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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 09 Dec, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Iranian TV shows downed US drone Iranian TV has shown the first footage of a top secret US spy drone that Tehran says it forced down near the Afghan border. More » Sarkozy sounds warning at start of euro summit Big four banks pass on rates cut Sehwag's record 219 fires India to victory Near-record storms batter Scotland Virginia Tech locked down after shooting Mourners to honour Beetson's 'lasting legacy' Conroy dismisses NBN anti-competitive report Jobs go as Harley shuts Adelaide plant Hunt continues for accused killer More Analysis » Polls, pollies and policies: the year that was The year was dominated by an obsession with opinion polls. There was a sense that every poll counted. Now we know better. The likelihood is that this parliament will run a full term. In other words, there won't be an election until the second half of 2013. Perhaps now there will be a return to the logic of the past; that polls only really matter much closer to an election. More » When is a journalist not a journalist? Australia Network: sorting fact from fiction Out with the caricatures! Selling the ABC and other tricky media issues The turning of the political year Whatever you might have heard, industrial action is in decline 2016 holds hope for Republicans Business must face up to domestic violence Cartagena group the key to climate success Just In More Just In » Insurer CGU changes policy after floods criticism By Maria Hatzakis and Emma Pollard After scathing criticism from customers at Queensland's floods inquiry, insurer CGU has announced changes to its service including offering automatic flood cover. More » Mourners to honour Beetson's 'lasting legacy' Laos Mekong dam put on hold Supply trucks blown up in Pakistan Fresh fighting hits Somali capital Near-record storms batter Scotland Iranian TV shows downed US drone Sarkozy sounds warning at start of euro summit Virginia Tech locked down after shooting Former governor-general Cowen dies aged 92 World More World » Sarkozy sounds warning at start of euro summit Europe correspondent Emma Alberici, staff French president Nicolas Sarkozy warned that Europe has never faced a greater threat of disintegration at the start of a do-or-die eurozone summit in Brussels this morning. More » Iranian TV shows downed US drone Supply trucks blown up in Pakistan Putin blames US for stoking Russian protests Virginia Tech locked down after shooting Business More Business » Sarkozy sounds warning at start of euro summit Europe correspondent Emma Alberici, staff French president Nicolas Sarkozy warned that Europe has never faced a greater threat of disintegration at the start of a do-or-die eurozone summit in Brussels this morning. More » Big four banks pass on rates cut European Central Bank cuts rates to record low Unemployment rate rises to 5.3pc Qantas denies Jetstar Pacific merger talk Apple loses China iPad trademark case Politics More Politics » Sarkozy sounds warning at start of euro summit Europe correspondent Emma Alberici, staff French president Nicolas Sarkozy warned that Europe has never faced a greater threat of disintegration at the start of a do-or-die eurozone summit in Brussels this morning. More » Former governor-general Cowen dies aged 92 Conroy dismisses NBN anti-competitive report Putin blames US for stoking Russian protests Public service stress costs taxpayers $70m Sport More Sport » Sehwag's record 219 fires India to victory Indian opener Virender Sehwag smashed the highest score in one-day cricket history with a scintillating 219 off 149 balls against West Indies. More » Cummins on front foot over painkiller jabs McIlroy leads Donald after birdie blitz Taylor backpedals on Hughes comments Stynes recovering after brain surgery Kookaburras into Champions Trophy final Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Gene patent stoush heads to US court By Karen Barlow The fight over human genes and whether they can be patented for medical research has gone to the US Supreme Court. More » India to ban offensive Facebook material Astronomers discover biggest black holes ever Scientists shocked by record emissions rise Rescuers try to scoop whale from harbour Environment More Environment » Laos Mekong dam put on hold By south-east Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel The countries of Asia's Mekong Basin have voted to suspend construction of the first dam across the lower main stream of the river. More » PNG cops forced to leave logging camps CSG mine leaking dangerous levels of chemicals: green group Combet casts doubt on Kyoto extension Report details climate change in Pacific About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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