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Litvinenko Victim of Weapons Grade Polonium?
Monday, 27 November 2006, 8:55 pm | Scoop Blogwatch
While it sounds like a plot for a not very good who-done-it, Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, an ex-pat in London, was poisoned with polonium 210 in a sushi restaurant, and dies three weeks later ( The radioactive spy ). Litvinenko accused Putin on his ... More >>
Israel, Palestinians Reach Agreement on Cease-Fire
Monday, 27 November 2006, 6:07 pm | Scoop Link
Palestinian Authority security forces began deploying along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel on Sunday, in order to prevent Palestinian militants from firing Qassam rockets at Israel in violation of a newly implemented cease-fire. More >>
Audio: Wammo & Manning Discuss Fiji Coups & Tonga
Monday, 27 November 2006, 5:56 pm | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: (click here to listen) Wammo talks to Scoop's Selwyn Manning about how Pacific insecurity, what it was like reporting on the Tonga riots that destroyed Nuku'Alofa, and whether a military coup is being planned in Fiji. More >>
Scoop Link: Gates Advocated Bombing Nicaragua
Monday, 27 November 2006, 5:40 pm | Scoop Link
Washington - Robert M. Gates, President Bush's nominee to lead the Pentagon, advocated a bombing campaign against Nicaragua in 1984 in order to "bring down" the leftist government, according to a declassified memo released by a nonprofit research group. More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Monday, 27 November 2006, 4:37 pm | The Scoop Team
Politics News: National's New Leader Aims For Kiwi Battlers Vote; Stadium: Waterfront Option Sunk; Hollow Men: National's Advanced Knowledge Of The Brethren Campaign; Scoop Video: Interview With Tonga's Most Controversial Man; MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES More >>
Video: Hated & Loathed Scoop IV's Clive Edwards
Monday, 27 November 2006, 10:04 am | Scoop Video
Tonga's pro-democracy leader, Clive Edwards, is one of the nation's most controversial figures. He's hated by Nobles, loathed by many, his views banned by Tongan authorities. Scoop here publishes an extended interview with the Tongan people's representative. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Weekend Ratings - 25-26 Nov. 2006
Monday, 27 November 2006, 9:40 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Friday, 24 November 2006, 4:27 pm | The Scoop Team
The Smoking Gun In The Hollow Men; Stadium: City Council Backs A Different Waterfront Site, ARC Says Eden Park; Cabinet To Consider On Monday; Health: Hodgson Admits Dioxin Numbers Flawed; SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE; MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES; POLITICAL COLUMNS More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 5:00 pm | The Scoop Team
Brash Steps Down as National Leader; SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE; Scoop Report and Photoessay: Tonga Faces Crossroad; Health: Lab Testers Set To Boil Over; Legislation: Union Welcomes Probationary Employment Bill Being Made Redundant; MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES; POLITICAL ... More >>
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo And Nicky Hager
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 9:29 am | Scoop Audio
Yesterday on Kiwi FM Wammo spoke to Nicky Hager about his new book, The Hollow Men, an exposé of the inner workings of Don Brash's National Party. They speak in general terms, because the book is subject to an injunction. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 22 November 2006
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 9:04 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 4:08 pm | The Scoop Team
The Hollow Men: Brash Says He's Trying To Allow Book Release; SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE; LATEST AUDIO; Media: Gordon Campbell Tackles The State of Modern Journalism - ; Stadium: Another Waterfront Site Proposed; Election Spending: National Announces "Solution" ... More >>
Scoop Full Coverage: The Hollow Men
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 3:33 pm | The Scoop Team
After torturing political insiders for more than a year the secret of who had Don Brash's emails has finally been revealed - New Zealand's leading investigative journalism sleuth and author Nicky Hager. This morning at 11am Mr Hager held a press conference ... More >>
Radio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning On Tonga
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 1:14 pm | Scoop Audio
Scoop Co-Editor Selwyn Manning speaks to Australia's Radio Adelaide from Tonga. Selwyn has details on the recent riots and what is happening now with security, investigation and rebuilding efforts. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 21 November 2006
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 10:20 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Gleeful Cullen Surmises Key And Brash Goners
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 5:53 pm | Scoop Audio
"The trouble for the National Party is that this book may knock out both contenders in one go. The National Party may have to look beyond Mr Key as a potential leader because this is the death knell for Dr Brash in my view," hypothesised a gleeful ... More >>
Link: Kissinger Says Victory in Iraq Not Possible
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 4:36 pm | Scoop Link
Washington - Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, who regularly advises President Bush on Iraq, said today that a full military victory was no longer possible there. He thus joined a growing number of leading conservatives openly challenging ... More >>
Scoop Link: Seymour Hersh – Iran, The Next Act
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 4:35 pm | Scoop Link
A month before the November elections, Vice-President Dick Cheney was sitting in on a national-security discussion at the Executive Office Building. The talk took a political turn: what if the Democrats won both the Senate and the House? How would ... More >>
Guardian Link: Did the CIA kill Bobby Kennedy?
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 4:35 pm | Scoop Link
At first, it seems an open-and-shut case. On June 5 1968, Robert Kennedy wins the California Democratic primary and is set to challenge Richard Nixon for the White House. More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 4:30 pm | The Scoop Team
The Book Don Brash Doesn't Want NZ To Read – Revealed; Tonga: Kiwi Soldiers Keep Peace; Foreign Affairs: President Of Chile Visiting New Zealand; SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE; MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES; POLITICAL COLUMNS More >>
