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<i>Don McKinnon:</i>Talking shop well worth the effort

<i>John Armstrong:</i> No stealing star's limelight

This year's Apec leaders' meeting vividly demonstrated who really has the clout and who hasn't.

<i>Robert Steenhuisen and Chris Kalin:</i> Ten things the Government should work on to treat P

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Obama's gamble on free trade pact

<i>Tapu Misa:</i> Humanity versus racial one-upmanship

<i>Joris de Bres:</i> Stick not needed to enforce good race relations

<i>Paul Holmes:</i> Disturbing double standard

<i>Matt McCarten:</i> Harawira feeding frenzy has panicked Maori Party

<i>Deborah Coddington:</i> Parliamentary thugs give free lessons to child bullies

<i>Claire Trevett</i>: Apology as far as conscience allows

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Hypocrite Harawira let us all down

<i>Paul Holmes:</i> Loose words cause awful lot of bother

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Cheek loses its charm when snout is in the trough

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Hide sheds fat and principles

The trips overseas and the snarky comments about the most popular politician in the country have done nothing to endear him to the public.

<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Has our democracy become too big a burden to these tycoons?

The path to a free enterprise nirvana is being blocked by an ignorant, nervous electorate.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Hide's failings like those that brought Peters down

<i>Editorial:</i> Time Key fixed leak problem

<i>Cartoon:</i> The week that was, part 2