Now, I would like to review this policy with you, although, I expect that this topic will exceed my time and will be the subject of many other questions and I'll have to come back to it in the next round.

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By this time next month, my Australian posting will have come to an end, and I will have handed the reins to my colleague Duncan Kennedy, formerly of the Rome parish.

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"I hope that while I adjust to my freedom and the devastating loss of my husband, that I and my family will be allowed space, time and most of all privacy, to come to terms with the events of the last six months, " her statement said.

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What I could not remember was how much time would have to elapse before I was declared legally dead and the provisions of my will would come into play.

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"This is a time of uncertainty, but my career in public service gives me hope that the leaders of this nation will come together to resolve the challenges facing this country and to seize the opportunities of the 21st century, " Panetta said.

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