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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 14 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fitzgibbon tells Labor to abandon surplus promise Senior Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon has broken ranks to call on the Government to "give up" on its promise to deliver a budget surplus. More » Coroner opens inquest into London nurse's death Sea surge as tropical Cyclone Evan hits Samoa Russia admits Assad regime may fall Carr heads to Sri Lanka for asylum seeker talks Patients staying too long in emergency: report Jones forced to apologise over racist comments Coalition backs Brough amid Slipper fallout Former Thai PM charged with protest murder Eurozone releases rescue funds for Greece More Analysis » Wintour of our discontent There's a fair bit of fretting about the imminent announcement by Barack Obama that he wishes to appoint Anna Wintour as US ambassador to either the UK or France. Criticism has come from both sides of the Atlantic and much of it has been both snobbish and, frankly, sexist. Rather than Wintour being seen as disqualified because she has spent her life as a high-profile upmarket magazine editor, this should be viewed as an incomparable credential. More » The new front page of Australian politics No lessons come from a clean curriculum The non-conventional oil revolution What chance does Assange have of being elected? The politics of mutually assured destruction Skyfall as a parable of reactionary generationalism There's more to bees than honey Memo to parents: please don't play Santa this year Factions work when the people have a say Just In More Just In » Samoa braces for second hit from Cyclone Evan Samoa is bracing for a second hit from Cyclone Evan, which has claimed at least two lives in the South Pacific nation. More » Death threats made against prank call DJs Russia admits Assad regime may fall Patients staying too long in emergency: report Carr heads to Sri Lanka for asylum seeker talks Eurozone releases rescue funds for Greece Fitzgibbon tells Labor to abandon surplus promise Coroner opens inquest into London nurse's death Investment banker denies lying at ICAC Google Maps returns to iPhone after Apple fiasco World More World » Samoa braces for second hit from Cyclone Evan Samoa is bracing for a second hit from Cyclone Evan, which has claimed at least two lives in the South Pacific nation. More » Russia admits Assad regime may fall Eurozone releases rescue funds for Greece Coroner opens inquest into London nurse's death Google Maps returns to iPhone after Apple fiasco Former Thai PM charged with protest murder Business More Business » ATO pushes to wind up Knights, Jets Nathan Tinkler's sporting empire is in the sights of the tax office, with proceedings launched to wind up Newcastle's NRL and A-League clubs. More » Eurozone releases rescue funds for Greece Federal Reserve to boost US stimulus Calls for overhaul of builders insurance scheme Christmas spending expected to pick up Politics More Politics » Russia admits Assad regime may fall By Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant, staff and wires In a blow to the Syrian regime, staunch ally Russia has admitted for the first time that president Bashar al-Assad's government may lose the country's bloody civil war. More » 'Dead' father preventing Afghan family's reunion Coalition backs Brough amid Slipper fallout Federal Reserve to boost US stimulus Divided Egypt heads towards referendum Sport More Sport » Hartley heroics give Heat incredible win Chris Hartley scored four off the last ball of the innings to give Brisbane Heat a three-wicket victory over the Strikers at the Adelaide Oval in of the most dramatic Twenty20 matches ever played in Australia. More » Popovic holds two-shot lead NRL calls for HSG to honour player payments Johnson to carry drinks in Hobart Patient Pietersen helps England to safety Del Piero a chance for derby Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Australia joins US in $83m solar research plan The Federal Government has announced an $83 million solar research program in partnership with the United States. More » Apple Maps strands motorists looking for Mildura Company targets Moon return by 2020 Moon's fractured crust may crack Mars mystery China planning vegetable gardens on Mars Environment More Environment » Australia joins US in $83m solar research plan The Federal Government has announced an $83 million solar research program in partnership with the United States. More » Physicists make push for fusion reactor funding Climate change conforming to UN predictions: scientists NSW 'losing $100m' as businesses dump waste in Qld CSG worries hinge on timing of climate change 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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