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...campaigner. From the debate, which most commentators awarded to him, Latham and his campaign seemed to draw new vigor, and by the time he announced Labor's key education policy later that week, the Opposition leader was shaking off his "Mogadon Man" tag. This plan, including a so-called "Robin Hood" redistribution of $A520 million in funding from 67 wealthy private schools to poorer private schools, was perhaps the most hotly debated of the campaign, derided by the Prime Minister as "old-fashioned class warfare" and defended by Labor as a return to the "fair go" ethic it placed...
...extension of Medicare to give free hospital care to people over 75. Adding extra childcare support and pension reform to his growing list of sweeteners, it was one of Latham's high points, and his audience left bolstered - "I feel proud to be a Labor supporter again," said teacher Robin Boyne. Latham's other key message that day was simple: "I'm ready to lead, and he's ready to leave." Keen to highlight Howard's refusal to commit to a full term, Labor gambled that the electorate would be disturbed by the chance of a handover to Treasurer Costello...
...Robin Lapidus, the executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association said the glut of banks was just a sign of the times...
...Staff writer Robin M. Peguero can be reached at peguero@fas.harvard.edu
...Staff writer Robin M. Peguero can be reached at peguero@fas.harvard.edu...