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Bill Berkowitz
Despite being forced to resign in disgrace as president of the World Bank and helping lead America into the biggest
foreign policy disaster in history, Wolfie is still useful to the Bush administration
Southland District Health Board
Hospital staff are becoming increasingly concerned about the dwindling pool of crutches available for people with broken
bones and sprains, saying the hospital is nearing a crisis point in the lead up to Christmas.
Problem Gambling Foundation
New research commissioned by the Health Sponsorship Council provides hard evidence of the harm being done by gambling
says the Problem Gambling Foundation.
IFEX
The Burmese regime has banned the work of 19 artists and writers, and some writers and poets are hiding from authorities
because they are being pursued for taking part in the September 2007 uprising.
Trans Tasman
Another year is drawing to and end it’s time to take a long hard look at just how well our Members of Parliament have
done during the past 12 months. Attached with this email is the 2007 TransTasman Roll Call, which measures how our MPs
performed ...
ITUC
The underlying analysis is that the violent repression, particularly the targeting by the military of
peacefully-demonstrating monks, has deeply antagonised Burma's society, at the same time as it has created new
resistance dynamics.
New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Helen Clark Prime Minister Closing speech to NZDF Command No 48 Staff Course On Defence Issues for New Zealand
Office of the Clerk
1. RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she received regarding
the number of New Zealanders receiving an unemployment benefit?
Motocorp Distributors
Built by Renault's 'Renaultsport' division at Dieppe in north western France, the Megane R26 was engineered to celebrate
the French company's victory in the 2006 Formula One world motor racing championship.
Martha Rosenberg
Most people blame Big Pharma and the docs in its pocket for elevating everyday anxiety to depression, depression to
bipolar disease and childhood behavior problems to major psychiatric diseases.
VOA News
An Eritrean human rights group is accusing the governments of Sudan and Eritrea of working together to round up and
deport Eritreans who have sought refuge from Eritrea's authoritarian government.
Fiat
Praised for its cute, and even sexy, good looks, the new Fiat 500 is now also officially beautiful, indeed, the most
beautiful because it has not only won the small/city car award in the “Auto più Bella del Mondo 2008” search for the
most beautiful ...
New Zealand Government
The number of New Zealanders receiving an unemployment benefit is at a 28 year low, Social Development and Employment
Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
New Zealand Police
Police have welcomed the Independent Police Conduct Authority's report into Operation Austin. In a review released
today, the authority praised Operation Austin, saying it was an exceptional, major criminal investigation and that it
reached a high standard ...
IRIN News
The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in western Uganda has risen to 28 out of 112 people infected with the deadly virus,
with a sense of panic spreading among the population, officials said.
New Zealand Government
Minister of Health David Cunliffe has today reiterated his call for Heather Roy to either provide information to support
the allegation she made in Parliament last week or apologise to the staff at Capital and Coast DHB.
Fiat
Hard on the heels of taking the European Car of the Year 2008 for the new Fiat 500 and the Latin American Car of the
Year Award, “Carro do Ano 2008”, for the Fiat Punto, Fiat has picked up the “AUTOBEST 2008” award for the Fiat Linea,
the saloon ...
Unisys
New Zealanders need to act on new research which shows most feel uncomfortable posting personal information online
Hyundai
At the recent AMI New Zealand Autocar 2008 Car of the Year awards, Hyundai New Zealand was awarded the Technology of the
Year award.
Cuisine Magazine
From coffee plungers to espresso machines, venison to cervena, Müller Thurgau to Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand’s
culinary culture has come a long way in 21 years. Cuisine has been there every step of the way.
Business Council for Sustainable Development
Prime Minister Helen Clark put heavy emphasis on the power of first world consumers to determine our future when she
spoke to 60 Business Council executives and their guests on December 7. "The power of consumers to drive demand for
sustainable ...
VOA News
Health officials in Uganda say laboratory tests have shown that an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the western
part of the country has not spread to the east, as officials had feared.
Bill Berkowitz
Although several of the leading Republican Party presidential candidates have won endorsements from Religious Right
leaders and organizations, no one has brought more Christian conservative leaders into their camp than former Arkansas
governor Mike ...
Survival International
The four men were collecting honey for presentation at the Tooth Temple in the town of Kandy during Sri Lanka's annual
Esala Perahera - the country's major Buddhist festival.
US State Department
The international system today is experiencing a degree of transformation that defies precedent: The rise of China and
India, the growth of truly global labor and capital markets, the spread of technology, massive new migrations of people.
New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Annette King has launched Sustainable Transport, a draft Update of the New Zealand Transport Strategy
that outlines a vision for a sustainable transport future.
Southland District Health Board
The children’s ward has been temporarily closed at Southland Hospital to enable a thorough disinfection process,
following the identification of a MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) positive patient and staff, said
Leanne Samuel, ...
Uri Avnery
The earth shook. Our political and military leaders were all in shock. The headlines screamed with rage.
New Zealand National Party
Labour’s promise to fix personnel problems in the Navy are proving empty, says National’s Defence spokesman, Wayne Mapp.
Dr Mapp is commenting on fresh reports that the Navy faces the likelihood that one of its two frigates will not be put
to ...
Business NZ
Retail giant Foodstuffs has thrown its weight behind the Buy NZ Made campaign, signing up its Four Square, PAK’nSAVE and
New World supermarkets to use the iconic kiwi-in-the-triangle logo.
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