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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2015. There are 330 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED PRESS. On this date in: 1783: Britain’s King George III proclaims a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War. 1789: Electors choose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. |
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Malcolm Turnbull has denied telephoning Liberals to canvass their support as former minister Arthur Sinodinos became the most senior Liberal yet to question the judgment of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mr Sinodinos, a former Abbott loyalist, described his support for the stricken leader as "ongoing" (but) "not unconditional" on Sky News. |
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AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing a growing backbench rebellion, with three MPs calling for a vote on his leadership. One Liberal MP, Dennis Jensen, has publicly called on the prime minister to step down. Questions over Mr Abbott's leadership have grown amid a popularity slump and a.... |
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Malcolm Turnbull has denied telephoning Liberals to canvass their support as former minister Arthur Sinodinos became the most senior Liberal yet to question the judgment of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mr Sinodinos, a former Abbott loyalist, described his support for the stricken leader as "ongoing" (but) "not unconditional" on Sky News. |
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Potential rival Malcolm Turnbull has denied telephoning Liberals to canvass their support as former minister Arthur Sinodinos became the most senior Liberal yet to question the judgment of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mr Sinodinos, a former Abbott loyalist, described his support for the stricken leader as "ongoing" (but) "not unconditional". |
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Former frontbencher Arthur Sinodinos says his support for the Prime Minister is "not unconditional" in statements that will put more pressure on Tony Abbott. The Prime Minister's hold on the leadership is under threat, as Coalition MPs publicly call for him to be replaced, possibly by former leader Malcolm Turnbull or Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. |
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Malcolm Turnbull was today at the centre of rampant leadership speculation, forced to deny claims he was canvassing votes for a potential leadership spill. The Liberal leadership crisis escalated on Wednesday morning when ABC political presenter Julia Baird tweeted: 'Two federal Liberal MPs have.... |
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BUT there's a feeling among MPs the prime minister is on borrowed time and has up to nine months to turn the government's fortunes around. West Australian Liberal MP Dennis Jensen will seek a leadership spill at the gathering in Canberra on Tuesday, a day after parliament resumes for the year. |
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SYDNEY, Feb 4, 2015 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job Wednesday after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party vote on his leadership following months of tensions stoked by fading poll numbers and policy backflips. |
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job Wednesday after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party vote on his leadership following months of tensions stoked by fading poll numbers and policy backflips. A handful of MPs late Tuesday openly revolted against the.... |
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Wednesday 4th February, 2015 ST. PETERSBURG -- To hear him tell it, Ruslan Starodubov can do almost anything: lay tile, carry heavy equipment, even bake bread. "My hands are the hands of a normal Russian man," he says. "They know what they're doing most of the time." But what Starodubov and his hands like to do most is soldier. |
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