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		<title>Abbott visits Jakarta for refugee talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Refugees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia&#8217;s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott began a visit to Indonesia on Monday for talks on his tough refugee policies, which have sparked anger in Jakarta, as his government faced criticism over a boat sinking that left dozens dead or missing. Abbott laid a wreath at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in south Jakarta, where many who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress&#8217; Rahul Gandhi blasts Singh on decree plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manmohan Singh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rahul Gandhi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ruling Congress party scion Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s blistering rejection of a government decree to protect convicted lawmakers has made it uncertain whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can continue in office, opposition and media said Saturday. Gandhi, the No. 2 in the Congress hierarchy, turned on Singh&#8217;s government Friday, calling its move to allow convicted criminals to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singh tones down hopes for Pakistani premier talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manmohan Singh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nawaz Sharif]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[terrorism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday toned down expectations for a planned meeting with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif on Sunday at the United Nations, saying Pakistan remains an &#8220;epicenter of terrorism.&#8221; Singh, making what will likely be a farewell visit to the White House after a decade in power, told President Barack Obama that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confusion reigns in Maldives over canceled election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Maldives&#8217; Election Commission sparked confusion Friday over whether elections suspended by the Supreme Court would go ahead as originally scheduled this weekend. The chief of the independent election body in the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago, Fuad Thaufeeq, told local media late Thursday that voting would take place in defiance of the Supreme Court order, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Park apologizes for abandoning pledge of aid for elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Park Geun Hye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Korea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Park Geun-hye apologized to senior citizens Friday over the latest in a series of damaging rollbacks over welfare spending &#8212; a key plank of her election campaign. &#8220;I am truly regretful and apologetic,&#8221; Park told pensioners during a lunch meeting a day after she reneged on a campaign pledge to provide a monthly allowance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s top court OKs rejecting candidates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s Supreme Court on Friday recognized the right of voters to reject all candidates in polls in what is seen as a key reform ahead of elections next year. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam asked the National Election Commission to make changes in voting machines and ballot papers, giving voters a choice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jakarta angry ahead of Abbott visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refugees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A furor over Australia&#8217;s policy of turning boats full of asylum seekers back to Indonesia has erupted ahead of Prime Minister Tony Abbott&#8217;s first visit as Australian leader to its important neighbor. Indonesia has warned that the Australian Navy&#8217;s plan to intercept and force back Indonesian fishing boats crowded with asylum seekers from countries such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian, Pakistani premiers to meet</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/25/asia-pacific/indian-pakistani-premiers-to-meet/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=indian-pakistani-premiers-to-meet</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed Wednesday he will meet his Pakistani counterpart this weekend in a major step toward better bilateral relations. Singh said he will hold talks with Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the first such meeting in three years, amid heightened friction over a string of deadly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodian MPs re-elect Hun Sen amid opposition boycott</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambodia&#8217;s parliament reappointed strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen for another five-year term Tuesday, extending his nearly three-decade rule as the opposition threatened to mount fresh protests over fiercely disputed elections. The controversial move came despite recent mass public demonstrations and a boycott of parliament by Hun Sen&#8217;s political rivals, who have alleged widespread fraud in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maldives polls halted; rallies urged</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former leader of the Maldives &#8212; the front-runner in elections due this weekend &#8212; called Tuesday for nationwide protests after the archipelago&#8217;s Supreme Court suspended the vote. Mohamed Nasheed&#8217;s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) asked supporters to join peaceful demonstrations, threatening more unrest in the troubled honeymoon destination that has faced more than a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodian opposition boycotts parliament over electoral results</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/23/asia-pacific/cambodian-opposition-boycotts-parliament-over-electoral-results/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cambodian-opposition-boycotts-parliament-over-electoral-results</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cambodian opposition boycotted the opening of parliament Monday over alleged widespread cheating in July&#8217;s elections, putting the country&#8217;s political crisis at a critical juncture. Empty seats dotted the National Assembly as 55 lawmakers elected from the opposition were absent, while 68 ruling party lawmakers attended the session. Authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen was poised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil party election victory raises hopes of self-rule in Sri Lanka&#8217;s north</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/22/asia-pacific/tamil-party-election-victory-raises-hopes-of-self-rule-in-sri-lankas-north/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tamil-party-election-victory-raises-hopes-of-self-rule-in-sri-lankas-north</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka's main Tamil party easily wins landmark elections in the north, raising hopes the ethnic minority can rule itself after decades of war.]