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Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
UQ
Wire: What's Up With the Black
Budget?
The $64 Question: What's Up With the Black Budget? The Real Deal with Catherine Austin Fitts
2:
Scoop
Editorial: Hold The Line
General acceptance by a society of the Rule of Law is probably the principle ingredient in defining what a civilised society is. Unfortunately however many law makers in the United States appear not to understand this. Either that or they have forgotten ...
3:
'Made
in New Zealand' - a label to be proud
of?
'Made in New Zealand' - a label to be proud of? Not when the label is on: - grenades - weapons firing control systems - shoot-to-kill training equipment - 'special purpose' munitions - aerial bombing score systems
4:
Scoop
Archive: UQ Wire Background: In Search Of The Black
Budget
On 8 January last year [2000], around 6.45pm, residents of Delaware in the US were startled by a sonic boom, strong enough to shake walls, rattle windows and cause the citizens to call their local police offices, demanding explanations. This particular ...http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/51/80/200209240008.55c95955.html
5:
Salvation
Army Officer Killed In China
A New Zealand non-government organisation aid worker was killed in a car accident in China over the weekend.
6:
The
New Write - 1st October 2002
1. DRINKING AGE REVIEW 2. OTAGO UNI MAY PASS ALL STUDENTS 3. PUBLIC MEETING IN WELLINGTON TOMORROW 4. HOT GOSS FROM PARLIAMENT 5. TOP TEN THINGS GOVT CAN DO TO SAVE THE WORLD 6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
7:
Questions
For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 2 October
1. TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: What message did he give to liquor retail outlets about the sale of alcohol to under-age purchasers at his meeting with them on Monday?
8:
How
to Score Ritalin - NZ Follows US
Trend
So the kids have wised up and following the US trend, have started dealing their Ritalin in the schoolyard. In New Zealand Ritalin retails for around $5 a tablet while in the States the street value is considerably higher – the equivalent of nearly ...
9:
NZ
First Mp Lays Complaint Againt
Tanczos
New Zealand First youth affairs spokesperson Craig McNair today lodged an official complaint to the police in Wellington against Nandor Tanczos over the illegal use of cannabis.
10:
Questions
Of The Day Transcript - 1 October 2002
1. Hon. BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Why will she not direct the Minister of Internal Affairs to release the Crown Law Office report on the leaky homes issue, given that she has said it was ``very clear'' there was ...
11:
SRA
Commentary: How to Control People
“The international oil system started out as a setup to control a commodity, oil. Over the years, and most recently under the direction of the United States, that has metamorphosed into a form of people control.” - Stephen Pelletiere, Iraq and ...
12:
Economic
growth more than a matter of size
New Zealand’s size and distance from major markets are insufficient reasons for its economic underperformance and decline in relative living standards, says National’s Finance spokesman Dr Don Brash.
13:
Nandor's
Head will be Hard to Get
Two party leaders called for Ras Nandor Tanczos' head yesterday. This will prove very hard to acomplish, considering the former NORML News editor has acted totally in accordance with his stated principles and aims.
14:
UQ
Wire: 911 - They Let It Happen On
Purpose!
Imagine you wake up from a coma and you learn that 11 months ago, an "Attack on America" destroyed some significant buildings, killed 3,000 people and forced a war against terrorism. You switch on the news and see pictures of Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, ...
15:
Vatican
to face its crimes before the UN
As of noon today, the Raelian Movement and its attorneys have delivered an official "Urgent Request for Action to the United Nations Special Reporter" to further investigate and stop the countless crimes of not only pedophilia, but the procurement, trafficking, ...
16:
Scoop
Feedback: Patriotism Is A Double-Edged
Sword
In This Edition: From A New Reader, Reflections From Ceasar - Thanks To Society for the Promotion of Community Standards
17:
US
Armed Saddam Hussein With Chemical Weapons
On August 18, the New York Times carried a front-page story headlined, ``Officers say U.S. aided Iraq despite the use of gas''. Quoting anonymous US ``senior military officers'', the NYT ``revealed'' that in the 1980s, the administration of US President ...
18:
UQ
Wire: Wildcard, Who is Delmart "Mike"
Vreeland?
SPECIAL REPORT: Wildcard Who is Delmart "Mike" Vreeland? - Down the Rabbit Hole With the Man Who Says He Tried to Warn the World About 9/11 - By Sander Hicks, September 26, 2002
19:
Mediation
service for owners of leaking
homes
A responsible and measured approach to finding solutions that work long-term for all concerned is important, rather than kneejerk reactions, Minister of Internal Affairs George Hawkins said.
20:
Virtual
Spectator launches new 3D for Americas
Cup
New Zealand’s leading interactive sports entertainment company, Virtual Spectator has today launched its premium 3D service for the Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup.
21:
Baldock
offers solution to funding local
roads
United Future MP, Larry Baldock, has offered a radical solution to the growing problem of funding the construction and maintenance of local roads throughout the country.
22:
Chinese
Ice Carving Coming To Manukau
The coolest place to be next summer will be Manukau, where giant re-creations in ice of the Beehive, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Great Wall of China, the Sky Tower and the Eiffel Tower will be on display in minus zero conditions in a giant tent from ...
23:
Mayors
and Ministers want jobs for all young
NZers
Local Mayors and Government Ministers will meet at the Cabinet table tomorrow to discuss plans to get all young New Zealanders into jobs or training over the next few years.
24:
UQ
Wire: Greetings from Boston, Mr.
Bush
Two years ago, on October 3rd, 2000 George W. Bush came to my home town of Boston for the first Presidential debate of the campaign with Al Gore. The memory is still very fresh in my mind.
25:
Nuisance
complaint wastes police time
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today dismissed a complaint laid with police by New Zealand First's Craig McNair as being a perfect example of the way in which scarce police resources are wasted.
26:
US
Election 2002: Senate Races - A Runner
Stumbles
The sudden departure of Robert "The Torch" Torricelli from the New Jersey Senate race evokes no end of sports metaphors. He fumbled. He choked. He dropped the baton. He hit the wall. The Torch is passed. It looks bad for the Dem team.
27:
Clampdown
On Illegal Street Racing
More streets are to be restricted to non-residential traffic on weekends and public holidays in order to tackle the scourge of illegal street racing in Manukau. This will include a large stretch of Te Irirangi Drive between Dawson Road in Otara and ...
28:
Maharey
Doesn't Understand His Own Jargon
The Minister of Tertiary Education clearly doesn't have a clue about links between tertiary education providers and industry, ACT New Zealand's Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today.
29:
Fans
Get First Look At Two Towers Trailer Sept.
30
In anticipation of the December 19 release of the central film in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, New Line Cinema will debut the film’s main theatrical trailer at 12:01AM, Monday, September 30, exclusively on America ...
30:
EU
Council Rejects US "Article 98"
Agreements
NGO members of the CICC expressed appreciation for the adoption today by the EU of a common position regarding US-proposed bilateral agreements providing exemption from surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court).