Vibha has long had poor health, with diabetes, obesity, and congestive heart failure, but things got much worse in the summer of 2009.

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"The government figured it had to step in, it had to act before things got much worse, so it came in, it shut Washington Mutual down and arranged to sell it, " Zarroli says.

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But in two respects, things have actually got much worse.

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Things soon got worse with Katich also dismissed cheaply by Steyn, although the bowler had much to be grateful to Neil McKenzie for.

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To make things even worse, he had so much fun on the trip that it took him three days once he got home to get back up to speed.

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