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<i>Garth George:</i> Where there's smoke there's an earner
Garth George writes that cigarettes are a tax windfall, and denying smokers medical attention is hypocritical.
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Calls for tactical voting tagged 'desperate'
Calls by senior Labour figures for people to vote tactically against the Conservative Party in the election were condemned as "desperate".
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Guards at Beijing schools after attacks
Police cars are standing guard outside Beijing schools this week in an attempt to stop deadly assaults on students.
![Anzac tragedy: Key in gun for quitting trade trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anzac tragedy: Key in gun for quitting trade trip
John Key's decision to attend the funerals of three Air Force servicemen has been criticised as "short-sighted and irresponsible".
![Europe to study UK election for policy shift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Europe to study UK election for policy shift
Britain's general election tomorrow night will be closely followed elsewhere in Europe.
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Pakistan Taleban vow US attacks
Pakistan's Taleban chief promised attacks on major US cities in a video released after the failed car bomb attempt in New York, a monitoring group said.
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Tuhoe apology opens old wounds
Tuhoe leaders say a Crown apology for 19th century injustices would be meaningless unless tribes who fought with colonial forces also say sorry.
![Tens of thousands say no to mining](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tens of thousands say no to mining
The Labour Party says it now expects the Government to back off the prospect of mining on Great Barrier Island and in the Coromandel.
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Singer challenges African President
Youssou N'Dour, the Senegalese musician once described by Rolling Stone magazine as the most famous living African singer, has taken his first steps into politics.
![Clegg's mistake may be fatal error](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Clegg's mistake may be fatal error
All three major political parties face a crisis after this UK election.
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Corporate tax cut in Oz gives NZ leeway
The New Zealand Govt has been given some breathing space on corporate tax after the Australian Govt decided to only cut its rates by just 2 per cent by 2014.