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Chief Electoral Office
The Chief Electoral Officer has released the preliminary results for the 2008 General Election.
The Scoop Editor
This page will shortly contain live results from the New Zealand 2008 General Election held 8 November 2008. The
electorate Status table shows the electorate race vote totals for each electorate.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Ever since the presidency formally changed hands on the occasion when Fidel Castro informally stepped down from his
position as the island’s supreme leader, Cuba has been witnessing the build-up of its agricultural and industrial
capabilities, ...
Alastair Thompson
Today in Wellington when I voted in Karori a National Party scrutineer took down the page number and line from the
electoral role which records my name and address.
Undernews
Telegraph, UK - Local authorities have ordered employees to stop using the words and phrases on documents and when
communicating with members of the public and to rely on wordier alternatives instead. The ban has infuriated classical
scholars who ...
Alastair Thompson
At the end of the night tonight the MP count is National 59 : Labour 43 : Green 8 : ACT 5 : Maori 5 : Progressive 1
:United Future 1 - in a 122 seat Parliament. The Government elect block looks likely to lose one more seat to the Greens
on special ...
Jason Leopold
President-elect Barack Obama, in one of the first policy statements of his transition, demanded that the Bush
administration either submit the proposed U.S.-Iraq “status-of-forces agreement” to Congress or leave an opening for him
to change it next year.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Last September, Rear Admiral Landelino Bandeiras was sworn in as interim governor of the Bolivian province of Pando. His
election came after its civilian governor was arrested by the military, and charged with orchestrating the murder of
more than ...
Kamala Sarup
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 07 — The daughter of my friend, Maya, was kidnapped in 2004 from the Dhading district in
Nepal. I am writing to express my feelings to her, about the story of her daughter's kidnapping. She received the call
the day ...
Centrebet
NOV 8, 2008 Punters To Get Their Obama Millions Now! The country's leading election bookmaker Centrebet will today
begin paying out millions of dollars in winnings to punters who backed US presidential-elect Barack Obama to win the
long race to the ...
Toni Solo
One's heart goes out to the huge numbers of sincere and concerned people in the United States who voted in good faith.
That they bought a pig-in-a-poke will probably only become clear after a long, unhappy trek through frustrating
anticlimax via sharp ...
J. Sri Raman
"Will India of the 21st century produce a Barack Obama?" So asks the title of a debate program on a leading Indian
television channel. Ever since the Wednesday morning that shook the world, popular Indian list serves have kept popping
questions like ...
New Zealand Police
Police have arrested a 14-year-old Kerikeri male in connection with the death of Liberty Templeman in Kerikeri.
Ramzy Baroud
The sovereignty of an independent, stable country that has carried out many constructive moves in recent months and
weeks, which could have surely contributed to the stabilization of the Middle East, has been violated, its borders
breached and its civilians killed.
Scarycars
Media Release 8 November 2008 Buyers Beware: 45% Of NZ Cars For Sale Are 'scary' Close to half the used cars offered
for sale in New Zealand now have money owing or other serious issues which could potentially rebound on the new owner,
according ...
Unite Union
Union members at Maddison Residential Care in Karori are taking strike action over the weekend after the breakdown of
collective agreement negotiations and allegations that residents and staff are being bullied by the management of the
facility.
New Zealand Labour Party
Michael Cullen said today that he is standing down as Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary New Zealand Labour Party.
Jim Miles
Before the war in Iraq started Robert Kagan wrote a wonderful little narcissistic view of the United States and its
abilities to provide peace in a world of democratic capitalism. It climaxed in my favourite statement of hubris and
jingoism that I have ...
Campaign to Save MMP
I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Prime-Minister-in-waiting John Key and the National party he
leads. This was an election that in many ways became a referendum on change, and voters were careful to weigh up their
choices carefully ...
Chief Electoral Office
The Chief Electoral Office has started the official count process for the 2008 General Election, and aims to declare the
official election results at 2.00pm Saturday 22 November.
US State Department
During a visit to the Dr. Khalil Suleiman Hospital in the West Bank town of Jenin, Secretary Rice announced that the
U.S. is increasing its development assistance to the Jenin Governorate, providing more than $14 million in new projects
to benefit ...
Martha Rosenberg
It sounded like an Enron deal all over again. In 2000, Gen Re agreed to buy $600 million in reinsurance coverage from
insurance giant American International Group (AIG) creating the appearance of a $100 million risk. But secretly it was
no risk ...
John Gideon
Today we have reports that ES software actually flipped votes in three races at one polling place in Crawford Co Kansas. We also have reports that ES software incorrectly reported results in one race in Polk Co North Carolina. The long count ...
US State Department
PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD: (Via interpreter). Good evening. I would like, at the beginning, to express my utmost pleasure to
receive Madame Secretary of the United States of America, Secretary Rice, in Jenin.
Sunsmart
Six years ago Philippa, a 57-year-old Auckland tourism promoter, had a melanoma removed from her lower leg.
Adventure Racing World Championships
New Zealand adventure racing squad, Team Orion Health, won the Adventure Racing World Championships in Brazil yesterday,
leading an all-Kiwi sweep on the podium.
New Zealand Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable chairman Rob McLeod has congratulated National Party leader John Key for his conclusive victory in
the general election.
Federated Farmers
“The decisive election result gives New Zealand and its farmers certainty in uncertain times,” Don Nicolson, president
of Federated Farmers said today.
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