In a statement the family described how Sowden had broken into Mr Rooney's flat, beaten him and left him to die.

BBC: John Sowden

In Britain, die-hard opponents of the flat tax, such as Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, were caught censoring portions of an internal Treasury paper on the subject that was obtained under the recently effective Freedom of Information Act.

WSJ: The World Is Flat

Then, a few short months later, talks fell flat and it looked like the idea was going to die on the vine.

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