The Governor, interviewed in Sisophon, his capital, conceded that the villages had another problem: They are occupied by the Khmer Rouge.

The Governor has conceded in the past that speculation linking him to a Presidential campaign is good for his political stature at home and as a national party leader.

"That was a great tree," the Governor conceded.

The Governor has conceded that, with inflation at 4pc - double the target level, it would be tricky to argue for further quantitative easing should the economy run into trouble again.

Even as the Cuomo administration continues to build more prisons, the Governor concedes that simply adding more cells is unlikely to solve the state's crime problems.

Even the Governor concedes that the best way to battle gun violence is through better Federal regulation.

The Governor concedes that in the tradeoffs he has made economic issues probably took precedence over some environmental ones.

And the Governor conceded on a statewide television call-in show tonight that closing the budget gap "will require a lot of fighting with the Legislature."

The Governor herself concedes that the booming national economy played a major role.

"It will not be easy," the Governor conceded in a meeting with editors and reporters of The New York Times.