To be fair,
he'd have been criticised for running out on the kiddie's storytime just as much if he'd left.
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Seventh is somewhat subdued,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 12:05,
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i must say i strongly doubt that.
his country had just been subjected to the worst terrorist atrocity of the century, he had slightly more important things to be doing.
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Just Flange,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 12:12,
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