Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling washes his hands during a visit to the maternity wing of University College London Hospital December 9, 2009. Darling will on Wednesday set the stage for the coming election and gamble his government's future on a one-off tax on bank bonuses and promises to protect schools, hospitals and policing. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid/Pool (BRITAIN HEALTH BUSINESS POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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