1Murder accused Liam Reid says he has been framed for the murder of Christchurch woman Emma Agnew.

2National Party leader John Key is warning voters against what he calls the"five headed monster"of a Labour led government.

3Rodney Hide has been held to account for undeclared donations while Winston Peters has been cleared.

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5In the United States a shopping spree by Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is coming under scrutiny.

6A child witness in the Nia Glassie case has changed their mind about whether wrestling with adults was a game or too rough.

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8The Greens say Resource Management consents for small businesses and households would be put on the back-burner under National.

9The police have lifted their cordon in the Whangarei street where a woman was killed yesterday by the police.

10Commodore Frank Bainimarama has urged Indo-Fijians living in New Zealand to vote Labour leader Helen Clark out of office.

11Liquor Store Owner Returns to Court Manukau District Court was filled with supporters of the liquor store owner facing 2 counts of assault.

12Waatea News. Maori Party defending their bottom line on not letting Maori seats being abolished.

13He's cleared of any offence over donations and Winston Peters has had a renewed sense of enthusiasm on the campaign trail today.

14Alan Greenspan at Congress The former chairman of the US Federal Reserve says the current global credit crisis has left him in a state of disbelief.

15In Greece a second government minister has resigned over a multi-million dollar scandal involving an ancient monastery.

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17Political editor Brent Edwards goes through the political issues of the past week. Green Party announced they would work with Labour, which caused National to warn of a "5-headed monster" if Labour win the election. Labour will certainly raise the prospect of National's "3-headed monster". national trying to put pressure on Labour over bank deposit scheme. Reserve Bank cut interest rates yesterday but it is unlikely to affect the campaign. John Key continuing to defend his plans for Kiwisaver, though Peter dunne has expressed concern, along with Labour. This week Maurice williamson mentioned road tolls again. Also this week Lockwood smith made comments percieved as racist about the abilities of asian workers. Winston Peters was cleared over claims made about party donations.

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19The Food Safety Authority is defending its recall of fresh milk from a small Southland dairy company.

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21A move by banks to lower deposit return rates looks like it'll benefit top tier finance companies and possibly the sharemarket.

22It's now 25 years since the terrorist bombing of a United States marine barracks in Beirut, in which more than 200 people died.

23There's been a surge in demand for public transport in Auckland following the introduction of the SuperGold Card.

24Waatea News. Green Party's Metiria Turae has composed a bill to entrench Maori seats.

25A leading researcher says most employers of young people are far too careless with their health and safety.

26Children as young as five are to be taught some of the basics of anatomy and relationships under new laws introduced in Britain.

27Scientists say that warming our hands on a cup of coffee can change the way we perceive those around us.

28In the US a huge surge in early voting across key states appears to be helping Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.