The Real Sarkozy, as opposed to some Canadian DJs (wink wink Sarah Palin). Of course Sarkozy was only one of eight world leaders Obama talked to: Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said the president-elect spoke to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime […]
And Australia’s new Prime Minister is hard at it: On his first day in office, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd started work on plans to sign the Kyoto Protocol. His predecessor, the conservative John Howard, refused to sign the agreement. Japan is pleased with the decision to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Tokyo says relations with […]
When you follow Bush so closely, your country will kick you out of office: Kevin Rudd’s Labor Party won Australia’s election, ending John Howard’s 11-year rule after promising to tackle climate change, restore workers’ bargaining power and withdraw Australian troops from Iraq. Labor won 83 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, gaining […]