New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and President Bush are showing signs of a burgeoning diplomatic friendship: Rudd calls the president "George," while Bush describes Rudd to reporters as a "fine lad" and a "straightforward fella."
The two leaders, who met Friday at the White House, are playing down the signs that Rudd has distanced his government from some of the pro-U.S. policies of his immediate predecessor, John Howard.
Bush said he understood Rudd's decision to withdraw Australia's combat troops from Iraq, and he praised Rudd's commitment to the fight in Afghanistan. U.S.-Australian "friendship will strengthen and …
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