The push by Asia-Pacific leaders to establish a trading bloc that would cover almost one-third of the global economy threatens to overshadow Washington’s plans for a trans-Pacific economic partnership. The WSJ’s Patrick Barta has the story.

Brahmin David Cunliffe leaves his Herne Bay residence to drill out John Key during the 2011 election. Seriously, who really believes Cunliffe’s rant about “the rich fellas” is totally authentic. Hard to sound working class when you are a Herne Bay resident.

OK – So Cameron Slater’s video is out of sync – but less so than the gap between David Shearer’s brain and that lazy mouth. Surely he could have been more fired up after sacking leadership pretender David Cunliffe?