His fate is believed to have been sealed on Wednesday, when deputy chief whip John Randall reportedly had to be talked out of quitting in protest at his determination to cling on.

BBC: Andrew Mitchell

Mr Mitchell's fate is believed to have been sealed on Wednesday, when deputy chief whip John Randall reportedly had to be talked out of quitting in protest at his determination to cling on, following a stormy prime minister's question time.

BBC: Andrew Mitchell resigns over police comments row

Scheduled to testify Wednesday: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan, Office of Thrift Supervision Director John Dugan and Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner.

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But the director, Randall Miller, and a cadre of screenwriters (John Semper and Cynthia Friedlob did the script from a story by Michael Swerdlck, Wayne Rice, and Richard Breene), come up with little more than brutal slapstick and up-to-the-minute slang.

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