The federal opposition wants Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to use "more measured language" when describing the current economic situation. Mr Rudd has said the nation requires "plain" and "straight" talking about problems emerging from the global financial crisis. "People running around throwing their hands in the air, talking about nightmares, is not leadership, that's commentary. And I'm not in the business of commentary," Mr Rudd said on Thursday. But the opposition has pounced on Mr Rudd's words, saying he needs to use "more measured language" when describing the crisis. "He's still using intemperate language, he's talking about our banks in the context of the overseas bank failures," opposition treasury spokeswoman Julie Bishop told ABC Radio on Friday. "He says he hopes we don't go into a...
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