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Labor claws back ground as Rudd returns The latest national opinion poll shows the Federal Government has gained slight ground on the Coalition, but it is still poised to lose the election. Princess Mary pregnant with twins Denmark's Crown Princess Mary is pregnant with twins, the palace announced on Friday. 'Colossal' Pakistan floods hit 14 million At least 14 million people have so far been affected by the worst floods in Pakistan's history, according to the government's disaster management agency. HP boss quits over sexual harassment claims Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd has resigned amid an inquiry into sexual harassment. Coalition to hold Nauru asylum talks The Coalition will hold talks with Nauru president Marcus Stephen today as part of its election promise to reopen the asylum seeker detention centre on the Pacific Island.
The Drum	More from The Drum >
We had a dream: campaign speeches we'd like to see This election campaign has been full of talk but wouldn't it be great if the party leaders made the speeches we'd love to hear? Tim Dunlop has prepared a speech for Julia Gillard which would satisfy the electorate. And Chris Berg has prepared a speech that would work perfectly for Tony Abbott. Dare to dream. Ghosts of PMs past should shut up The greatest lesson we've learned from this last campaigning week is this: all you old men should shut up. When dinosaurs walked the Earth The campaign where our first female PM had hoped to define herself has turned into politics' biggest-ever reunion tour. Failing to communicate the campaign The main parties have tripped themselves up when projecting an image during the current election campaign. WWE election spectacular: leaders enter the ring This has stopped being an election campaign. The past few days have turned it into something much more like a World Wrestling Entertainment spectacular. Pumped-up former leaders flex anxiously outside the ring, waiting to tag themselves in to the scrum. Cheap and garish plot twists abound. RoboJulia and People Skills are in the ring!
World	More World Stories >
HP boss quits over sexual harassment claims Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd has resigned amid an inquiry into sexual harassment. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett welcome baby boy Parks And Recreation star Amy Poehler and her husband Will Arnett are the parents of their second child. Polish president sworn in as rival boycotts Bronislaw Komorowski has taken the oath of office as Poland's new president, vowing to build national unity in a ceremony boycotted by the man he beat for the top job.
Science & Technology	More Science & Technology Stories >
Polar bears face melting chemical cocktail Polar bears, the icon of the Arctic, are under threat from the twin challenges of climate change and chemicals that are not breaking down in the region's cold waters. Geeks slice pi to 5 trillion decimal places A pair of Japanese and United States computer whizzes claim to have calculated pi to five trillion decimal places - a number, which if verified, eclipses the previous record set by a French software engineer. JCU pushes for tropical disease research centre James Cook University (JCU) is lobbying the Federal Government for funding for a tropical disease research facility.
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Climate talks losing ground, say negotiators UN climate talks tasked with curbing the threat of global warming are backsliding, delegates said at the close of a week-long session in Bonn. Government defends pulp mill pipeline decision The Tasmanian Government has defended allowing a pulp mill pipeline to be built in the state's north, on land acquired for a road bypass. Polar bears face melting chemical cocktail Polar bears, the icon of the Arctic, are under threat from the twin challenges of climate change and chemicals that are not breaking down in the region's cold waters.
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