"That was the key that would help us prove her innocence, " he said.

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He also called on Congress to delay the sequesters, which he warned would help create a "significant headwind" for the US recovery.

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He said he hoped the academy would help identify books "that will be with us for the long haul" whether from the US, UK or elsewhere.

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He added that a successful system would also help persuade other nations, such as the US and Australia, to consider joining a global carbon trading scheme.

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"Everybody round here thinks there should be a memorial because the tourists would come to see it, so that might help us, " he said.

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That was very apparent when I asked him if he could outline the work he's done in conflict resolution in Nigeria, and tell us how that experience would help him in his new role?

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Mr Koch, an energy magnate and brother of major US industrialists David and Charles Koch, also said he would use the settlement to help eliminate fraud in the wine auction market and would create a website to help spot fake wines and their dealers.

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"We cast a very wide net for the best and most interesting material that would help us show what was going on in the country at that time, " he said.

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However, Mr Jones said that he had condemned the murders of the two soldiers in his speech but added that a motion condemning all murders "would help us move forward us a society".

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