Mr Prescott said the PM was "the best man in the field for the job" and could get global agreements on big issues.

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The new Greek interim PM is Lucas Papademos, pictured in the middle, while the man on the left is Klaus Regling.

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Imagine a man who sells his freedom to do whatever he wants from 6 pm to 6:15 pm every single day to his wife, to whom he commits to do the dishes at this time.

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There is no scarier moment in professional sports than tonight around 8 pm when NBA Commissioner David Stern will shakes hands with a very tall young man in a flashy suit and a commemorative baseball cap.

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In danger of falling on to the assembled mass, and after some heated communication between the CBI chief and the man in the roof - now joined by a friend - the PM was bundled off into a side room to deliver his speech cheek by jowl with the invited guests, and the constant interruptions of mobile phones, TV cameras, photographers, and noises off.

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