This is not an anomaly - in the 70-74 bracket, the proportion of US citizens working rose from 9.8% in the first quarter of 1987 to an average of 18.8% in 2011.

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McDowell's final round was the highest score by a US Open champion since Andy North's 74 at Oakland Hills in 1985 but he joins the illustrious list of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite and Woods as US Open winners at the iconic California course.

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Nearly three-quarters (74%) of CMOs told us that compared to a year ago, customers have higher expectations for product quality, and similarly large majorities said that customers have higher expectations for customer service (75%) and expect more value for their money (76%), and also are more price sensitive (76%).

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Mr Panetta, 74, was the head of the CIA when the US killed Osama Bin Laden.

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The 53% of the US population that uses the net spends more than 25 hours online a month at home and more than 74 hours on the net at work.

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The US-based Englishman finished 13th at the 2004 USPGA but will need to make a marked improvement on his opening 74 at Baltusrol.

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