But another member of the Fighting Irish, tight end Tyler Eifert, was chosen 21st overall by Cincinnati.

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As it is, the country has found itself strained by fighting three wars at a time of tight defence budgets, as well as by the rationalisation of regiments and defence bases at home.

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The Fed is hardly in a position to swing from a tight-money, inflation-fighting stance.

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