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2.27am Australian election 2013
Election 2013 live: Newspoll shows Abbott ahead as preferred PM – politics blog
Newspoll – at least partly taken before Labor's successful campaign launch on Sunday – has the Coalition ahead 54-46 and Rudd trailing for first time as preferred prime minister
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1.35am Australian election 2013
Kevin Rudd pitches to locals in marginal Herbert
Prime minister braves cricket club crowd, balloons and Olly the activist dog, and hardly touches his beer
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1.33am Australian election 2013
Election-themed ads: the most blatant political tie-ins
We're on the home straight but even if you've tuned out of the political adverts there are still product commercials to cope with
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1.28am Foreign policy
Ministers face questions over licensing of chemical exports to Syria
Labour MP Thomas Docherty asks in letter to Vince Cable which civil servants knew materials could be used in nerve agents -
1.00am Germany
Merkel wins narrow victory over Social Democrat rival in pre-election TV clash
German chancellor and Steinbrück debate jobs, pay, eurozone crisis, NSA spy scandal and much else in live broadcast -
1.00am Syria
Obama 'has the right' to strike Syria regardless of Congress vote, says Kerry
Secretary of state says the US has evidence that sarin gas was used in chemical attacks, as the Obama administration seeks to persuade congressional sceptics of military action
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12.31am US Congress
US politicians sceptical as Obama administration puts case for Syria strike
Members of Congress attend classified presentation of evidence after John Kerry mounts defence of plan for military action vote -
12.17am Barack Obama
Ben Jennings on Barack Obama's decision to consult Congress on possible Syria strike – cartoon
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US president says he believes there should be military action following suspected chemical attacks
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12.05am Global economy
Seychelles tops list of most indebted nations
Seychelles has net debts of more than 150% of GDP, while UK is 98th on list, according to Jubilee Debt Campaign -
12.05am Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai to open Birmingham library
Shot teenager says books 'hold the power of education', before ceremony to open Europe's largest public library
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12.03am Australian election 2013
Do Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott live up to their Christian beliefs? | Paul Collins
Paul Collins: You would think that the candidates' moral convictions might have some impact on their policy stances. Not so
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