There was no sign of him after a search of the plane, Lafreniere said.

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But there was still no sign of him being able to have any contact with the left foot, which was still heavily bandaged.

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The prime minister shows no sign yet of wanting to force him out - believing that however bad things may now look, Mr Hunt didn't actually do anything wrong or anything which helped the Murdochs and their bid.

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There was no sign of infection in anyone who had had close contact with him, said officials.

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Avlon, a co-founder of the centrist "No Labels" group, said all of this is a sign that Obama is listening to the strong message voters sent him in that "shellacking" in November.

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