Under his presidency, the country reduced double digit inflation and sky high interest rates, and become one of the shiny stars in the emerging market world both economically and politically.

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As he says this, the camera pans upwards to show an aircraft carving a line across the clear blue sky, a reference to both the double standards of Larson's patriotism and the secret that drives him on.

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The orbits flown by the satellites are ever so slightly offset, which means they trace paths across the sky that look like the strands of a double helix.

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Those who clear their goods late pay double or treble the usual duties (plus interest, at sky-high Russian rates, from the moment the shipment entered Russia).

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The week before ITV2's total share of multichannel viewing went up to 3.33%, more than double the same week last year, making the channel briefly more popular than Sky One.

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