The bottom line is that Alistair Darling, of all people, may have provided Mr Osborne with the wiggle room that he needs to announce a Plan A-plus which leaves his iron credentials intact - at least on paper.

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In my opinion, they want Mes Aynak to set a precedent -- to be a model for resource extraction of the one trillion dollars plus of valuable minerals like oil, copper, lithium and iron buried underneath Afghanistan.

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It can identify wine snobs who ski, for Patagonia, or gardeners aged 50-plus who might be in the market for one of Vermont Country Stores' cast-iron apple peelers.

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At the closing hole, his 320-plus-yard tee shot was some 40 yards ahead of Matthews and Moul and one well-struck two iron later, McIlroy was on the green.

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