LONDON--It might not have been all his fault, but Michael Martin has become the fall guy for the expenses controversy that has riled British politics over the last two weeks.

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Another sector very much in focus Wednesday was defense, with most names trading in negative territory including a 4.7% drop for Northrop Grumman and a 4.6% fall for Lockheed Martin.

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But when Patel mis-timed a drive at Robin Martin-Jenkins' first ball it began an astonishing collapse which saw six wickets fall for six runs in 24 balls.

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But Sackey, one of nine Wasps players named in England manager Martin Johnson's 32-man elite squad, does not expect McGeechan to fall into the trap of selecting on the basis of familiarity.

BBC: No Wasps bias for Lions - Sackey

Martin Stopford of Clarksons, a shipbroking firm, suggests that the current surge in replacement shipbuilding will begin to fall off after 2000, as more new vessels are delivered.

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NPR's Rachel Martin reported this week on the role of religion in the coming election and the struggles in both parties this fall to take their message into the pews.

NPR: Issues of Faith and the Fall Campaign

Alex Noren of Sweden shared the halfway lead with Molinari and they were still together at the turn, but he dropped shots coming home to fall back into a tie with Mickelson, in a group which also includes American-based Scot Martin Laird and another home hope Peter Whiteford.

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