So let us work together for the worldwide reduction of interest rates and a scale of stimulus round the world equal to the depth of the recession and the dimensions of the recovery we must make.

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Stepanek, who beat top seed and fellow Czech Jiri Novak in the first round on Monday, was equal to the 1996 Wimbledon champion in every department.

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Equal parts chocolate and bourbon, it flowed over you and round you, lulling you into accepting the often brutal emotional truths it was carrying.

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Gareth Maybin was equal fifth on 12 under thanks to a final-round 69 which included three birdies and no bogeys.

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