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When interest rates were at rock-bottom, paying off your mortgage early made little sense. Now the case for clearing your debt is the strongest it has been for a very long time. Our Buttonwood column 
 
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has heightened Europeans&rsquo; fears  that America will renounce its role as guarantor of their continent&rsquo;s security. 
 
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