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Fallout from the second leadership contest for Australia’s ruling party in 20 months will leave the victor needing to overcome near-record low public support and resuscitate the government ahead of elections due next year.
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Kevin Rudd, who quit as Australia’s foreign minister yesterday, said he’s viewed by colleagues as the best replacement for Prime Minister Julia Gillard. She has called a leadership ballot for Feb. 27.
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Perhaps my biggest frustration with the U.S. news media (and yes, I am a card-carrying member) is that we permit the two parties to decide what is “left” and what is “right.” The way it works, roughly, is that anything Democrats support becomes “left,” and everything Republicans support becomes “right.”
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Will we see the day when all products carry environmental labels with data on carbon emissions and other impacts? Recent news tells us a definitive...maybe. Within a couple days of each other, GM announced new eco-labels for some Chevy models, while U.K. mega-retailer Tesco pulled back from an important 4-year experiment in carbon labeling.
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Russia is considering limits on European flights over Siberia as countries approve possible retaliatory measures against the European Union’s move to force airlines to pay for carbon emissions.
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Kevin Rudd resigned as Australian foreign minister, increasing speculation he will challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the nation’s top job as support for her government hovers near a record low.
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The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities climbed 1.7 percent to 699.92 at 3:46 p.m. in Ne York. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials was up 1.8 percent at 1,636.34.
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Senior Cabinet ministers rallied behind Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard today as speculation intensified that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd would seek a comeback and challenge for the premiership.
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Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, backed by a Labor lawmaker to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard as leader, says he’s changed his autocratic style, increasing speculation he’ll bid for a comeback.
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Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, backed by a Labor lawmaker to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard as leader, says he’s changed his autocratic style, increasing speculation he’ll bid for a comeback.
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