| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Friday, November 7, 2008 11:37 AEDT |
| Expires: | Thursday, February 5, 2009 11:37 AEDT |
A host of new opinion polls show New Zealand's ruling Labour Party is staring at defeat in Saturday's election.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
Hundreds of Elvis impersonators have boarded a train from Sydney to Parkes for an annual festival.
The US president-elect - a self-confessed Spider-Man fan - will star in an edition of the comic.
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