At the review it also emerged that certain British government departments have not yet handed over material relevant to the inquest which was requested in January.

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By reading through thousands of diaries and autobiographies, the kind of archival foot-slogging which some cultural theorists are apt to avoid, Mr Rose has found persuasive evidence that, far from being passive consumers of material handed down by their masters, working-class audiences were sharp and active critics.

ECONOMIST: Cultural history

Where print material is handed to me I forward it (as on this occasion) with other overnight work completed on tape.

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Cole told Issa the department has handed over 7, 600 pages of material related to the botched probe, and Holder has testified about the issue seven times.

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In response to nearly a thousand queries, the Scientology delegation handed over forty-eight binders of supporting material, stretching nearly seven linear feet.

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Mr Justice Treacy said this appeared to be "at odds" with the view taken by an American judge who reviewed the material and concluded it should be handed over.

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The department says it already has handed over more than 7, 000 pages of records to House investigators and says the remaining material Issa wants could jeopardize criminal prosecutions.

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Before that some of Mr Kim's nuclear material had turned up in Libya, via the nuclear black market, before that country handed in all its bomb-making paraphernalia.

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The department says it already has handed over more than 7, 000 pages of records to House investigators, and that the remaining material Issa wants could jeopardize criminal prosecutions.

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