1John Key has had to make an embarrassing backdown over the number of Tranz Rail shares he said he owned.
2On Monday night the parliamentary privileges committee delivered a damning decision against Winston Peters - finding that he knowingly filed a false return to parliament when he did not declare a $100,000 donation from Owen Glenn. In times gone by, ministers in Clark's Cabinet have been sacked for lesser offences. Winston, despite being suspended, has not been sacked.
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4A potential trade deal with the USA is a step closer today with the USA committing to talks with NZ, Chile and Brunei, but not everyone is pleased.
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6The US Government's plan to bail-out its financial markets has hit a stumbling block, with the sharemarket plummeting amid fears that such a rescue plan may not work.
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8Hollywood stars have waded into the debate about controversial Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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