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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 10 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Bolt sprints into Olympic history Usain Bolt became the first man to win the Olympic sprint double twice with a stunning victory in the 200 metres. More » London Live: Day 13 Former Hey Dad! star facing extradition on sex charges 200 asylum seekers arrive on Christmas Island Disgraced Bo Xilai's wife admits murder charge Shots fired after man opens door to gunman Coalition disunity in power price blame game Aussie K4s bring home sixth gold Rebels forced out of strategic Aleppo suburb US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up More Analysis » Paralympic stars in a race for equal treatment To compare Paralympic swimmer Matt Cowdery to Olympian James Magnussen would be unfair. After all The Missile's achievements pale in comparison to those of Cowdery who broke his first world record at 13 and is set to swim in his third Paralympic Games. So why then is Swimming Australia not giving him every bit as much support as the stars of the Olympic swimming team? More » If Tony Abbott didn't exist, the media would have to invent him Protection for Tarkine still lost in the wilderness Olympic women punch above their weight in gold Abbott's Freedom Wars risks collateral damage At the turn, it's Obama by a nose Olympics false start on social media strategy Facts in the US presidential election, who needs 'em Powering the truth in the electricity debate Beyond the booths: contesting election fraud in Mexico Just In More Just In » 45yo woman and teens charged with bashing boy A 45yo woman and three teenagers will face court today over the brutal assault of a 14yo boy in Sydney's west. More » Google fined $22m for Safari privacy breach One person dies, another feared dead in fires US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up Rebels forced out of strategic Aleppo suburb Bolt sprints into Olympic history 200 asylum seekers arrive on Christmas Island Stingers hold off Hungary for bronze Shots fired after man opens door to gunman Teen Broben grabs diving silver World More World » US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up By Brendan Trembath in Washington and wires After a decades-long wait for the people of Vietnam, an historic Agent Orange clean-up is finally beginning. More » Rebels forced out of strategic Aleppo suburb Disgraced Bo Xilai's wife admits murder charge Seven rare rhinos spotted in Indonesian jungle More than 1 million battle Philippine floods Business More Business » Scandal-hit News Corp posts $1.5 billion loss News Corp announces a loss of $US1.6 billion in the fourth quarter after writing down its publishing businesses. More » Economy 'generating just enough jobs' Telstra profit upwardly mobile Chinese inflation low, industrial production weakens Rio Tinto pins hopes on Chinese recovery Politics More Politics » US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up By Brendan Trembath in Washington and wires After a decades-long wait for the people of Vietnam, an historic Agent Orange clean-up is finally beginning. More » Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Coalition disunity in power price blame game SA Premier condemns Opposition for leather skirt remark 'Eat pigeons' plan backfires on official Sport More Sport » Neill to join Qatar influx The Qatar Stars League looks increasingly like the Socceroos' destination of choice, with Lucas Neill set to become the fourth current Australian international to play there. More » Aussies fall from number one in ODI rankings Eagles looking to win midfield battle No Pies hoodoo for Swans: Goodes Scott fires back in putter debate Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NBN Co confirms billion-dollar cost blowout By Simon Lauder The company building the National Broadband Network reveals the cost of the project has gone up by more than $1 billion. More » Scientist install alarm in Italian super-volcano Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies Curiosity to take scientists on alien road trip As it happened: Curiosity's Mars landing Environment More Environment » Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Government-funded ads use South Australians to tell their drought stories, as the state fights the Murray-Darling plan. 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