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Topol triumphs, delights in standing ovation
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:36 am | Scoop Link
AUCKLAND theatre audiences traditionally are tough nuts to crack when it comes to handing out standing ovations. And mostly it’s because we haven’t really known whether it’s appropriate, or not, to stand for the performance just accepted. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 9 May 2007
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:05 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
List on Radio Active – Aussie Tax n Human Rights
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 8:52 am | Scoop Audio
Audio: Scoop's Kevin List on Radio Active delivers his weekly New Zealand news roundup. Item discussed today: Why Australia's tax system is worse than New Zealand's; and the Human Rights Film Festival... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 12:17 am | The Scoop Team
Employment: Charges Dropped Over Coke Incident - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - The Troubles: NZ PM Pleased By Northern Irish Power Sharing - Justice: Submitter Feels Civil Liberties Lawyer Belittles Victims - Scoop Review: Topol - Auckland Has In Its Midst A Champion ... More >>
NZ's Favourite B'caster Not NZ's Favourite Dancer
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 4:00 pm | Scoop Images
The Lord of the New Zealand's airwaves Paul Holmes proved less regal in his attempt to take the 'Dancing with the Stars' crown yesterday evening. Mr Holmes bowed out of the latest series of the popular dancing/light entertainment show after valiantly ... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 2:27 pm | The Scoop Team
UN Gears Up Security In Timor On Eve Of Elections - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY - Justice: Submitter Feels Civil Liberties Lawyer Belittles Victims - Religious Diversity: Bishop Brian Battles For Antidisestablish-mentarianism - Legislation: Greens Applaud Govt ... More >>
US Attorneys: Keith Olbermann Talks Voter Fraud
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 11:08 am | Scoop Link
Keith Olbermann says: "It was at first a disturbing story about political servitude violating the sanctity of the offices of federal prosecutors. Then it was a story about employees in those offices being hired only if they were political adherents, ... More >>
LAPD "Stands Down" 60 Over May Day Violence
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 10:59 am | Scoop Link
Two high-ranking Los Angeles Police Department commanders were reassigned Monday for their role in overseeing the violent police response to last week's MacArthur Park immigration rally. More >>
Radio Adelaide – CanWest Takeover & Bad Smells!
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 10:30 am | Scoop Audio
Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning & Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss: how Australian company Ironbridge has moved to take over Canwest NZ. Also, how good health reporting unearthed a tale of a decomposing corpse in hospital morgue! More >>
US Attorneys: Immunity for Goodling?
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:51 am | Scoop Link
The Justice Department has decided to offer no legal objection to the House Judiciary Committee's offer of immunity to Monica Goodling, the former senior advisor to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and White House liason for the Justice Dept. This means ... More >>
Scoop Link: Military Sound Effects Killing Whales
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:46 am | Scoop Link
The U.S. Navy's antisubmarine warfare strategists probably wish they could emulate the way whales and dolphins navigate the ocean depths. How they can penetrate, with high-pitched clicks, what the light spectrum cannot. How they can detect without ... More >>
NYC GOP Convention Police Papers Ordered Opened
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:39 am | Scoop Link
New York - The city cannot prevent the public from seeing documents describing intelligence that police gathered to help them create policies for arrests at the 2004 Republican National Convention, a judge said Friday. More >>
Los Angeles Times Editorial: Bring Them Home
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:39 am | Scoop Link
This newspaper reluctantly endorsed the U.S. troop surge as the last, best hope for stabilizing conditions so that the elected Iraqi government could assume full responsibility for its affairs. But we also warned that the troops should not be ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 8 May 2007
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:00 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
95bFM: Richard & Jim Tully On Canwest Sale
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 4:00 pm | Scoop Audio
Audio: 95bFM's Richard Beniston talks to Canterbury Uni's Head of Political Science and Communication, Jim Tully, about the Canwest sale deal. More >>
95bFM Audio: Richard & Barry Wilson on Sedition
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 3:49 pm | Scoop Audio
95bFM Audio : (click here to listen) 95bFM's Richard Beniston and Barry Wilson, Auckland Council For Civil Liberties discuss the Sedition repeal. More >>
95bFM Audio: Havoc and Idiot/Savant on Sedition
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 1:40 pm | Scoop Audio
The archaic sedition laws are to be repealed, Mikey talks to Idiot/Savant from norightturn.blogspot.com about the repeal and does this mean Tim Selwyn gets off? More >>
AMP Scholarship Winners Speak Of Experiences (II)
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 11:56 am | Scoop Video
Video: AMP Scholarship winners talk about what the scheme has meant to them. Scoop will webcast one winner's account per week un til June 30. This week we feature sports physician, Rawiri Durie. Details of the Scholarship scheme can be accessed by visiting ... More >>
Video:Rice Cautions Fiji At Pacific Leaders Meet
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 11:31 am | Scoop Video
Video: "United States is deeply concerned about the unlawful overthrow of the freely-elected government in Fiji. We are very pleased that Pacific countries have spoken with one voice through the Pacific Islands Forum." More >>
US Attorneys: Goodling Shed Tears Before Talking
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 11:10 am | Scoop Link
A US attorney in Seattle was singled out for dismissal in part because he clashed with senior Justice Department officials over the investigation of a federal prosecutor's murder, and he was recommended for removal 18 months earlier than was previously ... More >>
