Aussie FM resigns in leadership spat
<p><span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span>, <span word="igniting">igniting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Gillard">Gillard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sunk">sunk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="waged">waged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="feud">feud</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alienated">alienated</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="insiders">insiders</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> - <span word="described">described</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="opera">opera</span>" - <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="night">night</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="honorable">honorable</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="circulated">circulated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-2010 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mount">mount</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="topple">topple</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 103-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="caucus">caucus</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woes">woes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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