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Published 26 April 1999

A Barclaycard survey in the North-east found that 28 per cent of people would most like to eavesdrop on a conversation between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
A call between Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson was second in the poll. - Evening Chronicle (David Browning)

I recently received a letter from a rival motoring organisation claiming to offer me better and cheaper breakdown assistance. I have been an AA member for 12 years, and I am angry that my details have been passed on to another organisation, even one that claims it can get to me 20 minutes faster than the AA if I break down. - Letter in AA Members Magazine (Francis Harvey)

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