That general sense of holiday cheer that makes the money flow just as it does when we head out for some Christmas shopping.

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After a week defiantly holed up in his seaside holiday home, General Augusto Pinochet began medical tests in Santiago's military hospital.

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All this suggests that General Pinochet, who spent the week at his holiday home by the sea, remains above the law in Chile, and is unlikely to be tried.

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