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Link: Dow Industrials Plunge More Than 400 Points
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 2:58 pm | Scoop Link
New York - The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points today before gaining some of it back. The Dow dropped 546.02, or 4.3 percent, to 12,086.06 before recovering some ground. It was down 360.42, or 2.85 percent, at 12,271.84 with about ... More >>
NYT: Why Have So Many US Attorneys Been Fired?
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 2:37 pm | Scoop Link
Carol Lam, the former United States attorney for San Diego, is smart and tireless and was very good at her job. Her investigation of Representative Randy Cunningham resulted in a guilty plea for taking more than $2 million in bribes from defense ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 27 February 2007
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 9:04 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 1:13 pm | The Scoop Team
Parliament: Peters, Downer Talk Foreign Affairs, Clark Does Too - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - Immigration: Government Fights To Send Sick Child Back To Romania - Intelligence: Wot, No Jihadis? - Images: Evermore At MySpace NZ Launch - Environment: Climate Activists ... More >>
US Generals Will Quit If Bush Orders Iran Attack
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 9:05 am | Scoop Link
Some of America's most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources. More >>
Bush Funneling Money to al Qaeda-Related Groups
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 9:05 am | Scoop Link
New Yorker columnist Sy Hersh says the "single most explosive" element of his latest article involves an effort by the Bush administration to stem the growth of Shiite influence in the Middle East (specifically the Iranian government and Hezbollah in ... More >>
Scoop Link: John Pilger - Iran, A War Is Coming
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 9:01 am | Scoop Link
In his latest piece for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes American plans to attack Iran, possibly with nuclear weapons. Although the majority of Americans voted last November to end the war in Iraq, the Bush cabal remains undeterred by inspid ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 26 February 2007
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 7:58 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Manning & Wallace Live From Ground Zero New York
Monday, 26 February 2007, 4:04 pm | Scoop Audio
Audio: Selwyn Manning crosses live to KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman from Ground Zero, New York to discuss: observations surround the spot where the World Trade Centre towers once stood; the UN & Fiji; Palestine the Quartet; New York's Greenwich Village, ... More >>
Fringe Review: The Little Shop of Horrors/Redubbed
Monday, 26 February 2007, 10:41 am | Scoop Review
Fringe Review: The Little Shop of Horrors/Redubbed Review by Alison Little Click to enlarge More >>
S. Hersh: US Contingency Planning to Bomb Iran
Monday, 26 February 2007, 10:01 am | Scoop Link
In the past few months, as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, has significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The "redirection," as some inside the White House have ... More >>
Israel Wants to Fly Over Iraq to Bomb Iran
Monday, 26 February 2007, 9:57 am | Scoop Link
Tel Aviv - Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Weekend Ratings - 24-25 Feb. 2007
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 11:45 pm | Scoop Daily Ratings
The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Army Files New Charges in Watada Court-Martial
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 10:42 pm | Scoop Link
The Army has filed a new round of charges against a Fort Lewis officer who refused to deploy to Iraq and spoke out publicly against the war, resurrecting a high-profile case aborted by a mistrial two weeks ago. More >>
Scoop Link: Naomi Klein - A Trial for 1000s Denied
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 10:29 pm | Scoop Link
Something remarkable is going on in a Miami courtroom. The cruel methods US interrogators have used since September 11 to "break" prisoners are finally being put on trial. More >>
Guardian: US Iran Intelligence "Is Incorrect"
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 10:29 pm | Scoop Link
Much of the intelligence on Iran's nuclear facilities provided to UN inspectors by US spy agencies has turned out to be unfounded, diplomatic sources in Vienna said today. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 22 February 2007
Friday, 23 February 2007, 8:22 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Full Coverage: Section 59 - Ouch!
Friday, 23 February 2007, 7:33 am | Scoop Full Coverage
Section 59: Bill Passes 2nd Reading 70 - 51 - The New Zealand Parliament can be applauded for passing the second reading of the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill, says Save the Children New Zealand's Executive ... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Friday, 23 February 2007, 7:24 am | The Scoop Team
Iraq: UK To Withdraw 1600 Troops, Denmark Pulls Out - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY - SPECIAL SCOOP ASSIGNMENT - KiwiFM Audio: Details Of Peacekeeping Reform Taking Shape - Scoop Audio: Can Ban Ki-moon's Reputation Be Restored? - Photo-Essay - NEW ZEALAND LEAD ... More >>
Fringe Festival Review: Antigone's Death
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 5:28 pm | Scoop Review
The play is performed at one end of the dance floor at Imerst. Though the dark space is not all that inviting for the audience to enter, the action we see there is intriguing, vibrant and full of theatrical invention. More >>
