Today's Top Scoops - 13 June 2008
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LEAD STORY------------
Legal Issues: UN Rights Chief Welcomes Court Ruling On Guantánamo - The UN human rights chief welcomed today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that the country's constitution extends to foreigners being held in Guantánamo Bay and that they have the right to challenge their detention in the civilian court system. More >> [1] ALSO:U.S. Supreme Court - Court Ruling: Boumediene v. Bush [2]
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NZ POLITICS------------
SOEs: Nats Call Meridian 'Carbon Neutral' Claim Greenwash - Meridian Energy should stop claiming its electricity is carbon neutral when it has to buy a third of its power from
thermal generators, says National's Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith. Meridian is the Government's largest State
Owned Enterprise and is New Zealand's largest power company. Its billboards and public advertisements claim its
electricity is carbon neutral. More >> [1]
ALSO:Charles Drace - Environmental Skeptics Politicised: Study [2] Residents Action Movement - Call for investigation of oil companies [3] Shell New Zealand - Update on fuel prices from Shell New Zealand [4]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Price Shocks: The Oily Bird Gets A Petrol Price Increase - Shell New Zealand has reviewed its fuel prices today, and will increase petrol and diesel by 4 cents per litre,
effective 11.30am. More >> [1]
Tourism: Wellington's Events Continue To Make It Popular - The figures were influenced partly by Easter falling in March this year but Wellington visitor numbers still grew
strongly against declines across the country overall. More >> [1]
Motoring Madness: Fool And Money Parted Over $420K Fiat - Even allowing for the intense demand, the news that a new Fiat 500 has sold for $420,000 in the UK is nothing short
of remarkable. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
Boumediene v. Bush: UN Rights Chief Welcomes Court Ruling On Guantanamo Detainees - The UN human rights chief welcomed today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that the country's constitution extends
to foreigners being held in Guantánamo Bay and that they have the right to challenge their detention in the civilian
court system. "The Supreme Court has sent a vitally important message that the protections afforded by fundamental human
rights guarantees extend to these individuals and that effective remedies must be available to them," she said after the
announcement of a ruling in the case, known as Boumediene v. Bush. More >> [1]
Drug Bust: World's Largest Hash Seizure In Afghanistan - The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime today congratulated Afghan authorities for finding and destroying what
is believed to be the world's largest seizure of drugs, with the support of NATO troops. "Drugs are financing terrorism
and insurgency in Afghanistan," Mr. Costa added. More >> [1]
United Kingdom: Government To Act On Living Costs, Says British PM - The Government is to focus its attention on tackling the rising costs of fuel, food and energy for British families,
the PM has said, promising to produce a ''comprehensive short and medium term plan'' to deal with the cost of gas,
petrol, food and mortgages. More >> [1]
Geopolitics: U.S. Perspectives On The Wider Black Sea Region - "The Black Sea lies at a strategic crossroads of geography and culture, where Russia intersects with the European
Union, where energy producers of Eurasia connect to energy consumers of central and Western Europe, where Islamic
traditions meet Christian traditions, and where Europe and the Middle East meet. The Black Sea region is of considerable
strategic importance to the United States." More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Electronic Voting: Clinton Beats Exit Polls By Wide Margin In Every State - We present evidence supporting the hypothesis that systematic attempts are being made to manipulate the results of
the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination contest, through overt means such as crossover voting by non-Democrats, and
through covert ... More >> [1]
Michael Collins: Exclusive Interview with Bush Political Prisoner Susan Lindauer - On March 11, 2004, Susan Lindauer was shocked to find FBI Agents pounding on the door of her Takoma Park house in
Maryland with a warrant for her arrest. She was more shocked to discover that she was accused of acting as an
"unregistered agent" ... More >> [1]
ALSO Bush Political Prisoner Gets Her Day in Court [2] FROM OCT, 2007 American Cassandra - Susan Lindauer's Story [3]
Jason Leopold: Kucinich Introduces Articles For Bush Impeachment - Ohio Congressman and former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment
against President George W. Bush today, alleging the commander-in-chief is guilty of a wide-range of constitutional
violations including launching a war ... More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Grooving: Anika Moa On 2008 Tour - Anika Moa one of New Zealand's most accomplished and best-selling artists of the decade is set to play dates all
across the country during July and August. More >> [1]
Philanthropy: London Art Auction For Endangered NZ Bird - An auction of NZ art will be held in London in October to raise funds for the NZ shore plover appeal.
The gala event will be stage at the penthouse in New Zealand House on October event. More >> [1]
Romance: Rural Romeos Ride on the Wild Side - The Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year finalists faced a day of physical challenges today at Fieldays in their
second day of competition for the Golden Gumboot trophy and title of Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 13 June 2008
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