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Scoop Full Coverage: Fringe 07
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 9:49 am | Scoop Full Coverage
Compiled Scoop coverage of the 2007 Fringe and Asis Pacific festivals. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 5 March 2007
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 8:57 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Link: Afghans - US Troops Shot at Civilians
Monday, 5 March 2007, 8:39 pm | Scoop Link
Jalalabad, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines fleeing a militant ambush Sunday opened fire on civilian cars and pedestrians on a busy highway in eastern Afghanistan, wounded Afghans said. Up to 16 people were killed and 34 wounded in the violence, officials ... More >>
White House Backed US Attorney Firings - Officials
Monday, 5 March 2007, 8:17 pm | Scoop Link
The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration, firearms ... More >>
NY Observer: Libby Trial Exposes Neocon Shadow Gov
Monday, 5 March 2007, 8:17 pm | Scoop Link
Day by day, witness by witness, exhibit by exhibit, Patrick Fitzgerald, the prosecutor in the trial of Dick Cheney's man, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, is accomplishing what no one else in Washington has been able to: He has impeached the Presidency of George ... More >>
Democrats Send Out First Round of Subpoenas
Monday, 5 March 2007, 8:06 pm | Scoop Link
A House Judiciary subcommittee approved today the first in what is expected to be an avalanche of subpoenas to Bush administration officials. They will likely explore corruption and mismanagement allegations on everything from pre-war Iraq intelligence ... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Monday, 5 March 2007, 11:34 am | The Scoop Team
Fringe Awards: Festival Checks Out For 07 - Police: Pope Points To Employment Issues After Rickards' Acquittal - LG Campaign 07: Manukau Mayoral Race Heats Up - Orientation 07: Only one day to Cheap as Chips - - Science: Can Blobby Sea Creatures Get Sun ... More >>
Audio: Manning & Wallace – NZ & the War On Terror
Monday, 5 March 2007, 9:47 am | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: NZ PM Helen Clark is scheduled to meet with US President Bush. Is New Zealand about to increase its involvement in Afghanistan, in the Persian Gulf, in containment operations in Central-Asia, and in this US-led War On Terror? More >>
Scoop Top 30 Weekend Ratings - 3-4 Mar. 2007
Monday, 5 March 2007, 8:50 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Audio: Banks – Why Rickards Must Not Be Reinstated
Monday, 5 March 2007, 12:48 am | Scoop Audio
Former Police Minister John Banks talks to KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman about why Clint Rickards, recently acquitted of rape charges, must not be reinstated as Assistant Police Commissioner and in charge of the Auckland Police District. More >>
Fringe Review: The Orderly
Saturday, 3 March 2007, 5:58 pm | Scoop Review
Peter is a general orderly. Peter is also a historical re-enactor. On the coming weekend, he will be participating the 991 Battle of Maldon. The Saxon army to which he belongs will relive Byrhtnoth's heroic and much-sung defeat at the hands of the ... More >>
Fringe Review: Fight or Flight
Saturday, 3 March 2007, 4:18 pm | Scoop Review
Set on one of the biggest panic-magnets of our age – an aircraft with a destination in the USA – Fight or Fight plays with fears ranging from simple social anxiety to paralysing terror. There is a great deal of entertainment to be had at the lower ... More >>
Scoop Images: Gravity and Other Myths
Friday, 2 March 2007, 1:13 pm | Scoop Images
Starting with music based around remixed commentary on astronomy and space exploration, the performers in 'Gravity and Other myths' showed of a range of mostly aerial circus skills; swinging, climbing, twisting and suspending with the actual sky as their ... More >>
Democrats Seek Testimony From Fired Attorneys
Friday, 2 March 2007, 11:43 am | Scoop Link
Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons. More >>
Telegraph: US Mortgage Crisis Goes Into Meltdown
Friday, 2 March 2007, 9:56 am | Scoop Link
Panic has begun to sweep the sub-prime mortgage sector in the United States after the bankruptcy of 22 lenders over the past two months, setting off mass liquidation of housing loans packaged as securities. Analysts say the housing bust is pulling ... More >>
States Work on Proposals to Make Voting Easier
Friday, 2 March 2007, 9:45 am | Scoop Link
Washington - Proposals designed to make voting easier and ballots more secure are beginning to advance in several states. The proposals range from allowing voters to register until Election Day to expanding the use of absentee ballots and early ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 1 March 2007
Friday, 2 March 2007, 8:55 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 2:34 pm | The Scoop Team
*** Newsflash: Accused Cleared in Police Rape Case *** - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - Treaty Settlements: Maori Party Warns Of More Land Occupations If Settlement Process Not Fixed - NEWS HEADLINES: - Environment/Law: Solid Energy Starts Legal Action Against ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 28 February 2007
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 9:26 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Fringe Review: Strike - In the Cube
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 12:24 am | Scoop Review
Did you know fire is tuneable? It is if you blow it through various lengths of steel pipe. This might give you some idea about the inventiveness on display in In the Cube. The fact the piece which included this trick started with the performers playing ... More >>
