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Prime Minister-elect John Key promises to be a moderate amid fears on the left that policies on global warming and indigenous people could be rolled back.
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A new centre-right government takes office in New Zealand after winning a general election on 8 November.
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In the last week of campaigning before the Canadians go to the polls, Conservatives are rapidly shedding support in the battleground ridings that could determine the outcome of the election.
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The cost of Canada's mission in Afghanistan, slated for release on Thursday, could be more than double what the Conservative government has estimated, according to an Ottawa think tank.
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The cost of Canada's mission in Afghanistan could be more than double what the Conservative government has estimated, an Ottawa think-tank suggested on Wednesday, a day before the official tally is slated for release.
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Half centuries from Junaid Siddique and captain Mohammad Ashraful guided Bangladesh to their first win over New Zealand in a one-day international on Thursday.
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Bangladesh seek to clinch the one-day series as they take on New Zealand in the second one-day international in Dhaka.
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BANGLADESH captain Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and sent New Zealand into bat in the second one-day international at Shere Bangla National Stadium.
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New Zealand relied heavily on the all-round talents of Jacob Oram to dig them out of trouble and claim a series-levelling 75-run win against Bangladesh on Saturday.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, bills herself as a fiscal conservative. But that can be a relative term when you're governor of a state gushing with oil money....
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Arguably the greatest Motocross legend of all time is to visit Taupo, NZ, for the International MX event 1-2 November.Roger DeCoster is synonymous with the sport of motocross. His crowning ...
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The Australian and New Zealand governments announced measures to lessen the impact of the global financial market rout on their banking systems, over the weekend. The move came in response to similar efforts agreed by G-7 nations to stabilize financial markets and restore the flow of credit, to support global economic growth.
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Jacob Oram scored an unbeaten 75 and Kyle Mills took three wickets for 13 to lead New Zealand to a 75-run win against Bangladesh in the second limited-overs cricket international Saturday, leveling the three-match series 1-1.
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Latest score from the third one-day international in Chittagong (starts 0400 BST).
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Steady house prices and falling interest rates improved housing affordability in New Zealand at its best level in two years in September, the Wizard Home Loan Affordability report revealed Tuesday. The report also showed affordability is expected to better throughout the remainder of 2008.
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New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 79 runs in Chittagong to clinch the one-day series 2-1.
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Tuesday, the Australian and New Zealand dollars strengthened to new multi-day highs against their major counterparts, boosted by better risk appetite after stock markets in the regions surged up in response to the Australian government's efforts to rescue banks and economies from the worst financial crisis in decades.
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Ross Taylor scored a hundred and Jeetan Patel, Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills claimed two wickets apiece in a 79-run win over Bangladesh on Tuesday that gave New Zealand a comeback 2-1 series victory.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first major world leader to face voters since the global financial meltdown, has led his Conservative Party to victory Canada's national election but was forecast to fall short of a majority in Parliament.
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Ottawa West-Nepean will be represented by Conservative John Baird again.
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The Conservatives have wrestled West Nova away from Liberal Robert Thibault.
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Nova Scotia has elected its first Independent MP since 1874.
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Support for the Conservatives practically vanished Tuesday across Newfoundland and Labrador as many voters heeded Premier Danny Williams's call to boycott the federal Tories.
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Tim Fortescue was essentially an expert in marketing, who brought his skills and panache briefly to Westminster, but it was perhaps typical of our times that he attracted most attention years after he had left politics for his confirmation that the Conservative Whips Office – and no doubt the Labour Party's also – practised some of the black arts that had found their way into the light of day by way of Michael Dobbs's fiction.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first major world leader to face voters since the global financial meltdown, led his Conservative Party to victory in Tuesday's election but fell short of a majority in Parliament.
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All Blacks coach Graham Henry expects centre to return home next May after finishing twoyear contract.
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Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald says he's looking forward to working with Stephen Harper on a number of issues.
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New Zealand's bill defaults increased 24% year-on-year in September, the Veda Advantage Ltd. said Thursday. Default on loans in the nine months to September was up 18%.
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Day one report will appear here.
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President Bush paid a visit this morning to the high temple of American free enterprise -- the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- in part to give another pep talk to the nation, but mostly to reassure his immediate audience that he hasn't really become a socialist.
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LONDON, Oct. 17 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been so widely praised for his international leadership on the global financial crisis that a political cartoon here this week showed workers carving his face into Mount Rushmore.
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On his talk show on WPHT today, conservative Philadelphian Michael Smerconish endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Listen HERE. Smerconish did so by reading a couple paragraphs from his pending op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I’ve decided," he said. "My conclusion...
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Michael Smerconish says McCain is an 'honorable man' but he will vote for Obama.
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Call it the Palin effect or just the fraying of a coalition. But columnists are antsy.
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Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan claims his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests as Bangladesh dominate day two of the second Test against New Zealand.
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Right-leaning columnist, pundits and experts are increasingly critical of their own party and presidential candidate. But will it affect the average voter's feelings about McCain?
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Shakib Al Hasan claims seven wickets and then scores 71 runs as Bangladesh take charge of day three of the first Test against New Zealand.
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Conservative writers and thinkers might disagree, but usually within limits. Those limits seem to be shattering with the rise of Barack Obama.
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New Zealand capped its preparation for the rugby league World Cup with a 10 tries to two, 56-8 win over Tonga on Saturday.
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Left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan took a record seven wickets to dismiss New Zealand for 171 on Sunday and then scored 71 to give Bangladesh a 258-run lead at the end of the third day of the first test.
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