{"id":731,"date":"2006-07-31T13:54:33","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T12:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2006\/07\/31\/where-have-i-heard-that-before\/"},"modified":"2006-07-31T13:54:33","modified_gmt":"2006-07-31T12:54:33","slug":"where-have-i-heard-that-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2006\/07\/31\/where-have-i-heard-that-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Where have I heard that before?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/asia-pacific\/5230102.stm\">the BBC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced that he will contest elections for a fifth term in office.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nMr Howard&#8217;s announcement comes despite pressure from his deputy for over a decade, Treasurer Peter Costello, to step aside.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nMr Costello told reporters Mr Howard had 12 years previously said he would hand over the reins of the Liberal Party to Mr Costello during his second term. <\/p>\n<p>But Mr Howard said no such agreement had been made.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Couldn&#8217;t they come up with something more original? 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