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06/13/2004:
"US 'meddling in Australian vote'"
BBC NewsAustralia's main opposition party has accused the US of meddling in upcoming elections by criticising plans to withdraw troops from Iraq if it wins.
Labor president Carmen Lawrence said she believed the Bush administration was trying to help conservative Prime Minister John Howard win the election.
Australian voters do not like being told how to conduct themselves by other governments, she added.
President Bush has said an Australian withdrawal would be "disastrous".
His comments earlier this month have been echoed by other White House officials, including Secretary of State Colin Powell. Full Article
