Russell Brown mulls over the US mid-term elections and possible outcomes…
Russell Brown mulls over the US mid-term elections and possible outcomes…

Holly Wainwright from OK Magazine has the latest gossip on The Golden Globes, our mate Amy Winehouse who’s Hubby has filed for divorce, she has spoken out about being clean and a new man, its the Obama inauguration next week and Celebrities are scratching each other’s eyes out to get to it – it’s hotter than the Oscars. Prince Harry is also in hot water.
Listen/Download Holly Wainwright from OK Mag 14th Jan 2009

Yeshe Hegan in Paris reports on the effect Obama’s win is having in France. The french were big supporters for this guy from the outset and now it’s causing some serious reflections on France’s own race discrimination issues in french politics. Suddenly their attitude of ‘looking down their nose’ at the US has turned to American envy!
Listen/Download Yeshe Hegan on the French Obama Effect

Mariah Craven reports live from New York City where she voted at 6am today
Mariah explains some of the reported voting problems, what the candidates are doing on the final day, the size of the vote turnout and the importance of the day to America and to the rest of the world. The eyes of the planet are focusing on the US like never before.
Listen/Download Mariah Craven on the big vote

It gives me chills to think of the pointless waste of money spent on cheap costumes and plastic rubbish made in China every Halloween. So in the spirit of the day David dishes out sage advice for the trick or treaters and we get all giddy about the 30 minute Obama infomercial.
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The 30 minute infomercial

Could the Maori Party still go with National? Even with so many political polls coming out on almost a daily basis now its hard to get a clear picture of what the current trends are in New Zealand politics. Russell points us to a couple of useful aggregate polls including one at the Standard. Yet again Winston Peters is in the firing line but is the latest issue serious enough? And with one week to go before the US election can we call it this early?
Russell Brown is chief blogger at publicaddress.net
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