For now, the difference doesn't particularly matter With the presidential vote so tight, and such a closely divided House and Senate, the eventual winner will have to be ready to compromise, writes Jennifer Hewitt. The involvement of the community in the Olympics offers clear lessons on how to go about planning our city, writes Robert Gibbons. The politics of appeasing the poor Welfare agencies and the Government are jostling for position, writes Michelle Grattan. Supplying the military is big business and needs proper financial management, writes John Moore.
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