Skilling's lawyers have questioned whether these hand-written notes are authentic and deny Skilling knew anything about them.

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"There it was - a first draft with all his hand-written notes of his meetings, " Mr Kavanagh said.

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Rep. David McIntosh (R-Ind.), a member of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, said the president's hand-written notes are significant.

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Most restaurants and small shops were closed, with hand-written notes on the door: "For technical reasons closed on 10 and 11 November".

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Indeed, several of his colleagues have been surprised to receive hand-written notes from Mr Rove pointing out minor blemishes in their academic articles.

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If everyone starts sending hand written thank you notes they will inevitably lose their magic.

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For as long as I can remember I have kept a stack of cards on my desk, and I am hard pressed to think of anything that has burnished my brand more than sending hand written thank you notes.

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