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Council elections are mostly being held in rural and suburban areas, where the Conservatives have traditionally been strong.

“As of this morning the phones are no longer being held as evidence,” Scheffler wrote.

One assumes that the authors of the ALEC-Laffer index, including conservative economist Arthur Laffer himself, held their noses in laying out California’s dismal business environment.

Speaking on RTÉ's Prime Time on Tuesday, the band's manager said "moral hysteria" had taken hold and that the band are being held to a higher moral standard than politicians.

They held a seven-point lead with 40 seconds remaining in game five but the Pacers forced two crucial turnovers in the final 17 seconds.