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Alleged Chinese criminal linked to Goff, Key

Chinese businessman Jack Chen – wanted on multimillion dollar corruption charges in Hong Kong, cultivated strong links to New Zealand politicians, including Labour leader Phil Goff, Prime Minister John Key, and former Prime Minister Jenny […]

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BP oil spill finally stopped

By Curtis Morgan Finally, perhaps only temporarily, BP on Thursday managed to corral a raging gusher that for 85 days pumped a monstrous, shifting stain of crude across the Gulf of Mexico, cost coastal communities […]

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Malaysian woman caught with drugs

By Julia Yeow Kuala Lumpur (dpa) – A Malaysian woman on her way to court to answer a drug charge was caught with heroin hidden in her panties, a news report said Thursday. The 22-year-old […]

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The One seizes control in messianic style

Inaugural images designed to emphasize Obama’s theme of populist social renewal By Mike Dorning Chicago Tribune (MCT) WASHINGTON – From lines of flag-waving Americans along the railroad tracks to a statue of Abraham Lincoln gazing […]

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Investigate Magazine, Dec 08

December’s Investigate magazine can be viewed here as a Flash document – the first time the entire magazine has ever appeared online. To obtain a hard copy or a downloadable PDF, visit our website at […]

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Illinois

Blagojevich scandal threatens to be a distraction for Obama’s transition team By Marisa Taylor and Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers PHOTO: Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama was untainted but not untouched Tuesday by the […]

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Air New Zealand jet crash: latest

Government concerned for Air NZ & CAA staff on crashed Airbus Transport Minister Steven Joyce says the Government is getting regular updates, and seeking briefings from officials, in the wake of the A320 Airbus crash […]

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Lightbulb ban switched off?

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has asked officials to look into a proposed phase out of incandescent lightbulbs. In Opposition Mr Brownlee was a vocal opponent of the Labour government’s plan to implement a new standard […]

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TV actress hid in hotel cupboard

Sydney (dpa) – Australian soap opera star Brooke Satchwell described Thursday how she hid inside a bathroom cupboard as gunmen were shooting other guests at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel. Two Australians were in hospital and […]

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Key

PHOTO: WENN TGIF EDITION, with NZPA Prime Minister John Key’s meeting with the Queen this week at Buckingham Palace has struck a discordant note with monarchists back here in New Zealand, after he described the […]

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Simply Devine: Feb 05, AU Edition

MIRANDA DEVINE The new counter-culture groundswell You know that by the time a new way of thinking makes it into a Hollywood blockbuster it is already deeply embedded in the culture. When it comes to […]

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Your chance to win a DVD

The Bourne Ultimatum has just been released on DVD. Universal pictures have supplied us a few to giveaway. To qualify for this draw…you have some intelligence work of your own to do. Visit http://www.tbr.cc for […]