John Edwards of North Carolina, who finished a strong second in the Iowa caucuses last week, expects to break into the winning column.

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Yet it is nothing short of terrifying to recognise that Clay, on his own authority, gave very serious consideration to using an armoured column backed up by support from the air to break the blockade.

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In those 14 games since they last won they have picked the ball out of the net 36 times and are on course to break 100 in the 'goals against' column.

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