His announcement certainly looked forward to the years during which he might expect to be in control of the country but the big specifics will not come until next summer's comprehensive spending review.

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But many observers felt the address, in which Mr. Gandhi also made references to Indian cinema and yoga as symbols of the country's global sway, lacked specifics of how his party plans to turn around the economy.

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McCain said the lawmakers had reached an agreement on protections for young illegal immigrants brought to the country as children and on visas for workers, but declined to provide specifics.

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