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Published: Mon 4 Mar 2002 09:25 AM
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
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1: Keith Rankin: Rewriting History and Global Warming
On Sunday Chris Laidlaw, on his radio show (National Radio), said that all except a few "flat earthers" accept that global warming is a reality.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00002.htm
2: HARD NEWS 01/03/02 - The Trouser Press
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... was it rude of us to beat the long-suffering English cricket team while the Queen was here? Just asking. For as surely as a one-day batsman premeditates sweeping a spinner, there seemed to be an uncontrollable urge amongst the press and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00005.htm
3: Huw Jarvis: Déjà Vu for the Left
Is the Deputy Prime Minister the same “socialist” who used to argue in the 1980s for the necessity of party activists and MPs to stand up and be counted if their party was selling its soul? Huw Jarvis examines whether Jim Anderton still stands ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00006.htm
4: Chaos At Auckland Council Meeting?
Mayor John Banks did not even step inside the Council Chamber last night at a meeting of the full Council that was also attended by 50 Auckland residents concerned at the “new direction” Banks is taking. When asked point blank by Holmes on ZB this ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/AK0203/S00001.htm
5: The Sad State Of Local Democracy In Auckland
Mayor John Banks made up a pack of lies about the behaviour and motives of people at last night's postponed Auckland City Council meeting. A wide range of people were present to hear the debate and decisions made by councillors who supposedly represent ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/AK0203/S00002.htm
6: The Real Deal: We Have Met the Enemy and It is Us
The Sam and Dave dilemma of "to deal or not to deal" is made worse by the power of popular opinion.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00004.htm
7: Venice Terrorist Flight School Linked To CIA
New evidence linking the owner of the Venice Florida flight school which trained Mohamed Atta to the Central Intelligence Agency surfaced earlier this month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00132.htm
8: Scoop Feedback: Readers Riff On The Conspiracies
In This Edition: From An Ex-Pat Yank - Re: Scoop Feedback & Response On Conspiracy Theories - No Time For Grace Or Toast
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00007.htm
9: Clarkistan - Helen Clark's Third Way
Rodney Hide Speech to the Nelson Club, Nelson at 12.30pm on Friday, March 1, 2002
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0203/S00037.htm
10: Scoop Images: Helms Deep Press Conference (1)
The following pictures show film director Peter Jackson with members of the cast and crew of the Lord of the Rings trilogy of films, the filming of which is now drawing to a close in the Wellington region.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0011/S00121.htm
11: Streets Of London: Tony Benn On Milosevic's Trial
Tony Benn is a household name in the UK. Professor Benn has made his name as a principled yet personable socialist Labour MP with broad cross-party appeal. Scoop’s London correspondent Malcolm Aitken spoke with him several days ago about the legality of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00139.htm
12: Technology Innovation Leads To Economic Growth
AUCKLAND, February 26, 2002 – Intel CEO Craig Barrett today said that the world’s economies are increasingly driven by technology, and that investing in and developing new technologies is key to prosperity and economic development. Despite the current ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0202/S00023.htm
13: Sinister Add-Ons To Terrorism, Boat People Bills
ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks agreed last night with the Auckland Council for Civil Liberties that the Labour/Alliance Government is using hysteria about foreigner dangers to slide through unnecessary threats to New Zealanders' freedoms and the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0203/S00042.htm
14: Howard's End: Road Tax A Blunt Instrument
For a government who consistently pushes smart intervention to support innovative economic growth, the blunt instrument of a universal increase in fuel taxes and road user charges to ease congestion is a dumb solution! Maree Howard writes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00001.htm
15: Scoop Feedback & Response On Conspiracy Theories
In this edition: Those Damned Conspiracy Theory Articles - Re: articles of WTC Attack. 9-11 - As Always Your Criticism Is Welcome At Scoop
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00141.htm
16: Does Spitting Wild Cat Show Good Faith?
"I have been waiting to hear the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson show good faith under her new employment law by announcing the prosecution of the commuter train staff who inconvenienced and frustrated thousands with yesterday's unlawful ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0203/S00040.htm
17: The Real Deal: In Defense of American Drug Lords
It's 1947. You want to make sure that America wins in the great game of globalization. The winner will be the country that accumulates the largest pool of capital to finance its corporations and investment in new technology.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00136.htm
18: Scoop Images: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: BAG END!
Scoop is delighted to present to Frodo and Bilbo Baggin’s house in the Waikato – Bag End. Now we are getting magical….
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9911/S00092.htm
19: What Has The Alliance Achieved In Government?
When we think of the Alliance in government we dream about seeing a full Alliance government. One where we don't have to compromise, where we can fully afford to do everything we would want to do.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0203/S00044.htm
20: Scoop Images: Lake Hobbitton - Another View
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. Yet another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing the other side of the millhouse pictured in an earlier shot, in the sun, before it was burned down. Hobbit houses can be seen across the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0011/S00068.htm
21: Decriminalizing Marijuana - Canada Gets Serious
Former Prime Minister, Present Justice Minister Support Law Change; Nearly Half of Canadians Say Pot Should Be Legal
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0105/S00122.htm
22: Japan Not Catching Endangered Whales
The Director General of the Institute of Cetacean Research in Tokyo, Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, today responded to criticism that Japan was sampling an endangered species of whale.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0203/S00003.htm
23: Scoop Images: A Hobbit Summer House?
Scoop is proud to present another image of Hobbitton… this time of what appears to be a fairly grand Hobbit summer house …enjoy.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9911/S00099.htm
24: Catherine Austin Fitts: Hold the Line
In the movie THE PATRIOT, farmer-turned-soldier Benjamin Martin, played by Mel Gibson, develops the battle plan that wins the day. Because it is widely believed that the militia can never hold the line, Martin promises that he and his men can. The British ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00009.htm
25: Scoop Images: Lord Of The Rings Poster
This Lord of The Rings movie poster was recently posted by Scoop’s content partner http://theonering.net .
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00170.htm
26: Scoop Images: And Not A Hobbit Was Stirring
The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9910/S00053.htm
27: Subaru's WRX Tries On A Suit For Size
It's been years since Subaru launched the WRX and the latest all-new version has been eagerly anticipated. But all would agree, it is a very different car from its predecessor. The big question is - will the punters buy it?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0103/S00031.htm
28: Guest Opinion: 500Yrs. History So Easily Forgotten
The second-phase of Operation Enduring Freedom was launched last week: to hunt Abu Sayyaf in the jungles of Basilan and Sulu. Whilst originally a breakaway from the Moro (Muslims of the southern Philippines) independence movement, the 800-strong ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00035.htm
29: Scoop Image Feedback: Corruption in Russia
As you, probably, know, the Russian government is totally corrupt now. It causes starvation among the Russian people. The Russian pensioners and war heroes do not receive any money from the government. Many of them are forced to sell their own ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0201/S00019.htm
30: $227 Million Land Transport Package
The $227 million land transport package announced today will ensure crucial roading projects proceed while also giving greater emphasis to the government’s social, economic and environmental priorities.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0203/S00003.htm
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