Welsh Secretary David Jones ventured further north to Newton Aycliffe to see for himself where Hitachi (yes, them again) will build the trains that will eventually travel on the electrified network between London and Swansea.

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Kevin Smith is a Vietnam veteran from Newton, North Carolina, who suffered knee and back injuries in an accident aboard an aircraft carrier.

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Liberal Democrat Mr Rogerson was part of a delegation from the county - which included Truro and Falmouth Conservative MP Sarah Newton and former North Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP Lord Tyler - who met Ms Soubry on Tuesday to ask for the research to be carried out.

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If that sounds sort of familiar, that's hardly a surprise: At times, this storyline seems to be a combination of James Bond-meets-Alfred Hitchcock in "North By Northwest, " (1959) with Newton playing the role portrayed by Eva Marie Saint in the Hitchcock film.

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"We know Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina are not going to be with us, " Newton said, referring to three teams that may get No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.

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