Kerry I would probably come out the same way a second time, they have cynically chosen to portray the Bolton nomination fight as something else altogether: Protecting U.S. interests at the UN from someone who has allegedly been known to get angry with incompetents, malfeasant bureaucrats and enemies of this country.

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The U.S. star then recorded a more conservative second run to come home in an aggregate time of 2 minutes 28.92 seconds, 0.81 seconds ahead of Austrian Marcel Hirscher, with Italian Manfred Moelgg claiming bronze at 1.75 seconds.

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When Mills' header put Reading in front for a second time, Paulo Sousa's side were unable to come back - as in the dying stages Federici pushed away a headed effort from Moreno and then parried a Fryatt shot.

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The claims come at a sensitive time for President Sarkozy as he seeks re-election in a second-round vote.

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And that's the second issue that it's time that we come to grips with in this country: We are a nation that has chosen to either medicate or ignore altogether.

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The BBC's High Schofield in Paris says there will be some scepticism about what Mr Strauss-Kahn has to say, but with the second round of the French presidential election taking place in just over a week, the allegations come at a difficult time for Mr Sarkozy.

BBC: Dominique Strauss-Kahn