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Senator Byrd delivered the following remarks as the Senate debated whether to grant final Congressional approval to the
President's $87 billion funding request for the military and Iraqi reconstruction.
Eritrea and Ethiopia today gave assurances to the United Nations that they would cooperate to avoid a reoccurrence of
last weekend's deadly border area shooting, according to a report from the UN mission to both countries, known as UNMEE.
Something very strange happened in Volusia County on election night November 2000, the night that first Gore won
Florida, then Bush, and then as everybody can so well remember there was a tie.
BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice does not represent the black community and is
being used by a White House which "carefully manipulated images of race," Rev. Jesse L. Jackson said Tuesday (Nov. 4).
BANGKOK, Thailand -- After denouncing the U.S.-led war in Iraq, rock legend Carlos Santana told more than 10,000
cheering fans at a sensational concert on Monday (Nov. 3) that President George W. Bush must change his "evil ways".
1. ROD DONALD (Co-Leader—Green) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Does the Government support Commonwealth
Secretary-General Rt Hon Don McKinnon's bid for a second term as Secretary-General; if so, why?
The charges brought against activist Bruce Hubbard in New Zealand, who was arrested for making "offensive" comments to
the US Embassy in Auckland, have import well beyond North and South Islands.
In case you haven’t been following the news of the news lately, President Bush recently finished a PR/campaign
fundraising tour, courtesy of the American Taxpayers, in which he complained in key red and swing state radio and TV
markets that he wasn’t getting ...
Special Report: UN General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly To End USA’s 40 Year Embargo On Cuba
Recent analysis of satellite-based measurements by scientists from the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) shows that record amounts of ozone were destroyed over Antarctica in September this year.
New Zealand scientist Mike Williams has received $100,000 funding over two years to study how ice shelves respond to
climate change in one of the world’s most pristine and least explored parts of Antarctica – and he won’t even need to
get his feet wet.
Washington, D.C.-- Writers of political satire are scornfully mocking a cynical attempt by the Bush administration to
co-opt irony and satire for its evil ends.
San Jose, CA - A federal district court judge today set an accelerated schedule for consideration of a request to halt
legal harassment of Internet publishers. The suit, brought by a nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP) and two
Swarthmore college ...
Garuda Indonesia celebrates 15 years in NZ by offering 15% discount on its fares throughout Asia
Images by Alastair Thompson…
San Francisco - A nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP) and two Swarthmore College students are seeking a court
order on Election Day tomorrow to stop electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold Systems, Inc., from issuing
specious legal threats. ...
Publication of this story marks a watershed in American political history. It is offered freely for publication in full
or part on any and all internet forums, blogs and noticeboards. All other media are also encouraged to utilise material.
Readers ...
This morning’s front page of the Washington Post carried a story entitled, “Inquiry Faults Intelligence on Iraq.” The
story described statements by the Republican-dominated Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The first two paragraphs
read as follows:
The problem: A president and senior officials who cannot control their need to deceive the public. The solution: A
system of hand signals that alerts the public to the nature of the impending deception.
Top 10 signs you're enrolled in a dodgy computer course
1. Dr DON BRASH to the Minister of Finance: In making his statement yesterday that he is "not without options" to combat
the rise in the New Zealand dollar, was it his intention to signal possible changes to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
...
It's my first time seriously asking anyone, "So what's your real name." But it seems only appropriate to ask Andy
Bichlbaum, aka Granwyth Halutberi, aka Hank Hardy Unruh. And I have to admit I feel slightly uneasy when, in a quiet
American accent, he says ...
The Catholic Church: partnering up with the AIDS virus for a new genocide in Africa?
Another little defeat for free speech in the US, with the extraordinary cowardice of CBS's dumping of The Reagans in
response to conservative pressure. My impression is that while The Reagans might not be very good - it's a made-for-TV
movie, for ...
After several years (at least!) of people wanting an infoshop/anarchist resource centre in Dunedin, a group of us are
setting up an infoshop and media space called Black Star Books.
I had the unique opportunity to interview five US military servicemen who just got back from Iraq, or in the case of two
men, corresponded with their wives so that I could ask questions of these soldiers by mail.
Step 1: Admit that you were under the sway of right-wing, anti-democracy radicals.
People in detention in the Bahamas are dehumanized by a system that denies them both adequate access to the outside
world and to the most basic elements of human dignity, Amnesty International said today, as it published a new report
highlighting ...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The U.S. is supplying Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Thailand because of
"an imminent threat" posed by Russian rockets offered to China and Malaysia, according to weapons monitors.
In addition to the recent world premiere of “The Matrix Revolutions” at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the
film’s unveiling at the exact same moment in time in every major city around the world on November 5 will be prefaced
with two spectacular ...