CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's government on Friday retreated from a planned 40 percent tax on booming profits in the mining industry, defusing a damaging row with big business and clearing the way for national elections to be called at any time. Mining companies had campaigned mightily against the proposed tax, and it was a key factor in the sudden ouster of Kevin Rudd as prime minister after he refused to negotiate. Friday's announcement from new Prime Minister Julia Gillard...
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