Lihir's Success Comes At A Cost Lihir Gold (LGL) has managed to become the "other" of Australia's two locally-owned world class producers despite having all its fortunes once tied to a remote and fickle Papua New Guinean island. Disappointments, delays and disasters at Lihir Island have been par for the course throughout its history leaving gold analysts with a sense of ennui rivalled only by Newcrest's ((NCM)) much vaunted and highly disappointing Telfer mine. 30 Oct 2008
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Obama Questions McCain's Grip on Economy (Video) With only 6 days to go till the presidential elections, Barack Obama's campaign has rolled out a new ad in a bid to attack John McCain's stand on the U.S. economy. 29 Oct 2008
Australia's property market not the same as US The real estate bubble has burst in the US and the market is showing no signs of a recovery, but analysts in Australia say a similar result here is unlikely. 29 Oct 2008
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Sen. Dianne Wilkerson arrest leaves friends with 'dropped jaws' State Senator Dianne Wilkerson was arrested early Tuesday by the FBI on public corruption charges which have left fellow Massachusetts State colleagues shocked after hearing the news. 29 Oct 2008
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Australia's Suncorp: willing to reengage in talks Australian financial group Suncorp-Metway Ltd would be willing to talk again with parties interested in buying its bank and wealth management businesses, its top management said on Tuesday. 29 Oct 2008
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`High School Musical' makes grade with $42M debut "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" debuted as a box-office valedictorian, taking in $42 million--a record opening for a musical. The horror sequel "Saw V" was a solid No. 2, pulling in $30.1 million in its first weekend. 29 Oct 2008
