Mr. Page was found guilty of first-degree murder and was a prime candidate for the death penalty.

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But it also seems deeper when there is a degree of ideological convergence between prime minister and president.

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George Papandreou, Greece's Socialist prime minister, can count on a degree of understanding from half the electorate (not all of them voters for his party) that the country faces a make-or-break moment in which wrenching change is the only alternative to outright disaster.

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It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule.

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"This is a contentious issue and if we are going to deliver a lasting solution for the UK, we need to move forward on an agreed evidence base and, if possible, a high degree of political consensus, " said the prime minister's official spokesman.

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The SEC says Mozilo, former chief operating officer David Sambol and ex-chief financial officer Eric Sieracki deliberately misled investors about the nature of Countrywide's business, including the degree to which it had deviated from underwriting mostly prime loans toward riskier subprime and option adjustable-rate mortgages, both of which began to crumble when the housing bubble burst in 2007.

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Crucially, while the prime minister's trust ratings have collapsed, Mr Brown retains a greater degree of public confidence than any other major political figure.

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And I'll have a meeting with Prime Minister Noda later this afternoon and I'll get a sense from him about the degree to which Japan wants to go through the difficult process involved.

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