Gillard says she has colleagues' strong support
<p><span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2010. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Speculation">Speculation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>.</p><p><span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="repelling">repelling</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="Rudd">Rudd</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="hemorrhaging">hemorrhaging</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="independents">independents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="seats">seats</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Crean">Crean</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>.</p>
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