greens - Opportunity to tell Govt to get serious on waste [9] Greens - Tell Govt to get serious about waste [10] Maori Party - The Maori Party Confirms Zimbabwe Position [11]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00194.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00191.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00182.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00181.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00178.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00197.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00196.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00200.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00193.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00176.htm
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00205.htm
POLITICAL COLUMNS:
Progressives - robson-on-politics, Thur 7 July [1] Nats - National Education: Bill English Newsletter 8/7/05 [2] Nats - Collins Comments: 8 July 2005 [3] Nats - News Worthy, 8 July 2005 [4] Nats - What's Going wONg [5] Nats - www.mccully.co.nz - 8 July 2005 [6] Nats - Collins Comments: 8 July 2005 [7] United - Marc My Words: A Tale Of Misplaced Justice [8] ACT - Heather Roy's Diary - Friday, 08 July 2005 [9] ACT - Liberty Belle: The London Bombings [10]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00174.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00202.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00201.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00195.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00186.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00187.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00201.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00199.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00188.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00192.htm
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