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NZ Finance Minister introduces 2006 budget

• Posted on January 3, 2018
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Thursday, May 18, 2006 Today the New Zealand Finance Minister, Hon. Dr Michael Cullen, presented the 2006 New Zealand Budget to the House of Representatives. There is a NZ$8.5 billion OBERAC surplus and a NZ$1.5 billion cash surplus. It has been labelled as the “Bondi Budget” by National leader Don Brash, “Helen Clark and Michael

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USPTO partially confirms validity of Amazon “1-click patent”

• Posted on January 3, 2018
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an office action, which confirmed the patentability of claims 6 to 10 of the Amazon 1-Click patent, US 5,960,411. The patent examiner, however, rejected claims 1 to 5 and 11 to 15. Amazon now has up to six months to amend

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Spain launches €11 billion stimulus package

• Posted on January 3, 2018
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Friday, November 28, 2008 Spain has launched a €11 billion stimulus plan intended to boost the weakening economy and create 300,000 jobs. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Prime Minister of Spain, says that the money will be spent mostly in infrastructure and public works. A portion of the package will aim to assist Spain’s auto

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Category:April 27, 2010

• Posted on January 3, 2018
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? April 26, 2010 April 28, 2010 ? April 27 Pages in category “April 27, 2010” Media in category “April 27, 2010”

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British Government warns against tax breaks for Scientology

• Posted on January 2, 2018
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed that several local authorities have granted Scientology tax breaks worth over a million pounds, Secretary of State for

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British Columbia could get an earthquake, survey warns

• Posted on January 2, 2018
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Sunday, February 4, 2007 The Geological Survey of Canada is reporting that there is a higher probability that a major earthquake could strike the south coast of British Columbia within the next week. The alert comes after seismologists began monitoring a grouping of small tremors moving north along the cascadia subduction zone from nearby Washington

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USA beats NZ in the Wheelchair Rugby Championships 2006

• Posted on January 2, 2018
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Saturday, September 16, 2006 The United States of America have beaten the New Zealand Wheel Blacks to win the 2006 Wheelchair Rugby Championships, the fourth championship ever held. The final score was 34-30 at Christchurch, New Zealand’s Westpac Stadium. The Americans had led by one point following the first quarter, 9-8, and went into half

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On the campaign trail, July 2012

• Posted on January 2, 2018
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Sunday, August 5, 2012 The following is the ninth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the rules of third party candidate polling are

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Atlantic storm Danielle strengthens to hurricane force

• Posted on January 1, 2018
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Tropical Storm Danielle is now a Category 1 hurricane, with winds up to 130 km/h (80 mph). The storm is headed towards Bermuda and forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida expect it to strengthen over the next two days. Hurricane Danielle is the second hurricane of the 2010