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Undernews
Michael Niebauer of the DC Examiner called the other day with a question that had been wandering aimlessly around in my
head for some time: what did Barack Obama and DC Mayor Adrian Fenty have in common?
Michael Collins
How did we reach our current state of decline in just eight excruciating years? Aren't we working hard enough? Was there
some millennial shift in consciousness and morality? How could we elect leaders like Bush and Cheney and their minions
on Capitol Hill?
New Zealand First Party
My lawyer Brian Henry came to see me at 5 o’clock tonight which is the first time we have managed to meet since my trip
to Fiji.
New Zealand Police
Police on the North Shore are elated that the five year old girl who was abducted by a masked man outside her home in
Harrowglen, Albany last Monday is again safe and in the care of her family.
Scoop TV
Scoop TV interviews Up The Yangtze's director Yung Chang. Up The Yangtze takes us on the surreal journey of China’s
unfaltering drive towards modernity with two teenagers affected in different ways by their nation’s ambition.
CTU
In The Unionist this week: National releases their ACC policy, and more on the comments from ANZ National on the public
service. Story summaries are below, and visit this page for the full newsletter: http://union.org.nz/ctu-newsletters
Jason Leopold
In the latest twist in the “Plame-gate” scandal, President George W. Bush has asserted executive privilege to block
release of Vice President Dick Cheney’s interview with a special prosecutor about possible criminal violations in the
leaking of a ...
New Zealand Government
National’s move to sneak their policy on valuable public conservation land out late on a Friday afternoon speaks for
itself, says Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick.
New Zealand Comedy Guild
The NZ Comedy Guild would like to congratulate Flight of the Conchords on receiving 4 nominations for the 60th Primetime
Emmy Awards, which will take place on September 21.
New Zealand First Party
The take-over of New Zealand’s dairy industry by foreign investors has begun in earnest following the precedent-setting
decision by the Overseas Investment Office to allow Russian company Nutritek to buy 100% of New Zealand Dairies Ltd,
says New ...
US State Department
"More than 40 countries have recognized Kosovo, including over 2/3 of the EU & NATO, and a majority of UN Security Council members. The US will continue to assist Kosovo as it builds its multiethnic
government and democratic institutions." -- Sec. Rice.
New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick last night thanked members of the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association (NZDA) for
their contribution to conservation.
International Aids Society
IAS Applauds U.S. Senate Passage of PEPFAR and Repeal of Discriminatory and Ineffective HIV Entry and Immigration Ban
Suzan Mazur
The AAAS/ Science magazine's recent two-page article on the Altenberg 16 symposium re-reports, somewhat incorrectly, on
the evolution story I've been tracking for months. This isn’t the first time I’ve addressed the work of one of their
writers.
Aventine Consulting
The Labour Minister Trevor Mallard has announced that the government intends to amend the Employment Relations Act to
change what they view, is discriminatory treatment by a few employers against their employees who opt into KiwiSaver.
Joint Media Statement
A group of New Zealand and international scientists has been awarded funding to investigate drilling into the Alpine
Fault on the West Coast of the South Island, so they can learn about earthquakes and how the fault operates.
Scoop Review of Books
SRB Picks of the Week 19 July 2008 By Jeremy Rose No, I'm not going to have a kvetch about the wretched Veitch affair,
I just couldn't resist the headline. A story combining three of the media's pet obsessions violence, celebrity and
cover-ups was always ...
Natasha Burling
Garbage Warrior is the story of environmental crusader Mike Reynolds, who is determined to provide the world with
sustainable housing made of…junk.
International Transport Workers' Federation
The ITF today described the verdict in Greece against Captain Laptalo of the Coral Sea as unexpected and impossible to
reconcile with all the evidence heard in court which pointed to his innocence.
America.gov
Presidential candidates McCain & Obama seemed eager to handle tough issues as commander in chief. "Our single-minded and open-ended focus on Iraq is not
a sound strategy for keeping America safe," Obama said. "I know how to win wars," McCain said.
The Nielsen Company
Please click here to view a ranking of the top ten online shopping categories of New Zealand online visitors for the
last 12 months.
Sherwood Ross
President Bush “beyond all reasonable doubt” is responsible for all the murders of American troops killed in Iraq and
could be prosecuted by any of 140 Federal and State legal authorities, famed prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi says.
St John
St John agrees with the key findings of the independent report on the emergency air ambulance sector released by the
government today.
Triathlon New Zealand
The majority of the six strong New Zealand triathlon team for the Beijing Olympic Games will have a final competitive
hit out at the Kitzbuehel World Cup in Austria this weekend before turning their attention fully to the race for Olympic
gold.
Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has reached agreement for the sale and partial lease back of its Silverstream processing facility
near Mosgiel, outside Dunedin. The plant, which processes and packages lamb products from other Silver Fern Farm plants,
is being ...
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Bradblog.Com
At a press conference this morning in Columbus, Ohio, Cliff Arnebeck, lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the case of
King Lincoln Bronzeville v. Blackwell , announced that he is filing a motion to "lift the stay in the case [and] proceed
with targeted ...
Africa Action
Africa Action Lauds PEPFAR Improvement, Calls for More Action to Address Africa’s Debt Burden
Pablo Ouziel
The turbulent times are upon us and I can no longer determine if it is a crisis of confidence, a run on the bank, a
recession, a depression or a simple slowdown. People of all colours and fields have been using such terms to try and
pinpoint the truth ...
New Zealand Government
The Minister of Health David Cunliffe and the Minister for ACC Maryan Street are supporting a set of recommendations
from the Air Ambulance Reference Group, but they say much more work is needed before any changes should be made.
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