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GORD: WE CAN FIGHT U.S. STYLE RECESSION; EXCLUSIVE PM under fire as High Street sales take a dive.(News)

Article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) Article date: January 6, 2008

Byline: By VINCENT MOSS Political Edit

GORDON Brown will insist today that he can steer Britain away from "a difficult and dangerous" economic crisis.

The PM will launch an attack on predictions we are heading for recession after a ...

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