The government's liberal noises on crime and counter-terrorism have aroused more anger on the right than its retention of the 50p top rate of income tax.

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"He spent the entire debate assailing massive government spending -- while his featured proposal of the right was to heap on more massive government spending to pursue home ownership retention at all costs, " Malkin said.

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The leading companies we are talking to in both the developed and emerging markets are working out how to balance the need of maintaining their current legacy businesses through cost reduction, operational excellence and customer retention with placing the right bets on this longer-term world of change and opportunity.

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