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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 06 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Plot to assassinate Afghan president foiled Afghanistan correspondent Sally Sara in Kabul Six people, including a personal bodyguard, are arrested after an alleged plot to assassinate Afghan president Hamid Karzai was foiled. More » 'Atomic mosaic' wins chemistry Nobel Family donates organs of boy hit by train Clashes in Athens as workers strike against cuts Unions set agenda for jobs forum Australian jailed in Indonesia for people smuggling IMF warns of eurozone recession Court told teenager strangled by police Police oversight casts doubt on criminal cases Scientists use cloning to make human stem cells More Analysis » Wirraway economics in a world of Messerschmidts Economics is more like a religion than a tactical manual, more like a Declaration of Papal Infallibility than any sort of reactive modern science. It is like fighting the Battle of Britain with the Wirraway and refusing to invent the Spitfire, and building more and more Wirraways to replace the hundreds of Wirraways the Germans are shooting down each week. The weapon that failed must be maintained, the weapon that could work must not be spoken of. More » When freedom of speech meets conservative double standards Shooting down the gender thugs City by city, the old economic order is challenged Diary of a media madness Porn: just a bit of harmless fun? Australia's underwhelming clean energy objectives Changing leaders is not the answer for Labor Would somebody please think of the intellectuals? A rogue trader, a Swiss bank and another financial scandal Just In More Just In » Mother charged over baby left in car A woman will face court after she allegedly left her 10-month old baby in the car while she went shopping on the New South Wales central coast. More » Court told teenager strangled by police Arrest made over law firm fraud case Ashes hero Dilley dies aged 52 Scientists use cloning to make human stem cells Australian jailed in Indonesia for people smuggling Family donates organs of boy hit by train Man killed in NT train collision Oakeshott hails tax forum a success Plot to assassinate Afghan president foiled World More World » Plot to assassinate Afghan president foiled Afghanistan correspondent Sally Sara in Kabul Six people, including a personal bodyguard, are arrested after an alleged plot to assassinate Afghan president Hamid Karzai was foiled. More » Clashes in Athens as workers strike against cuts Scientists use cloning to make human stem cells Bahrain at boiling point Japanese whaling may put 'lives at risk' Business More Business » IMF warns of eurozone recession Europe correspondent Emma Alberici, wires The International Monetary Fund has dropped its growth forecasts for Europe and warned that another global recession in 2012 cannot be ruled out. The IMF sounded the warning while urging European governments to recapitalise their banks to stem the crisis which is threatening economic growth. More » Union questions Qantas's motives over letter threat TWT retail Peter Ryan Repercussions of the declining dollar Apple unveils faster iPhone, share price falls Politics More Politics » Tax forum wraps up with more reviews Sabra Lane and Michael Janda A two-day tax talkfest in Canberra has wrapped up without any major advances towards reform. Instead of breakthroughs, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan closed the forum by announcing there would be more inquiries into issues raised by participants. Mr Swan, however, flagged the Government's intention to lift the tax-free threshold to at least $21,000 when it was affordable. More » Government to match Africa aid donations Tax delegates worried by growing dole-pension gap Minister urges quad bikes safety review Abbott rejects backbencher's GST call Sport More Sport » Boks opt for experience but lose Botha John Smit will captain the Springboks against Australia in their World Cup quarter-final, but lock Bakkies Botha misses out. More » Ashes hero Dilley dies aged 52 Union set to back Socceroo Culina Ling hangs up the boots Battle for Moltzen set to heat up Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Scientists use cloning to make human stem cells For the first time US scientists have used a cloning technique to get tailor-made embryonic stem cells to grow in unfertilised human egg cells - a landmark finding and a potential new flashpoint for opponents of stem cell research. More » 'Atomic mosaic' wins chemistry Nobel Australia next target for global card fraudsters Huge telescope begins galaxy probe Nobel winner died of cancer days before award Environment More Environment » Japanese whaling may put 'lives at risk' North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy New Zealand's foreign minister says he is concerned lives will be at risk when Japan resumes whaling in the Southern Ocean. 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