Cheryl Gillan banned first class travel for staff in the department which represents Welsh interests in the UK government.

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The transport secretary then praised the work done by his DfT staff, saying he had a team of "first-class civil servants doing a tough job".

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The U.S. Army continued to promote Maupin, who was a private first class in the Army Reserves at the time of his capture, to sergeant and then staff sergeant as they searched for him.

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