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DOJ Probe Probably Would Have Targeted Gonzales
Friday, 16 March 2007, 9:47 am | Scoop Link
Shortly before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush last year on whether to shut down a Justice Department inquiry regarding the administration's warrantless domestic eavesdropping program, Gonzales learned that his own conduct ... More >>
Audio: Paul Buchanan & Wammo Discuss NZ and USA
Friday, 16 March 2007, 8:47 am | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM's Wammo discusses with Paul Buchanan the upcoming state visit to the White House by Prime Minister Helen Clark confirms the view that US-New Zealand relations are warming up. But should Helen Clark front-foot a NZ want-list? More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 15 March 2007
Friday, 16 March 2007, 8:29 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Email Detail White House Plan to Oust US Attorneys
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 7:20 pm | Scoop Link
Emails Detail White House Plan to Oust US Attorneys By Richard A. Serrano, The Los Angeles Times Wednesday 14 March 2007 More >>
Audio: Dr Bollard Talks To Wellington's Chamber
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 10:12 am | The Scoop Team
Households and banks need to realise that the recent period of cheap international money has been unusual and at some point is likely to revert to more normal financial conditions, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 14 March 2007
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 8:45 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 1:58 pm | The Scoop Team
Security: Air Marshals On Air NZ Flights If Bill Passes House - Questions Of The Day - Recommended Audio - Weather: Time For NZ To Batten Down The Hatches - Human Rights: Unique Film Festival On The Way - News Headlines - Section 59: FULL COVERAGE: ... More >>
Bush Linked To Deepening US Attorneys Scandal
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 1:01 pm | Scoop Link
Last October, President Bush spoke with Mr. Gonzales to pass along concerns by Republicans that some prosecutors were not aggressively addressing voter fraud, the White House said Monday. Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, was among the politicians ... More >>
Audio: Today's News Update From The United Nations
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 11:29 am | Scoop Audio
UN Audio: WHO Anti-countefeiting Coalition Examines Technologies to Prevent Fake Drugs - UN Appeals for Relief Fund to Help Mozambique - Fierce Fighting Displacing Thousands of Sri Lankans: UNHCR - Security Council Powers Close to Agreement on New ... More >>
Scoop Full Coverage of Anti-Smacking Bill
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 11:13 am | Scoop Full Coverage
FULL COVERAGE: The Maori Party: We have been asked to support a Bill which is motivated by the need to protect children. We believe that Parliament has an important role in dispelling the illusion that violence is normal and acceptable... More >>
Manning on Radio Adelaide: Rip-offs n Air Marshals
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 10:28 am | Scoop Audio
Scoop's Selwyn Manning & Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss: How a rest home owner kept patients alive on paper so as to claiming subsidies. Also, a bill before Parliament will see armed air marshals on Air New Zealand flights. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 13 March 2007
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 9:01 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Maori Party, Bradford On Support for Repeal Of S59
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 3:53 pm | Scoop Audio
As time ticks down for the final stages needed for the success of Sue Bradford's attempt to repeal Section 59 (the defence used by parents to physically discipline children) two press conferences were called on the subject. More >>
Scoop Links: U.S. Attorney Firing Scandal Heats Up
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 1:01 pm | Scoop Link
Paul Krugman - "Nobody is surprised to learn that the Justice Department was lying when it claimed that recently fired federal prosecutors were dismissed for poor performance. Nor is anyone surprised to learn that White House political operatives were pulling ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 12 March 2007
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 8:36 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
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NEWSFLASH: Maori Party Support S.59 Repeal
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 12:53 am | The Scoop Team
The Maori Party has announced that it will be supporting the unamended S59 repeal bill – the so-called "smacking bill" – of Green MP Sue Bradford. More >>
Audio: Goff on Afghanistan PM On Saving Daylight
Monday, 12 March 2007, 5:45 pm | Scoop Audio
This afternoon as well as the normal question and answer session for the Prime Minister following Monday's cabinet meeting there was also a quick outline from Defence Minister Phil Goff on New Zealand's ongoing military commitments to Afghanistan. More >>
Scoop Link: Rove Was Asked to Fire US Attorney
Monday, 12 March 2007, 2:28 pm | Scoop Link
Washington - Presidential advisor Karl Rove and at least one other member of the White House political team were urged by the New Mexico Republican party chairman to fire the state's U.S. attorney because of dissatisfaction in part with his failure ... More >>
Missing Tape of Padilla Interrogation Raises Qs
Monday, 12 March 2007, 2:24 pm | Scoop Link
Miami - A videotape showing Pentagon officials' final interrogation of al-Qaida suspect Jose Padilla is missing, raising questions about whether federal prosecutors have lost other recordings and evidence in the case. More >>
Democrats Shift Debate to Iraq Endgame
Monday, 12 March 2007, 2:20 pm | Scoop Link
Washington - The new Democratic proposals for Iraq may eventually be weakened or killed, but in one stroke they have transformed a many-sided debate about the conflict into a sharp-edged argument about the endgame. More >>
