With a population in the USA of less than 500 million people, he just saved himself several hundred billions in loans to those banks that should have gone under.

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He also saved himself.

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Firstly, Gall's goalkeeper Ronan Gallagher dropped a Paul McFlynn free before the ball was cleared but the custodian redeemed himself seconds later as he saved a close-range effort with an out-stretched foot after another McFlynn free had pin-balled around the small square.

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Mr Kawamoto saved Honda by betraying his traditions, but he himself hasn't really changed, as his retirement plans suggest.

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Bill Clinton , in his usual manner, made a few empty gestures in the right direction (the White House Web site), but he never seem to get it himself--indeed, a few well-chosen URLs might have saved him from impeachment.

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