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Britain's plan to regulate the press goes too far
Britain's three major political parties have agreed on a new system of regulating newspapers in the aftermath of shocking invasions of privacy by some tabloid journalists. In this case, unanimity doesn't equal wisdom. The London-based Index on...
Tags: Parliament, Government, United Kingdom, Freedom of the Press, Litigation and Regulation
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Kerry: Progress, no breakthrough in Afghan-Pakistani talks
BRUSSELS -- Afghan and Pakistani leaders met with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday to try to reverse a deterioration in relations that has threatened Afghanistan’s peacemaking efforts. Invited by Kerry, Afghan President Hamid...
Tags: National Government, NATO, Pakistan, Government, Taliban
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The Reinhart/Rogoff brawl
WASHINGTON -- An insistent question of our time is how much government debt is too much. Is there some debt level that becomes crushing as opposed to merely costly? The controversy over research by economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff shows how...
Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Gross Domestic Product, European Debt Crisis, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve
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Scotland to vote on independence in Sept. 2014
LONDON - Voters in Scotland will head to the polls Sept. 18, 2014, to decide whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain in Great Britain with England and Wales. The referendum could lead to the biggest political shake-up in the British...Tags: Parliament, Scotland, United Kingdom, Referenda, England
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Margaret Thatcher dies at 87; Britain's first female prime minister
LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime minister, stamping her personality indelibly on the nation and pursuing policies that reverberate decades later, has...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, United Kingdom, BBC, Career and Workplace, Science
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To cheers and jeers, Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest
LONDON -- A gun boomed once a minute, like one of her thunderous speeches in Parliament. Gray skies slowly turned blue, the color of her Conservative Party. And even Big Ben fell quiet, in tribute to a woman who loved nothing more than silencing her foes....
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Christianity, Marketing, Henry Kissinger, Metal and Mineral
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Thousands gather for 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's funeral
LONDON -- With stately solemnity and military honors, Margaret Thatcher's body was borne through the streets of the British capital Wednesday morning to a funeral service where hundreds of world leaders, colleagues and friends paid their last respects...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Christianity, Henry Kissinger, Imperial and Royal Matters, Margaret Thatcher
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Thatcher critics in Britain counter her official funeral with parties
As Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest in London, scattered protests and parties cheering her death were reported around Britain, a sign of the persistent divisions over her legacy. "I ignore people who say it's in bad taste,” Durham Miners Assn....
Tags: Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher, Government, United Kingdom
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COLUMN: Britain's hateful politics
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has prompted reactions from Britain's far left that takes bad taste to new extremes. During its Top 40 music countdown Sunday night, BBC Radio 1 was "forced"...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, National Government, Margaret Thatcher, Government, United Kingdom
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The lady was a champ
MANCHESTER, England -- There is a story about Margaret Thatcher that is probably apocryphal but speaks volumes about the strength of Britain's first female prime minister, who died Monday at age 87. Following her election in 1979, the story goes that...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Margaret Thatcher, Government, United Kingdom
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British lawmakers pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher
LONDON -- British lawmakers interrupted their Easter vacation Wednesday to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at 87. At a special session of the House of Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron called Thatcher "an...
Tags: Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Justice System, Government, United Kingdom
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Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world
In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter, Labor Legislation, United Kingdom
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