Mr Salmond's last year was marked by internal rows which tended to end up in the papers.

ECONOMIST: Scottish nationalism

While this struggle may never end, predictions and papers like this one need to be properly evaluated.

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While the Conservatives waved their order papers at the end of the budget statement, the Lib Dem reaction was far less demonstrative.

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Both gave him their papers in the end.

ECONOMIST: Howard Gotlieb

The end result of this survey of papers about the proposed financial transactions tax is clear.

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The YouGov survey also found readers of most of the other national papers were more likely to favor an end to the Sun's Page 3.

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As we go to press, the company has plans to release technical papers detailing Nexium's efficacy to the medical profession at the end of May.

FORBES: Another Look

Menem has admitted signing export papers for the arms but said he had no idea the arms would end up in Ecuador and Croatia.

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He continued publishing papers, mostly on black holes and supernovae, well into his 90s, relying to the end on an old slide rule to make his calculations.

ECONOMIST: Hans Bethe, nuclear physicist, died on March 6th, aged 98