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US Warned of Ballot Box Chaos as Elections Near
Monday, 30 October 2006, 11:51 am | Scoop Link
Six years after the emergence of the now infamous "hanging chad" in the 2000 presidential elections, monitoring groups warn that technological glitches and hackers could throw next month's mid-term elections into chaos. More >>
Audio: Today's News Update From The United Nations
Monday, 30 October 2006, 10:32 am | Scoop Audio
Audio: More People Experiencing Hunger Every Year - SPECIAL FEATURES: Protecting Human Rights While Combating Terrorism - Secretary-General Designate Ban Ki-moon Talks About His Style Of Politics. More >>
Top Official - US on Verge of Economic Disaster
Monday, 30 October 2006, 12:08 am | Scoop Link
A dirty little secret everyone in Washington knows, or at least should. The vast majority of economists and budget analysts agree: The ship of state is on a disastrous course, and will founder on the reefs of economic disaster if nothing is done to ... More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Friday, 27 October 2006, 3:40 pm | The Scoop Team
Crime: 5-0 Shake-down Taito's Parliamentary 'Gaff'; Employment: Unions Getting Bigger Faster; McCully: Well Known NZ Thespian Gets A Rucking From Nat Hard Man; Fisheries: Minister Urges Public Not To Lift Crays, Paua; Children: Commissioner Proposes Monitoring ... More >>
Mark Crispin Miller Interview On Election 2006
Friday, 27 October 2006, 2:41 pm | Scoop Blogwatch
Mark Crispin Miller is a very serious guy. We met recently over coffee at a quaint little cafe near New York University, where he teaches communications and media. Mark's been sounding the alarm on election fraud for years, convinced that both Al ... More >>
Scoop Link: Afghans Say Dozens of Civilians Killed
Friday, 27 October 2006, 2:31 pm | Scoop Link
Lay Kundi, Afghanistan - Dozens of civilians were killed during NATO airstrikes in a volatile area of southern Afghanistan that was once the heartland of the Taliban, the Afghan government and villagers said Thursday. More >>
Scoop Pacific Islands Forum 2006 FULL COVERAGE
Friday, 27 October 2006, 11:47 am | Scoop Full Coverage
Scoop reports detail one of the most highly charged Pacific leaders meetings for years. The stoush between Australia and the Melanesian states had threatened to derail items on the leaders' summit agenda, but diplomacy (as they say) won on the day! ... More >>
Manning On BBC – The Australia/Melanesia Stoush
Friday, 27 October 2006, 10:51 am | Scoop Audio
Audio: Selwyn Manning on BBC Radio discusses: What was behind the complex stoush between Australia, the Solomon Islands, and other Melanesian states at the Pacific Islands Forum. More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 4:32 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Audio: Despite Angry Relations Pacific Forum Makes Progress; QUESTIONS OF THE DAY; Economy: Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates; Politics: Select Committee Suffers Power Outage; Food Standards: Better Folate Than Never; MeNZB: Hodgson Concerned ... More >>
Audio: Pacific Forum Wrap-Up With Helen Clark
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 2:01 pm | Scoop Audio
Scoop Audio: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark provides a wrap-up of the most significant achievements at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nadi, Fiji. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 25 October 2006
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 9:06 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Electronic Voting Machines Could Skew Elections
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 12:30 am | Scoop Link
Cheryl Kagan, a former Maryland Democratic legislator, was shocked when she opened her mail Wednesday morning. Inside, she discovered three computer discs. With them was an anonymous letter saying the discs contained the secret source code for vote-counting ... More >>
Israel Admits Phosphorous Bombs Used in Lebanon
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 12:29 am | Scoop Link
The Israeli government has admitted for the first time that it used controversial phosphorous bombs during its 34-day war campaign in Lebanon. More >>
Scoop Link: Voting Problems Loom in US Election
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 12:29 am | Scoop Link
Long lines and long counts threaten to mar next month's United States congressional elections as millions of Americans put new voting machines and rules to the test, election officials and experts say. More >>
Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 4:04 pm | The Scoop Team
Pacific: Clark Assures Sogavare He Will Not Be Arrested; QUESTIONS OF THE DAY; Employment: Govt Announces Plans For Pacific Seasonal Workers; Inflation: CPI Rise Drops In Year To June - What Will Bollard Say?; Politics: Harawira Explains Position Vis A Vis ... More >>
KiwiFM: Wammo n List On Taxpayer-Funded Goodies
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 3:18 pm | Scoop Audio
Wammo and Scoop's Kevin List talk about the hidden cost of Scoop's South Pacific Forum Coverage, Lockwood Smith's taxpayer-funded calendar, the fabled Labour Party fantasy calendar and other party political communications. More >>
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo And John Key on Jamie Oliver
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 2:56 pm | Scoop Audio
Last week National's John Key spoke to Wammo on Kiwi FM about visiting the UK Conservative Party conference, including the furore caused there by Jamie Oliver's school dinners and risks to Key's personal safety caused by seating arrangements. Key also addresses ... More >>
Audio: Pacific Forum - Helen Clark Presser QnA
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 4:53 pm | Scoop Audio
Audio: Helen Clark answers media questions during a break of the Pacific Leaders' meeting. Questions and answers include what is the mood around the table at the forum leaders' meeting, whether she shares Fiji PM Qarase's concern that Australia compromised ... More >>
Audio: PM Details Initial Leaders' Discussions
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 4:44 pm | Scoop Audio
Scoop Audio (click here to listen): New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark details what was discussed during the early session of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting, Tuesday (October 24). More >>
One News Colmar Brunton Poll: Nats 49% Lab 36%
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 4:37 pm | Scoop Poll Watch
Party Vote: National 49% (no change) Labour 36% (down 2) Green 6% (no change) NZ First 3% (up 2) Maori 2% (down 1) United Future 1% ACT 1% More >>
