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Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (C), who resigned unexpectedly, ...
Feb 23rd, 2012
(Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (C), who resigned unexpectedly, walks to a lectern to talk to reporters before departing his hotel in Washington February 22, 2012. Rudd on Thursday said he was pleased with support from colleagues for a possible bid to return as prime minister, and said he did not believe Prime Minister Julia Gillard could win the next election. Rudd resigned from the ministry on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, igniting a new and bitter leadership crisis for the struggling minority government. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) -
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