Hold times are long with many taxpayers so discouraged that they hang up before their call is answered.

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"I hope to help Wigan win some silverware before I hang up the boots, " Deacon said.

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"Premature -- he's not going to resign under a cloud, " Bennett said before saying he had to hang up.

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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index traded up 2.4% at 17, 671.54 before the midday bell.

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