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John Lennon: almost a Kiwi
By STEVE BRAUNIAS - Sunday Star Times
A massive new biography of John Lennon revisits the crucial afternoon when he nearly chose to live in New Zealand - and thus deprive the world of the Beatles.
Palin no loser with '$12m book deal'
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Bond is too violent, Roger Moore says
Reuters
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IF ONLY: John Lennon almost moved to New Zealand when he was six, according to a new biography.