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Scoop In London: Clark Meets Blair's Most Likely Successor
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NEW ZEALAND LEAD:
Sport News: Govt Details Why It Prefers Waterfront Stadium
Treasury: Crown Financial Statements Released
Commerce: Commission Alleges Credit Card Price-Fixing
Education: TXT-In-Exams Debate Brings Out Creativity In Press Secretaries
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Final Week: Jazz Festival Act Hotter Than Expected

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Congo: Hearings Begin Into Alleged Child Soldier Recruitment Charges
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LATEST ON ISRAEL'S SLAUGHTER IN GAZA
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SCOOP LEAD STORY
Scoop In London: Clark Meets Blair's Most Likely Successor

Scoop's Kevin List reports from London that on her whistle stop tour to celebrate the unveiling of the New Zealand Memorial in Hyde Park this weekend the Prime Minister found time to have a natter with the man most likely to replace Tony Blair as leader of the British Labour Party and therefore the next most likely Prime Minister of the UK – Gordon Brown. Also discussed was the PM's opposition to the death penalty handed out to Saddam Hussein and former George Bush I's advisor James Baker's insights into the future of Iraq. See... Scoop Report & Streaming Audio: PM on Antarctica, Iraq and global warming [1] ALSO:

Kevin List - Vets Touch Down In Blighty For NZ Memorial [2]

Kevin List - Kiwi Veterans Rock All Over The World [3]

Maori TV - War Memorial Dedication in Full on Maori TV [4]

Television New Zealand - TVNZ to Broadcast Hyde Park Ceremony [5]

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Scoop Audio:

Scoop's Kevin List is on assignment in London, he delivers a run down of the London Memorial event and who Helen Clark will be meeting.

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

Questions For Oral Answer - 9 November 2006 [1]

Questions & Answers Wednesday, 8 Nov. 2006 [2]

Questions & Answers Tuesday, 7 November 2006 [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00170.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00165.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00139.htm

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NEW ZEALAND LEAD:

Sport News: Govt Details Why It Prefers Waterfront Stadium [1] - Minister for the Rugby World Cup Trevor Mallard today announced that following a review of stadium options for Auckland the government has a strong preference for a national stadium on Auckland’s CBD waterfront. See... Waterfront stadium is government preference [2] ALSO:

Maori Party - Maori Party Disgusted at Govt Failure To Consult [3]

Auckland City - Auckland CC welcomes waterfront stadium preference [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00202.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00202.htm
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[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0611/S00111.htm

Treasury: Crown Financial Statements Released

- The Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the three months ended 30 September 2006 were released by the Treasury today... The residual cash deficit of $0.5 billion was greater than forecast by $0.2 billion, which was largely a result of the timing of payments which are expected to reverse. The operating balance of $1.9 billion was higher than forecast by $0.4 billion. The majority of the variance was within the core Crown reporting segment. See... Financial Statements of Govt, 3 Months to Sept 06 [1] ALSO:

National - Cullen loses tax cut affordability argument [2] Other Economy News

BNZ - BNZ Monthly Confidence Survey [3]

Mike Pero Mortgages-Infometrics - Housing Market Steady in September Quarter [4]

Statistics NZ - Guest Nights Trend Remains Flat [5]

Canterbury Manufacturers Association - Transformation needs solidity and sustainability [6]

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Commerce: Commission Alleges Credit Card Price-Fixing

- The Commerce Commission has issued civil proceedings against Visa, MasterCard and 11 financial institutions for alleged price-fixing in relation to interchange fees. In a Statement of Claim filed in the Wellington High Court yesterday, the Commission alleges that fixing the interchange fees is anti-competitive. Interchange fees are charged by credit card companies. They are paid by retailers as part of the fees they pay to banks. See... Alleged price-fixing in credit card interchange [1] ALSO:

Master Card - MasterCard Disappointed With Decision [2]

Visa - NZ Commerce Commission announcement [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00206.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00210.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00223.htm

Education: TXT-In-Exams Debate Brings Out Creativity In Press Secretaries

- Untd Futr is cncernd bout da xeptnce of txt spk 2 b allwd in ritn xams 4 NCEA. A spkesprsn 4 MP Judy Turna sez dat letn infrml, abbrev8td languag in forml xams snds compltly da rong msg 2 stdnts. “Skoolz r ther 2 educ8 + raze litracy 2 certn standrds. Thy set da bar – and it shud b hi – NCEA shudnt let da standard b decidd by informl pop cultr of da time. See... Txt spk juz nt up2 stndard! [1] ALSO:

National - TXT exams: Maharey thinks he’s cool [2]

National - TXT exams: teachers show common sense [3]

Waikato University - Getting it Write [4]

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MORE HEADLINES:

Robson-On-Politics: Vote on alcohol purchase age [1]

Comm'n backs abolishing min wage discrimination [2]

Kiwi Troops Destroy Opium In Afghanistan [3]

