The news will also be a blow to Wales boss Gary Speed as Ricketts was expected to be in the squad to face England on 26 March in the Euro 2012 qualifier in Cardiff.

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Obama pours borrowed or seized funds into boondoggles like subsidies for toy electric cars that blow up like Spinal Tap drummers and high-speed rail for the 12 people who want to take trains in California, and allows the federal workforce to grow by over 100, 000 bodies.

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