Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop
Scoop Independent News
Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.
Scoop - Latest News [Page 215]
US Attorneys: Voter-Fraud Complaints & Dismissals
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9:56 am | Scoop Link
Nearly half of the US attorneys slated for removal by the administration last year were targets of Republican complaints that they were lax on voter fraud, including efforts by Presidential Adviser Karl Rove to encourage more prosecutions of election-law ... More >>
Iraqi Parliament Won't Accept US-Written Oil Law
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9:50 am | Scoop Link
Baghdad - It has not even reached parliament, but the oil law that U.S. officials call vital to ending Iraq's civil war is in serious trouble among Iraqi lawmakers, many of whom see it as a sloppy document rushed forward to satisfy Washington's clock. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 14 May 2007
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 8:49 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Video/Cartoon: Jim Hightower on Why We're in Iraq
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 12:27 am | Scoop Cartoon
US national radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of Thieves In High Places: They've Stolen Our Country And It's Time to Take It Back, Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be. Here's his recent video-cartoon. More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 12:00 am | The Scoop Team
Poverty News: Peters Handed MPH Petition On Parliament's Steps - PM's Presser: Sordid Policemen Dominate Gangs - Budget: Peters announces major increase in aid - Internet: Independent News Agency Robbed At NetGuide Web Awards - Environment: Special Action ... More >>
Scoop Feedback: KiwiSaver
Monday, 14 May 2007, 1:40 pm | Scoop Feedback
It is generally agreed that Kiwi's should save more of their earnings. Money saved is, of course, not squirreled away in the bank's equivalent of 'under-the-mattress' but is invested in our economy. Some benefits of a marked increase in savings/investment ... More >>
US Attorneys: Alberto Gonzales, Zen Master
Monday, 14 May 2007, 1:06 pm | Scoop Link
Alberto Gonzales is in his happy place. He enters the hearing room in the Rayburn Building for his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee smiling the smile of a man who sleeps well each night in the warm glow of the president's love. More >>
Audio: Wallace & The PM – Budget, Bain, & Gangs
Monday, 14 May 2007, 10:52 am | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman and the Prime Minister Helen Clark discuss: Budget set for Thursday; the David Bain case and the Privy Council v NZ Supreme Court; and Gang Ban policies. More >>
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace & Manning on Timor Elections
Monday, 14 May 2007, 10:42 am | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman and Scoop's Selwyn Manning discuss Jose Ramos Horta winning the Timor Leste presidential elections by a landslide 69 percent of the vote. Will Australia and New Zealand work with Horta to ensure Timor progresses? More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 13 May 2007
Monday, 14 May 2007, 9:03 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Poll Watch: TNS TV3 Poll Has Key Ahead
Monday, 14 May 2007, 8:50 am | Scoop Poll Watch
National leader John Key has replaced Labour leader Helen Clark as preferred Prime Minister in the latest TNS TV3 Poll. Thirty-two percent of voters ticked John Key as preferred Prime Minister compared to 30 percent for Helen Clark. More >>
Gag Order As 2 Jailed for Leaking Blair-Bush Memo
Monday, 14 May 2007, 12:47 am | Scoop Link
An Old Bailey judge yesterday imposed gagging orders on the media after jailing a civil servant and a Labour MP's researcher for disclosing the minutes of a meeting between Tony Blair and George Bush about Iraq. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 12 May 2007
Sunday, 13 May 2007, 12:43 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 11 May 2007
Saturday, 12 May 2007, 11:32 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
US Attorneys: WH Withheld Emails About Rove
Friday, 11 May 2007, 11:02 am | Scoop Link
The Bush administration has withheld a series of emails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protege of Rove's, as US attorney ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 10 May 2007
Friday, 11 May 2007, 8:13 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Friday, 11 May 2007, 12:01 am | The Scoop Team
Justice: Privy Council Judgment Rules David Bain Conviction A Miscarriage of Justice - Retirement: There Is Not A Microchip In The Gold Card. There Has Never Been A Microchip In The Gold Card - Human Rights Film Festival : Environmental Refugees And Children ... More >>
95bFM: Manning & Paul Deady Timor Leste Elections
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 4:16 pm | Scoop Audio
95bFM Audio: Paul Deady and Scoop's Selwyn Manning background the Timor Leste presidential elections and what this all means for Timor's people, New Zealand, Australia and the region. More >>
95bFM: Mikey Havoc & John Key's Weekly Wrap
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 3:49 pm | Scoop Audio
Mikey talks to John Key about: Charlotte Dawson, violence in Christchurch, TVNZ and how the Nats would handle that dog's breakfast, Geoffry Palmer's donation to the Labour Party and Tariana Turia's view on the gang problem. More >>
US Attorneys: Prosecutor Hiring Process Bypassed
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 11:39 am | Scoop Link
The Washington Post: Hiring Process Was Bypassed for Prosecutor http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050907N.shtml More >>
