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Mark Crispin Miller
Well, well, well. First we find out, happily, that We the People may not be so fiercely racist after all, as Election
'08 has debunked the (feeble) theory of "the Bradley effect." And now it turns out that Americans--at least those in
gay-friendly California ...
Lyndon Hood
The Victor leads the parade. He is portrayed here with Eyes, to indicate that he has a Vision For New Zealand. Holding
his master's Laurels is the traditional Slave, to whisper to him as they go among the worshipful masses: "You, too, are
mortal."
New Zealand National Party
The National-led Government’s Ministry will be focused on growth to deliver prosperity for all New Zealanders, says
National Party Leader John Key.
The Scoop Team
Video on Demand of Prime Minister Elect John Key's press conference 17 November 2008 held to announce his incoming
cabinet lineup. The 28 ministers, eight of whom are outside cabinet and five of whom are from support parties will be
sworn in on Wednesday ...
Intel
Intel Corporation introduced its most advanced desktop processor ever, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor. The Core i7
processor is the first member of a new family of Nehalem processor designs and is the most sophisticated ever built,
with new technologies ...
Office of the Children's Commissioner
Justice finally comes for Nia Glassie, Children’s Commissioner While it in no way compensates for the loss of Nia
Glassie’s life, today’s guilty verdicts mean that in this case at least, some justice has occurred, Children’s
Commissioner ...
Rosalea Barker
On Face the Nation this morning, host Bob Schieffer’s commentary began “Let the parlor games begin!” He was referring to
the guessing games that go on during a transition: “that time of high hopes and great speculations about who is going
...
Roger Awards
The eight finalists for the 2008 Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand
are (in alphabetical order): ANZ, BAT (British American Tobacco NZ), Contact Energy, GlaxoSmithKline, Infratil,
McDonalds, Rio Tinto ...
Undernews
Looking over the seven page questionnaire that the Obama organization has for prospective appointees, several thoughts
occurred:
Carbon News
New Zealand has immediately lost a $125 million forestry investment, a major international carbon market players has
postponed plans to invest here and the entire emissions trading market has come to a halt.
Federated Farmers
“New Zealand farmers are global champions at food production and are at the top of the list for economic development,”
said Prime Minister-Elect, John Key, to Federated Farmers National Council today in Wellington.
UNFCCC
Bonn, 17 November 2008 – Two weeks ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, the UN Climate Change
Secretariat in Bonn has reported that greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries continue to rise.
Selwyn Manning
Audio-Text-Images: Scoop co-editor Selwyn Manning has returned from Jakarta having attended a forum discussing how media
plays a part, both positively and negatively, in shaping our region's history - especially when reproting conflict & crisis.
World Future Council
“Sulak Sivaraksa is one of Thailand’s most respected spiritual leaders. Arresting him on account of lese majesty is just
another attempt to silence an inconvenient thinker and social critic," World Future Council founder Jakob von Uexkuell
said.
The Kiwi Party
While we can rejoice in the change of Government that has occurred in NZ we should all realise that defeated Prime
Minister Helen Clark will still be wearing a big smile after reading the supply and confidence agreements signed
yesterday by ACT, ...
Michael Collins
The last eight years can best be described as the illegitimate rule of deviant forces bent on enriching the few at the
expense of the many. Poverty is up, real income is flat for the majority of citizens while the elite have " super sized
" their holdings ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key today offered his condolences to the family and friends of the Mayor of Western Bay of
Plenty District, the late Graeme Weld, who passed away at the weekend.
Science Media Centre
TV3's weight-loss series, Downsize Me ended recently amid controversy over the accuracy of some of the nutritional
information, and the approach taken by the presenters in promoting the weight loss. The New Zealand Dietetic
Association, who recently ...
New Zealand National Party
"Nathan Guy is to be the Government's senior whip, and Chris Tremain will be the junior whip."
John Spritzler
Hours after resigning as prime minister of Israel on September 21, 2008, Ehud Olmert gave an interview to the Israeli
newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth ( excerpted in the New York Review of Books), in which he seems to have made a 180 degree
turnaround from ...
Media Statement
The CEO-designate of the new Crown Research Institute that will be formed on 1 December through the merger of
HortResearch and Crop & Food Research, Peter Landon-Lane, today announced a name for the new CRI.
New Zealand Government
Helen Clark today paid tribute to the late Graeme Weld, Mayor of Western Bay of Plenty District Council, who passed away
at the weekend.
United Nations
nited Nations attack helicopters have mounted reconnaissance flights and “are poised to respond to any and all
eventualities” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after rebel forces violated a ceasefire.
Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists have today dumped some 5 tonnes of dead bluefin tuna heads in front of the French Fisheries
Ministry in Paris to protest the continued mismanagement of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery.
Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand
Blockbuster title, MotorStorm® Pacific Rift, set to usher in new era of HD quality commercials in New Zealand
broadcasting environment
The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Scoop Satire:A Victory Parade For John Key NZ POLITICS Multimedia: John Key Announces Cabinet Lineup
Elections: Yet More Financing Vindication Gordon Campbell: Key's Deals With ACT And The Maori Party Gordon Campbell: The
New Breed Of Conservatives ...
Jennian Homes
Jennian Homes, one of New Zealand’s leading new home builders, is deeply disappointed that the building and
construction portfolio has been given to a Minister outside cabinet.
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation said today that the new Government has an opportunity to do much better for New
Zealanders’ respiratory health through a few simple changes that would also save taxpayers a huge amount of money.
Auckland City Council
An important breeding kakapo who had the misfortune of injuring her “private parts” when she unintentionally sat on a
sharp stick, has been successfully rehabilitated at Auckland Zoo, and is to return to her home on Codfish Island.
Content.net
Nov. 18 – Citigroup Inc. plans to slash 50,000 jobs, adding to 23,000 it has already eliminated to reduce costs after
four quarters of losses. Its shares fell about 3%, bringing its slide in the past week to 19%.