After he finished, he intended to go home, have lunch, take a shower, and nap until dusk.

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But when he was moved to make his 10th album, "Civilians, " he didn't have to go far from his Southern California home.

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The banks generate more capital than they can use at home, he says, so they have no choice but to go overseas.

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"We have seen Ganga maiya, " he says, as he prepares to board his bus to go back home.

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Physicians at George Washington Medical Center have given no indication when Ashcroft, 61, will be able to go home, but aides said he was not expected to return to work next week.

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