The spring recess is anything but a break and most members of Congress work even harder at home than they do in Washington.

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It could have been even better for the home side but Sturridge headed wide from a late cross by fellow substitute Marc Albrighton and England will take a slender lead into the second leg in Botosani on Tuesday.

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They received their vine as a gift six years ago and once tried making a bottle of wine on their own at home, but never even uncorked it.

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And yes, even I got drunk, had a stranger drive me home, but then the stranger got a ticket for running a red light, and now I need to find him contrivances.

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But it will also tell you quite a lot about the even weaker state of demand here at home.

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But even as they experiment at home, some Japanese companies have been quietly laying the groundwork for a big push into Nokia and Ericsson strongholds in the GSM market.

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But even then England had us on the run a couple of times so they were always going to be tough opposition at home.

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But even with mortgage rates near a 50-year low, too many families with solid credit who want to buy a home are being rejected.

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