Kent Hughes, director of a program that deals with global economic issues at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, gives Paulson "high marks" for keeping his eye on U.S. financial stability and being able to respond to a crisis, and he adds that boosting competitiveness is a task that extends beyond the boundaries of just the Treasury Department.

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Middlesex and Kent have signed Phillip Hughes and Stuart Clark respectively ahead of the series, starting in July.

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