The report is clear - fault lies with the board at the time.

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While the schemes to help debtors in distress are harder to fault, many question the wisdom of coaxing first-time buyers into a falling market.

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Then, after more details surfaced, she wrote a somewhat self-serving essay for Time that conceded fault but insisted that her mistakes were inadvertent, the result of inadequate research procedures.

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And in between, there have been an endless series of deadly shootings across the country, almost daily reports of victims, many of them children, in small towns and big cities all across America -- victims whose -- much of the time, their only fault was being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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And Knight was again at fault as Rooney put United in front two minutes before half-time, getting caught out of position as Tevez's clever pass played in the England striker for a composed strike past Carson.

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Hahnemann was at fault again as Blackpool doubled their lead with a scrappy goal just before half-time.

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That all changed before half-time, however, and it was the Dutch goalkeeper at fault as Forlan notched his fourth goal in six games in the finals in South Africa.

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Tsonga had the look of a man who knew the game was up by the time the first set had disappeared and his third double-fault of the day contributed to another dropped service game at the start of the second set, and it was the same story as he slipped 5-2 down.

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Ancic appeared refreshed after another rain delay but his second double fault came just at the wrong time, allowing Federer to break for a 6-5 lead.

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