"It is vitally important that in the run-up to 2008, when more and more visitors are coming to Liverpool, that Lime Street presents a first-class welcome to the city, " Cllr Mike Storey said.

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Weak parties also reflect a welcome decline in class conflict in British politics: at the last election the Tories, once recognised as the party of the establishment, made their biggest gains among poorer voters while suffering among the more affluent and educated, who used to be their main supporters.

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To see George W. Bush at the Republican convention call upon his party and class to welcome those different from themselves was exactlywhat Baltzell would have hoped for.

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Welcome to the global middle class!

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And I want to extend a special welcome to Lieutenant Commander Wesley Brown, class of 1949.

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Until proven otherwise, class actions deserve a cautious welcome.

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But one thing is clear: Plaintiff or class action securities lawyers are not welcome.

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"It's a top class facility that thousands of householders in Mid-Norfolk will welcome, " he said.

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He said the idea was welcome for free schools and academies that were "worried about places being monopolised by middle class children".

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The Congress will welcome the change, the allies will submit and Mr Gandhi, emboldened by the inevitable upper-class English media hype, will call an early general election in November, predicts Mr Akbar.

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