Lord Henley retorted that he wanted to hear "a thorough condemnation" of the strike from Labour.

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They retorted that he could not be more wrong (though Ms Rice was fractionally less dismissive this week).

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Mr Mpofu retorted that he could not possibly intervene in Zimbabwe's justice process, which his party also happens to control.

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Mr Veltroni retorted that he was not about to mortgage the government.

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Abol Fotoh retorted by saying he always opposed violence and those who committed the violence were the only ones responsible for it.

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Mr Rumsfeld retorted that General Tommy Franks, the commander in the region, had been given everything he asked for.

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