European Union leaders Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy were among those present.

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Among those present were Sir John Mills, National Theatre artistic director Trevor Nunn and actor-comedian Russ Abbott.

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Among those present were former prisoners of war in the Far East, as well as Japanese veterans.

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Among those present were Conservative Party chief executive Andrew Feldman, party donors Lord Sainsbury and Michael Farmer and Murdoch Maclennan, chief executive of the firm which publishes the Daily Telegraph.

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Among the critics present are those Forbes suggested the FDA might choose (see: " Judgment Day For The FDA, Pfizer").

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