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Flier Tells Virginia Dems To Vote On Wrong Day
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 2:03 pm | Scoop Link
A forged flyer going to voters in a closely fought Virginia congressional district seems aimed at suppressing Democratic turnout on Election Day. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 28 2008
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 9:10 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Why Electronic Voting Is Frighteningly Insecure
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 5:13 pm | Scoop Link
Electronic voting machines — the officially appointed wave of our democratic future, being touted as safe, sane, and secure — are entirely vulnerable to election-altering attacks, ranging from the highly technical to simple. More >>
U2's Bono: "Let's Put Humanity Back On Earth"
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 4:57 pm | Scoop Link
Rock stars have two urges. (No, really, just two.) They want to change the world, and they want to have fun. And I believe we can't do one without the other. It's like music -- no one trusts music that lacks joy. More >>
2,000% Odds Set Against Native American Vote
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 4:18 pm | Scoop Link
Hispanic? Congratulations, you’ve only a 500% chance your vote will not be counted. Black, 900%. Native American, 2,000%! More >>
Bush Undermines Democracy, Attacks 200,000 Voters
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 3:53 pm | Scoop Link
As the 2008 presidential election heads into its final week, the current president threw a political wild card on table late Friday, when he asked Attorney General Michael Mukasey to investigate the status of 200,000 Ohio voters. More >>
Interview: Brad Friedman On The Epic Fail Of 2008
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 2:57 pm | Scoop Link
Brad Friedman is perhaps the most diligent and unassailable election integrity advocate in America. His work at Bradblog.com is required reading for anyone who gives a damn about maintaining democracy in America. More >>
Wammo & PM: Whose Got The Biggest Purse?
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 2:41 pm | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo talks to the Prime Minister Helen Clark who doubts the truth in figures out today that say National plan to spend more than Labour on Infrastructure initiatives if they win the election on November the 8th. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 27 2008
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 9:31 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Roy Morgan Poll Oct 6 - 19: Nat 43% Lab 32%
Friday, 24 October 2008, 2:55 pm | Scoop Poll Watch
National Party regain initiative up 2.5% to 43% Greens at record-high vote up 2.5% to 11.5% More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 23 2008
Friday, 24 October 2008, 10:39 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
3 News Poll Oct 16-22: Nat 45.1% Lab 37.4%
Friday, 24 October 2008, 10:14 am | Scoop Poll Watch
Projected number of seats in the House on the basis of the latest poll results Labour 47 National 57 Green Party 11 Maori Party 4 ACT 2 United Future 1 Jim Anderton Progressive 1 NZ First Total seats 123 More >>
Video+Audio: Oxfam Debate (No. 3) Global Poverty
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 8:18 pm | Scoop Video
Oxfam has held its third debate titled "Ending Global Poverty and Building a Safer World". The panelists were: Phil Goff, Keith Locke, John Hayes, Matt Robson, and Kath McCabe. The moderator was broadcaster and writer Bill Ralston. More >>
Brave New Films Exposes The Truth About ACORN
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 2:07 pm | Scoop Link
Brave New Films released a new short film yesterday debunking the McCain campaign's smears against ACORN. More >>
Voter Guide To Environmental Issues
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:55 pm | Scoop Link
The pressing issues on Americans' minds today are the election and the economy. But as we cast our votes for who we think can best right a near sinking financial ship, there is another important issue to consider: the environment. More >>
McCain’s Registration Fraud Glass House Shatters
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 1:47 pm | Scoop Link
Acorn Investigate It! Was a popular mantra on the trail until it was suddenly silenced yesterday by the arrests and then linking back of to two GOP operatives in the employ of the McCain campaign on real vote suppression and slamming fraud. More >>
95bFM: Trinity of Power Political Debates
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 11:31 am | Scoop Audio
95bFM: Paul Deady hosts a live Trinity of Power debate in the Auckland University Quad with ACT's Rodney Hide, Greens' Russell Norman, and United's Peter Dunne. Scoop's Selwyn Manning wraps up with some analysis on how the politicians performed. More >>
McCain Aide Acknowledges Voter Suppression Tactics
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 11:09 am | Scoop Link
“Voter suppression and wonky Diebold machines,” my contact said then, adding “It’s our last hope.” He stuns me into a long silence. Breaking the awkward pause, he quickly added, “I’m just kidding.” More >>
Manning on Radio Adelaide: Locky + LPG Block
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:54 am | Scoop Audio
Selwyn Manning & Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss how this was supposed to be a great week for the Nats until Locky Smith put his foot in it! Also, Labour's Helen Clark talked about a Labour/Green voting block, but do the Greens want to govern? More >>
McCain Linked To Private Group In Iran-Contra Case
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 2:46 pm | Scoop Link
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair. More >>
