Mr. Romney's campaign has been blanketing the airwaves in Florida with a biographical spot since last Wednesday, said adviser Brett Doster.

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The Tadawul All Share Index had been down 21% since the beginning of troubles in Libya last Wednesday, but it has since recovered and is now only 10% down.

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Former Scunthorpe manager Laws has been in charge at Wednesday since 6 November 2006 and led the club to ninth place last season.

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