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Voter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Recounts
Monday, 13 October 2008, 2:05 pm | Scoop Link
If the November vote is close, key swing states that have been illegally rejecting voters could become recount battlegrounds like Florida. More >>
RDU Audio: Spanky vs Winston Peters!
Monday, 13 October 2008, 11:45 am | Scoop Audio
RDU Audio: Spanky interviews Winston Peters about… well, on everything about politics and campaigning New Zealand First-Style! More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 12 2008
Monday, 13 October 2008, 9:59 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 11 2008
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 11:20 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 10 2008 (Friday
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 11:19 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
5 Million Adverts Given To Protect US Democracy
Saturday, 11 October 2008, 1:07 pm | The Scoop Team
While global markets squirm in the midst of the financial crisis, Scoop scoffs at funds and cheerfully donates its pro-bono services to covering an equally pressing crisis that threatens the very heart of democracy: election fraud during the 2008 ... More >>
Clearing Up The Issue Of Provisional Ballots
Friday, 10 October 2008, 2:42 pm | Scoop Link
This morning's front-page New York Times story on purges is, I believe, somewhat inaccurate in one potentially significant respect. More >>
'Voting Machine' Security Is No Laughing Matter
Friday, 10 October 2008, 2:20 pm | Scoop Link
Web comic xkcd tackles the issue of Diebold's faulty electronic voting machine security. More >>
Voter Guide: Where Obama, McCain Stand On Economy
Friday, 10 October 2008, 1:29 pm | Scoop Link
A Gallup poll released this week showed that a majority of Americans -- 53 percent -- are angry about the financial crisis. And 41 percent are afraid. The system, Americans believe, has failed them. More >>
NYT: States' Purges of Voter Rolls Appear Illegal
Friday, 10 October 2008, 1:21 pm | Scoop Link
Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The ... More >>
Scoop Full Coverage 2: National's Tax Plan
Friday, 10 October 2008, 11:03 am | Scoop Full Coverage
The National Party has billed this tax package release as an “economic management plan,” which could land them in truth-in-advertising trouble with the Consumers Institute. The reality is far more modest. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings October 8 2008
Friday, 10 October 2008, 9:25 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
The Palin Mob Mentality: Racism, Willful Ignorance
Friday, 10 October 2008, 12:20 am | Scoop Link
It’s no wonder that the slightest incitement from Sarah Palin or John McCain will turn one of their rallies into a lynch mob. Just talk to the folks who attend. More >>
Florida Recount Reveals Grave Voting Problems
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 1:40 pm | Scoop Link
A month of primary recounts in the election battleground of Palm Beach County, Florida, has twice flipped the winner in a local judicial race and revealed grave problems in the county's election infrastructure. More >>
Students Learn How To "Hack-A-Vote"
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 1:29 pm | Scoop Link
Graduate and undergraduate students at Rice University are learning how easy it is to wreak havoc on today's voting machines More >>
95bFM: Paul Deady & Kevin List On Nat Tax
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 10:37 am | Scoop Audio
95bFM Audio: Scoop's Kevin List talks to Paul Deady about National's tax plan which is full of numbers! They'll give average wage earners $47 extra a week (or $13 more than Labour). How? Through changes to something called Kiwisaver. More >>
Manning on Radio Adelaide: Outlook Grim + Nat Tax
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 10:31 am | Scoop Audio
Scoop Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning & Radio Adelaide's Catherine discuss how the Labour government opened the financial books and the outlook is grim! Also, National is pitching for the middle income voter with its tax cut and KiwiSaver plan. More >>
Scoop Full Coverage: National's Tax Cut Plan
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 9:59 am | Scoop Full Coverage
The National Party has billed this tax package release as an “economic management plan,” which could land them in truth-in-advertising trouble with the Consumers Institute. More >>
NC Straight-Ticket Vote Omits Presidential Race
Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 4:23 pm | Scoop Link
Hundreds of thousands of new voters have been added to North Carolina's voter registration rolls this year. Once these voters are in the voting booth, however, thousands will be disenfranchised by the design of the ballot. More >>
Wammo & Paul Sheltus' Latin America News Roundup
Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 1:15 pm | Scoop Audio
Wammo talks to Paul Sheltus who explains how the financial crisis is going to effect Latin America. Not good, the experts say, but possibly not as bad as previous crisis in the region. Paul Sheltus is a journalist, based in Buenos Aires. More >>
