Mr. President, I once again would like to convey to you and to the people of the United States our deep, heartfelt gratitude to the help that America has provided Afghanistan.

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And one of the aspects of the job that I like the best is, I spend, as you all know, once a week on the phone with somewhere between 7 and 12 of you, and we've now had -- you've had the misfortune of having to listen to me answer your questions, at least a hundred and, I think, 15 of you.

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But I don't know, like, once you get a good dose of love and somebody come and they talk to you and kind of pamper you back to wellness, it's all worth the ride.

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And I've got to say, I think a lot of it is the enemies you inherit once you work for somebody like George Bush.

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"But once you get into the question of income tax and radical changes like that, then I think we've been very clear - that would be a major change between the settlement of England and Wales, " said Mr Smith.

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