Mr Johnson, who now lives in the US, said although there was nothing in the letter that Dr Martin had not said at their meeting, he had not been prepared for him "to be quite so forthright and honest with me on letter-headed paper".

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Denying she had prior knowledge, the congresswoman called the letter an "honest" mistake by her office, but Democrats criticized her aggressively on the issue.

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To be honest, no matter how many products you brand with the letter i, the Web can be a pretty dull place to be if you're surfing on an Apple.

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