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Economists urge swift action to reduce budget deficit
Posted on February 15, 2010
The government must act more quickly to cut Britain's huge budget deficit, a group of economists has said.
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    Dick Francis: jockey, journalist and author
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Had he remained in the racing world as a trainer or bloodstock consultant, after retiring from riding through injury in 1957, Dick Francis would have been remembered as one of the most successful National Hunt jockeys of his era — and as the man who spectacularly managed to lose out in the 1956 Grand National when he apparently had the entire field at his mercy
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    • Americas review
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Spotlight proves too much for samba queen Julia Lira at Rio carnival
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    • Cross-party deal on elderly care in tatters after three parties engage in row live on TV
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Health secretary Andy Burnham and the Liberal Democrats’ Norman Lamb clashed with the Tories’ Andrew Lansley, accusing him of wrecking plans for a cross party consensus on how to pay for the ageing population.
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    Clinton Fears Iran Is Headed for Military Dictatorship
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    DOHA, Qatar — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Monday that the United States feared Iran was drifting toward a military dictatorship, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizing key positions in Iran’s political, military, and economic establishment.
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    • George Osborne: Conservatives would allow public services to run co-operatives
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    As part of a Conservative pre-election appeal to Labour-leaning public sector staff, Mr Osborne said a Tory government would offer a “power-shift to public sector workers”. The move could allow teachers and nurses to remove underperforming managers and take over the running of schools and hospitals themselves.
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    Fears grow over prospect of 'jobless recovery'
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Fears over the prospect of a “jobless recovery” gathered pace today as two major reports on the labour market signalled that the outlook for workers and jobseekers was deteriorating despite the fledgeling growth in the economy.
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    Today's Comments
    Posted on February 15, 2010

    Bruce Anderson: We not only have a right to use torture. We have a duty

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    Most Germans want Greece thrown out of euro
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    The scale of public resistance throughout Europe to a potential Greek bail-out has become clear as it emerged that the majority of Germans think the Mediterranean nation should be thrown out of the euro if its problems deepen
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    Single mother-of-six finds £2m mansion on the net... and then gets YOU to pay £7,000 a month rent
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    A single mother-of-six is getting more than £80,000 a year from the taxpayer to live in a £2million mansion in an exclusive London suburb.
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    Times reporter ejected as BNP claims change
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Far-Right party violently throws out reporter at press conference to announce it had changed its all-white constitution
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    Missile strike kills 12 civilians as Afghan offensive gets under way
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    A botched Nato missile strike killed 12 Afghan civilians yesterday and threatened to overshadow the targeted assault by thousands of US and British troops in Helmand
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    • The Sports Report
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Football:
  • Squash National Championships:
  • Rugby Union:
  • Athletics:
  • Winter Olympics 2010:
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    • Piers smooths the way for 'gauche' Gordon
    Posted on February 15, 2010
    Was it spin? It certainly was in one sense, with both interviewer and interviewee having a shared interest in presenting their encounter on Life Stories as an inquisitorial ordeal.
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