But according to the exit polls, Edwards and Kerry virtually split the black vote in that state -- both drawing roughly double the minority support of the Rev.

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In discreet cupboards nestled between the double doors of the drawing and smoking rooms, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon once stashed Egyptian artifacts sourced from his archaeological adventures.

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Moreover, because it would be funded, the basic pension plus could be much larger than today's basic state pension: since 1979, the annual rate of return on private pensions was double that assumed by the government in drawing up its plans.

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