And if he is gone, when he is gone, there's bound to be some reconsideration.

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Now he's not gone, but he had to step aside as the House majority leader when he was indicted in Texas on charges of violating state campaign finance laws.

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But the Swans and Hull took time to thrash a deal, and Duffy revealed he feared his chance to return to south Wales had gone when he joined the rest of the Tigers squad on the club's pre-season tour to Italy.

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