12 June 2004
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Latham in retreat on Iraq troops
MARK Latham is retreating on his promise to pull Australian troops out of Iraq by Christmas, suggesting almost a third of the contingent could stay on under a Labor government to guard diplomats in Baghdad.
Reality check for leader

Hero sent off into the sunset
After six days of praise and fond remembrance, Ronald Reagan's journey west for a symbolic sunset burial began shortly after dawn on the east coast as the last of the ordinary Americans to file past his coffin left the Capitol rotunda.
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Conflict of interest
House prices are holding at lower levels, but in Sydney and Melbourne it is much harder to sell a home.
THE NATION
Archbishop resigns over abuse furore
Ex-rocker inspired by Latham's 'energy'
Aged join program for pneumococcal
MCC's first woman
Howard enters crime debate
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Leap of Faith
The Anglo-American view of this week's UN resolution is that Iraq's fortunes have improved and NATO will help, reports Washington correspondent Roy Eccleston from Georgia.
THE WORLD
Chirac pressed on NATO role
Thatcher joins family for final ride
Dutroux admits all but murder
OJ yet to find ex-wife's killer
Megawati turns on charm
imagePhillip Adams
Thinking cap
Corporations will happily back a sporting event but they’re nonplussed by a centre of intellectual excellence.
SPORT
Lote strikes $1.6m jackpot
Brereton called into fight inquiry
Blues turn screws on Hawks
Angie's clouds all disappear
Tassie's manna from Bevan
imageThe Arts
Soul lives on
Ray Charles's death brought to an end one of the longest and most successful careers in music history.
BUSINESS
Breaking up proves relatively painless
Broadband cuts 'altruistic'
NAB on nose with account holders
National Foods up as Woolies extends
NZ no herald in bank debate
imageAviation
Blue over credit fee
Virgin Blue will from midnight Monday slug passengers an extra $2 to pay by credit card.
Health
Aged join program for pneumococcal
Obesity weighs down gains in treating disease
Armed for bioterror
The forgotten disease
Warning on carer shortage for aged
imageHealth
End looms
The death knell for antibiotics was sounded two years ago by pharmaceutical giant Roche.
primespace
Rich shall save poor from property crash
A homely conflict of interest
Kaye students' class action on loans
Home buyers ignoring doomsayers
Inquiry hasn't halted building battle
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Rush for surnames produces 500 Genghis Khans
MONGOLIANS have been ordered to invent their own surnames, after generations of living with just one name on the orders of their former Soviet masters.
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