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"The Labor Government stands behind motorists and consumers, the Liberal Opposition is standing behind the major oil companies." Kevin Rudd

Rudd's popularity is plummeting mainly due to the rising cost of fuel, yet he's still streaks ahead of his opposing leader, Liberal's Brendan Nelson. If the Coalition's best attack on the PM's first year in office relies on rising fuel prices, Rudd should rest easy.

During former defense secretary Richard Cheney's five-year tenure as chief executive of Halliburton, Inc., his oil services firm raked in big bucks from dubious commercial dealings with Iraq. Cheney left Halliburton with a $34 million retirement package last July when he became the GOP's vice-presidential candidate.

KIEV, March 31 (RIA Novosti) - Thousands of people gathered on Kiev's main square on Monday to protest against the U.S. president's visit, and the Ukrainian leadership's drive for NATO membership.

George W. Bush will arrive in the city on Monday evening for talks with President Viktor Yushchenko expected to focus on Ukraine's plans to join the Western military alliance, before leaving for Bucharest on Tuesday afternoon for a NATO summit.

Among the leading partners of the Carlyle Group in recent years have been George H W Bush, father of President George W Bush; James Baker III, the Bush family's attorney and fixer; and former British prime minister John Major. And as a private fund who knows what other political gangsters?

As "big Norm" would have said ,using his own immortal words on one Bankruptcy -'It couldn't happen to a nicer pack  of bastards"

BHUTTO, BUSH, AND MUSHARRAF

John Chuckman

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/foreign/display.var.1792035.0.0.php

Secret move to upgrade air base for Iran attack plans
IAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent October 29 2007

The US is secretly upgrading special stealth bomber hangars on the
British island protectorate of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in
preparation for strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to
military sources.

Several thousand gathered outside the Sydney Town Hall between 9.30 and
10 am to protest against Bush, the war in Iraq and the Asia Pacific
Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum leaders meeting. There was a heavy
police presence with George, Pitt and Castlereagh streets barricaded by
Police buses and police lining the Park street route to Hyde Park
North. Despite the heavy police presence and provocation the rally and
march was largely peaceful.

See also: Police Violence at a Park Meeting, Rally Numbers, Burning the US Flag,
Police remove badges - more Police violence,
Media Coverage

Photos: Collage of Rally, Rally photos on Perth IMC

Videos: Speeches 1, Speeches 2, Rally and March, Police at APEC, Water Cannon Inaction

Two ice sculptures of Australian Prime Minister John Howard and President George Bush are touring round Sydney during the APEC forum slowly melting in the sun as a reminder of the impact of climate change and the failure of these two leaders to ratify the Kyoto Protocol or set firm target for greenhouse gas reduction.

The ice sculptures (watch video) were made for Make Poverty History – a coalition of more than 60 aid agencies, community groups and religious organisations – to highlight its report on 'APEC: An End to Extreme Poverty – An Alternative APEC Agenda.' (PDF 1.1MB)