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 BRJTTAN DERIDES "RIDICULOUS" EURO FEARS
 Sir Leon Brijtan, the US's senior      
 European Commissio.ei, has derided Tory
 Euro-sceptic fears of a European single
 currency as "ridiculous".              
                                        
                                        
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