John Archer-Thompson, of the Dale Fort Field Study Centre, explained that west Wales escaped a more serious disaster at the time of the Sea Empress spill.

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Haggis forwarded his resignation to more than twenty Scientologist friends, including Anne Archer, John Travolta, and Sky Dayton, the founder of EarthLink.

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The private groups represented in the governor's delegation tell the story: John Deere, Caterpillar, Archer Daniels Midland, the Illinois Corn Growers Association.

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Senator John McCain of Arizona and Representative Bill Archer from west Houston, Texas, both powerful national figures, have protested.

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Huhne's name will now be added to that list of John Profumo, Jonathan Aitken and Jeffrey Archer, politicians all brought down by their ability to lie to Parliament or the courts.

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And, despite his record, Lord Archer has also attracted support from Tory grandees, including John Major, Lady Thatcher and eight leading members of their cabinets.

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Those who fell foul of him included politicians (Jonathan Aitken, Jeffrey Archer, Reginald Maudling), union leaders (Clive Jenkins), architects (John Poulson), journalists (notably his boss at the Mirror, David Montgomery), businessmen (the list is long), as well as disc jockeys, civil servants and countless others.

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