Largely as a result, she made a complete mess of German unification, appearing simultaneously sullen and impotent.

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No more Earned Income Credit, no Minimum Alternative Tax, Child Tax Credit, Marriage Tax Penalty, Employer Plan Covered restrictions, and other pointless regulations that make the system a complete mess.

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He said it was "a complete mess".

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As well as archaic and unhelpful regulations, UK legislation is a "complete mess" when it comes to penalties say campaigners.

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Labour's Rachel Reeves said the legislation was a "complete mess".

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It accuses Education Secretary Michael Gove of making a "complete mess" of the schools capital budget, not least in axing BSF, including halting planned rebuilds for hundreds of secondary schools.

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Mr Paterson said he was a strong supporter of the military in Northern Ireland, but the government had inherited a "complete mess" from Labour and "sadly" very difficult decisions had to be made.

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Turning to the Liberal Democrats, Mr Bone said that if they had their way Britain would be in the euro and and in a "complete financial mess".

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