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Troy Davis case fires up debate

27 September 2011 | 7:16 - By Matthew Hall

The waiting, it has been said, is the hardest part. So it was that Troy Davis waited 22 years to be killed by the state of Georgia. The final few hours might have been the most difficult.

Troy Davis was executed after 22 years on death row. (AP)

Troy Davis was executed after 22 years on death row. (AP)

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United in fighting a common enemy

20 September 2011 | 8:25 - By Matthew Hall

Amid chummy comments about Australia’s recent success at the Academy Awards, Tour de France, and US Open tennis, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week raised a metaphoric glass to celebrate 60 years of ANZUS, the US-Australia alliance.

Kevin Rudd met with US officials including with Hilary Clinton. (AP)

Kevin Rudd met with US officials including with Hilary Clinton. (AP)

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God Bless America

13 September 2011 | 8:42 - By Matthew Hall

Often, it is the little details that count and that cut the deepest. What initially seem the most unremarkable moments can become the most jarring, the most upsetting, the most significant.

People with origins in 90 countries died in the September 11 attacks. (Getty)

People with origins in 90 countries died in the September 11 attacks. (Getty)

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Ten years on the stories still shock

06 September 2011 | 8:14 - By Matthew Hall

Former President George W. Bush last week was the feature attraction in a two-hour cable TV interview reconstructing his thoughts and actions on September 11, 2001.

Former President George W. Bush was at a school in Florida when he was told of the plane attacks. (AP)

Former President George W. Bush was at a school in Florida when he was told of the plane attacks. (AP)

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