Unless Ms Gillard can dispel the clouds, the budget's political sunshine may prove short-lived.

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The thousands of islands of the Caribbean enjoy year-round sunshine, with the exception of a short hurricane season in late summer and autumn.

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Meanwhile Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, the couple behind "Little Miss Sunshine" shot a slow-motion short on slapstick stunts from the silent era.

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