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Friday, 22 July 2005, 5:50 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS: NZ Politicians Distance Themselves From US Foreign Policy
Poetry Day Inspires Outpouring of Purple Political Polemic
Clark Expresses Sadness At Second London Bomb Attack
George W Bush Loving 'Democrat' Visits New Zealand Assisted By ACT Party Candidates
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
Unanswered Questions: Truth Emergency In Washington D.C. Friday
MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Marjorie Cohn Assesses The Supreme Court Nomination
Kelpie Wilson On The New Fuel - Food
Diebold Document Deluge
MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:
London Bombings Commentary

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics):
Report Suggests NZ Social Wellbeing Progressing Nicely
Students' Associations Greet National Tax Rebate Plans With Scepticism
MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:

NZ Politicians Distance Themselves From US Foreign Policy

[1] Dr Brash’s insistence this week that National Party policy is written purely for New Zealanders is a concerning development for lovers of the global free market and may spell the end of hopes for a Free Trade Deal (FTA) with the United States. If Dr Brash isn’t willing to advocate letting the odd nuclear-powered ship into New Zealand ports and is unwilling to assist the people of Iraq in enjoying freedom (those who are still alive), prospects of NZ dairy produce lining the supermarket shelves of Vermont look slim. See... A Week of It: US Friendly Policy Under Fire [2] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00294.htm
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[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00483.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00462.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00454.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00470.htm

Poetry Day Inspires Outpouring of Purple Political Polemic

- The policy, the policy, when do we get the policy? The election will come either way, but was it just frivolity? When they promised us a shadow budget shortly after Mike's?And now they say the Labour Party should be on their bikes, And the country is collapsing (a thing they cannot bear) But when the Government's criticised, the policy's not there! See...Lyndon Hood: Political Poetry Through the Ages [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00295.htm

Clark Expresses Sadness At Second London Bomb Attack

- Prime Minister Helen Clark today expressed sadness at the news of more bomb attacks on London's transport system. Helen Clark said that her thoughts today are with Tony Blair and the people of London at this testing time. "I have great respect and admiration for the speed with which the British authorities identified those who carried out the bombings two weeks ago. Their response to these crises has been impressive, and I am sure will be on this occasion. See... ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00473.htm

George W Bush Loving 'Democrat' Visits New Zealand Assisted By ACT Party Candidates

- If you still that Tammy Bruce might be worth a listen (this, despite knowing that she appears on panels with Leighton Smith and Alan Duff), here is her interpretation of the AIDS crisis. According to Ian Wishart's well-adjusted magazine, Investigate, Tammy Bruce believes there is 'a deliberate desire to spread AIDS wider into the community and, perversely increase the virgin power of the gay lobby. See... The Fundy Post 20 July 2005 – Tammy Bruce Special [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0507/S00218.htm

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0507/S00087.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0507/S00167.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0507/S00142.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0507/S00081.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0507/S00294.htm

Unanswered Questions: Truth Emergency In Washington D.C. Friday

- WASHINGTON - July 21 - On Friday, July 22, 2005, one year to the day after the release of the "9/11 Commission Report," Project Censored founder, Dr. Peter Phillips will lead a National Press Club briefing entitled "The Failure of the 9/11 Commission Report and the Mainstream Media's Disregard." The briefing will feature scores of detailed examples of the Commission's flawed findings, self-censorship, misrepresentations and conflicts of interest that call the accuracy and integrity of their entire investigation into doubt. See... UQ Wire: 911 Families Declare Commission A Failure [1] and UQ Wire: Congressional Briefing On 9/11 Report [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00369.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00371.htm

MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00368.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00379.htm
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[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00362.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00359.htm

Marjorie Cohn Assesses The Supreme Court Nomination

- Who leaked the name of John G. Roberts before Bush's official prime time revelation Tuesday night? My guess: Karl Rove. He had the most to gain from an early announcement. Rove knows the mainstream media has a very short attention span. What better way ... See... Marjorie Cohn: Mr. Roberts' Neighborhood [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00304.htm

Kelpie Wilson On The New Fuel - Food

- It was one of those things that you can't quite believe is real. I was flipping through a magazine and saw an ad for a stove that burns corn kernels. For heat. Corn is food, not fuel, I thought, but the ad assured me that "Corn is replenished annually. ... See... Kelpie Wilson: The Tragic Abuse of Corn [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00299.htm

Diebold Document Deluge

- JULY 20, 2005: One late night in Texas, 51-year-old Kathleen Wynne did something she never thought she would consider: She jumped into a dumpster. An ordinary citizen who had become concerned about the integrity of Diebold voting machines, Wynne was amazed to find hundreds of pages of documents in the trash. Among them: internal notes and memos, planning information, problems with equipment and customers, price bid worksheets, staff bonuses, and financial statements from Diebold Election Systems. It was early July, just after second quarter financials, and the Diebold elections division seemed to be cleaning house. See…New Diebold Docs. Have A “Stink” To Them [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00298.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00382.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0507/S00347.htm

MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

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[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00297.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00296.htm

London Bombings Commentary

Michel Chossudovsky British investigators have uncovered that the "London bombers" had connections to a mysterious Pakistani engineer named Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, also known as Abu Talha, who was allegedly behind last year's planned terror attack on Wall Street, ... See... The London Bombers and "Al Qaeda's Webmaster" [1] For complete Scoop London Bombing Commentary CLICK HERE [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00300.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/londonbombing.html#comment

Report Suggests NZ Social Wellbeing Progressing Nicely

- Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey welcomed the findings of the latest Social Report as evidence of solid progress on social issues, but warned further investments were needed in core areas such as health, education and family. See... Social indicators up but investment must continue [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0507/S00460.htm

Students' Associations Greet National Tax Rebate Plans With Scepticism

- Don Brash announced a policy this afternoon targeted at keeping graduates in New Zealand. The rebate works by giving borrowers making repayments a rebate on part of their interest that would then be paid directly onto the principle of their loan. "It is important to see this rebate scheme for graduates in context. When National was last in power student allowance eligibility went down from 85% in 1990 to 36% in 1999. See…Nats rebates will not solve student debt crisis [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0507/S00079.htm
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