During his re-election campaign the government subsidised household goods and launched a crash programme of cheap public housing.

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Both Mr Toledo and Ms Flores claim to be committed to fiscal prudence and a market economy, but want to boost jobs with a crash programme of low-cost housing.

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Iraq's crash nuclear programme might also soon have provided it with a bomb or two.

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However, ex-EastEnders actor Dean Gaffney took part in the the programme just weeks after being involved in a serious car crash.

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