Mr Singh's men spread rumours that Sonia would enter active politics for the first time and campaign for the party, something some in the party believe would ensure victory.

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What is more, the younger men in Mr Brown's cabinet were keen to be active fathers, adds a figure close to Mr Brown and Mr Miliband.

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About 1.4 million men and women are on active duty in the U.S. military, not including reservists.

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It is a man's world and a world of the time when men were not expected to play active parental roles.

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About 70, 000 foreign-born men and women serve in the U.S. armed forces, or about 5 percent of the total active-duty force, according to the Pentagon.

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