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3 Spy chief in coma as doctors battle mystery illness
4 Tories claim Brown 'fixed' expenses vote
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8 The enemy within? Fear of Islam: Britain's new disease
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1 The Big Question: Should we all be thinking about making a move to Canada?
2 Muslims feel like 'Jews of Europe'
3 The enemy within? Fear of Islam: Britain's new disease
4 Spy chief in coma as doctors battle mystery illness
6 Man arrested over French students' murder
7 Blood money: the MPs cashing in on Zimbabwe's misery
8 Privacy of YouTube users under threat
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