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Mr. Spin
Kevin Rudd's term of office has seen him remain popular, although he has junked many of the economic promises he made [July 13]. He has failed to deliver results to indigenous Australians and he has delivered no substantial results to reduce carbon emissions. I understand the realpolitik of managing the Australia-U.S.-China relationship, but Rudd is the master of self-promotion: great on words but short on action. I would have called him Mr. Posturing, not Mr. World.
Martin Gordon,
Canberra

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