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I did maths for a year at university. I don't think I was very good at it. And some people would say it shows.

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Gordon Brown
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 20
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56,000 companies have already benefited from the schemes that we have brought in. If we have taken the advice of the Conservative Party, no money would have been used. As Barack Obama said only yesterday, doing nothing is not an option.
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The IIFA Weekend has my unprecedented support. The relationship between India and the UK is long standing and one we would like to keep developing forever.
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