Mr Prodi predicts that there will have to be a corrective mini-budget next year.

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But amid the gloom of George Osborne's mini-Budget there were bright spots.

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It was an emergency mini-budget, designed to defuse Mr Field's rebellion, and buy forgiveness from the voters of Crewe, where there is an ominous by-election on May 22nd.

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Last November's mini-Budget put the kibosh on that.

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The politics of today's mini-Budget are very curious.

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The iPad mini will similarly be the budget version of the full-scale iPad, bridging that gap for people who really just want to play Angry Birds on a bigger screen without shelling out for an iPad.

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However, if your budget and building codes allow, consider building mini-kitchens in both master suites, with a microwave, small fridge and sitting area, so each couple can occasionally have a meal in private.

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Making the challenge that much greater: his entire programming budget for the year at Starz is less than what he once paid for a single mini-series at HBO, one of the many things Albrecht revealed in a controversial interview that he gave GQ Magazine this past fall.

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