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"Is there a chance that the resolution of Australia's election will be good for stocks? Of course! Stocks, and the investors who buy them, hate uncertainty. By Saturday night, we'll know for certain who the next do-gooder in Chief will be in Australia.

Although we've never passed a gall stone, it must be a little like enduring the platitudes of two insipid politicians making bland promises and trying desperately to conceal their true selves from voters until after they secure power. Only masochists and egoists would run for high public office, and neither quality makes for a good leader!..." - Dan Denning - Daily Reckoning Australia Friday 20th August 2010