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It promised to be a clash of the titans, the bare-chested black belt from Russia versus Australia's boxer-in-chief who is as likely to be seen surfing as in Canberra. But when Vladimir Putin and Tony Abbott nearly met on the first day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Beijing there was a disappointing lack of aggravation - and certainly no shirtfronting. The nearest thing to any perceived slight was Mr Abbott's rather awkward stance as he twisted away from the Moscow hardman at an official photocall. And there was no doubt that the most controversial element of the traditional 'family photo' was the outfits.
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A: Abbott said as the G20 is an international organisation which works on consensus, Australia does not have the right to bar any member from attending.

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(CNN) -- British cycling chief Brian Cookson announced Tuesday he would challenge Irishman Pat McQuaid for the top job at the UCI -- promising to clean up the sport in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Cookson, 61, told CNN that he was standing for election as president of the world governing body because he was unhappy with its failure to deal with the issues raised since Armstrong made his public admission of guilt last year. "We are still mired in controversy from the Lance Armstrong era," said Cookson. "We need to clean that up and deal with historic accusations."


A: Brian Cookson has been credited with turning around the fortunes of the British federation, which he rescued from the brink of bankruptcy in the 1990s.

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WASHINGTON (CNN)  -- Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton is being taken to task by her two closest rivals for accepting $400,000 in campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists. Sen. Hillary Clinton dismissed criticism that she took money from lobbyists, saying it would not influence her. Over the weekend, Clinton was booed by an audience of liberal bloggers in Chicago when she defended taking money from Washington lobbyists, something both Sen. Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards have vowed not to do. "I don't think, based on my 35 years fighting for what I believe in, anybody seriously believes I'm going to be influenced by a lobbyist or a particular interest group," Clinton said.


A: Edwards' response was to ask, "How many people in this room have a Washington lobbyist working for you?"

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Washington (CNN) -- Two influential Republican senators said Sunday they oppose any effort by House Republicans to cut funding for U.S. participation in the Libya military mission. The comments by conservative Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina came on the 90th day of the Libya campaign -- which House Speaker John Boehner says is the deadline in the War Powers Resolution for the Obama administration to get congressional authorization it has yet to seek. Boehner, R-Ohio, said last week that cutting funding for the mission was an option that the Republican-controlled House will consider when it takes up a defense appropriations bill this week. He contended that President Barack Obama has failed to comply with the War Powers Resolution, and that the main tool Congress has to respond is to control the spending.
She cited a litany of complaints -- the supporting U.S. role, a lack of vital national interest, unknown elements in the

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assistant: Libya opposition being helped -- and said Obama "was absolutely wrong in his decision on Libya."