When I was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2001 and in need of a bone marrow transplant, it was Richard who stepped forward without hesitation and saved my life.

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America is a force for hope in the world because we are a compassionate people, and some of the most compassionate Americans are those who have stepped forward to protect us.

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And then a press secretary stepped forward, a man who I'm told came with Geithner from the New York Federal Reserve.

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Lennon, who was surrounded by his own security guards and EDL stewards, then stepped forward and headbutted Mr McKee.

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