Lewis, who goes in her strongest event the 100m backstroke on Tuesday, was satisfied with silver.

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But with Denmark producing some of the strongest liquorice in the world, her suggestion is perhaps further evidence that the Scandinavian dream might not make it to the British mainstream.

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Last year, we passed some of the strongest ethics laws in the nation and today, Louisiana has turned her back on the corruption of the past.

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She also stopped in Arizona and New Mexico, trying to rally Hispanic voters who are among her strongest supporters, before taking her campaign to Mr Obama's home state of Illinois (where Mrs Clinton was born).

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