However, long kicks from Skrela to James and Blair failed to put pressure on the home defence, both back-three players calling for a mark.

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In response to the weak results, PCS shares were downgraded this morning by analysts at Raymond James, William Blair and Oppenheimer.

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L. King, Cowen, Lazard Capital, Oppenheimer, Pacific Crest, Piper Jaffray, Raymond James, Stifel Nicolaus and William Blair. (Among others.) Expect many to launch coverage first thing Wednesday.

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Tries from Jamie Roberts and James and two nerveless conversions from Ben Blair completed a remarkable comeback, before a scoreless extra time led to the competition's first shoot-out.

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The debate was prompted by Tory MSP Lord James Douglas Hamilton, who wrote to Mr Blair asking him to lift the act, which he described as "anachronistic and anomalous injustice".

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But James went over for a try, converted by Blair, and fellow winger Jamie Roberts went over the gameline a second time before the break.

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Bradley Davies, Richard Mustoe, Richie Rees, Tom Shanklin and Tom James all claimed tries, with full-back Ben Blair kicking another 14 points.

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Wing Williams' defence also denied the Blues as he brought Blair down after a poor Biggar clearance allowed James to launch a counter-attack.

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And with Mr Cunningham gone, only one Margaret Beckett, leader of the House of Commons was a minister under Mr Blair's most recent Labour predecessor, James Callaghan.

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But the company's chief executive, James Schiro, said he was "excited" about signing up Mr Blair.

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St James's Palace has dismissed any suggestion of a "snub" towards Mr Blair and Mr Brown, but shadow justice minister Chris Bryant said he was unhappy with their exclusion.

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The cast, uniformly superb, includes Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln, Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens, Hal Holbrook as Lincoln adviser Preston Blair, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robert Todd Lincoln, David Strathairn as William Seward and James Spader as political operative W.N.

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