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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 09 Sep, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'Credible threat' of attack on 9/11 anniversary Police with heavy weapons training are deployed around Manhattan amid reports of a credible terrorism threat for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. More » Opposition backs down on pairing threat Obama reveals $400 billion jobs plan Senator tells shoplifting trial of her depression Video shows Williams talking to killer before murder Cadet pleads not guilty over ADFA shower video US soldier killed reporter in Afghanistan Fashion designs get under skin of fur critics Biologists baffled by unusual whale behaviour Claus for concern as shopping mall cancels Santa More Analysis » Gillard, Rudd and Labor's personality tragedy There's a fascinating, almost mathematical equation going on when it comes to the Federal Labor leadership. With Julia Gillard, the probability that any given person will support the Prime Minister decreases with distance from the subject. On the other hand, Kevin Rudd's equation is precisely the inverse; the warm support he continues to enjoy in the populace at large tails away sharply, the closer you get to the 2600 postcode. More » September 11: the day the world stayed the same The tit for tat war of 'us' v 'them' Obama has two months to convince Americans The other victims of 9/11 Mental health standards needed in detention centres Phone hacking? No, Nine's Rugby is the real media scandal Home truths in a post-9/11 world Max Brenner and Australia's fascists High Court fights for rights and freedoms Just In More Just In » Over 1 million affected by California blackout A massive power outage triggered by human error left well over a million people without electricity in southern California and parts of Arizona and Mexico, power utilities said, warning service might not be restored for a day. More » Orica releases toxic plume report Fashion designs get under skin of fur critics Biologists baffled by unusual whale behaviour Senator tells shoplifting trial of her depression Cash seized during Sydney cocaine arrest Opposition backs down on pairing threat Claus for concern as shopping mall cancels Santa Social media looks to fill investigative reporting gap Video shows Williams talking to killer before murder World More World » 'Credible threat' of attack on 9/11 anniversary Police with heavy weapons training are deployed around Manhattan amid reports of a credible terrorism threat for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. More » Obama reveals $400 billion jobs plan US soldier killed reporter in Afghanistan British soldiers beat Iraqi dad to death Gaddafi 'sold 20pc of Libya's gold' in final days Newly released recordings reveal 9/11 response Russian president demands plane crash probe Thousands flee US flash floods Berlin police detain two suspects in bomb plot Somali soldier kills 5 during food aid handout Business More Business » Obama reveals $400 billion jobs plan Barack Obama stakes his chances for re-election next year on a $421 billion plan to "jolt" the stalled US economy and get Americans back to work. He challenged Republicans to halt the "political circus" and immediately pass the bigger-than-expected jobs plan. More » Market edges up after Obama speech Watchdog reads riot act to telcos Lateline Business resources Politics More Politics » Opposition backs down on pairing threat Jeremy Thompson The Opposition has backed down on threats to prevent Labor backbencher Craig Thomson attending the birth of his child by not granting him a parliamentary pair. More » Labor's love lost in Anderson allegiance switch Fugitive Gaddafi denies fleeing to Niger Gillard bastes Brown over 'turkey' spray Three detained over New Delhi blast Sport More Sport » Pies hit by late Reid injury Collingwood has suffered an injury blow ahead of its qualifying final against West Coast, with key defender Ben Reid highly unlikely to play. More » Stosur into US Open semi-finals Bowlers proving key to Aussie success Walshy and Parkin: Finals Week 1 Djokovic outlasts injured Tipsarevic Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Fossil finds may rewrite human history Liz Hobday, wires A controversial study of 2-million-year-old chimp-like skeletons suggests humans may have evolved in a different place and earlier than previously thought. More » Meteors strafed Earth with golden storm: study Finger scanners to keep tabs on librarians Photos show footprints still on the moon Light speed research nets Eureka prize Environment More Environment » Murray-Darling authority chairman to address national conference Sam Burgess Murray-Darling Basin Authority chairman Craig Knowles says a long-awaited management plan for Australia's largest river system will be released in November. 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