Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Is Interviewed On Pbs's 'Newshour'

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Is Interviewed On Pbs's 'Newshour'

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER RUDD IS INTERVIED ON PBS'S "THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER"

MARCH 25, 2009

SPEAKERS: AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER KEVIN RUDD

SPENCER MICHELS, "NEWSHOUR" CORRESPONDENT

JIM LEHRER, "NEWSHOUR" ANCHOR

[*] SPENCER MICHELS: Australia, home to 21 million people, has been a key U.S. ally in the Pacific since World War II. Rudd and his Social Democratic Labor Party won parliamentary elections in November 2007, turning out John Howard, a stalwart backer of President Bush.

A career diplomat, Rudd has served in China and speaks fluent Mandarin. China is now the largest trading partner for mineral-rich Australia.

Rudd fulfilled a campaign promise to withdraw Australia troops fro...

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