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Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 27 January 2007

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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Burma: Junta Extends War On Bloggers
Terry Evans
Burma’s generals have been rattled by the success of pro-democracy bloggers inside Burma’s borders and beyond. Recently the junta starting fighting back by denying access to well-known blogging sites inside Burma.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00181.htm
2: Lyndon Hood: 'Kiwi Party' Is An Appropriate Name
Lyndon Hood
Larry Baldock is seeking to register the long-awaited party based on 'Judeo-Christian Values'... The name they propose is 'The Kiwi Party'. On reflection, that is and apt moniker. Reasons for this include, but are not limited to:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00230.htm
3: Democrats Pass On Secret Vote Counting in SC
Michael Collins
South Carolinians mounted a serious protest to the onerous "Stamp Act" imposed on the colonies by British rulers. The act levied a tax to pay for the "Seven Years War" which established Great Britain as the world's dominant colonial power. South ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00233.htm
4: T-Shirt Designs To Help Shake Breast Cancer
Glassons
Glassons stores are swinging open their doors today revealing the much anticipated 2008 Breast Cancer Research Trust T-shirt collection.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0801/S00045.htm
5: Video: Clark Comments on Prebbles' Resignation
Scoop Video
Scoop TV News- Poltics: Prime Minister Helen Clark said State Services Commission boss Mark Prebble indicated to her in 2006 that he would likely resign before his contract-term concluded. Here PM Clark responds to reporters questions re the resignation
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00231.htm
6: State Services Commissioner Announces Retirement
State Services Commission
Mark Prebble, the State Services Commissioner, said today that he intends to step down from the job in the middle of this year. "When I was appointed four years ago, the Government asked me to establish a renewed leadership role for the State Services ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00174.htm
7: David Swanson: Is Slavery in Our Future?
David Swanson
John Bowe's terrific new book called "Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy" takes the reader on a journey ending in the question I've placed above this essay.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00227.htm
8: Gambino Mafioso Faces Phony Mag Subs Charges
LawFuel
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Division, and Michael E. Yasofky, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00270.htm
9: Copeland steps down as co-leader of Future NZ
Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today advised that he had advised the Party’s Board that he was stepping down as co-leader of Future New Zealand (now The Kiwi Party).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00184.htm
10: High freight costs a kick in the guts for farmers
Federated Farmers
Farmers will be horrified that freight costs are 30 percent higher in New Zealand than in Australia, said Don Nicolson, vice-president of Federated Farmers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00219.htm
11: Dunne: Just one resignation to go, Gordon
United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says Gordon Copeland's resignation from Future New Zealand leaves his resignation from Parliament as the only step left to him.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00192.htm
12: Minister should not accept draft Undertakings
Internet NZ
InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) has today responded to Telecom’s amended operational separation plan, advising the Government that significant amendments will still be needed to meet the requirements of the Telecommunications Act and ensure ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00239.htm
13: Solomons: PM Sikua Meets Australian Counterpart
Solomon Islands Government
Prime Minister Hon Derek Sikua yesterday met his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd in Canberra in a move to mend strained diplomatic relations between the two countries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00260.htm
14: Outboard Failure Prevents End to Strait Crossing
Sealegs Corporation
Outboard failure within sight of the shore frustrated the attempt by Sealegs this morning to set a record by crossing the Cook Strait in an amphibious vehicle.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00232.htm
15: Daring Dunedin Bares All
More FM
Dunedin is about to find out what is really under their kilts with the launch of “How to look MORE good naked” on Friday. What started out as a random question on the MORE FM breakfast show with Damian Newell and Nicky Hunt has escalated into ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0801/S00170.htm
16: Jim Miles: House of Cards
Jim Miles
America today is not the only empire, but it is one that has consistently formulated itself around the ideologies of corporate business, the military, big government, and religious self-righteousness, mass marketing itself and mass exploiting others ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00216.htm
17: Peters Welcomes Clarkson's Candidacy
New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters welcomes today’s announcement that Mr Clarkson will contest the seat of Tauranga in this year’s election.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00197.htm
18: New Name & New Leader
Future New Zealand Party
The Board of Future New Zealand has today announced that the Party has both a new name and a new leader. The new name “The Kiwi Party” has been notified to the Electoral Commission for formal registration in preparation for this year’s General ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00175.htm
19: Massive student debt increase since 2004
NZ Union of Students' Associations
Average student debt has risen by 54 percent since 2004 and is now $28,838 according to major new research released today by the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0801/S00025.htm
20: World Economic Forum: Rice, Blair, Kissinger
US State Department
World Economic Forum Transcript: co-chairs of the meeting: Tony Blair; Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase and Company, USA; Mr. Kamath, ICICI Bank in India CEO; Dr. Henry Kissinger; Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO; David O’Reilly, Chevron CEO; and Chairman ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00268.htm
21: Kiwis spending more on travel within New Zealand
New Zealand Government
Survey data released today shows Kiwis are spending $8 billion a year through domestic travel, up nearly $1 billion from the year before, said Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00193.htm
22: UF promises better deal for students this year
United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says there will be a better deal for students this year. Speaking to this afternoon’s student rally at Parliament, Mr Dunne said part of UnitedFuture’s confidence and supply agreement with the government related to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00194.htm
23: PA 25/01/08 - All Your Copyright Are Belong To Us
Public Address
All your copyright are belong to us | Jan 25, 2008 10:24 Russell Brown's Hard News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00228.htm
24: Government thanks Prebble for service
New Zealand Government
State Services Minister David Parker today paid tribute to State Services Commissioner Mark Prebble for his long and distinguished service to the public sector.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00191.htm
25: Militants defied on India's republic Day
Nava Thakuria
The 59th Republic Day of India on 26 January 2008 also witnessed a boycott call from four outlawed outfits and as usual it has been hit back by a group of journalists of Assam (India) with advance announcement that they would hoist Tricolour in the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00210.htm
26: Sony Announces New 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Media
Sony New Zealand Limited
Largest capacity Memory Stick delivers quick and easy footage transfer, ideal for Sony's High-Definition (HD) camcorders and high-resolution digital still cameras
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0801/S00050.htm
27: Loans simply to live: Greens join student protest
Green Party
Green Party Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei is to join tertiary students at Parliament to protest student allowance polices which have forced the average student debt up to nearly $30,000.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00188.htm
28: Free Concerts at Viaduct Harbour Through Weekend
Aquatica
Auckland’s Harbour Festival treats Aucklanders to a weekend of free entertainment Aucklanders in town for the long weekend should head to the Viaduct Harbour for Aquatica ’08 – Auckland’s Harbour Festival, to make the most of the free entertainment ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0801/S00226.htm
29: Hodgson to host future food show at A & P Show
New Zealand Government
Pete Hodgson, Research, Science and Technology Minister and MP for Dunedin North will host the Future Food Roadshow at the Otago Taieri A & P Show tomorrow, Saturday 26 January 2008.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00196.htm
30: 2008 Treaty Debates - 31 January & 7 February
Te Papa
2008 sees the return of the much-anticipated series of debates exploring the Treaty of Waitangi – its place in New Zealand history and its meaning today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00199.htm
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