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Link: US Launches Show of Force in Persian Gulf
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 2:55 pm | Scoop Link
Aboard the USS John C. Stennis - American warplanes screamed off two aircraft carriers Tuesday as the Navy staged its largest show of force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, launching a mammoth exercise meant as a message to the Iranians. More >>
US Attorneys: Subpoenas Ready for Rove, Miers
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 2:55 pm | Scoop Link
Senator Charles Schumer finds it "hard to believe" that embattled US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales can continue in office for much longer. At the same time, Mr. Schumer believes that the practical consequences for the Republican Party resulting from ... More >>
Scoop Link: Bush Must Accept Iraq Timetable
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 2:55 pm | Scoop Link
Congressional Democrats are showing no signs of backing down on their rebuke of the Iraq war, insisting President Bush will have to accept some sort of legislative timetable in exchange for the billions of dollars needed to fund the war. More >>
Full Coverage (Part2) of Section 59 Bill
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 9:09 am | Scoop Full Coverage
Think this is an Anti-Smacking Bill? Confused? Read here to discover what you need to know about this Section59 Bill and how it intends to stop those who thrash their kids from getting off charges... More >>
Audio: Kevin List on Radio Active SMACK? No!
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 8:57 am | Scoop Audio
Audio: Scoop's Kevin List on Radio Active delivers his weekly New Zealand news roundup. Item discussed today: this is not an Anti-Smacking Bill… that law passed awhile ago. This bill removes a defence that allows thrashing parents to get off! More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 28 March 2007
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 8:25 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Feedback: Almost Entirely Section 59
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 12:22 am | Scoop Feedback
The following is a selection of feedback and other unsolicited email received by Scoop recently. The opinions they contain do not necessarily reflect those of Scoop. They do not appear in any particular order. More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 5:02 pm | The Scoop Team
Images: Section 59 Bill Protests At Parliament; QUESTIONS OF THE DAY; Media News: Greens Demand Police Admit To Muzzling Press Freedom; MORE POLITICS HEADLINES More >>
Wammo n List : People Smacking's Already Unlawful!
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 4:05 pm | Scoop Audio
Audio: Kevin List and Wammo state why this is not an anti-smacking bill. It is already an offence to give your child a crack. This bill removes defences that are letting people get off thrashing their kids. More >>
Manning & Deady on 95bFM – What About David Hicks?
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 2:06 pm | Scoop Audio
Selwyn Manning & 95bFM's Paul Deady discuss: how Australian David Hicks has pleaded guilty to one specification under the charge of "providing material support for terrorism". How has the US extracted a guilty plea and why now? More >>
Link: Senate Keeps Pullout Date in Iraq War Bill
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 11:27 am | Scoop Link
Washington - The Senate defeated an attempt to erase an American troop withdrawal date from an Iraq spending bill this afternoon after an emotional debate about the powers of the presidency and Congress and the well-being of front-line soldiers. More >>
Video: David Hicks Defence Council Speaks Out
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 11:11 am | Scoop Video
Video: David Hicks had to wait five years for his trial. Now the so-called "Australian Taliban" has pleaded guilty before a US military tribunal to supporting a terrorist organization, paving the way for his return to Australia. More >>
Radio Adelaide – Teenagers Win Ribena Fined $227k
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 10:35 am | Scoop Audio
Audio: Manning on Radio Adelaide discuss: A science experiment by two teenage girls saw GlaxoSmithKline being fined $227,500 for false advertising + Parliament's Speaker is writing to the Chinese embassy informing its must respect NZ's free speech ideals. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 27 March 2007
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 9:22 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
US Attorneys: Alberto's Allies Are Scarce
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 12:22 am | Scoop Link
Despite President Bush's unwavering public support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the White House is doing little privately to lobby Republican senators to get behind the embattled Justice Department chief, according to senior Senate sources. In fact, ... More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 4:43 pm | The Scoop Team
Media: Greens Co-Leader Finds Hidden Cost Of Free Trade; Section 59: Govt Drops Urgency, Maori Party Shares Thinking; Environment: Greens Carbon Pricing Paper Reaction:; QUESTIONS OF THE DAY; MORE POLITICS HEADLINES More >>
Gonzales Aide Goodling to Invoke Fifth Amendment
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 4:30 pm | Scoop Link
SCOOP LINK: Gonzales Aide to Invoke Fifth Amendment Goodling will refuse to answer Senate questions on fired US attorneys. The Associated Press Monday 26 March 2007 More >>
Wammo IV - Author Says Airheads Are Taking Over
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 3:25 pm | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM's Wammo interviews Shelley Gare, author of the Triumph of the Airheads and the Retreat From Common Sense. The airheads are winning and so are airhead values. We live in a world where ignorance is not just bliss, it's celebrated. Celebrities ... More >>
Audio: Wammo Talks To Nandor on Carbon Policy
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 3:19 pm | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM's Wammo talks to Green MP Nandor Tanczos on the Green Party's new environment, climate change and carbon policy. More >>
Audio Wallace Talks To Yasmine Ryan Live in Beirut
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 2:51 pm | Scoop Audio
Audio: KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman talks to Kiwi journalist Yasmine Ryan who is reporting from Beirut in Lebanon. What's shaping in the Middle East and indeed inside the Lebanon political arena? More >>
