Osborne defends donations actions
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Shadow chancellor George Osborne denies any wrongdoing over Â£487,000 his office received from donors.
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Jonny Wilkinson defends under-fire England kickers Charlie Hodgson and Olly Barkley.
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Prime Minister John Howard on Monday rejected claims that his government was guilty of negligence for allowing Australia's monopoly wheat exporter to pay multimillion-dollar kickbacks to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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A key aide to Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted Tuesday he had done nothing wrong over a cash-for-honours row clouding the British leader's last months in office, as fresh allegations emerged.
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The environment minister defends her decision to consider a privately-funded Giant's Causeway centre.
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Alistair Darling defends his plans for Britain's railways as Tories accuse him of righting his own "blunders".
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Â· Browne refuses to say if secret payments continueÂ· Lib Dem leader calls for investigation
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Treasurer Peter Costello has been accused of paving the way for the government to break its big-spending election promises after he expressed scepticism about official predictions of strong economic growth.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham today rejected claims that funds would be taken from the states to pay for free hospital care for people aged 75 and over.
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Business & money: Chancellor denies any government blame and says regulator should have raised alarm earlier.
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Former adviser to the London Mayor sparks a row by claiming he raised large sums for the 2004 election while being paid by the taxpayer
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A top fund-raiser for an Islamic charity with alleged links to terrorism testified Monday he believed the donations were used only for humanitarian projects, and asked to be freed while he fights deportation.
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A charity criticises George Osborne for appearing to suggest the chancellor could be "faintly autistic".
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The head of the Church of England answers critics of a speech in which he said  it might be applicable in certain areas.
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The Australian government has defended its big-spending election promises as opponents and some economists claimed its new commitments would push up the very interest rates it is promising to hold back.
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A defiant Peter Hain has made clear that he has no intention of resigning amid donations row
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The government's top environmental regulator Wednesday defended the Bush administration's proposal for new limits on smog against Democratic charges that it's too weak and Republican complaints that it went too far.