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Iraqi boy and UK soldier in Basra, Iraq - 17/12/2008

'No whitewash' from Iraq inquiry The Iraq war inquiry will result in a "full and insightful" account of event, the probe's chairman pledges. Chairman makes inquiry pledge
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Tory leader David Cameron says he plans to hold an emergency budget within 50 days if his party wins the next election.

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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says an opinion poll he says suggests the election is not a "shoo-in" is a "really good thing".
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