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel-style prison likely awaits Bo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bao Tong]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fallen highflier Bo Xilai can expect hotel-style treatment at a jail for China&#8217;s political elite, where he will enjoy comfortable surroundings but be constantly monitored by government agents, former prisoners say. Hidden in wooded hills north of Beijing, guards stand outside the red gate of Qincheng Prison, where the once-powerful Bo is widely expected to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian lawmakers held over unrest</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/22/asia-pacific/indian-lawmakers-held-over-unrest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=indian-lawmakers-held-over-unrest</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police said Saturday they had arrested four state opposition lawmakers for allegedly inciting clashes between Hindus and Muslims that killed 48 people earlier this month. The four, members of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Bahujan Samaj Party, were charged with delivering hate-filled speeches against Muslims in northern Uttar Pradesh state, senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka Tamils see hope in provincial election</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 13:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ethnic Tamil voters in Sri Lanka&#8217;s war-ravaged north went to the polls Saturday to form their first functioning provincial government, hoping it will serve as the first step toward wider regional autonomy after decades of struggle and a bloody civil war. The elections are expected to give them a limited say in their own affairs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott sworn in as Australia&#8217;s new leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia&#8217;s new prime minister Wednesday and immediately ordered the scrapping of the nation&#8217;s carbon tax and the halting of boats carrying asylum seekers. The 55-year-old conservative pledged to knuckle down immediately after the ceremony at Government House in Canberra where his Liberal-National government officially brought six years of Labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodia rivals meet after protest bloodshed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hun Sen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambodia&#8217;s political rivals held fresh crisis talks Monday as thousands of people massed for a second day following violent clashes against a disputed election that left one demonstrator dead and several wounded. Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy met at the National Assembly in search of a way out of the deepening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Abbott match Rudd&#8217;s close rapport with Obama?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States expects smooth relations with Australian Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott, but it remains to be seen if he can match his predecessor&#8217;s good rapport with President Barack Obama. Abbott, a conservative who was born in London and has spoken of the importance of the &#8220;Anglosphere,&#8221; led his coalition to victory over the Labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.Z. opposition party elects leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand&#8217;s main opposition Labor Party elected David Cunliffe as its new leader to contest next year&#8217;s general election and try to prevent Prime Minister John Key from winning a third term. Cunliffe, 50, won the vote among caucus colleagues, party members and affiliated unions, the Labor Party said Sunday. He beat deputy leader Grant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s BJP taps Modi as candidate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s main opposition party has chosen controversial Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate in parliamentary elections set for next year. The choice of Modi, chief minister of the western state of Gujarat, was long expected but opposed by many even within his Bharatiya Janata Party. Several weeks of internal wrangling preceded Friday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott&#8217;s new style eases pace of Australia politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott will not be sworn in until next week, but he has already stamped a markedly different style on government, fostering an air of studious, steady calm. That stands in stark contrast to the &#8220;chaos&#8221; he liked to accuse his Labor predecessors of fomenting as almost hourly sound bites, lengthy press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan president, party hit by scandal and rifts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A widening political scandal is threatening to split Taiwan&#8217;s ruling party and potentially set back efforts to build closer economic ties with China. Recent allegations of influence-peddling by Taiwanese politicians, driven in part by investigators&#8217; wiretaps of one lawmaker&#8217;s cellphone conversations, have stirred fear and paranoia among some political leaders. &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry. It&#8217;s not safe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labeling him &#8216;destabilizing,&#8217; lawmakers put pressure on Rudd to quit</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/10/asia-pacific/labeling-him-destabilizing-lawmakers-put-pressure-on-rudd-to-quit/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=labeling-him-destabilizing-lawmakers-put-pressure-on-rudd-to-quit</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pressure was building Tuesday on defeated Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to quit politics, with senior figures within his Labor Party saying he will be a destabilizing influence. Rudd&#8217;s popularity with the Australian public came crashing down Saturday when he was soundly defeated by conservative Tony Abbott and he announced he will resign as Labor leader. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodia opposition challenges ruling party win, warns of boycott</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hun Sen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambodia&#8217;s election committee Sunday handed victory in hotly disputed polls to the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen, prompting the opposition to say it will boycott parliament and stage further protests over allegations of widespread fraud. The kingdom has been stuck in a political impasse since the July election, with Hun Sen&#8217;s Cambodian People&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott begins transition as he seeks to build stable government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 04:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott begins the transition to government, but faces potential hurdles in the Senate to drive through his reform agenda.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan frees seven Taliban prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 12:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hamid Karzai]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pakistan on Saturday announced the release of seven senior Afghan Taliban figures to help the peace process in war-torn neighbor Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said. &#8220;In order to further facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process, Pakistan is releasing seven Taliban detainees, namely, Mansoor Dadullah, Said Wali, Abdul Manan, Karim Agha, Sher Afzal, Gul Muhammad and Muhammad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rudd headed for &#8216;wipe-out&#8217; but refuses to concede</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd refused to concede defeat Friday despite a new poll showing he is heading for an election wipe-out as the media swung behind rival Tony Abbott. The Galaxy survey in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, a day before voters cast their ballots, found Rudd has failed to make any inroads on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activist finds refugees shrouded in myth before Aussie poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Coopes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wounds from his torture were still bleeding when Sri Lankan asylum seeker Sutha was picked up by the Australian Navy from a sinking boat in the Indian Ocean. He had spent 16 days at sea on a leaky vessel with 48 other men, fearing with each sunset that he would not live to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian election clock ticks down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poisonous Australian election campaign will reach its climax Saturday, with conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott on track to become the next prime minister at the expense of Labor&#8217;s Kevin Rudd. With more than 1 million votes already cast and a blackout on political advertisements kicking in Thursday, the two rivals launched into a last-ditch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rudd battles Murdoch press</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s clout in Britain and the United States might have diminished, but in Australia he dominates the media landscape, playing a prominent role in undermining Kevin Rudd&#8217;s dream of retaining power, analysts say. While the ruling Labor Party has long trailed the Tony Abbott-led conservative opposition in opinion polls, Rudd&#8217;s ousting of Julia Gillard [...]]]></description>
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