The Top 30 rating items on Scoop for 08 January, 2008, including: 1: ACLU Florida Calls For Bush/Cheney Impeachment. 2:
ABC-Facebook Primary Debates in New Hampshire. 3: Lyndon Hood: Mother Scoop's Almanac 2008. 4: Toni Solo: Imperial
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The Top 30 rating items on Scoop for 08 January, 2008 were...
David Swanson
The national ACLU recently announced a new motto that many impeachment advocates view as a wish for the impossible (a
reference to the current presidential administration): "One More Year, No More Damage."
Rosalea Barker
On Saturday night, the ABC network held two back-to-back debates in Manchester, New Hampshire, in conjunction with
Facebook, the social networking website that is often criticized for enabling data mining and use of its pages by law
enforcement agencies ...
Lyndon Hood
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Toni Solo
Returning to Europe after some time away is like visiting an unloved relative falling into dementia. It may be
unwelcome, but one sheds no tears. The persistent optimism of Western Bloc political and financial leaders is bizarre.
Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – US Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) emerged victorious from the January 03,
2007, Iowa Caucuses, claiming the first victories of the 2008 presidential contest.
blueskin.co.nz
A small car was spotted in Warrington today, apparently driving around all the streets in turn. The car displayed
prominent "Google" logos on each side and had a tripod on the roof with a shiny black round object on top.
truthout.org
"The time has come for a president who will be honest about the choices and the challenges we face, who will listen to
you and learn from you, even when we disagree, who won't just tell you what you want to hear, but what you need to
know."
Bats Theatre
On The Conditions and Possibilities… is the first state-of-the-nation address for the Rogernomic generation – a punky
powerpoint-driven monologue exploring obsession, politics and the hopes and dreams of a passionate but confused
generation.
Greenpeace New Zealand
Southern Ocean, January 8, 2008: An international team aboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, currently searching for the
Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, has made a rare series of humpback whales recordings in Antarctic waters.
Green Party
The Government must back up the Conservation Minister's concerns for safety in the Antarctic region, expressed this
morning, by sending New Zealand Navy frigates to the region, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says.
Child Poverty Action Group
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Fiat
The new Fiat 500 and the Alfa Romeo Spider make their USA debut this week (7-10 January 2008) at one of the world’s
largest and most important exhibitions, but its not the Detroit International Motor Show, rather the Italians have gone
to Las ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows says nearly 6,000 suspended drivers are still on Kiwi roads because
no-one's got around to serving them with the paperwork to revoke their licenses.
Bill Berkowitz
Owing to his convincing victory in the Iowa Republican Party caucuses, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has become
"viable." Over the next few weeks expect the mainstream media to both welcome the folksy/friendly Huckabee with open
arms, and slice and ...
Nielsen NetRatings
Please find attached a website ranking of the top ten channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence Shopping
category for all visitors' unique browsers (from New Zealand and overseas) for December 2007.
New Zealand National Party
National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says senior Labour Ministers face fresh claims of heavying
appointed officials and trying to influence the outcome of a supposedly independent decision-making process.
Lawrence R. Velvel
It is often remarked that Korea is a war about which most of us know little or nothing. It is called a black hole by the
late David Halberstam in his recent book about it, The Coldest Winter . I personally knew very little about it before
reading Halberstam’s ...
Michael Collins
Tomorrow's New Hampshire primary represents a major turning point in the presidential primaries. We've got the rising
star of Obama, the stunned Clinton camp, and the populist efforts of the fast moving Democrat, John Edwards, just off a
9% increase ...
Ministry of Education
A leading Canadian educationalist has hailed the Ministry of Education-funded Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) programme as
‘state-of-the art’ saying no-one else in the world is doing work as good.
Auckland Animal Action
On New Years Eve while many were partying Animal Rights Activists were seeing in the New Year by entering a battery hen
farm in South Auckland. Thirty hens were rescued from this farm and the conditions documented.
New Zealand National Party
The number of public relations, communications, and media positions at the Ministry of Education has tripled since
Labour has been in government, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich.
Jason Leopold
The CIA destroyed videotapes showing its agents subjecting high-level al-Qaeda detainees to waterboarding after the
agency's inspector general issued a classified report in the spring of 2004 that concluded the interrogation methods
used on the prisoners.
New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel met today to hear directly from victims of an alleged fraud involving the selling of
bogus ironing franchises in Auckland. The government will work with the New Zealand Franchise Association to look at
whether there is ...
New Zealand National Party
A report slamming Labour’s reform of the DPB backs up a fresh admission by the Ministry of Social Development that its
performance in this area is ‘significantly under target’, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins.
Electronic Transaction Services
During December 2007 New Zealanders spent over $4.0 billion across the country via 70 million transactions processed
through the Paymark network alone, up 8 percent year-on-year.
Massey University
Physicist, author, ghost-buster and 2004 Nobel prizewinner Frank Wilczek will explore the mysteries of the Universe at
lectures in Palmerston North and Auckland next week.
THEONERING.NET
Howard writes: Factory: the film industry magazine celebrates its fifth birthday with the launch of a radical, online
edition at www.factory-publishing.com packed with world-exclusives and free iPod downloads. Ian McKellen recently
recorded an ...
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New Zealand Racing Industry Board
The first of three Ford Focus cars up for grabs at Springfresh Destination Summer Holiday Racing events was won on race
6 at Otaki on Sunday 6 January. Mr Earle Hawtin of Taita won the Ford Focus car, a $1000 Air New Zealand Holiday voucher
and a share ...
Martin LeFevre - Meditations
There’s a lot of talk about hope going around after Barack Obama’s win in Iowa. If Obama wins in New Hampshire on
Tuesday, he said, “I’ll be the next president of the United States.” Hillary, standing next to a devastated Bill, warned
voters ...
Fullers
Fullers, Auckland’s leading operator of ferries and island tours, is now making it even easier for Aucklanders to get
out and explore the region.
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