VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2007
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

MELBOURNE, Aug 20 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

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Page 1: Kevin Rudd blames a drunken blackout for a wild night watching lap dancers
in a strip club in New York City.

Page 2: Prime Minister John Howard will continue his attack on state Labor today, outlining
more plans for federal takeovers of state responsibilities.

Page 3: The Victorian government has grabbed $1.4 billion in stamp duty so far this
year as Victorian families find themselves shut out of what were once the most affordable
suburbs.

World: In a tale to silence the loudest of ticking biological clocks, a British woman
has revealed she fell pregnant naturally and gave birth at age 59.

Finance: The US Federal Reserve's decision to enact an emergency interest rate cut
is tipped to propel a 200-point rise on the Australian stock market today.

Sport: AFL Premiership favourite Geelong got plenty of heavy attention yesterday and
will need to stay cool as the heat increases in the run to the finals.

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