Monsignor Dooley, who said he studied canon law with Dr Brady, defended the cardinal's silence in 1975, and added that he would not necessarily refer sex crimes against children to police today if passed information confidentially.

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One leading Democrat, Senator Joe Biden from Delaware, has already pointed out to the president's aides that some Democrats (not necessarily himself, he added) feel the country would benefit from Mr Clinton's resignation.

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But he added it was "clear that the financial gains are not necessarily feeding back to the creators: artists, composers and songwriters".

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This would not necessarily be achieved through more regulations, he added.

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Allowing professionals to intervene earlier, while not necessarily taking the child into care, could bring benefits, he added.

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He added that detectives still had work to do on the case, but that did not necessarily mean a major development was coming.

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On Monday, the judge said he had no recollection of the press release, but added an MP's vote in favour of a bill did not necessarily amount to an expression of a passionate personal belief.

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