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In the past few days one of the most bizarre stories in US political media imaginable emerged via the blogosphere, and
has since spilled out into the mainstream.
Security Council Considers Asking For UN Envoy To Help Push Forward Ethiopia And Eritrea Dialogue
1. National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Problem Notification 2. Student Allowances—Parental Income 3.
National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Scholarship Examination 4. Kyoto Protocol—Australia’s Non-ratification
5. Economy—Government ...
Human Rights Watch testimony to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources briefing
UN Assistant Secretary-General Tours Tsunami Countries to Move Recovery Effort Forward – First Stop is Sri Lanka
The Bush administration has officially identified Iran and Syria as the next stage of ''the road map to war''. Targeting
Iran is a bipartisan project, which broadly serves the interests of the Anglo-American oil conglomerates, the Wall
Street financial ...
1. Hon PETER DUNNE to the Minister of Education: Is he comfortable with the notion that those students who miss out on
allowances must get a job or take out a student loan, as he appeared to state in the House last week?
It has been heartwarming - well, for everyone but the government - to see some quality Opposition politics emerge, most
notably in the work of Bill English. English has not blathered meaninglessly about "political correctness" or the
"Sisterhood"...
This first article, which seems to have been delivered as a speech to a small group of Rightist movers and shakers, was
discovered in a 2063 dig in the ruins of what was once the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. On the top of this copy
were the ...
Isidro Segundo Gil, an employee at a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Colombia, was killed at his workplace by paramilitary
thugs. His children, now living in hiding with relatives, understand all too well why their homeland is known as "a
country where union ...
Nepal's internal affairs have been threatened by the international community since the King of Nepal imposes a temporary
state of emergency to control a communist insurgency and massive corruption by the government.
Helen Clark confirmed today that the Education Minister was aware of the discrepancies in NCEA scholarship exam results
well before they became public, says National's Education spokesman Bill English.
(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO - “Economic hit men,” John Perkins writes in his controversial new book, “are highly paid
professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial
reports, rigged ...
Helen Clark wants New Zealand to emulate Sweden. The high tax, welfare state appeals to her. She even argues that high
taxes do not effect economic growth. According to press reports Clark said Sweden's tax rates had not stopped the nation
growing ...
This attack took place in the Sri Lankan government-controlled area between Punana and Valaichcenai. NESOHR strongly
condemns the killings of NESOHR’s Chandra Nehru, former member of parliament, Amparai District and LTTE personnel,
including the political ...
The longer Helen Clark delays sacking her mate Joris de Bres, the lower will fall the reputation of the Human Rights
Commission, ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks said today.
The PPTA Principals’ Council has rejected claims by National Party leader Don Brash that the NCEA needs to be completely
overhauled.
Recall the Election Day exit polls that suggested John Kerry had won a convincing victory? The media readily dismissed
those polls and little has been heard about them since.
1. Tertiary Students—Allowances and Loans 2. National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Scholarship Examination 3.
Economy—Indicators Question No. 2 to Minister 4. 111 System—Christchurch Incident 5. Cyclones—Pacific, February
2005-02-17 6. Te ...
The success of a trans-Tasman research project benefiting graingrowers in New Zealand and Australia has been recognised
with the presentation of the 2005 Grains Research and Development Corporation ‘Seed of Light’ Award to a New
Zealand-based researcher ...
The growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nepal is a national security issue. If the rate of infection increases, HIV/AIDS could
possibly threaten the stability of Nepal.
''Stop Her Now,'' is the name of the new Web site soon to be launched by Arthur Finkelstein, the chief political guru of
New York Governor George Pataki, and one of the country's most successful yet least known political consultants/spin
doctors.
"Helen Clark's heavy handed edict to ban contemporary musicians from this year's Gallipoli celebrations is elitist and
short sighted," says National Party Leader Don Brash.
A new satirical feature begins this week, peering into the personal diary of one our leaders. Australian Ministers
arrive for annual talks on integration of the Trans- Tasman economies and we have a look at the agenda.
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee is appalled by the suggestion from Maori Party spokesman Pita
Sharples that Maori tertiary institutions should be treated differently to those that are non-Maori. He is referring to
comments made ...
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Nepal's moves toward a market economy are well entrenched, but no politician wants to abolish subsidies. Foreign and
security policies are rarely election issues.
SYRIA Recall of U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey following Murder of Prime Minister Hariri / Syrian Response Syrian
Presence in Lebanon / Concerns on Lack of Progress in Syrian Behavior on Border with Iraq and Support for Insurgents /
The Deputy State Services Commissioner, Tony Hartevelt, today announced that he has appointed Doug Martin,
Wellington-based director of Martin, Jenkins and Associates, to lead his review into matters relating to the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority ...
When the Bush administration released its budget for fiscal year 2006 recently, the news media, as usual, had a tough
time in making sense of the government’s proposals for defense spending.
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