NZ Company Animated Over Al Gore's Auckland Visit [4]

Wellington Music Week: 20 - 27 November [5]

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RECOMMENDED AUDIO:

Scoop Audio: [1] Selwyn Manning and 95bFM's Simon Pound discuss: How Israel has taken advantage of the US elections to wage a HUGE offensive against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Also, discussed is how significant is the Donald Rumsfeld sacking from his Secretary of Defense position; and Scoop's Kevin List is in London reporting on the NZ Memorial and Helen Clark meetings with Tony Blair. See… Manning n Pound on Israel and US elections. [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00171.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00171.htm

Men's Health: It's Movember In The Military

- Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Flymo team plus Captain Andy Warden from the NZ Army outside the Defence headquarters today. The Flymos are one of the many New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) teams taking part in a special charity event called Movember which involves men being sponsored to grow a moustache. See... Flymos Help Raise Awareness of Men’s Health Issues [1] ALSO:

NZ Defence Force - Images: Kiwi Troops Destroy Opium In Afghanistan [2]

Movember - Movember Follicle Fever Begins [3]

North Shore City Council - Mayor mo-tivated to fund raise for cancer [4]

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Final Week: Jazz Festival Act Hotter Than Expected

- His laser light show was pretty amazing. The fire engines, fire alarm, evacuation and smoke was perhaps a good build up for this show too! Robin filled the room with a smoke machine for a better effect and I guess due to the sensitive nature of the Frontroom’s newly refurbished status – set the fire alarm off! See... Jazz Festival Review: Music & Film [1] ALSO:

Scoop Review - Jazz Festival Review: Billy Boy Arnold [2]

Scoop Review - Jazz Festival Review: Whirimako Black [3]

Scoop Review - Jazz Festival Review: The Little Bushman [4]

Scoop Images - Jazz Fest Kicks Off in the Park [5]

Jazz Festival - Jazz explosion in Festival form [6]

RIANZ - Vaughn Roberts Big Band wins Jazz Tui [7]

Scoop Link - Jazz Festival Calendar [8]

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[8] - http://www.jazzfestival.co.nz/calendar/

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
Congo: Hearings Begin Into Alleged Child Soldier Recruitment Charges

- Hearings began today to determine whether a former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accused of recruiting child soldiers will be the first person tried before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in a case which United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has described as sending a message that impunity will not be tolerated. See... IIC Hearings Start - Move Against Impunity [1]

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MORE WORLD HEADLINES:

Sri Lanka: Call for All Sides to Protect Civilians [1]

OPEC Boosts Myanmar’s Edible Oil Sector [2]

APEC Leaders and Ministers Meetings Next Week [3]

Sudanese Activists Threatened [4]

Annual Call For End To US Embargo Against Cuba [5]

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LATEST ON ISRAEL'S SLAUGHTER IN GAZA

Another Heinous Israeli Massacre of Innocents [1]

6 HR Orgs. Petition Israel's High Court of Justice [2]

Lebanese Army Deploys In More Territory [3]

Six human rights organizations to the High Court [4]

Palestinian Struggle 30 years On [5]

Israel, Palestinians Urged to Return to Talks [6]

EARLIER:Middle East: Israel Unleashes Huge Assault On Gaza [7] - United Nations officials voiced shock and dismay at Israel’s shelling of a residential area in the occupied Gaza Strip in which 18 Palestinian civilians were killed, including eight children and seven women, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan calling on the Israeli Government to cease its military operations there forthwith. See... Shock, Dismay at Deadly Shelling of Gaza Civilians [8] ALSO:

Gush Shalom - After Gaza Atrocity [9]

Stop The Wall - Stand up and Stop the Massacres in Palestine! [10]

Physicians for HR - Response to Beit Hanoun Tragedy [11]

ISM - Dr. Mona El-Farra At Alawda Hospital in Jabalia: [12]

Palestinian Return Centre - London: Join Protest Against Gaza Massacres [13]

Palestinian Return Centre - Palestinians in Europe Call for Unity [14]

Physicians In Israel - Response to Beit Hanoun Tragedy [15]

UN - Israel Did Not Use DU In Hizbollah Conflict [16]

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[16] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00140.htm

UN AUDIO NEWS:

UN Audio: [1] High-Level Panel Urges UN To Streamline Operations - Annan to Push for Early Implementation of Panel Recommendations - Dirty Water Claims More Lives than AIDS: UN Report - UN Official Calls for a Return to Dialogue between Israelis, Palestinians - Israel Says It Does Not Attack Civilians - UNHCR Calls for International Action to Halt Violence in Chad – SPECIAL FEATURES: Human Development Report + UN expert says Africa Needs Capacity to Deal with Impact of Climate Change - Security Council Gives Cote d'Ivoire Parties One Year to End Political Impasse - International Criminal Court Hears First Case of a Man accused of Recruiting Child Soldiers in DR Congo. See… UN Audio News [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00184.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00184.htm

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