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An FA Cup run would have been a bit risky, so striker Dave Kitson informed us all that they did not give two 'hoots' about that. They want to concentrate on the league, but of course they don't want to do too well in that because that would put them in Europe. And they wouldn't want that. The most incredulous thing of all is that Royals fans, blinded by their love of Coppell, call radio phone-ins defending the club's position. "Our Steve's right, we're not ready for European football," they garble. So instead they'll stumble on aimlessly until their luck runs out and they go back down to the Championship. They could have made the most of their elevated status and had some fantastic memories that would have lasted a lifetime - as a Bolton fan who has seen his side venture into Europe twice in the past three seasons, I can assure them of that.
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The federal funds rate, the price bankers charge each other for overnight loans, was 5.25 percent from June 2006 to September 2007. The rate, after a round of recent cuts, today is 3.25 percent. Markets indicate that traders expect another half-point cut in the months to come. Nariman Behravesh, chief economist of the forecasting firm Global Insight, predicts short-term rates will drop another full percentage point by the end of April. "There's always the tendency, when you come in as a new central banker, to prove yourself to the fraternity that you're an inflation hawk," Brinner said. "Ben was doubly inclined to do so with his misguided ideas on inflation targeting." Overshoot the other way? .
Cong jeers at Advani, says he did no service to Atal
New Delhi: The Government has put the lid on the Bharat Ratna debate after it decided not to bestow the nation's highest civilian honour on anyone for the consecutive seventh year. And as soon as it became clear that no Bharat Ratna will be awarded this year, Congress leaders grabbed the opportunity to taunt LK Advani, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party leader did no service to Atal Bihari Vajpayee by publicly demanding the honour for the former prime minister. Congress politicians have blamed Advani for creating a 'mess' with his public appeal for Vajpayee. "If he (Advani) was really serious about Vajpayee's recommendation, he should have personally talked to the Prime Minister instead of writing letters and publicising the issue," Congress leader M Veerapa Moily said.
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