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Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 19 July 2008

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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Undernews For July 17, 2008
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?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00189.htm
2: Michael Collins: Election Fraud and Tyranny (2)
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?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00177.htm
3: Statement By Rt Hon Winston Peters
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00344.htm
4: Op Corricvale - Xin Xin Is Found - Xin Xin Safe
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00238.htm
5: Interview With Up the Yangtze Director Yung Chang
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00180.htm
6: THE UNIONIST: ACC, More on ANZ National Report
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
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00240.htm
7: Bush Blocks DOJ From Releasing CIA Leak Documents
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 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00187.htm
8: Nats embarrassed by own conservation policy
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00345.htm
9: Flight of the Conchords receive 4 Emmy nominations
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00169.htm
10: Foreign Take-Over Of Dairy Industry Begins
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 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00331.htm
11: Sec. Rice w/ Kosovo Pres. Sejdiu & PM Hashim Thaci
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00558.htm
12: Hunters contributing to conservation
New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick last night thanked members of the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association (NZDA) for their contribution to conservation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00346.htm
13: IAS Applauds HIV Entry and Immigration Ban
International Aids Society
IAS Applauds U.S. Senate Passage of PEPFAR and Repeal of Discriminatory and Ineffective HIV Entry and Immigration Ban
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00576.htm
14: Mazur: Altenberg 16, AAAS & The Dorak Affair
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00185.htm
15: Labour Using "Sledgehammer To Crack Nut"
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00239.htm
16: Plan To Drill Into Fault To Study Earthquakes
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00042.htm
17: SRB: Enough kVeitching Already
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 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00190.htm
18: Review: Garbage Warrior, Making Houses From Junk
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00181.htm
19: Shock at Coral Sea verdict
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00242.htm
20: John McCain And Barack Obama Debate War Policies
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00544.htm
21: Market Intelligence Ranking for Q1 2008
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00324.htm
22: Attorneys Could Prosecute Bush For Murder
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00182.htm
23: St John supports review of air ambulance sector
St John
St John agrees with the key findings of the independent report on the emergency air ambulance sector released by the government today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0807/S00096.htm
24: Final Hit Out For Beijing Bound Triathletes
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00190.htm
25: Silverstream To Restructure Its Operations
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 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00318.htm
26: World Review: Top World Stories 14 Jul-18 Jul 2008
The Scoop Editor
IMF Gloomy / Chinese & South Darfur / Antarctica & North America / Precursor Chemicals / Super Holy Thursday / Green Computers / Anwar / WYD08 / DNA & Russian Mystery / Martian Soil / Goldwasser & Regev / U.S. Economy / Oil Prices / ICC & AL Bashir
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00580.htm
27: Ohio Attorney to Lift Stay on '04 Election Case
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 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00188.htm
28: AIDS, TB and Malaria Bill An Important Step
Africa Action
Africa Action Lauds PEPFAR Improvement, Calls for More Action to Address Africa’s Debt Burden
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00578.htm
29: Pablo Ouziel: Rethinking Absurdity
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 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00183.htm
30: Ministers welcome Air Ambulance Report
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00337.htm
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